Stuart Hughes and his merry band of innovators have produced yet another goodie: A 24ct solid gold iPhone 4g. This is the perfect investment for an Apple fan, marrying the usefulness and fun of the iPhone with, um, a bunch of gold. The gold handset boasts 150 grams of 24ct gold for a price tag of $33,622. The company has given no word on whether or not the golden iPhone requires a free bumper to help with the phone’s known reception problems. More as it comes in.
The Apple iPad is coming and with it will comes a torrential downpour of accessories. Case in point? The leather iPad case. The Padova iPad case doubles as a stand for both landscape and portrait mode and is also dockable. It’s made from hand-stitched leather and is quite fetching, as you can see. Available at the Orbino store, this iPad case also comes in crocodile skin ($689) and ostrich leather ($659).
Accessory manufacturer Incase has readied some interesting pieces to commemorate the November 2009 opening of an Apple Store at Carrousel du Louvre, in Paris, France. As you can see, the units feature an interesting geometric pattern and some bold colors. The company notes these pieces were inspired by the Louvre pyramid. The accessories will consist of a limited edition Messenger bag, MacBook Slipcase, and iPhone slider and will be only be available for a very limited time at the new Paris branch. Sorry, citizens of every other city in the world.
In addition to murdering ladies, Phil Spector was a respected songwriter and producer. He coined the phrase “wall of sound” to describe his effect of layering many instruments on top of one another. So it only makes sense that the world’s biggest iPod speaker would adopt the same moniker.
The “Wall of Sound” weighs a massive 225 pounds and stands one meter tall and 1.25 meters wide. The speaker can pump music as loud as 125 watts. That could make for some house party. The unit is completely handmade, and made up of 28 individual speakers that are each housed in a seperate chamber. The speaker also has a tube amp hidden inside to give music that extra “oomph.” It’s available now for $4,500. Let’s hope it doesn’t murder a lady in 40 years.
iPod accessories are a dime a dozen. Now Chord Electronics Indigo Universal Control Center is one of a kind. This device has connectivity for just about anything you can think of. This is a mega hub for all music and media needs. It can handle analog, digital, wired, and wireless. Inputs include Bluetooth A2DP, SPDIF, AES, USB, iPod, and optical. The unit also has ultra low distortion headphone jacks upfront with the killer control panel. Better start saving that $12,100.
Bling and iPod go hand in hand now. Get with it and check out the three versions offered by Guldplatina. BeOriginal, BeGold and the BeSport. The BeOriginal model (120GB) comes adorned with 24 carat gold plating, Swarovski crystals and an engraved statement. The Begold (8-32GB) is highlighted with gold plating and an engraved statement. Finally, the BeSport version (4GB) sports over 100 pieces of laser-precision Swarovski crystals. Every custom creation by Guldplatina comes with a one-year restoration guarantee.
Want a stylin’ way to rock with protecting your head from rocks? Listen to your beats on the move with the Tweed iPod Helmet. Designed be Karl Lagerfeld For Atelier Ruby, this helmet features an iPod pocket.
Just when you though your iPhone was cool enough… Stuart Hughes does iPhone 3G in solid gold and diamond. If you missed the last version of the 24ct Gold iPhone by Stuart Hughes, here is your chance to get the even cooler 3G one. This one is completely gold although 22ct this time. The kicker is the 53 handpicked diamonds that make the Apple logo on the back. Now its not as iced out as the Diamond Encrusted iPhone, but this is handmade by 4 skilled craftsmen to recreate the housing in solid gold. All this class can be yours for $34,000.
