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Game Boy Bling: Awesome
1:30AM Adam Frucci | With all due respect to Flava Flav and his giant clock, this is more my speed. Although I can’t help but notice that the chain is too short to let him play it while wearing it. [Facehunter via Kottke]
Design
Will You Be Prime?
8:00AM Jack Loftus | In the tradition of the Atari ring comes this gold Optimus Prime ring from deviantartist =Dans-Magic. More »
Games
Found 18-Karat Atari Computer Chip Bangle, Geek Vitality +10
1:00AM John Mahoney | Lil’ Scrappy can have his diamond pinkie ring—you? You want this exact 18-karat cast of an original Atari processor. Conceptual and without price, but awesome to the max. [Sakurako Shimizu via BBG] More »
Phones
World’s Stupidest, Most Expensive iPhone Mod Yet Costs 2.5 Million US Dollars
2:40PM Jesus Diaz | $US2.5 million. Two. Point. Five. Million. Dollars. That’s what some idiot is going to pay for what could be the most expensive iPhone mod ever, the iPhone 3G “Kings Button”. More »
Music
24-Ct Gold iPod Nano is a Violent Mugging Waiting to Happen
3:00AM Jack Loftus | Quick question: How do you make one of the world’s most stolen gadgets, well, more enticing? If we’re talking about iPods, which we are, then you slap 24ct and 18ct white gold all over the newest models, and then send them out into the subways inside the pockets of the today’s filthy rich. Of course, for a mere $US644 for the Nano and $US823 for the Touch, you too can slap this cutpurse bling beacon to your side and hope for the best. Good luck, and we hope the pickpockets of your community enjoy the playlist you’ve selected for them. [Goldstriker via Born Rich] More »
GPS
Garmin Has Style Lapse: Releases Faux-Diamond Enhanced Nuvi GPSs
6:37PM Kit Eaton | Garmin’s had a tiny stylistic brain-fart with some new Nuvi GPSs. Imagine a cheesy glimmering gadget suckered-on to your windshield, sending glittering—and distracting—shafts of light into your car… that’s kind of what you’ve got in the “light rose” and “black diamond” editions of the Nuvi 250 and 760. They’re covered in coloured faux-diamonds. Yuck. The red, white and blue editions (also new) we can appreciate. But in a few years, in a look back at recent gadget history, crystal-covered GPS units will be consigned to the “what the hell were they thinking?” category. [Aving via Navigadget] galleryPost('garminstyle', 3, ''); More »
Cameras
Canon And Sharapova Giving Away Blinged-Up Powershots Worth Over $10,000 Each
1:20PM Matt Hickey | Canon has teamed with Amosu to blingify a limited edition series of Powershot cameras with 2.22 carats of diamonds to be pitched by the the lovely Maria Sharapova. They’re not for sale, but you’ll have a chance to win one of the five—which are valued at between US$10,000 and US$12,000 each—at an event Canon is calling “Canon Centre Court” in October. We’re hoping we win and that the tennis champ personally delivers our prize. [Marketing Daily via Born Rich] More »
Gadgets
Luxury Leatherman Costs US$40,000 (For When MacGyver Stays at the Ritz)
1:00AM Jack Loftus | Let’s say MacGyver, or some other other gadget-loving, outdoorsy nut, finds themselves trapped in the deadly confines of a five-star luxury hotel like the Ritz-Carlton. Room service is unavailable; the concierge could only procure balcony seats for the opera; and the champagne is most definitely Korbel, not Cristal. Would they panic? Of course they wouldn’t, because they’re obviously armed with a US$40,000 Leatherman. More »
Peripherals
iDiamond Headphones Are Forever, Sparkling on Your Little Earlobe
8:08PM Gizmodo US Edition | It’s been a while since we brought you some serious gadget bling here on Giz, so now here’s some… and it’s serious. “Headphones encrusted with 204 real diamonds and made of white gold” kind of serious. From designer Thomas Heyerdahl, the iDiamonds are a limited edition of just 1,000 units, so you’d better rush. That’s if you’ve got US$6,400 in your wallet, of course. Serious. [Luxury launches] More »
Computers
