Vertu Constellation Rococo collection

Vertu is the British-based company (Nokia's luxury division) that produces luxury mobile phones. they are celebrating their 10th birthday and are launching another luxurious series for the event, which is the Constellation Rococo Collection.

The stylish devices are claimed to be inspired by the eighteenth century French art, fashion and interior design movement by the same name. In other words, it’s some kind of new design to attract new customers. The series of cellphones come with some flower pattern designs, which are obviously targeting those folks who love flower pattern.
The series will go on sale this summer and the phones will be available in noir, scarlet, ivory colors, as well as an exclusive sapphire edition, which features a cabochon sapphire center button, cabochon sapphire screws, and Rococo patterns engraved onto the bezel.

As usual, the signature "V" for Vertu is embossed on metal visible on the back of the handset. No pricing available yet, but that won’t be cheap.


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French Luxury Concept Phone

French people are well known for their Luxury taste, and this brand new concept phone is another proof of just that !

MobiFrance has recently partnered up with Sony Ericsson to develop a concept cell called the French Luxury. The FL is designed to commemorate France’s Independence Day (July 14) by bearing a strong resemblance to the Eiffel Tower, the most recognizable French landmark.

The phone is equipped with a full touchscreen and a 7.2 mega pixels camera. It can stand like a tower and has speakers on the sides. It supports multimedia functions including video and also features vibration mode.
(No word on pricing and availability yet.)

A nice souvenir from Paris though, more glamourous than any golden Eiffel Tower made In China!

Diamond Encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte

Whilst last week we featured here the Diamond encrusted Nokia N95 and the Gold & Diamond 3G iPhone Versions, today here is another great update to the unending list.

Swiss luxury designer and jeweler Knalihs Athem creates exclusive limited edition diamond encrusted mobile phones of world renowned brands like Nokia, Apple, Samsung, Sony and others.. Athem has recently created a diamond encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte phone which is a perfect example of redifining luxury !

This exclusive limited edition phone is encrusted with more that 1000 finest quality brilliant cut diamonds that weigh 6.75 carats in total.

Only 20 such handsets will be created worldwide. Each handset is accompanied by appropriate and official diamond grading report from a gemological lab.

Apart from sparkling diamonds the Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte phone features a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera, 1GB built-in memory, Digital music player, FM radio etc.

All the phones are made to order basis as Knalihs Athem works on limited editions. The Diamond encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte by Knalihs Athem has a starting price of US $20,000 knowing that the handset can also be personalized with name, initials, lucky number, logo and almost about anything of your choice.

iWood cases for iPhone 3G

One million of Iphone 3G have already been sold since last Friday : if you are among the lucky customers you might want to consider one of these form-fitting Miniot iWood cases made of the finest endangered woods ^_^

Miniot’s form-fitting iWood cases are made from natural hardwoods including oak, cherry, mahogany, walnut and padouk and provides full enclosure for protection - except for a thin sheet of polycarbonate over the screen that allows the phone to be used.

Miniot has already been shipping iPhone and iPod Touch cases for a while now. Expect the iWood iPhone 3G version to be available for purchase in the latter part of July. Priced at €80 ($125 USD), you can even have the back engraved with your own text and logo.

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Luxury iPod Traveling Case by Pinel & Pinel

Parisian trunk makers Pinel & Pinel have created this the ultimate traveling case for music lovers who like to listen to their iPod’s whilst traveling.

Made of wood and covered with luxurious durable leather, the iCase comes in 51 colors with built-in pockets to hold your accessories, and integrated Altec Lansing wall surrounding speakers with a remote control.

The iCase comes with iPod video, but it is compatible with all iPod models (as well as the brand new Apple iPhone 3G.

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New Apple iPhone 3G

Almost one year after the original Apple iPhone went on sale, Apple has unveiled a new 3G version of its popular iPhone that will go on sale on 11 July (tomorrow!)

The addition of 3G support is a big win : This will allow users to surf the internet at faster speeds than is currently possible on the original iPhone. If data speeds hold up as Jobs demonstrated, the new iPhone really will put the internet in your pocket.
It will also feature built-in GPS technology, which will enable users to use their iPhone as a satellite-navigation device both in-car and on-foot using Google Maps.

iPhone 3G isn't perfect, but there's a lot to like here : Though the iPhone 3G is thinner at the edges than its predecessor. The 8GB model will come in black only, while Apple promises the 16GB version in back and white.

In the US the phone retails for US$199 for the 8GB model (down from $399) and US$299 for the 16GB version (down from $599). Indeed, Steve Jobs said that one of the main reasons people had given for not buying the handset was that it was too expensive.

It will be rolled out to 70 countries worldwide over the next few months. More than six million iPhones had been sold globally since the device first went on sale in the US in July 2007.

(Apple's new iPhone 3G ad)

Diamond encrusted Nokia N95

Here we go again with another diamond-encrusted handset.

This diamond encrusted Nokia N95 has been designed and developed by Continental Mobiles with a retail price of £10,000 ($20,000).

The handset features a smooth Sterling silver front panel that has been festooned with 4.42 carat of brilliant-cut, VS1 quality, naturally mined diamonds.

Louis Vuitton iPhone cases

Usually, where there are extremely coveted gadget, there are always extremely expensive luxury cases for them ! You think iPhone is expensive ? so what about spending another 2 iPhones to protect it?

Anyways Louis Vuitton thought that there is a market for the kind of folks who can afford it and so they have released a set of four cases for the iPhone: Monogram Canvas, Taiga Leather, Epi Leather and Alligator Skin.

Available only in Louis Vuitton’s Manhattan store, prices begin at $225 from the monogram canvas style to $1,120 for the alligator case.

But all of the cases are pretty inconvenient, because you've got to pull the iPhone all the way out to actually use it.

Gold & Diamond 3G iPhone Versions

Goldstriker sent yesterday "exclusive" preview image of their coming soon version of the iPhone 3G to the most influent bloggers.

The 24 carat gold 3G iPhone is expected to launch in July, and will start from $800 for the 8gb gold edition and rise to £999 ($2000) for the 24ct gold & diamond edition.

The Apple Logo will house 53 cut bright white diamonds totaling 0,36 carat in weight.

Dior - "My Dior" luxury phone (2)

French luxury-goods company Christian Dior Wednesday have eventually unveiled its line of mobile phones, that we introduced to you two weeks ago, extending beyond its traditional fashion business to boost sales. It took around three years to design the mobile clamshell and now “My Dior” is available in two editions

The first model is available for around $5,000 usd and the second one comes festooned with 640 stones of 3251 carats of Swarovski crystals, all imprinted on the case made of crocodile skin, hence justifying its price tag of $26,000.

US$134,000 blinged Nokia 8800 dazzles

Even a $52,000 Gresso Royal White Diamonds seems tame compared with the 8800 Arte from Austrian designer Peter Aloisson. The luxury Nokia phone is posh to begin with, featuring designer ringtones and wallpapers and an 18-karat white gold finish.

Encased in more than 680 pink and white brilliant-cut diamonds--sparing only the screen and slide-out keyboard--the embellished phone is a marvel. It goes for a cool 85,000 euros ($134,000)!

Check out an extremely interesting article about these super high-end cellphones !

Luxury Ducati Z770 mobile phone by Sony Ericsson

Many mobile companies collaborate with various other companies to come up with a brand new luxury product. Here is yet another one.

After the Motorola RAZR V9 Ferrari Luxury Edition, we have Sony Ericsson collaborating with Ducati, the Italian company that makes awesome bikes that make girls drool : ) .

It is the same old Sony Ericsson Z770 but with Ducati branded covers, themes, screensavers, videos and its own HBH DS-220 based Ducati Bluetooth headset. The phone has the legendary Ducati color scheme, red stripe on black background.

This handset will be available in Italy in June 2008 via TIM. No word on pricing so far.

Gresso Unveils White Diamonds Collection

Gresso, the Russian luxury phone manufacturer, will soon release two highly expensive handsets, included in the new "Avantgarde White Diamonds" collection.
After the Sol Steel and Luna Steel devices were unveiled, the new collection includes two new mobiles called Gresso White Diamonds and Gresso Royal White Diamonds.

In terms of design, the new phones are not different from the other handsets that Gresso rolled-out until now - their hand-assembled body panels are made out of 200-year old African blackwood, the keyboards have a base plate made of titanium, their stainless steel battery cover has a magnetic lock plus leather and gold decoration.

The displays of the two new Gresso handsets are covered by 42K sapphire crystal glass, their keys are made out of 18K gold and as a signature feature - all the numbers on the keypad are laser-cut in Roman style.

But what makes the new devices different is their keypad, for which the manufacturer used diamonds :

Gresso White Diamonds is the "cheap" device from the two new ones, coming for 9,000 Euros (about $14,135). Aside from the materials listed above, the handset also brings white diamonds, crafted into its navigation pad.

The Gresso Royal White Diamonds is the more expensive one of the two. Only 200 units will be produced making it a limited edition handset. All of its 23 gold keys are crowned with a total of 2.53K of white diamonds. It will be priced at 33000 euro (about $52,000).

The collection will be presented at JCK Las Vegas Show, the leading jewellery fair in the USA, which debuts on May 30. Shortly after, the luxury handsets should be available for purchase.

Source : gsmarena / softpedia / unwiredview

Gilty Couture Luxury Gold Cases for iPod

Metallo Design has introduced its new Gilty Couture line of gold, silver, and Swarovski crystal accoutrements for the iPod and iPhone.

The new collection includes slide-on bezels for the iPhone and iPod touch, which are available in gold or silver with differently-colored Swarovski crystals in each. Also available are “Jewelry Cover” cases for the fifth-generation iPod, iPod classic, second- and third-generation iPod nano, and second-generation iPod shuffle.

Gilty Couture Jewelry Cover cases are available now and priced between $55 and $200, depending on how much bling you wish to have for your iPod or iPhone (For example, a gold case for the Nano costs $199).

Via giltycouture / Ilounge

Dior - Luxury Phone

French luxury-goods company Christian Dior Wednesday will unveil a line of mobile phones, extending beyond its traditional fashion business to boost sales.

The new Dior phone, priced from €3,500 ($5,000) and up, comes after competitors such as Prada SpA and Dolce & Gabbana have turned their fashion-branded mobile phones into significant businesses.The phones will be made by a small French manufacturer, ModeLabs Group.

Dior Chief Executive Sidney Toledano says the idea of creating a Dior phone was driven by demand in new luxury markets such as China and Russia. "In the same way that we have developed our watch and jewelry lines, we want to increase sales with the phone,". He expects to sell at least 10,000 of them a year at the beginning and hopes to reach annual sales of €200 million in the longer term.

"What really convinced us was seeing the attention people in emerging markets pay to buying a phone, by selecting the color and design,". In Europe and the U.S., in contrast, phones are seen as more disposable commodities, he said.

Dior's new phone, which will work world-wide, except in Japan and Korea, where it isn't compatible with local wireless networks, is priced higher than rival fashion phones, closer to the price range of Nokia Corp.'s premium line Vertu, which also starts in the $5,000 range. Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Giorgio Armani SpA all have phones out that cost around $600.

Via the wall street journal

Motorola RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Edition

Following up from the recent super car phones that have been launched. The Moto Z8 Ferrari was a good limited edition offering from the cell phone giants and has inspired the new RAZR2 V9.
It is available in a lamb-skin case and a 2.2 inch display screen. It has a 2.0 megapixel camera and provides HSPDA support.

Motorola RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Edition will only be marketed in Latin America and Asia.

Via gizmos / loadshopper

Mobiado unveils Professional 105 ZAF, the world’s thinnest luxury phone

Mobiado’s luxury phone lineup gets a great new addition. Claimed to be the thinnest luxury phone in the world, the 105 ZAF measures luxury phonea mere 10.6mm thin. The entire front and back of the phone has been fabricated from large pieces of sapphire crystal, providing a modern minimalist look with a wear resistance second only to diamond.

The Professional 105 ZAF 3G luxury phone utilizes a unique and hidden sliding battery cover mechanism with the battery cover being made entirely from one piece of sapphire crystal.

The phone frame is crafted from aircraft aluminum to create a strong yet light body, polished, and then anodized to produce a ceramic surface for the toughest of uses.

The keys and bolts are elegantly placed with stainless steel polish. The revolutionary Mobiado Professional 105 ZAF can be picked from variety of six shades viz. black, blue, grey, red, black satin and silver. It features 2″ display with up to 16 million colors, 2 megapixel camera, 1GB of internal memory, Bluetooth connectivity, microUSB port, and music and video player that supports AAC, eAAC+, and MP3 audio formats.

Pricing hasn’t been disclosed for now, but this sleek luxury phone won’t come cheap.

Via ubergizmo / elitechoice / bornrich

$276,360 ‘Angel of the Stars’ Mobile Phone

This $276,360 cell phone called ‘Angel of the Stars,’ encrusted with 1,700 natural diamonds and white gold is featured at the Luxurious Millionaire Fair in Munich


The exclusive luxury fair in Germany is expected to feature the best of the breed starting from cars, yachts, fashion, interior design, travel and food. Targeting the filthy-rich class, you can experience the latest in lifestyle displayed at more than 3000 meters of exhibition space. This four-day long event scheduled from 15-18 May would establish itself as a global platform for luxury in association with the Internet portal and premium magazine “JETSETMARKET.”

Via elitechoice

Goldstriker - 24ct gold iPhone Solar Star edition

Goldstriker, the UK company known to clad mobile phones, amongst many other things, in obnoxious 24ct gold and other precious metals, has announced it is now offering a new iPhone edition, the Solar Star.

Both the front bezel of the handset and the Apple logo on the rear comes plated with 24ct gold. Rest of the casing, including the antenna cover, touts the Balloon White paint, which you might spot on a Lamborghini Gallardo. To top the features, this is a 16GB version and has been updated to firmware 1.1.4 and unlocked for worldwide GSM use.

"The $1,477 price tag is not for everyone. Some of us would rather save the money for a 3G iPhone, despite how beautiful this one looks."

Via iphoneinvestigator / slipperybrick / ubergizmo

Buddhist Nokia N70

This first of its kind Buddhism mobile phone is a heavily customized Nokia N70 that is decorated with numerous Buddhist aesthetics that makes for the ultimate religious phone.

The phone features 24 K gold plating, a Buddha on the back and intricate carvings and religious symbols all over. It also has custom Buddhist wallpapers and prayer ringtones that carry on with the theme.

Via trendhunter