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The Ultimate iPhone Waste of Time

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:20:00 EST

Some people spend countless hours watching reality TV shows. Others like to collect leaves. Then there are a few who enjoy watching the washing machine go round. And lastly, there are those who play Million Tap Challenge on their iPhones.

This 99 cent app has only a blank screen and one objective: Tap your screen one million times. Stupid, you say? Madness? Who is going to spend a dollar in something as absurd as this? Apparently, plenty of people. Not only that, but there's even a worldwide high score table which I simply refuse to believe. I'm sorry, but I just don't even want to think about the possibility of someone spending almost three days of their life tapping 844,683 times. My faith in Humanity is pretty damaged as it is. [Krapps]

This Is what $1,100,000 in Audio Equipment Looks Like

Rosa Golijan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Wowza. Ivan Messer brings a new meaning to audiophile as he already spent well over five years tweaking and tuning his equipment to perfection. His $1.1 million in Richard Gray and McIntosh audio equipment that is.

I doubt that the picture can even convey just how much equipment, time, love and care the guy has put into things:

The current breakdown on his room has about $800,000 worth of McIntosh gear, which is predominantly source components, amplifiers and speakers. Then, there's about $125,000 on the video side. The rest is cosmetic-decorating, seating and woodwork. Then, he has maybe another $80,000 in just software, which includes 6,000 Blu-ray movies, CDs and DVDs.

Considering that this equipment listing is what he had around this time last year, it's anyone's guess what he's up to by now.

The sad part though? "Ivan doesn't crank this system to 11-unless it's for a demo." Seems like a shame with a system like that. I could definitely think of songs to blast on it. [Electronic House via Boing Boing]

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]

Microsoft Sells a Million Zunes!

Jason Chen — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:51:11 EDT

Woooo! Woooooooooooooooooooooooo! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! FAAAAAART!! [Zune Insider]

Details Surface About the $1 Million Laptop

Charlie White — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:40:00 EDT

We're finding out more about that mysterious $1 million laptop we told you about last week. It turns out you actually get fairly up-to-date tech for your million dollars, including a 17-inch LED backlit screen, a 128-gig hard disk and a slot-loading Blu-ray drive. Still, that's not quite a million dollars' worth of tech. Things get really weird with its integrated screen cleaning device, which must consist of a little elf that pops out and wipes off the display from time to time.

The jewel in the crown as a huge diamond that you carry around with you, and the laptop will only start if you insert that specific gem into its form-fitting receptacle. Company CEO Rohan Sinclair Luvaglio says diamonds have been used elsewhere in the notebook, but "we have given them purpose." Said Luvaglio, "I didn't want us to simply rehouse a laptop into a diamond-studded casing, or diamond-encrust the entire thing simply to make it expensive. We've put thought in from the keyboard down to the power charger." He must hope prospective purchasers don't put much thought into buying a laptop that costs a million dollars. – Charlie White

The first million dollar laptop [Gizmag]

Mysterious Million-Dollar Laptop Pictures and Video Surface

Charlie White — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:15:16 EDT

Here's a mystery this morning, pictures and a video that landed in our tip box of what is said to be a million-dollar laptop. It's quite beautiful indeed in its pink and black colors, but we're scratching our heads and wondering what makes it worth $1 million. A visit to the Luvaglio London website offers no clues; it turns us away with a "by appointment only" sign, and this haughty inscription:

"We've created our own path—our creations, our designs, our attention to detail... are like nothing you've experienced before... We're not interested in 'mass production' or designing 'entry level products'—we leave that to others... We guarantee that everything we do will exceed expectations... We create and hand make the very best..."

We've heard of high-falutin' executives estimating their laptops to be worth $1 million because of the data within, but we haven't heard of a laptop itself being worth that much. What the heck is this thing made of? Solid gold would be too damn heavy and not expensive enough. Is it that fancy motorized box that's so pricey? Let's solve this mystery together. – Charlie White

Thanks, Victor!