{"id":11603,"date":"2010-05-16T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T00:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=11603"},"modified":"2010-05-16T17:01:52","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T01:01:52","slug":"luxury-comes-to-the-ipad-if-moneys-no-object","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/electrotech\/luxury-comes-to-the-ipad-if-moneys-no-object","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Comes to the iPad: If Money’s No Object"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you’re sitting on an extra pile of cash, and want to do your part to contribute to the rebound of the luxury market you’re in luck! While you lounge in your $3000 t-shirt<\/a>, you may cast an eye to your electronic toys and find they’re suddenly a bit plain.<\/p>\n If your gadget du jour is the Apple iPad, British company Stuart Hughes<\/a> has just the thing for you. $190,000 (\u00c2\u00a3129,995 actually – maybe you’ll get a break on the exchange rate) will make you the proud owner of 1 of only 10 solid gold, diamond encrusted iPads. {Consumerist<\/a>} The top of the line 3G 64GB version, of course. If that’s not expensive enough for you, just wait a little while. The company hasn’t announced plans for other versions, but the website shows a platinum and diamond iPhone, so it’s possible the more precious metal will make its way onto the iPad soon.<\/p>\n When the Apple iPad was launched in stores across the United States last month, users immediately had one concern \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the tablet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s exposed screen surface makes it very vulnerable to physical damage. {New York Times}<\/a> While the solid gold case may protect you from lowering your profile with gadgets made from ordinary metals, you’ll still need something to protect your flashy pad.<\/p>\n In light of this, a protection sleeve has become an absolute necessity to keep the iPad cushioned and intact. Indeed, this is so much so that a simple search on Google will lead you to hundreds of search results (considering that it’s been exactly a month since the iPad was released, this is pretty impressive).<\/p>\n