If you like wooden gadgets, then you might like the “Finest Woods” luxurious cell phone from Bellperre. The phone is made out of “the very finest authentic materials” including hand-crafted Walnut, Elm, Zebrano or Wenge woods. Each Bellperre’s handset can also be customized with hand-polished steel color (gold or platinum), 110 types of genuine exotic leathers (shark, lizard, alligator, buffalo, etc), and diamonds/gemstones.
Measuring 100mm x 44mm x 15.3mm and weights 120grams, the Bellperre’s ‘Finest Woods’ is a non-3G cell phone that supports connectivity over 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM bands and features a 2-inch Sapphire crystal scratch-resistant display screen, Bluetooth, and Microsoft Windows Mobile OS. There is no word on pricing at this time, but we are sure it won’t be cheap. More
TAG Heuer has collaborated with the famous Italian super sports car manufacturer Lamborghini to create the limited-edition MERIDIIST Automobili Lamborghini phone in order to pay tribute to the year Automobili Lamborghini was founded. Inspired by the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640’s V12 engine block, the phone is housed in black titanium carbide coated 316L stainless steel. Meanwhile, the back of the phone is engraved with its limited edition number and the keyboard is customized with Automobili Lamborghini’s trademark Taurus bull on the steel central button. In addition, the phone’s display is also made from 60.5 carats of scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. The phone comes with a rechargeable battery that provides up to seven hours of talk time or 28 days of standby time. The TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Automobili Lamborghini phone will be available in November at selected TAG Heuer and Lamborgini retailers. Only 1963 pieces of this finely-tuned device will be available worldwide. [Press Release]
A Canadian-based luxury mobile phone maker Mobiado has launched their latest luxurious phone which is dubbed as the 350 Pioneer. The phone’s casing is CNC machined from spacecraft aluminum and clear anodized to produce an exclusive hard surface. Its frame is also inlaid with sapphire crystal, while its infrared window is made from a solid piece of ruby crystal. In addition, the phone uses gold-plated stainless steel screws, which makes this handset more expensive. The Mobiado 350 Pioneer is available in a very limited quantity. There are just 37 units that are available for purchase. The Mobiado 350 Pioneer has a 3.2-megapixel camera, a 2.36-inch 16 million colors LCD display, an integrated GPS, Bluetooth and a micro USB connectivity. [BornRich]
Alexander Amosu comes back with his latest creation in the form of the Amosu BlackBerry that is crafted in solid 18 carat yellow gold and encrusted with 4,459 brilliant cut diamonds for a total of 28.43 carats. There will only be three of these diamond-encrusted BlackBerrys in the world. Each of them will retail for a hefty $200,366. [Bornrich]
The French company S.T. DuPont has joined with South Korea’s third largest handset maker, Pantech in order to release the Pantech Sky DuPont IM-U510LE. Inspired by DuPont’s famous lighters, this handset comes jam packed with 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 videos after the jump to get more details. More
The Gresso Grand Monaco phones has been introduced in Russia. The handset was inspired by the F1 racing. The Grand Monaco is made from “titanium superalloy” with a high-tech ceramic and carbon. Other materials include steel and hand-polished 42 K sapphire crystal. The phone comes with flat keypads and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, e-mail and “an outstanding menu design”. Available in “Metallic Ceramic Black Carbon” and “Metallic Ceramic Black Carbon”, the Gresso Grand Monaco is priced at $2,100 each and can be ordered via Gresso’s official website. [Gresso]
