February 22nd, 2009

Austrian designer and jeweler Peter Aloisson already has the crown of creating the world’s most expensive iPhone, the Kings Button, and this time he is back with lot more.
His latest concept and creation has been called “Phones and Stones” and “Apple and Stones”. These items are real luxury objects and are encrusted with Swarovski crystals.
The “Apple and Stones” collection includes the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G, the iPod nano 3rd gen and the iPod nano 4th gen. On the other hand, the “Phones and Stones” collection features the LG Prada, LG Prada II and the Nokia 8800 Arte.

December 26th, 2008

Nokia has announced yet another variation of its 8800 slider phone, the Gold Arte. This new entrant to Nokia’s Arte series of luxury phones comes decorated with 18-carat gold and white leather.
The tri-band GSM handset features a 2-inch OLED display with 240 x 320 pixels, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, 4GB of internal storage, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR support, and USB 2.0 connectivity.
Neither pricing nor release information has been released, but if Nokia’s last special edition 8800, the $1,649 Carbon Arte is any indication, it will be high.
August 21st, 2008
Nokia just announced a new addition to the Arte series, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte.
Until now, there was the original variant in black metal and the Sapphire Arte with a gem in the D-pad and genuine leather on the front and back.
The Carbon Arte, as its name implies, has panels of carbon fiber in its front and rear faces, along with titanium, stainless steel, and polished glass.
Internally, the new Carbon Arte is identical to the previous two models, and the only improvement is that the integrated memory is now 4GB instead of 1GB.
The new model will be available before the end of the quarter at a price of about EUR1100 ($1600). It remains a Europe-bound tri-band GSM, which means it won’t be fully usable in the States.

