Gizmodo: bling

Game Boy Bling: Awesome

Adam Frucci — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

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]

Will You Be Prime?

Jack Loftus — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

In the tradition of the Atari ring comes this gold Optimus Prime ring from deviantartist =Dans-Magic.

It's the perfect gift for that special someone. That same special someone who's willing to wait hours and hours in line with you at a premiere so you can go into the theater to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and ogle Megan Fox half-naked on a motorcycle. [Geekologie]

Found 18-Karat Atari Computer Chip Bangle, Geek Vitality +10

John Mahoney — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT

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]

World's Stupidest, Most Expensive iPhone Mod Yet Costs 2.5 Million Dollars

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:40:00 EST

$2.5 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".

Why oh why people would like to pay for this horror, this pinnacle of bad taste deep fried in 18-carat yellow gold and 160 diamonds, with a huge 6.6-carat diamond as a home button? And why is it called "Kings Button"?

Whoever buys it, please call us, fly us to your palace, and let us slap your face. Then, please invite us to a two year vacation in your yacht and we will forgive you. Maybe. [All Techno Blog]

24-Karat Gold iPod Nano is a Violent Mugging Waiting to Happen

Jack Loftus — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDT

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 24 and 18 karat 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 $644 for the Nano and $823 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]

Garmin Has Style Lapse: Releases Faux-Diamond Enhanced Nuvi GPSs

Kit Eaton — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:37:43 EDT

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 colored 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]

Aloisson iPhone Costs $176K, Your Dignity

Haroon Malik — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:30:00 EDT

As a rule, stuff that retails for $499 should not be embellished with 17.75 carats of diamonds, set in 18k white gold and then priced at $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.

[Luxury Launches]

Crystal Icing Give Mario, Bowser SwaroskWii Treatment

Haroon Malik — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EDT

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.

Yeah, we wouldn't mind having these Wii sets beneath our TV, but we'd much rather keep the $4,000 in our pocket. [Crystal Icing; Thanks, James.]

World's Most Expensive iPod Shuffle Goes Under Hammer for Charity

Kit Eaton — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:38:15 EDT

Well, it seems there's unnecessary Swarovski bling, and then there's a $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]

More Proof that Motorola Is in the Doo-Doo

AddyDugdale — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:01:40 EST

As if its launches at MWC or the rumors of it quitting the handset business weren't evidence enough that Motorola is on the slide, Giz brings you cold, hard proof that the once-mighty handset division of the company is now fallen: a diamond-encrusted Bluetooth headset. The Motopure H12 is available in two versions: Lots of Diamonds; and Even More Diamonds. Top-end model (that's almost three-and-a-half carats' worth of ice) will cost you $17,000. Wait a couple of years and you'll probably be able to buy the division for that. [Aving]

BlingNation Blinger Handheld ATM Confuses Us

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:15:57 EST

At first glance we thought this BlingNation Blinger was a handheld ATM device that would let you purchase stuff directly from a salesperson (like in Apple stores), but on closer examination it's actually quite weirder.

It's actually a handheld ATM in that it's an actual ATM, which means that you can do everything that you can at a normal ATM but on the go (except withdraw cash). Why you would want to pay your bills, transfer money between accounts, or "request money from other people" on a handheld ATM is anyone's guess, but we suppose BlingNation has some plans for it that we don't quite understand. Couple that with the cost of $100 and monthly fees, it's unlikely that anyone would want to use this at home (where they have a computer already to handle banking needs) or on the go. [Inventorspot]

Six-Figure Japanese PCs Are Not Even Close to Worth It

Adam Frucci — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:48:27 EST

In the proud tradition of putting diamonds or gold on otherwise-uninspiring devices and giving them a ridiculous price tag to get publicity, Japanese company PC Zeus is offering a couple of rich-idiot aimed computers. The first is a PC with a diamond-encrusted platinum case. It sells for $750,400. Too much? Well, there's also a gold case PC available for a much more reasonable $562,800. What about the specs? Do you really care? Whatever, here they are.

■ CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00Ghz [775/F1333/Dual Core] ■ CPU cooler with a standard CPU Cooler ■-VM motherboard ASUS P5KPL MATX (G31) [775/F1333/DDR2-800x2/PEX16x1/Px2] ■ 2048MB memory PC2-5300 [1024Mx2 book]-[667] DDR2 SDRAM ■ VGA card 256MB GeForce 8400GS [PE16] [CRT / DVI / TV] ■ [hard disk] Serial ATA 1000GB inventory review required 7200rpm 8M (1TB) ■ 24 floppy disks-in-1 card reader (+15) Mitsumi FA404MX FDD & USB2.0 (black) ■ optical drive SUPAMARUCHIBURU [SATA Connections (Blu-ray + HD DVD)-LG GGW H20N (black) [BD-R 6x,BD 6x,HD DVD-ROM 3x/SATA] [BD-R 6x, BD 6x, HD DVD-ROM 3x/SATA] ■ ONKYO SE-200PCI [PCI] [24bit/192kHz/7.1ch Output / Envy24HT] ■ keyboard SA0100 Topre Corporation [108 USB key sequence corresponding white Realforce108UH ■ mouse ROJIKURU MX-R [KODORESUREZAMAUSU CHIRUTOHOIRU USB MX Revolution ■ OS Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate OEM version pre-installed equipment without external pre ■ ■ LAN-board 24 inches wide TFT LCD-BK (black) EIZO S2411W WUXGA (1920 × 1200) ■ expensive stereo speakers ONKYO GX-D90 (black) [2/RCA pin] ■ Power (quieter) 620 W Seventeam Silent Energy7 ST-620PAF

[Product Page via Fucked Gaijin]

The Million-Euro Cellphone is A Smorgasbord of Diamonds, Croc and Execrable Taste

AddyDugdale — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:14:58 EST

This is 1.43 million bucks-worth of telephone. It is hideous. Made by Swiss company Goldvish, the Le Million (what a name, just reeks of (cl)ass, doncha think?) comes in a choice of red, yellow or white gold. Tastefully studded with diamonds and what looks like crocodile skin (although surely croc is far too prosaic for such a phone, perhaps skin from something found in a freezer in Roswell might be more keeping with the exclusiveness of this—this thing) it's not available for just any old pleb, you know.

Just three units are available—yes, you too could be one of the top three plonkers in the world should you choose to become one in Le Million club. Anyway, they're on sale in Russia now, so perhaps Vladimir Putin, with the Man of the Year's fortune recently estimated by some to be as much as $40 billion, would like to snap up all three, gifting one to Hu, one to Bush, and keeping the red one for himself.[Born Rich]

John Harrington-Designed iPod shuffle

AddyDugdale — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:05:24 EDT

It may be more tasteful thanthis declaration of twuntiness, but Brighton, UK, jeweler John Harrington's iPod shuffle still makes me uneasy. It's laser-etched with five titchy diamonds and it will cost you over $600. So, let's get this right: seven-and-a-half times more expensive than the real deal? Yet another exercise in customized iPointlessness. [John Harrington via Born Rich]

Swiss Army Goes Bling with the Victoria Collection

AddyDugdale — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:00:11 EDT

Victorinox, makers of those handy little MultiTools, have unveiled a couple of limited edition Swiss Army Knives, one gold, one platinum, both studded with diamonds. Just 120 of each model have been made, and you won't believe the price.

Both models are based on the three-inch Executive-Type knife, with a nail file and nail cleaner, orange peeler with screwdriver, ring and tweezers alongside a couple of blades (ah, so that's what executives do, hang out in the office having manicures and feeding orange pigs to each other. Best not think about what they do with the tweezers, eh?).

With around four carats of flawless diamonds—that's 430 stones—each knife comes with a gold or platinum chain so you can hang it round your neck and show everyone just what a tool you are. The yellow gold version will set you back $50,000, and the platinum one $70,000. [VIctorinox Swiss Army]

Hello Kitty Swarovski Maneki Neto Doll is Yours for $66,000

AddyDugdale — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:30:51 EDT

Swarovski whores with $66,000 to spare might be interested in this Maneki Neko doll from Hello Kitty. It parked its cat butt at a Tokyo department store recently in order to show off around 800 one-off Kitty products.

Ironically enough, Maneki Neko is a symbol of wealth, which leads me to rewrite Jane Austen. "A single man in possession of a good fortune is in need of a Maneki Neko doll" has a certain ring about it, don't you think? There seems to be a lot of high-end Hello Kitty tat coming out of Japan at the moment such as this $6K childcare robot. And then there's this - HK's attempt at humiliating its own kind. [Born Rich]

Solid Titanium Re-Nano iPod nano Case: Almost Worth All 80,000 Pennies

Matt Buchanan — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:05:58 EDT

If it's obscenely expensive or shiny (preferably both), odds are, we love it. So obviously we dig the $818 (¥99,750) solid titanium FACTRON Re-Nano iPod nano case from Kiwami Studios. Besides being one of the sexiest (and sturdiest) cases we've ever seen, it sports hooks on each corner to allow dangleage from any direction. If only they could forge the follow-up from solid adamantium, we'd be totally sold. – Matt Buchanan

Product Page [via Tech Digest]

Video: Cash Money Wallet to Hold Your Cash Money

Matt Buchanan — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:15:00 EDT

While you could always show off how hot and heavy your pocket is with a money clip force-fed with Franklins, why not go one step further and make your money-carrying apparatus out of Franklins? The guy in the vid uses dollar bills, but if you're ballin', you don't have time for singles. Or I guess to make a wallet out of hundred dollar bills. But you should. I have it on good authority that Bill Gizates rolls with a Wilson wallet. – Matt Buchanan

[via Geekologie]

Vinyl Killer: Honey, I Shrunk Diddy's Camper Van

www.gizmodo.com — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:05:13 EDT

This is for the folks out there who have ripped their music collection but can't bear to throw their vinyl out. Like me. Fit a battery in this Swarovski-studded VW Camper Van, place its needle on the record, watch it race round the grooves, and think, "Jeez, the sound quality on this is abysmal". Well, what do you expect? Two other reasons why I won't be buying it: It costs $487 and it only plays 33RPM. Looks like my Chicago House 12"s will carry on gathering dust. – Ad Dugdale

Product Page [Razy Works via Red Ferret]

Win Bling Blingin' Gold-Plated Corsair Ram

Travis Hudson — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:21:11 EST

Corsair is blingin' it with their DOMINATOR line of premium RAM. The price on these gold ram modules is unknown, because they are free! Kind of. Corsair is giving away five gold-plated 2GB DDR2-8888 Dominator memory kits, but they are busting your chops for them. They want a 200-word max essay about "Why I Love Corsair." To enter, e-mail your entry to contest@corsairmemory.com. Winners will be announced on December 1. Here is my entry:

Dear Corsair,
Your ram rox0rs it hardcore porno style. With your ram I pwn n00bs left and right with the AWP. They claim hax and ban me from the server, but it is all because of your ram. Thx for the pwnage. I <3 you.

Kthx,
Travis Hudson

Contest Info (pdf) [Via CrunchGear]