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.
Ah. The finer things in life. Do not be content taking a regular old bath when you could be bathing in a giant hunk of rare Amazonian rock crystal! You heard that right, folks. Baldi, the Italian manufacturer who fields these kinds of things for a living, have taken it upon themselves to their own ante with the appropriately named “Rock crystal bathtub.” The tub, shown above, is a three-person bath carved out of a single piece of rock crystal found in the Amazonian rainforest. The thing was also sculpted using diamonds. Not bad. It will set you back over $749k, but true luxury is worth it.
If you like gaming, and who doesn’t, this might be right up your alley. It’s an Xbox 360 covered in 24k gold! It’s brought to you by Computer-Choppers. You might remember them from their gold-covered PS3 or Macbook Pro. In short, these guys love covering tech-gadgets in gold. God bless em!
The golden Xbox 360 costs $4,999 and is available now.
Well, eco-freaks, prepare to get mad. There is now a Porsche covered in whale skin vinyl. The makers of the world’s most expensive SUV, Dartz, has unveiled a whole new way to wrap cars up. Whale skin vinyl! Don’t worry, though. It’s artificial. The covering apparently emulatesf whale penis skin surface. On the flipside Dartz will include a SAVE The WHALES logo on the flip side of the car, just so you can be sure to not piss anybody off. Good looking out Dartz!
This recession is digging it’s hells into even the most venerable of institutions! NASA, the space people, have begun selling off their unused space shuttles. Most of these spaceships were manufactured in the 1970s. They are going for about half of “retail” price. This puts a shuttle at anywhere fro m$28 million to $42 million. There’s a bonus, however. NASA will throw in the engine for free. These shuttle engines alone can cost a cool million so it’s not a bad deal. Now when you say “One of these days, BANG, to the moon!” you can actually mean it!
File this in the “Well, at least it’s not Swarovski” category: The trend to bling up everything in the universe continue. This one makes a bit more sense, however. An Italian company has made a classy 40″ HDTV and encrusted it with 155 rubies. You read that right. 155 of the precious red suckers. We know it looks beautiful, but once question remains, how is watching LOST on it?
At one point in history, chess was the epitome of high tech gaming. This was, of course, before Swarovski-enameled PS3’s and the sort. Well maybe it’s time to freshen up your knight moves: Introducing the snazzy lacquered chess set by company Japan Brand and designer Alexander Gelman. The first of it’s kind, the chess sets are created in four different types of Japanese craftsmanship: fuki-urushi, or wood lacquering; makie, or gold lacquering; platinum lacquering through haku or leaves; and kutani, which is hand-decorated ceramic pieces with intricate textures and patterns. Long story short, this is going to be quite the dinner party conversation piece. Oh yeah. You can also play the game with it. They range in price from $80,000 to $123,600 depending on the craftmanship.
Recently, we told you Richard Fain’s megaship the Oasis of the Seas was nearing completion. That day is now upon us. The world’s biggest cruise ship, or any ship for that matter, is ready to be sailed in. The thing cost a whopping $1.4 billion to build. It features more luxury than you can shake a sea-stick at, including two rock-climbing walls, two surfing simulation wave makers, a basketball cour, four pools, a full spa and an elegant piazza with shopping and restaurants. It truly is a neighborhood unto itself. To give you an idea of how big this thing is, it comes with a retractable funnel so it can duck under bridges. Royal Caribbean will be offering up cruises to passengers with deep pockets starting this month.
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!
Popular cruise company Royal Caribbean is putting the finishing touches on their crown jewel, Oasis of the Seas. The massive, massive luxury liner is the biggest cruise ship of, well, all time. The vessel, worth 900 million euros (1.3 billion dollars), can accomodate up to 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew members. It is 16 decks high, or 65 metres (213 feet) above the waterline, and measures 360 metres (1,180 feet) long and 47 metres (154 feet) wide. Dang. That’s alot of midnight lobster buffets. Of course, it features bars, pools and everything else we love about cruise liners. Oasis of the Seas takes off for it’s maiden voyage in December.
