$14,510
Dipped in gold paint and studded with 240 diamonds, Choi Moon-Young's sickening Samsung SPH-E3200 went for $14,510 at auction. Though less than the hoped-for $50,000, it's hard for the 49-year-old designer to complain.
Dipped in gold paint and studded with 240 diamonds, Choi Moon-Young's sickening Samsung SPH-E3200 went for $14,510 at auction. Though less than the hoped-for $50,000, it's hard for the 49-year-old designer to complain.
7. Gresso Luxury Phone
Price Unknown
Made from African Blackwood ("The history of this phone began 200 years ago," being the preferred spin for "made of dead trees.") it's hard to deny the beauty of the device compared to its gemstone-encrusted counterparts in this tally of overpriced handsets. It also comes in gold. Here's an unboxing ceremony for the "Blackwood Gold" edition.
Made from African Blackwood ("The history of this phone began 200 years ago," being the preferred spin for "made of dead trees.") it's hard to deny the beauty of the device compared to its gemstone-encrusted counterparts in this tally of overpriced handsets. It also comes in gold. Here's an unboxing ceremony for the "Blackwood Gold" edition.
8. Nokia 8800 Bling Editions
$1,800
There are a few wretches in the 8800 family of conspicuous consumption. The 8800s in gold were just the beginning: There are now special editions modeled after fast cars like the Aston Martin. They originally cost about $1,800, but go on eBay for about a third of that.
There are a few wretches in the 8800 family of conspicuous consumption. The 8800s in gold were just the beginning: There are now special editions modeled after fast cars like the Aston Martin. They originally cost about $1,800, but go on eBay for about a third of that.
9. Mobiado Professional EM
$1,900
The Mobiado Professional EM is available in Cocobolo and Honduras rosewoods. It is lined with filtered glass-bead blasted aluminum (for that "textured feel"). How can anyone resist the old-school radio buttons and burnished wood panels?
The Mobiado Professional EM is available in Cocobolo and Honduras rosewoods. It is lined with filtered glass-bead blasted aluminum (for that "textured feel"). How can anyone resist the old-school radio buttons and burnished wood panels?
10. MyBlingRing
MyBlingRing is merely the best-named of many companies that offer to make any phone look like a hundred dollars with their VIP crystal-gluing services, as used by celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and other arbiters of fine taste and personal discretion. Observe these works where Swarovski crystals are affixed to every plane like dried chunks of colored mucus.
