New TAG Heuer Meridiist luxury phones announced
Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer has announced three new models of its Meridiist luxury phone, all sharing the same features and overall design, but having different finishes. The Tag Heuer Meridiist Black Diamond is PVD-coated and is made out of 316L stainless steel, 18-carat pink gold, lizard leather, and 1.34-carat diamonds. The Tag Heuer Meridiist [...]
Gresso solves iPhone 4 death grip. For $10,000
Sure, Apple may have announced they’re giving free bumpers to everyone, but perhaps you’re in search of a more extreme solution for your death grip-related woes. Extreme in its pricing, that is. Well, if you feel that anything other than 200-year-old African wood is simply not trying hard enough, Gresso has you covered. For a [...]
Bellperre launches new “affordable” ultra slim luxury phone
Luxury phone maker Bellperre has announced it’s launching a new handset that has a price level meeting “sincerely wider audience compared to current luxury phone brand offerings” – and I assume it’s referring to Mobiado and Vertu. The phone is an “ultra slim”, highly customizable candybar: you can choose from brushed steel, polished silver, 24K [...]
Mobiado Classic 712EM luxury phone brings exotic wood into your pocket
One month after unveiling the Classic 712 ZAF in “dream colors”, Mobiado has announced a new luxury phone: the Classic 712 Executive Model (EM). The new handset is “the evolution” in Mobiado’s wood series, being made out of exotic wood, sapphire crystal and aluminum. The exotic wood pieces (which are “inlayed into an anodized aluminum [...]
iPhone 4 in African Blackwood/Gold from Gresso. Only $3500 a pop
If you have an iPhone 4, got tons of money, and want to show off, how would you do that? Now, that Apple has sold 1.7 million of darn things in a single weekend, soon everyone and their grandma will be carrying iPhone 4 around. Don’t worry, luxury phone maker Gresso is rushing to the rescue. [...]
Mobiado intros Classic 712 ZAF phones in dream colors
Luxury phone maker Mobiado announced that it has extended its Classic 712 ZAF series – unveiled earlier this year – with three new colors, dubbed “dream colors.” Reportedly conveying “a sensation of brightness and inspiration”, the new color versions are Sky Blue, Aurora Pink and Porcelain White. The Mobiado Classic 712 ZAF phones available in [...]
Versace Unique luxury phone announced, made by LG and ModeLabs
Back in January, ModeLabs and Versace announced they’re working on a luxury phone, and now the companies are introducing the Versace Unique, a handset presented as “the first luxury touchscreen and full-featured multimedia creation” that will be available through Versace’s flagship boutiques and other jewellery networks. The Versace Unique is hand-assembled in France and it’s [...]
Vertu Ascent X photos and specs show up
Vertu (one of Nokia’s wholly-owned subsidiaries) is getting ready to launch a new luxury phone called Vertu Ascent X. The Ascent X was recently approved by the FCC, and today we even have two photos of it, as well as some of its specs. Apparently, the new phone features a 2 inch QVGA display, A-GPS, [...]
Mobiado shows off CPT001 concept phone
If you think you’ve seen it all when it comes to industrial design in mobile phones, prepare to be wowed by Mobiado‘s latest concept phone, the Mobiado CPT001. This new phone concept, which the company also refers to as an “objet d’art”, blends modern-age communications technology with materials that were famously used during the renaissance [...]
Four golden Vertu phones launched in Japan for $215K each
To celebrate one year of existence for its flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo, Nokia’s Vertu is launching a new limited edition Vertu phone in Japan. The limited edtinion handset is available in four versions (Vertu Kinko, Vertu Kikusui, Vertu Nanten and Vertu Daigo) representing the four seasons. Each model has been hand-painted and dressed in [...]
Ulysse Nardin Chairman luxury phone now runs Android, costs up to $49,500
Officially announced one year ago, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman will be launched with Android on board – not with Windows Mobile, as initially planned. As far as I know, this will be the world’s first luxury smartphone to run Google’s OS. Manufactured by Swiss watch maker Ulysse Nardin in collaboration with SCI Innovations, the Ulysse [...]
Gresso lets you personalize luxury phones for as low as $2,200
Gresso, the Russian manufactured of luxury candybar phones, has announced that it now allows customers to personalize their phones. The company says there are “almost 40 combinations available” – customers can choose the case model, keyboard design, and the type of leather decoration (including Cayman leather). Moreover, a personalized text can be engraved on your [...]
Samsung Diva S7070 Luxury Gold edition spotted
Available only in white and black for now, the Samsung Diva S7070 will soon come in a new color version: Luxury Gold. We’re not sure if this version of the Diva S7070 has real gold on it (which would make it quite expensive), but the phone doesn’t look bad in the new color. Together with [...]
Diamond Apple iPad to be available in June for $20,000
Since the iPhone has a lot of luxury versions, it’s only natural for the upcoming Apple iPad to have at least a few versions dressed in expensive materials, too, right? Well, it looks like the world’s first luxury iPad will be available starting June 1. It’s made by Mervis and it’s covered in “11.43 carats [...]
Mobiado Classic 712GCB luxury phone announced
Mobiado has added yet another model to its endless line of luxury phones: the Mobiado Classic 712GCB – an “expression of mechanical perfection, mastering of aesthetic details, and the integrity of consistent craftsmanship.” The Classic 712GCB is not too different form the Classic 712ZAF, so it’s a candybar with a 2.2 inch QVGA display, 3G, [...]
Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition unveiled, costs $850
While we’re waiting for new phones like the X10 or the C6 to be announced, Nokia’s busy launching luxury editions of already-available handsets. Take the Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition for example, which has been unveiled today. The N97 mini Gold Edition is dressed in 18-carat gold and comes with apps like “ELLE 360Fashion”, which [...]
Mobiado Classic 712ZAF – new luxury phone announced
Mobiado, the Canadian manufacturer of luxurious (and often weird) mobile phones, has just announced its first phone of 2010: the Mobiado Classic 712ZAF. Building on the heritage of the Mobiado Luminoso series, the Classic 712ZAF is a candybar “crafted with a strong and vivid visual identity” – well, at least that’s what Mobiado says. The [...]
Versace luxury phones coming soon from ModeLabs
ModeLabs, the company behind handsets like the TAG Heuer Meridiist and the Christian Dior clamshell, announced that it has teamed-up with Italian fashion label Versace in order to launch a range of new luxury phones. The first Versace phone will be showcased in Paris this month, although it won’t be available until spring this year. [...]
Nokia Supreme is supremely boring, supremely expensive (£100,000)
The newest luxurious Nokia phone is called Nokia Supreme, comes from Goldstriker’s Stuart Hughes and is nothing more than an upgraded Nokia Royal – which is (also) nothing more than a blinged out Nokia 8800 Arte. The Nokia Supreme is made out of select materials like platinum (83 grams) and it’s encrusted with roughly 1225 [...]
Bellperre Finest Woods luxury phone series launched
Bellperre announced the availability of a new luxury phone series, made out of “the very finest authentic materials”, including hand-crafted wood (Walnut, Elm, Zebrano or Wenge). The new Finest Woods Bellperre phones weigh 120 grams and measure 100 x 44 x 15,3 mm each, and can be customized with hand-polished Steel, Yellow Gold, Rosé Gold [...]
