Bling

Tween Girl Suspected In Heist Of 117-Carat Diamond Necklace

So you thought your reckless youth shoplifting Cover Girl from the mall made you a badass? Think again: a jeans-and-hoodie-clad girl, estimated to be around 12 years old, helped three adults snake a $4.6 million diamond necklace from a Hong Kong jewelry store. There’s either a Hollywood-worthy story behind this, or some sinister twist on…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 26

Carbon Fiber Is the New Leather

We’ve all succumbed to the siren song of luxury—splurged on a pricey gadget we have no legitimate need or use for. Frequently, such decisions are wrapped up in authenticity. Other times all it takes is one sexy material. You know what I’m talking about, Mr. Carbon Fiber Chopsticks. Fact: Few materials can instill lust in…

Gadgets Bryan Gardiner Sep 9

I Think We Have a Winner in the iPhone 4 Case Category

At the very, very least, it keeps the hand away from the antennas. But somehow I suspect the venn diagram of 12 year old girls and Steve Jobs fans doesn’t have too big of an intersection. [Crystal Icing] If you want to pay $299 (seriously, $299!) for this, here you go. But keep in mind…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 7

Pink, Jeweled KaBLING Ethernet Cables Are the New Hot Accessory for 2010

They’re pretty cool, I guess, but they could use a bit more flair. [The Daily What]

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 24

Game Boy Bling: Awesome

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]

Tech News Adam Frucci Aug 17

Will You Be Prime?

In the tradition of the Atari ring comes this gold Optimus Prime ring from deviantartist =Dans-Magic. https://gizmodo.com/found-18-karat-atari-computer-chip-bangle-geek-vitalit-5190252 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…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 31

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

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]

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 30

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

$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,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 26

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

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…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 28

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

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…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 11

Aloisson iPhone Costs $176K, Your Dignity

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…

Tech News Haroon Malik Mar 17

Crystal Icing Give Mario, Bowser SwaroskWii Treatment

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…

Tech News Haroon Malik Mar 15

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

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…

Tech News Kit Eaton Mar 14

More Proof that Motorola Is in the Doo-Doo

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…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Feb 15

BlingNation Blinger Handheld ATM Confuses Us

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…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 1

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

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…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 29

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

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…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Dec 21

Scifi Geek Bling Gives You Street Credit

Hard-wired geeks looking to pimp out their inner alien need to look no further than Los Angeles-based metalsmith Han Cholo. Nothing says, “Step off, fool.” better than a burnished blaster belt buckle.

io9 Kevin Kelly Nov 12

John Harrington-Designed iPod shuffle

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…

Tech News AddyDugdale Oct 1

Swiss Army Goes Bling with the Victoria Collection

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,…

Tech News AddyDugdale Aug 10

Bling

Tween Girl Suspected In Heist Of 117-Carat Diamond Necklace

Carbon Fiber Is the New Leather

I Think We Have a Winner in the iPhone 4 Case Category

Pink, Jeweled KaBLING Ethernet Cables Are the New Hot Accessory for 2010

Game Boy Bling: Awesome

Will You Be Prime?

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

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

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

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

Aloisson iPhone Costs $176K, Your Dignity

Crystal Icing Give Mario, Bowser SwaroskWii Treatment

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

More Proof that Motorola Is in the Doo-Doo

BlingNation Blinger Handheld ATM Confuses Us

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

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

Scifi Geek Bling Gives You Street Credit

John Harrington-Designed iPod shuffle

Swiss Army Goes Bling with the Victoria Collection

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