More and more people are shunning a computer accessory that used to be a necessity:  the mouse.

Intelligent Design's titanium mouse.

However,the design wizards at Intelligent Design have introduced a mouse to send all others scurrying away:  The ID Mouse.

This nifty item debuted during Dutch Design Week and is Bluetooth-enabled featuring a tres chic hand-formed grade 1 titanium finish.  It is wireless and integrates a 3-button neodymium scroll wheel and is compatible with Windows XP / Vista / 7 and the Mac OS X.  It runs on two AAA batteries and sells for $1,200.

The stunningly flawless Annenberg Diamond went on auction Wednesday and sold for an above-estimate price.

The 32.01-carat D-flawless stone mounted sold for $7.7 million which we’re sure was a delight to hear by Manhattan jeweler David Webb.

Christian Dior as revealed their luxury handsets for the 2009 holiday season.

The second generation of these luxurious mobile phones, the 2009 lineup is just as impressive as the first.

Featuring gold plated and black PVD-coated cases with sapphire crystals, these phones range in price from $7,900.00 to $13,400.

It’s time to add a little winter wonderland to your luxury home and you can easily do it with this Wooden Sled Coffee Table.

Designed perfectly with snow white carpeting in mind, this coffee table makes a bold statement and doesn’t back down.  Cost, $1,055.

The 2009 Most Expensive US Cities List is in and you won’t be surprised to see NYC on the top of the list.

New York City came in at the number one most expensive US city to live in, closely followed by Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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Glittering bait for the well-heeled shopper: Harrods department store has added gold bars to its merchandise line.

The store announced yesterday that it has joined with Swiss refiner Produits Artistiques Metaux Precieux to offer

Harrod's offers gold bullion bars for sale off the shelf.

gold bars weighing 27.5 pounds (12.5 kilograms). The move comes as gold prices have been going through the roof. On Wednesday, they hit another record high of $1,072 an ounce.

Based on yesterday’s afternoon gold fixing price in New York, a gold bar would cost about $462,440. Customers can buy the gold through Harrods financial arm Harrods Bank, which is located in the central London’s department store.

Chris Hall, the head of Harrods Gold Bullion, says the financial environment has kindled new demand for physical gold amongst British private investors.  Many investors believe it is currently safer to invest in gold than in stocks, property, or currencies.

Mehdi Bakhordar, managing director of Produits Artistiques Metaux Precieux, said Harrods was the only location in London where investors could buy a 27.5 pound (12.5 kg) gold bar “off the shelf.”

With the mass proliferation of Blackberries, iPhones, and Palm Treo’s, one might wonder why does anyone need a ultra-compact laptop.  If  a person can’t do something on their PDA device, they can just whip out their laptop — right?

Perhaps, perhaps not.

Even though I am a girl, I tend to see things in a mentality of  “how would that work on the road with my Harley“.   Yes, yes, this Neiman Marcus girl rides a Harley – what can I say, but “it’s a Dallas thang; if I have to explain you wouldn’t understand.”

This cool little gadget that I’ve got on my wish list is the Sony P Series family of laptops which are ultra-compact at just

4.8 “. x 9.7 “. x 0.8 ” (the size of a business envelope), and it comes in red, green, old, white, and black.  What makes this so fantastic is that it can easily slide into a saddlebag or touring luggage.  With built in camera, it makes things ever so easy to update your personal website and blog — and you know what that means:  If you can show that your motorcycle is actually used for business, it becomes one big, shiny tax write off!

Price: $999.99

Talk show host Leeza Gibbons has just listed her Hollywood Hills estate on the luxury real estate market.

The 7-bedroom home features 8 baths, spacious library, amazing office area, gym,  sauna, wine cellar and separate guest house with artist’s studio.  Asking price, $6.85 million.

If you’re planning to attend Vancouver’s XXI Olympic Winter Games, then you’ll be needing this Flexjet 25 Jet 2010 Gold Edition Card.

With this luxury Flexjet you can take advantage of Winter Game behind-the-scenes as well as offering you the best in airfare on their Bombardier aircraft.  Now, you ready to sign up for both?   We thought so!

After Greg Norman just went through a divorce just a bit more than two years ago, the pro golfer is at divorce court again and is adding a $55 million Colorado estate along with the already-listed $60 million Tranquility estate to the luxury realty market.

Located in Meeker, Colorado, this Seven Lakes Ranch estate comes with over 11,600 stunning acres of land just waiting for the perfect settler.  Is it you?