The French company S.T. DuPont has decided to enter the mobile phone market by making a new handset in collaboration with South Korea’s third largest handset maker, Pantech. The Pantech Sky DuPont IM-U510LE is inspired by DuPont’s famous lighters. The luxurious phone features a 3-inch touchscreen display, a 2G-only connectivity, GPS, a 3MP camera, and gold-plated edges. The Pantech Sky DuPont IM-U510LE is priced at around $832, which is Pantech’s most expensive phone so far. Watch some videos after the jump to get more details. More
If you are a rich person who still have a huge collection of CD music, then you may want to check out the Grant Fidelity Impression II Reference Tube CD-1000 Player. Priced at a hefty $3,200, the CD player boasts a high-end Sanyo CD drive with the DA11VZ unit with Nikon high grade capacitors, a tube headphone amplifier, and a tube analog output. Measuring 17-inch x 14-inch x 7-inch and weighing 50-pounds, the system has a separated left and right channel with 2x BB PCM1794 D/A converting IC chip and a 10x OPA2604 / OPA 604 for converting and filtering. Additional features include a coaxial, an optical, an AES/EBU, and an EL84 headphone outputs. More
The Russian luxury cell phone manufacturer Gresso has recently announced the release of a new collection dubbed Gresso Grand Monaco. Inspired by the F1 racing, the Gresso Grand Monaco phones is made from “titanium superalloy” with a high-tech ceramic and carbon. Other materials include steel and hand-polished 42 K sapphire crystal. Available in “Metallic Ceramic Black Carbon” and “Metallic Ceramic Black Carbon”, the phone also boasts flat keypads and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, e-mail and “an outstanding menu design”. The Gresso Grand Monaco is priced at $2,100 a pop. You can purchase this luxurious handset via Gresso’s official website. [Gresso via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Here is a new acoustic masterpiece to satisfy your design and audio preferences. The Acoustic Preference from Slovenia has recently released Gracioso 2.0 speakers, which are crafted in high-quality wood of European and American walnut and are completely hand-made. Each speaker features 2-way/bass reflex system, a frequency response of 35 Hz – 20 kHz, a 6.5-inch woofer and a 28-mm silk dome tweeter. [Product Page]
Here is the Louis Vuitton Tambour Mysterieuse Calibre LV115 watch that is priced at a hefty $265,000. The timepiece boasts 115 hand-mounted parts, two unique floating hands, and the ability to run for eight days on a winding. These floating hands are actually two transparent sapphire disks supporting the hour and minute hands. Louis Vuitton also lets you customize this watch according to your personality. Just remember that you might hire an armed guard to accompany you when you wear this super expensive timepiece. [DVICE]
You must be a rich person if you can purchase the WoodSmart Racing Car Simulator that comes with an actual racing seat with a LCD TV for its display. Priced at a hefty $1,600 a pop, the car racing simulator is currently available in three models which works with the PS3 and Xbox 360, and will come in various color schemes. [WoodSmart]
French accessories company HOON has joined with audio company The Perfect Unison for a line of Python skin-covered headphones. The ear pieces are made of hand-varnished carbon fibers, meanwhile the cans are made of nine layers of birch wood, lined with goat skin, and finally covered in the Python skin for a luxurious audiophile experience. These luxurious headphones retail for 1,160.00 Euros or equal to $1,650. [Engadget]
VIV Audio Lab will launch the Evanui u omnidirectional speaker in Japan. This high-end speaker features a newly developed 5cm FDM driver technology (Floating Diaphragm Mechanism) and delivers a maximum output of 100watts with an impedance of 8 Ohms and 80Hz-30kHz frequencies. Measuring 23cm x 14cm x 15cm and weighing at 2.3kg, the speaker will be released on April 30, 2009 for 210,000 Yen ($2,135). [VIV Audio Lab]
Swarovski-studded gadgets are definitely for the rich who want to show their wealth or social status. While we don’t endorse this type of behavior, here’s another one of these luxurious gadgets, the Swarovski D:light watch. Available in two models, it comes with 171 shiny Swarovski crystals and Swiss quartz movements. The gold and stainless steel models are priced at $1,700 and $1,500, respectively. Yikes. [Gearlog]
The VEDIA Idunn A1 is an MP3 player that was designed by Polish jeweler Jaroslaw Westermark. This luxurious MP3 player features 18 carat gold, high-grade silver, and Baltic amber. Only 10 of these players are available for purchase. But, if you really want to purchase it, you will have to pre-order and wait for about two months. No word on pricing so far. [VEDIA via iPod and MP3 Players]
