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The Solid Gold iPhone

Choire Sicha | July 26, 2010

"Someone would have fashioned Apple's iPhone 4 out of gold and diamonds sooner or later," notes Freshness mag. Correct! So the diamond version, by Stuart Hughes, is £12,995. His gold one is £21,995. The nice thing about having solid gold and diamond-encrusted iPhone cases is that when you flee your tottering regime of slaughter and despotism they can be scrapped or melted down into cash in some nice non-extraditing country.

Americans Suddenly Not So Sure They Need That iFart Application

Alex Balk | April 24, 2009

The folks at the Pew Research Center did a survey to find out how these challenging economic times are affecting consumer attitudes toward household appliances. Not surprisingly, the percentage of Americans who viewed their appliances as necessities rather than luxuries declined in almost every category (and the categories in which the numbers rose all represented relatively new technologies). It makes for interesting reading, particularly if you're of the opinion that we could probably all get by with a lot less shit in our living rooms. READ MORE

Mercedes-Benz Throws A Manhattan Fire Sale

Choire Sicha | April 22, 2009

Signs of the Recession:

The Mercedes-Benz showroom sent out a letter this week to customers advertising a "private, 3-day only offering of in-stock automobiles" on April 23 through 25th. Why the sudden fire sale? "To be perfectly frank, we are out of space," claims the letter. They are offering a $10,000 dollar discount on the S, CL and SL-classes of the 600 cars currently crowding both of their Manhattan showrooms. And 1.9% financing. And a free two-year maintenance plan. Also, just for coming in, they'll give you a $25 "gift card," usable for service or accessories. Rough times!