Motorola’s Gold and Diamond Phone April 24, 2007
READ MORE Gadgets , Gizmodo UK , Mobile phones , Smartphones
It’s bling time and Motorola is the culprit, launching a Peter Aloisson-designed V3i phone, made from gold-clad stainless steel and encrusted with 855 tiny diamonds.
I know they’re tiny because the phone ‘only’ costs around £5,000. Which is nothing really considering Aloisson designed the Diamond Crypto Smartphone which cost around £650,000, so this is really slumming it for him.
Still, it’s brash and ugly enough to appeal to the bling set where money replaces taste but garners you lots of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ from hangers-on idiots and people that like to say things like ‘Oh My Gawd!! That’s like, just so, I mean it, utterly fabulous, y’know, and it goes so well with your ear-lobes”- or something.
Anyway there’s a cheapo version made from stainless steel – but also with the diamonds – for just £2,000. See a photo of it after the jump.
Or, if that boob-job, ass-lift, tummy-tuck, facial peel, colonic or botox shot cost more than expected, you can always go bargain basement with the £680 gold Nokia 8800 Sirocco.-Martin Lynch
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Medion Sat-Nav Meets Google Earth April 24, 2007
READ MORE Gadgets , Gizmodo UK , Motoring , Wireless
Medion has launched a sat-nav device with a difference. The GoPal S2310, following hot on the heels of the company’s uber-cheap UMPC announcement, can hook up with the Google Earth application.
You can use it to track and store your route and later, look back over the destinations you hit while on the road. The device sports a 2.8-inch colour TFT touch screen, is splash-proof and is Bluetooth-enabled for use with a phone as a hands-free car kit.
It comes pre-installed with a Points of Interest database and Western European mapping, with the option of flicking between 2D and 3D views. You can also use it as an MP3 player. Medion even throws in a pair of decent Sennheiser earphones to help you rock out on the road.
Due out next month but nothing yet on the price.-Martin Lynch
Commodore Is Back And Open For Business April 24, 2007
READ MORE Games , Gizmodo UK , Online , PC
Ever since Cebit we’ve known that the famous Commodore brand was being resurrected and now, it has.
The company, now called Commodore Gaming, that once ruled the prehistoric console days is back as a high-end PC brand, hoping to carve out a new name as a supplier of top shelf gaming rigs. The prices are a good indication of where the brand is aiming since they start at £1,759 for the ‘gx’ and rocket swiftly north to £2,899 [starting price] for the king of the hill, ‘xx’. Still, not bad considering the components and individuality.
Gamers will be able to do a lot of customisation online before flexing their plastic friend, including picking the internal and external paint-job, with anti-scratch coating, of which there are 100 to choose from. They are certainly different.
All PCs will come with a 2-year warranty. There will be a ‘g’ and a ‘gs’ range too but they’ll only be for sale in a series of stores the company plans to open next month in the UK, France, Benelux and Germany. Ambitious stuff, indeed, considering just how cut-throat the PC sector is. Best of luck, though.-Martin Lynch
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