You need to get P. Diddy soon, but settle for Rupert Connor or Jobs. Now. While the story's hot.

I don't know how you'd get P. Diddy--that's up to you guys. I'd make every attempt to swing it but I'm not out there workin' the phones. But I'm sure Connor would appreciate an interview going to a tech-savvy crowd.

This was all over the news this week:

"Some people say their life is controlled by technology, and in P. Diddy's case this is totally true. He's currently on an $850,000-a-week yacht that is completely controlled by iPad, reports CNN. All of the superyacht's features, except for the captain's steering, are run by a super exclusive app on the Apple device.

The ship, named "Soulmates," is the first of its kind and is being chartered by the rap mogul, his girlfriend Kim Porter, and their daughters. They can control everything from shipboard entertainment, climate systems, blinds, lights, and even order drinks and food with the push of a button. It's sweet.

"You won't find this app for download in the Apple store any time soon," said Rupert Connor, the agent who sets up charters on the yacht. "The captain hands each guest their own iPad when they board, which they get to keep for the entirety of their trip."
The yacht costs a steep $690,000 per week, plus expenses (about $150,000 more in Diddy's case), and amenities can be customized to the folks commissioning the luxury liner. For instance, for someone in the music biz like Diddy, someone makes sure the high-speed media server's music library is fully loaded with anything and everything he'd ever want to hear on board.

And, if that's not cool enough, there's enough LCD TVs to "tile a roof," reports CNN. Plus, there are Jacuzzis everywhere you look, and a state-of-the-art gym that converts into a dance floor -- complete with an integrated sound and light system. Party on!

If you're still not sold, perhaps you'd be interested in the inflatable floating trampoline, jet-powered surfboards, or the superyacht's aromatherapy shower.

"This is aromatherapy direct from the shower-head," said Connor. "It comes in four different flavors: eucalyptus, pine needle, citrus, and peppermint."While on board, Diddy's also eating food made from some stellar chefs and can speak to stewardesses in a number of different languages.

"We've an amazingly experienced crew which includes a chef who's worked in some of the best restaurants in Paris and England, a stewardess who speaks five languages and another who is also a cardiothoracic nurse," Conner added.

That's lifestyles of the rich and famous for ya. "

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"We rather suspect that Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, had little idea of the impact his company’s iPad device would have on the SuperYacht World but as we tour superyacht shows around the world we cannot help but notice the iPad has already sets its make in the SuperYacht Business and is about to get bigger as more and more developers write apps for the natty little gadget. Remember when super salesmen sold news paper download and enormous printers to superyacht Captains just so that their owners could read the newspaper at breakfast. Forget it the iPad has got that covered with its daily selection from all the top titles from around the world. Remember when staying in a guest cabin aboard a superyacht while on a charter you struggled with the device to control the entertainment system? Try and load Sense and Sensibility onto the TV and first, the blinds went up, then the lights went on and the air conditioning plunged the temperature below sub zero as you tried to get the hang of how to use the handheld device. By the end of the two week charter you had mastered it but fact is, you will have used a lot of cuss words in the meantime! Well now you can forget that too! Superyachts such as Solemates the 60 metre Lurssen new build have thrown away the concept of complicated communicators and have instead opted for the iPad. Captain Glynn Smith the yachts Captain hands each guest his own iPad upon joining the yacht. It is theirs to keep while they are guests. Using the single device they can read the paper, watch a movie on it or instruct the TV in the cabin to display it on the big screen. They can lower the lights in the cabin, raise the curtains in the morning to watch the sunrise and can when out on deck use the device to call one of the yachts ever attentive stewardesses in order to request."

Luxury Yacht Group is in Ft. Lauderdale, but you might get the guy there for a freakin' cool show.

Jacob Burch

Leo Laporte? ;). Sorry just kidding.