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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 $6,400 in your wallet, of course. Serious. [Luxury launches]
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Amazon's Gold Box deals today are pretty fantastic for gamers, what with Call of Duty 4 for $39, followed by a different game at $29 throughout the day. Right now it's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (might be gone by the time you read this), followed by Scene-It, and rounded up with what Kotaku is guessing to be Madden and Frontlines: Fuel of War. Scene-It is a pretty damn fun party game, and we've heard good things about R6V2—you can map your face onto your character—so get in on this while you can. [Amazon via Kotaku]
11:40 AM on Wed May 28 2008
By Jason Chen
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Latest by SomeoneUKno: @BonoMan: Whoa whoa whoa... Chill out there buddy -- It's just some game prices here that were talking about. No need to get snappy... more »
A Telstra—iPhone's carrier in Australia—senior executive, has declared that "by Xmas (the iPhone) will be capable of 42Mbps, which will make it faster than a lot of broadband offerings and the fastest iPhone on any network in the world." While Telstra's network may reach that speed in 2009, his claim seems nothing but hot air and kangaroo dung, for a long list of reasons, starting with the iPhone's alleged baseband chip—the Infineon's S-GOLD3, which tops at 7.2Mbps.
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11:10 AM on Fri May 23 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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Latest by speakafreaka: you want to hear something really funny.. i went into a telstra store on saturday to enquire about data charges: $5: 5MB $10: 10MB $29: 80MB Excess $1 per MB (charged per KB) $59: 200MB $89: 1GB $119 3GB Excess usage (charged per KB or part) $0.25 per MB and you need more »
China isn't the only nation dismantling used electronics to get at the gold, copper and silver inside. This trend, called "urban mining", is even more profitable in the current market where precious metals are trading close to their all-time high. For example, a ton of ore from a gold mine gives about 5 grams of gold, but a ton of cellphones gives 150 grams of gold. Why would Japan be into this trend? Because their country has few natural resources outside of perverted old dudes, but if they stack up all the cellphones owned by their citizens, they could probably make a pile as big as Mt. Fuji. [Yahoo News]
7:00 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Jason Chen
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Latest by TheJollyGreenGiant: but let's not talk about the places where asian children have to pick apart at these discard electronics for shitty pay in unsafe conditions... or how tons of american electronics are "Recycled!" over here only to be sent to overseas to more »
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8:15 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Kit Eaton
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Latest by n/a: these usually look like the real thing....until they are turned on.. more »
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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]
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8:32 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Mark Wilson
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10:30 AM on Sun Dec 9 2007
By Mark Wilson
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Only 10 of these gold-colored Zune 2s will be sold, in both 80 and 8GB sizes. Microsoft teamed up with the Goods to make these screen printed designs. I like the cross pattern. They're available next Saturday, in Seattle, if you feel the need to splurge. (No price listed but "Gold" plus "Limited Edition" plus "one of ten" plus made in collaboration with a company called "Goods" equals expensive.) Whether or not this design or Zune is something you're interested in, you have to admit Microsoft's customization program has been destroying the iPod's offerings. [IHaveAZune via GotZune]
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12:50 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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Latest by ideaman2020: "What? Have you got a gold one..?" [I can't remember the whole joke, but that's the punchline.] more »
This here is the world's most expensive remote control. You might expect a normally-frivolous accessory that has had its price jacked up to $55,000 to have all sorts of bells and whistles, like an LCD touchscreen and the ability to start your car. But the Gold RC1 doesn't have a screen at all. What it does have is gold, the favorite material of rich people and birds attracted to shiny objects. It's designed to control the entertainment systems in high-end yachts, which I assume doubles the price. The company also seems to think that the average price of a remote control in the US is $1,050, which seems to be missing a decimal point somewhere. Don't buy crap like this, people, even if you can afford it. It makes you look like an idiot. [Product Page via Born Rich]
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