Why not spend some money to protect your precious iPhone? These luxury iPhone cases are made from carbon fiber, Napa leather, mahogany, ostrich skin, alligator skin and even gold adorned with diamonds with prices range from $35 to $20,000 USD.

10. Griffin iPhone Courier Utility Case

We all know bicyclists are rough and tough, but they are also hip. That’s why they need an iPhone case made especially for them. Additionally, the straps on the jacket allow your iPhone to be secured to the shoulder strap of a messenger bag. The case itself can be detached from the jacket, allowing you to use your phone with ease. There’s even a hidden pocket for ID and other small objects while a larger pocket allows you to carry your sync cable and headphones. With it’s weather proof compression-molded EVA outer jacket, at $34.99 this is a bargain for anyone who wants to protect their iPhone while biking.

9. OtterBox Defender Series iPhone Case

The purpose of the aptly named Defender Series is to provide almost all of the phone’s functionality (the silence button is covered) while protecting the iPhone from the rigors of outdoor activity. The case features a hard plastic shell with a protective membrane that leaves the screen just as responsive as it is without any protection. There’s also a silicone skin that allows you to maintain your grip. Best of all, the case is weatherproof. It comes with a rugged holster and can be had for $49.95.

8. Sena MagnetFlipper Case

Sena, a well known manufacturer of PDA and smartphone cases, offers this European Napa leather case for iPhone users. Reinforced in the front and back, the case offers maximum protection at the expense of the iPhone’s trademark slimness. In addition, the front features extra padding so as not to damage the screen. The case features cutouts for the power button, headphone jack, SIM card, vibration and volume controls and the camera lens. It even features a pocket that can accommodate a credit card or two. The MagnetFlipper is so named because of the magnetic closing mechanism that allows it to be easily operated one-handed. It is available for $52.

7. Case-mate iPhone Carbon Fiber Leather Case/Holster Combo

Made of a rare leather used in high-end aftermarket cars covering an impact resistant molded shell, this is Case-mate’s finest iPhone case. In fact, it’s available only for a limited time. Once their supply is gone, that’s it. The case also comes with full face screen protection and a holster made of the same carbon fiber leather as the case itself. This costly case will set you back $69.99 and can be purchased in either red or black.

6. Belch Co. Case

Yes, you read that correctly. Belch Co. offers this state of the art, layered carbon fiber case for a mere $79.99. The case weighs in at 7g and is only 2mm thick. Will it protect your phone? Probably. After all, doesn’t Belch Co. sound like name you can trust?

5. Vaja i-Volution Top SP Holster

If you already think your iPhone is too big, and want to keep it slim, the Vaja i-Volution Top SP may be the case for you. The leather case protects your phone’s screen with a layer of ABS thermoplastic. With the flip-case opened, you have access to all of the iPhone’s features, including the headphone jack, SIM card and vibrate slider. The speakers and camera lens are also exposed. The i-Volution Top SP Holster starts at $80 and is available in a range of styles and colors.

4. Miniot iWood

Where can you find a sophisticated, almost antique appearance wrapped up with a name that would make any horny teenager—and many adults— snicker with very unsophisticated glee? Try the iWood case. With a $95 price tag, it’s… well… it’s iWood.

3. Orbino Strada

There are other iPhone cases out there made of the “finest” Italian leather, but what makes the Strada unique is its patented belt clip/pedestal. Not only is this belt clip removable, it’s also made of palladium metal and it can even be used to prop up your iPhone so you can watch videos at your desk. After all, you probably don’t have any other viewing apparatus there. The Strada also features a screen protector and connector access. Oh, it’s also hand-stitched. That automatically makes it at least twice as good. The Strada starts at $99, but you can pay more to get one made from one of a variety of gentle woodland creatures—from ostriches ($249) to crocodiles ($319).

2. Louis Vuitton iPhone cases

Louis Vuitton is now offering four different flavors of iPhone case: Monogram Canvas, Taiga Leather, Epi Leather and Alligator Skin. Everyone knows adding the LV logo to something makes it practically priceless. But these prices range from $225 for the Monogram Canvas case to $1120 for the Alligator Skin case. Unfortunately, these costly cases commit the cardinal sin of covering the phone’s screen.

1. Diamond iPhone Case

If you think buying a case worth fifty times the phone it carries makes perfect sense, then this is the case for you. At $20,000, it’s the most expensive iPhone case and, with its 42 VVS1 diamonds (3.5 carats), it’s the most bling for your buck. That’s only $5,714 per carat. Great deal, huh?

Nothing says luxury like lazing the hours away in a tub that costs more than a lot of houses. Those looking for such a tub, however, have a few more options than they used to. On the one hand, there’s the elegant, decorative tub that with its simple beauty. On the other hand, there’s the tub with features, gadgets and gizmos.

But which one is the most expensive tub in the world?

The Red Diamond bathtub (via bornrich.org)

The finest example of the latter is the Red Diamond bathtub from Water Games Technologies. Designed by Aldo Puglielli, the bright red tub is big enough for two people. That’s just the beginning of the tubs laundry list of features, however. It also includes a console framed in 18-karat gold—42 grams of 18-karat gold, to be exact—and Swarovski crystals. The console controls two waterproof HDTVs that remain hidden when not in use. Among the tub’s other features are a massage function, multicolored lighting, a hand-held shower unit, automatic disinfection and even a Swarovski-coated Champagne holder. At $47,200, however, the Red Diamond bathtub is not for the faint of wallet.

The Archeo Copper Bathtub

On the other end of the spectrum is Kallista’s Archeo Copper Bathtub. Made of solid copper, the tub is hand-crafted by the very people who refurbished Lady Liberty’s torch. Over five feet long and two-and-a-half feet wide, the tub is spacious enough to comfortably accommodate just about anyone. The fluted faucet and hand-held shower unit are designed with the same aesthetic quality as the rest of the tub, featuring a finely engraved starfish-on-seashell knob. The extravagantly made tub easily takes its place as the world’s most expensive bathtub with its $67,557 price tag—nearly $20,000 more than the Red Diamond!

BMW Street Carver

When BMW introduced their Street Carver in 2001, they proved that they could make skateboards with the same precision engineering as their automobiles. The Street Carver is heavier than most skateboards with its cast-aluminum truck assemblies, wood and fiberglass deck and 110mm wheels. The most notable features of the board, though, are the pendulum arms that work against each other to provide you with a much more stable ride. At $500, the Street Carver was also the world’s most expensive skateboard at the time.

Exkate X-24

Nowadays that title rightly belongs to the Exkate X-24. The evolution of this product began when Louis Finkle, an electronics enthusiast, spent five years creating an electric skateboard with a wireless remote that actually uses the rider’s own body to send signals to the board. Since then, Exkate has made a name for themselves with many permutations of the original electric skateboard.

The most impressive of these, of course, is the X-24. Not only is it capable of reaching twenty miles per hour in only four seconds, it can also accommodate a 275 pound rider. The battery charge lasts for roughly ten miles and can be charged around 400 times. The electronic skateboard can even break from twenty miles per hour in only thirty feet.

When it was available, the X-24 could be purchased for just under $1,000. While it’s currently out of stock, a newer model of the most expensive skateboard in the world will be available sometime this year.

If you were at CES 2008, you may have had the chance to win a Diamond Blackberry Curve Case. If you weren’t the lucky winner or if you weren’t even there, then you can still acquire one through Case-Mate’s website. Of course, if you go that route you’ll be paying top dollar for the world’s most expensive Blackberry case.

The forty-two vvs1 diamonds that went into the creation of this case weigh in at 3.5 carats and are set in 18-karat gold. The emblem on the back of the case is made of the same quality of gold. Even the carbon fiber leather, specially developed for the case, is gold. In fact, a total of fifteen grams of gold were used to make this expensive phone case. Of course, the case is as protective as it is luxurious—the plastic is impact resistant and the screen is entirely protected.

The number of Diamond Blackberry Curve Cases is so limited that it was originally reported that the one given away at CES was the only one. That may have been true at the time, but now the world’s most expensive Blackberry case can be purchased directly from Case-Mate for $20,000. We dare you to find a more expensive case than that.

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