Let’s be honest: Science, with all of its rigorous procedure and stifling detail, can sometimes be a bore. This wacky new study that says we could achieve cold fusion with an ultra fast diamond bullet: not boring at all!
The iPhone 4G Diamond Edition costs $US19,500 – but comes with a free case made from ostrich feet. And those are real diamonds. Buy it – or put it in a basket to see if free shipping is included – on the maker’s site.
On the 107th day, Stuart Hughes revealed the solid gold iPad. With 53 diamonds set in the Apple logo, and the casing crafted from 22k gold, 10 lucky people can snap one up – for $US189,000. [Stuart Hughes]
Only 10 of these Privé phones have been created – but if they sell more than one I’ll definitely be eating my felt brim at lunch. Each phone’s coated in 22ct gold and has 76 diamonds studded around the LCD.
As concerned as we are about memory, we haven’t done much to preserve it. Most of our hard drives don’t last past 30 years. But soon, using diamond-like carbon nanotubes, even your Gizmodo comments could last practically forever.
Listen up, rich people: If you ordered an iPad, cancel it. This is the one you need, covered with 11.43 carats of diamonds, graded G/H in colour, VS2/SI1 in clarity and 100/100 in stupidity. I can imagine Steve Jobs reaction:
This $US199 DiamondNite supposedly tells the difference between real diamonds and cubic zirconia, but if you’re saddled with a fake diamond, do you really want to know?
Have the urge to really ruin the resale value of a diamond? Here’s one way—permanently embed a hi-res grayscale photograph of yourself in it.
My good friend Josh Davis has written another whopper of a story for Wired. This one is about the world’s biggest diamond heist and how the thieves circumvented 10 layers of tech security.
