Expensive Gizmos

World of Gizmos. Cars, Watches, Electronics, Camera, Apparel, Real State.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Most Expensive Speaker

Most Expensive Speaker
Now we're just getting ridiculous. Joining the "$1 million" club is these Grand Enigma speakers by Karma. The Enigma System was a custom project designed and build by O.L.S. in a huge cellar in Belgium and has become a statement in the high-end world. Seeing as how there's only the one set, it really doesn't matter what the features are (it's not like you could get your own), but I'm still really curious! Only thing that matters is some homeowner from Belgium has chosen to spunk $1,000,000.00 on his audio system. Just what does a set of speakers have to do to be worth that much? They look huge, but other than that I'm skeptical (I don't see any diamond accents...) and it seems feature specifics are hard to come by. I've tried very hard to get its specifications but failed.

Excerpts from Luxist and ofcourse Kharma.com

Labels:

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Most Expensive Perfume

Most Expensive Perfume
With a price tag of $215,00 for 16.9 0z " Clive Christian's Imperial Majesty " is the most expensive perfume in the world. Imperial Majesty is a limited edition of a Clive Christian signature scent. Sold simply as No. 1, the fragrance is priced at $2,150 an ounce. But the reason Imperial Majesty costs so much is that Christian, a British designer-turned-perfumer, poured 16.9 ounces of No. 1 into a Baccarat crystal bottle, stuck a five-carat diamond into the 18-carat gold collar. Of the five bottles released for sale (the others were kept for Christian's archives), three have sold. You better hurry coz only 2 left.

Clive Christian's Imperial Majesty: $215,000 (16.90z)
Australian dollar: $285,000
Canadian dollar: $245,846
Euro: €177,727
Pound: £115,000
Rupee: Rs9,496,550

Only ten of these collectors' edition bottles were made: they're Baccarat crystal with a solid, 18-carat gold collar with a five-carat, brilliant cut, white diamond. The bottle is filled with nearly 17 ounces of No. 1, Clive Christian's signature scent, which has been widely marketed as the world's most expensive perfume.

Source: Forbes and Clive.com.

Labels:

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Most Expensive Film

This film's budget is officially $258 million, which makes it one of the most expensive films ever made in nominal U.S. dollars. And the award goes to Spiderman III. Despite the official claim industry insiders claim that Sony spent $350 million or more on production alone. With marketing and promotion factored in, the total price tag will approach half a billion dollars—positioning Spider-Man 3 as the most expensive movie of all time. (Cleopatra, the 1963 epic that has long held the title of priciest picture, had an inflation-adjusted budget of $290 million. Cleopatra was made with a official budget of $44 million in 1963)

Spider-Man-3
SpiderMan III has grossed $890,449,338 and counting... (not a bad investment) and this figure makes it 12th in the list of highest grossing films of all time, as well.

Labels:

Friday, September 14, 2007

The worlds most expensive iPod

The worlds most expensive iPodNow that's what i call a I-Pod. This is the most expensive i-pod till date. Made by Heyerdahl Juvelèr / Norway and they say "to show our customers that we where able to combine solid handcrafting with modern technology."

The worlds most expensive iPod
The world’s most expensive MP3 player and earplugs made of solid 18 karat white and pink gold. Hand set with 430 diamonds. Total of 4,30 carat. Price RSP = US$ 41.000, - / € 31.000

Specifications:

Number of production: 1 pcs. / Special edition / Not for commercial sale.
Produced for Heyerdahl by: Diaro Digital Design - Robert de Brueijs / The Netherlands / www.diaro.nl
3D production: CAD / CAM 3D design / Rhinoceros
Wax model made by: Solidcape T66Bt2 Wax printer.
Casting method: Vacumcasting
Diamond setting: Handcrafted micro Pavè setting.
Details engraved: Laser engraved details

Source: Heyerdahl.no

Labels:

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Most Expensive Motorcycle

Dodge Tomahawk is the most expensive motorcycle in the world. It can cost upto $555.000 each.


The Dodge Tomahawk is a concept motorcycle produced by Dodge. Featuring the 500 hp 8.3 L V10 engine from the Dodge Viper. The motorcycle has two front wheels and two rear wheels to aid in turning and stability at highest rate of speed. While the Tomahawk is not street legal, it could, theoretically, be ridden. Chrysler sold nine replicas through Neiman Marcus (Neiman Marcus is an upscale, specialty retail department store, operated by the Neiman Marcus Group in the United States), for up to $555,000 each.



The motorcycles cannot be legally driven on public roads. A Chrysler spokesman told Reuters they were meant as rolling sculptures - but they can probably still be driven on private roads. The Dodge Tomahawk can reach 60 miles an hour in about 2.5 seconds, and has a theoretical top speed of nearly 400 mph. Each pair of wheels is separated by a few inches and each wheel has an independent suspension. Bernhard said four wheels were necessary to handle the power from the engine.

Labels:

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

5 Most Expensive cellphones

This is THE Most Expensive Cell Phone in the history of mankind. It was exhibited at the three-day Millionaire’s Fair in Cannes, France to certify the sale of the Most Expensive Cell Phone in the world. Also nicknamed ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique which was bought by a Russian businessman for his wife for 1 million Euros ($1.3 million)!

Diamond Crypto Smartphone - $1.3 million

Looks like even the most expensive cellphone has its own competitors in the form of the Diamond Crypto Smartphone. Designed by Peter Aloisson, a renowned luxury accessories maker, this phone sports a price tag that is double that of a Ferarri Enzo - a cool $1.3 million. The justification behind the high price lies in the cover that comes in white and pink gold and embedded with 50 diamonds, where 10 of them are blue in color. Encryption technology is also included for an added layer of security to provide information to the relevant authorities in case of kidnapping, blackmail, or even financial racketeering.

Bucheron for Vertu Cobra - $ 310,000

Work at Goldman Sachs and/or Morgan Stanley and have a couple extra hundred thousand/million dollars to spend? Then feast your eyes on the Vertu Signature Cobra. For a cool $310,000 you can purchase... a cellphone? Sure, the phone is decked out with precious gemstones (one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond two emerald eyes and 439 rubies

Sony Ericsson Black Diamond - $ 300,000

Singaporean industrial designer Jaren Goh's mocked up an extremely stylish concept for a Sony Ericsson cameraphone he's calling Black Diamond. The polycarbonate mirror finish skin, metal detailing and form factor are all rather sleek, but the coolest feature has got to be the OLED borderless screen. Very sexy! Unlike the other phones in this list, this cellular phone is actually a power-packed phone that comes equipped with 400Mhz Intel Xscale CPU, 4-MP digital camera, touch screen feature, SIP technology for VOIP, 2.0″ 256K TFT screen and IEEE 802.11g WiFi support. (Source - Gizmodo.com)

Vertu Diamond - $ 88,000

All platinum with encrusted diamonds, limited edition, only 200 were made. As the other Vertu phones, give access to the special concierge service. (source - Scribd.com)

Note: List inspired from Scribd.com with fresh inputs from several sites like Gizmodo.com etc.

Labels: ,