Saturday, August 21, 2010

Diamond / Gold iPhone 3GS Supreme

It is a Diamond / Gold "iPhone" which is encrusted with nearly 200 diamonds crusted Apple logo plus 271 grams of 22 carat solid gold case.



The front bezel houses 136 flawless diamonds totaling a massive 68 carats while the Apple logo on the back is made from a further 53 gems. The front navigation button is made from a single diamond of more than seven carats.



Designers took ten months to make the phone after it was commissioned by an anonymous Australian businessman. The phone comes in a special 7kg chest made from a single block of granite and Kashmir gold with a Nubuck leather lining.

The good news is that the this iPhone 3G is available as an unlocked phone that supports all the networks in world.

The phone comes loaded with specifications of the regular iPhone. Going back to the history of the iPhone 3G’s specifications, it sports a 320 x 480 display size and the very-popular touch screen.

This Gold phone has an installed memory of 16 GB so users can store a sizable amount of data on their phone. Its wireless capabilities include Blue-tooth, WLAN 802.11b, WLAN 802.11g. It has a built-in digital camera having a resolution of 2 Mega pixels for clear pictures. It also has an input method microphone. And finally it has a talk time of 10 Hours and standby time of 300 Hours.

After the striking details, here comes the weird yet wonderful segment – the price. The beautiful solid gold iPhone 3G is priced at just 1.92 Million Pounds.

Zeebo Console

Zeebo announced the launch of the Zeebo console, intended for emerging markets worldwide, specifically BRIC – Brazil, Russia, India, and China, which represents 800 million people.

“In 2000 Bill Gates introduced the original Microsoft Xbox at GDC,” said Mike Yuen. “We’re honored here to release what we believe will be the fourth big console.” Zeebo is based on Qualcomm mobile technology, from the graphics chipset to the 3G wireless network, and has positioned itself as a piracy-free alternative to the larger, more expensive consoles.

In Brazil, for instance, where the console is launching first, a PS3 costs the equivalent of US$1,100 new, and the Wii costs US$1,000, because neither console has officially launched there — the only alternative for those consoles is piracy.

The Zeebo is launching at the equivalent of $199 USD, with games costing in the range of $5 to $15. Games are download-only across a 3G wireless network, which can also be used as a connectivity point for laptops in those homes without internet.

Yuen compared the video game market to the Matterhorn, in that many have died trying to climb it. “Lots of companies have tried to conquer the big three, and died doing it. So, within Qualcomm we’ve been thinking about how we can do this differently, and with cellular technology.”