Stuart Hughes and his merry band of innovators have produced yet another goodie: A 24ct solid gold iPhone 4g. This is the perfect investment for an Apple fan, marrying the usefulness and fun of the iPhone with, um, a bunch of gold. The gold handset boasts 150 grams of 24ct gold for a price tag of $33,622. The company has given no word on whether or not the golden iPhone requires a free bumper to help with the phone’s known reception problems. More as it comes in.
Mobiado, maker of fine cell phones everywhere, has released the Classic 712EM phone. This phone is an update of sorts to it’s Classic 712ZAF line. The inside specs of said phone are exactly the same but that’s where the similarities end. Check out the beautiful wood finish on this thing! No two phones are alike. The designers said they are each as rare as a beautiful oak tree. Not quite as environmentaly friendly but I digress. The exotic wood is inlaid into an anodized aluminum frame, which is crafted from aircraft aluminum. The Classic 712EM is available in four versions: Cocobolo, Ebony, Burl White and Burl Black. The phones are unlocked and will work with any service provider.
You like iPods right? How about gold? Soccer? Of course to all three! So it makes sense to combine them all. Goldgenie has done just that with their limited edition gold plated iPod that is signed by legendary footballer Usain Bolt. The company has experience with the newly bustling mini-genre of “gold plated iPods signed by famous soccer players.” Last year they released a similar model featuring a signature by Frank Lampard. These are even cooler, however. Embellished in 24ct gold, this 3rd generation iPod touch is available in 8GB and was created to mark the 100m and 200m Olympic Gold medalist’s achievements on that crafty soccer field. They also come with a laser engraved signature. Priced at $555, Goldgenie promises to be producing just 500 of these little puppies so act fast.
Sick and tired of today’s status quo in technology? Then go back, way back, with this iMac in a Victorian antique look. It comes from a crew that has handled such numbers in the past, so you know you are getting in on the ground floor of some steampunk madness. This Apple iMac in oak custom cover with oak keyboard accent in hand-painted faux marble finish base cover offers another special desktop setup. It’s easy to set up and easy to install. You’ll be impressing your 19th century friends in no time.
The original BeoCom quickly became renowned for it’s superior sound quality and ease of use. Bang & Olufsen upped the ante with the release of their BeoCom 2. It’s everything you loved about the original handset, but with an aesthetical flourish: They come in cool colors. The units are created from a single piece of aluminum and are beautifully designed to match the shape of a human face. They cost about $800 and are available at the company’s website now.
Designer Alexander Amosu has had a long history of covering BlackBerrys with all manner of rare antiquities. This new project, however, may take the diamond-encrusted cake. He has formally announced the creation of the world’s most expensive diamond-encrusted BlackBerry. This magnificent beast, shown above, is crafted in solid 18 carat yellow gold and encrusted with 4,459 brilliant cut diamonds (weighing 28.43 carats). The handset is personalized with your name or company logo and comes with a 24-hour global concierge service. Amosu says only three will be made, so you had better get on it .The price tag? A paltry $200,366!
British luxury phone manufacturer Vertu has been on quite the roll this year. Well, they have one last ace up their sleeve for 2009: The Constellation Ayxta. This high-end phone has one obvious selling point, the inclusion of a full featured GPS system. This system has several Vertu-centric functions. The first is called “City brief” and, upon entering a new city, automatically directs the user to the best shopping and dining that city has to offer. There is also a function called “hot key” which basically acts as a 24-hour concierge service no matter where you are. Pretty astounding. The aesthetics are pleasing as well. The phone features stainless steel, ceramic and leather crafting. It’s currently selling for around $7,200. Hmm, I wonder where the best shopping is to be had in Zurich? Or Abu Dhabi?
Sony Ericsson has revealed the newest member of their Xperia line of high-end cell phones. The Xperia Pureness is being touted as a “fashion phone” and it’s easy to see why. The thing is sleek and beautiful. It features a transparant screen and a hidden keypad that reveals itself only when in use. A member of the Sony Ericsson PR team has this to say about the unit:
“The company’s designers aimed to sculpt an object of design that reflected the purity of water and a sense of calmness when not in use.”
The phone costs around $874 USD. Watch below for a video of the phone in action:
The world of racing and high-end phone technology collide with the new Grand Monaco LE. Russian company Gresso has patterened the phone after all things Formula 1. Formula 1, for the uninitiated, is like Nascar but with better music and slightly less product placement. The phones are adorned with genuine Italian leather and the case is made from titanium and a high-tech ceramic coating. The surface is scratchproof due to more titanium and a polished steel sheet. The phone features a hand-polished 42K sapphire crystal that acts as the frame for the display. The phone also includes a 2-megapixel camera, Wap/GPRS/Bluetooth/SMS/MMS/email/EDGE, and Java. It’s available now at showrooms for the reasonable, compared to other luxury phones, price of $1,800.
There once was a luxury brand named Christian Dior. This brand, never content to rest on it’s laurels, released a phone that made folks the world over coo and gasp with glee. However, the luxury brand soon grew bored. Another luxury phone was needed to sate the public. Actually scratch that. Make it two luxury phones. Well, Christian Dior has delivered.
Dior has readied it’s second generation of luxury phones, named Zelie and Zenaide. These phones are gold plated and encrusted with sapphire crystals. Don’t worry. It’s not just sapphire crystals. That’d be so gauche. Dior also throws some diamonds into the mix.
The only difference between the two is Zelie’s casing has a red hue and Zenaide’s is white. They are available now through special order only, ranging from $7,900 to $13,400.
