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A real bachelor or bachelorette party really only has one choice of destination: Vegas baby, Vegas. Everything else is just trifling.
But any frat boy can rent a hotel room, order some pizza and hookers and call it a bachelor party. What do you do if you have somewhat more refined, dare we say nerdy, tastes? Fear not, Wired is here to help. Here's our guide to the techy and refined side of Las Vegas bachelor/bachelorette parties.
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Getting There
No self-respecting nerd is going to book airline tickets without consulting Hipmunk, the flight search startup from the nerds that gave us Reddit. From the very first screen, you can refine your flight search to prioritize your airlines that offer in-flight WiFi via Gogo, or our personal favorite Virgin America, which offers an Inflight entertainment selection in every coach seat that tops most other airlines' first class options.
Hotels
Las Vegas Hotels are among the best in the world and you'll have no trouble finding the latest in high tech toys for your room. Whether it's enormous flat screen TVs, in-room gaming or virtual ordering systems, Vegas has you covered.
If money is no object head to the Palms, which offers the Hardwood suite. At 10,000 sq ft, the Hardwood suite offers everything from numerous plasma TVs, automated curtains and a private bar, to a Basketball Half-Court.
Of course at $25,000/night the Hardwood isn't for everyone. Fortunately there are plenty of cheaper rooms in Vegas with gadgets galore. The newish MGM CityCenter offers built in customizable room controls with touchscreen controlling everything from the temperature to the gigabit ethernet, handy for streaming strippers (see below).
Clubs
For a high tech club experience, head to Mandalay Bay’s Eyecandy lounge where you'll find interactive, multi-touch tables. Not only can you order up drinks from your table, you can create your own artwork or messages, which will be projected onto screens above the dance floor.
Microsoft's Surface technology, which powers Eyecandy's interactive tables, is catching on in Vegas. The Rio also has several Surface tables, and other hotels are following suit. Be sure to ask your concierge for the latest hi-tech options in Sin City's clubs.
Strippers
The only real difference between a bachelor/bachelorette party and your average weekend in Las Vegas is the nudity. But for those of a more refined and geeky taste, why not forgo the obligatory strip club in favor of something virtual? After all there's no point in dropping a month's salary on a fancy hotel room if you're never going to be there. Hook a laptop into one of your room's expansive plasma TVs and you've got virtual stripper heaven without the cleanup.
The web is awash in virtual strippers -- many streamed directly from Las Vegas clubs. And what's closer to the nerd's heart than the mildly creepy sensation of directing another human being to do things via computer interface?
Original article by Scott Gilbertson.
This page was last modified 19:58, 2 June 2011 by howto_admin.
