At $49,500 on eBay, this Vertu Signature Yellow Gold Full Diamond phone “takes craftsmen a total of seven days to complete because they set over 700 diamonds by hand.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
They’re only producing 200 phones, which will be sold exclusively in select jewelry stores. Vertu’s Signature Diamond Collection consists of handsets made of 18 carat yellow gold.
[via eBay]
Blizzard has unveiled World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion in the series. This update adds two new races and raises the level cap to 85. Continue reading for the debut trailer.
The USB Hidden Flash Drive Watch from ThinkGeek is basically a wearable 8GB storage device that “has a plastic case covered by stainless steel mask with brushed silver finish and convex mineral glass with shiny raised index.”
The USB flash drive fits flush with the watch case – ready to hold your data safe and secure. You may even forget it’s there until you’re ready to use it.
[via ThinkGeek]
Vecna Robotics’ BEAR robot is more than just a novelty, as its “two arms can lift 500 pounds between them, [and is also] capable of dynamically balancing on unfoldable tracked ‘legs.'” Video after the break.
BEAR can lift so much thanks to its GINORMOUS hydraulic backpack, which is conspicuously absent from the animated robots in the video below.
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This homemade roller coaster — sent in by reader Mark — could quite possibly be the fastest one we’ve seen yet, and it even has banked turns to keep things safe at high speeds. Continue reading for the video.
James Dyson’s “Wrong Garden” fountain is an MS Escher-inspired installation that has water appaering “to flow uphill, cascading over the top of a series of four ramps.” Continue reading for a video of MS Escher’s “Waterfall” and one more picture.
Wrong Garden, as it’s called, actually took about 12 months to design and build, and the secret to how the illusion is accomplished.
[via OhGizmo]
Nokia has just unveiled the Booklet 3G, a 2.7-pound mini laptop that boasts an Intel Atom CPU, 10.1-inch HD display, Bluetooth, and a front-facing camera. Pricing and availability hvae not yet been announced. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Thanks to this leaked press shot, we get a first glimpse at the upcoming Nokia N900. This device will supposedly be a phone and MID (Mobile Internet Device) hybrid set for release on the T-Mobile network (US).
If we had to guess, Espoo fashioned it in preparation for its Nokia World event in Germany early next month where the N900 will presumably be announced into officialdom.
[via Engadget]
Amazon has the T-Mobile G1 (black) for just $97.77 shipped with service plan, originally priced at $399.99. The handset’s “high-quality screen slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, great for communicating with friends online or using the phone’s email, IM and mobile messaging capabilities.” Product page.
As another option for accessing the device, the T-Mobile G1 comes equipped with a convenient trackball for more precise, one-handed navigation.
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