Behold the 24 karat gold MacBook Air with a bejeweled version of the classic rainbow Apple. Why anyone would want a heavier, fingerprint-magnet version of a MacBook Air except a rich oil tycoon from the United Arab Emirates, I don’t know. But even while all the shiny gold and coloured sapphires may look tacky at first, I have to admit that it actually looks kind of cool when you see the whole thing. See it, along with all the info about the bling job and price, after the jump.
If you weren’t content with having your light fittings blinged up with Swarovski crystals, why not consider this low-rider bike?
I’m sure the idea sounded perfectly rational at the Swarovski labs: “What haven’t we stuck our crystals on yet?” says boffin 1, in a voice not unlike Stewie Griffin. “I don’t know. I think we’ve covered every conceivable product” replies boffin 2 (who sounds a bit like James Earl Jones). “What about a bike?” says boffin 1. “Already done – although we could go for a fancy type of bike this time” boffin 2 responds. “Brilliant!” Exclaims boffin 1, “We should bling up a low-rider!” Or so the conversation sounds in my head.
It took roughly 110,000 crystals to cover the bike, which is a low-rider creation from UK designer Ben Wilson. It is handmade to order, and price is on application, although considering the website tells you to hold your breath, we’re guessing that it ain’t going to be cheap.
[Ben Wilson Design via BornRich]
Mr. T likes his multi touch gestures, but doesn’t like the lack of gold. Aside from the leather back in this new model, Mr. T needs to know why the screen isn’t golden even if he does enjoy catching his reflection from time to time in the iPhone’s mirror-like finish. Hey Mr. Goldstriker International! Give Mr. T the solid gold iPhone that Mr. T wants before he calls Mr. Steve Jobs with your tonsils. Or his iPhone that’s only kind of gold. [goldstriker]
How big and disgustingly opulent does a yacht have to be to be considered a private island? This big and disgusting. Gizmag has a piece today on Wally’s luxury yachts and their 325 foot flagship. While Paul Allen’s Octopus is bigger at 410 feet, the Wally Gigayacht can be oufitted, with pools, tennis courts, mini soccer fields, or the garden you see above. And of course, room for 40 crew, 24 guests, a helipad, and two 45-foot speedboats that deploy out the back, powered by the blood of the poor. [Gizmag] galleryPost('wallygigayacht', 6, '');
As a rule, stuff that retails for US$499 should not be embellished with 17.75 carats of diamonds, set in 18k white gold and then priced at US$176,400. Nonetheless, Peter Aloisson has done exactly that to create the Aloisson designed iPhone. The treatment makes it the most expensive iPhone in the handset’s relatively short history. That’s great and all, but even if you do have more money than I have vacant aerial hair follicles, don’t do it—save your dignity. Paris! Save your dig—hmm, that’d be a pointless plea. Catch another shot after the jump.
Nokia made a rather large deal last night of the launch of two new “fashion phones”. The Nokia 8800 Arte ($1799) and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte ($2099) are the latest iterations of the 8800 line designed for people with too much money to spend on their mobile phones. They were launched in Europe in November, but have finally reached our shores. You can find more images and info below the fold.
Crystal Icing is back with two more additions to their Swarovski encrusted Wii range. They previously bought us the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess edition, which looked remarkable. Well, they are obviously onto a winning formula; just checkout the new Super Smash Bros Brawl inspired Wii / Swarovski overkill artworks. Sure, they are excessive, but we have always wanted to see what Bowser looked like when he’s all blinged out by 20,000 crystals. If you have had similar queries about Mario, jump in to put your curiosities aside.
Well, it seems there’s unnecessary Swarovski bling, and then there’s a US$40,000 solid 18 karat white and pink gold iPod shuffle. With 430 diamonds, no less. Personally, I can’t stand blinged-up gadgets, diamonds or no, but at least this one might do some good: the iDiamond is really going under the hammer at a charity auction in London. That’s just the estimated price for this one-off we alerted you to before, by the way; it might go higher. [Yahoo news]
In what is a huge step forward towards the acceptance of garden gnomes and Russian mafia tiny assassins in the NRA, the SwissMiniGun company has created a gold and diamonds version of their 0.7-ounce mini-revolver, which is still only 55mm long, and can fire real 4.53-millimeter caliber bullets at 121 metres per second, with a range of 112 metres. That’s fast enough to be deadly at close range so yes, cute and small bling-bling can kill. Full gallery and pricing after the jump.
This US$140,000 Hot Wheels car is allegedly the most expensive toy car in the world, created to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Mattel’s tiny cars and show why Humanity has way too much free time. Why is it so expensive? As you can see in the glittery images, it is all about the 23-carat bling-bling.
