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World’s Most Expensive Golf Carts

August 27, 2010

It shouldn’t be surprising that golfers, numbering doctors and other affluent individuals among their ranks, have some fairly expensive pieces of equipment available to them. From clubs to bags and even ball markers, there seems to be no end to the luxurious versions of standard golf equipment. Hummer H2 golf cart – $19,999 Based on [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Electric Violins

August 5, 2010

When you think of electric string instruments, the guitar is probably the first thing that comes to mind. To the electric rock string duo known as Fuse, however, it’s the electric violin that tops the charts. The act, now the face of C Music TV, is comprised of virtuoso musicians Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee. [...]

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World’s Most Expensive iPad Data Plans

August 3, 2010

A recent survey by Tableau Software has concluded that iPad users in the US are lucky enough to pay for the fifth most expensive iPad data plans in the world—“lucky” meaning, at $12.50 per gigabyte, we’re not paying the rates of the top four. Users in France pay the local telco, Orange, the most for [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Android Smartphone

July 16, 2010

Google’s Android mobile platform has made some waves since it was announced in 2007. As of May 2010, Android claimed 13% of the market share of smartphones in the US—over half of that claimed by the iOS platform run by Apple’s seemingly ubiquitous iPhone. One of the great advantages Android has over iOS is that [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Bathtubs

June 28, 2010

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. If you’re not happy with plain porcelain, you can purchase a tub made from fine materials or hi-tech gadgets. Water [...]

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World’s Most Expensive iPhones

June 12, 2010

While Apple’s iPhone is already something of a luxury device, there are clearly some who believe it just isn’t flashy enough. Luckily for them (and those of us who write about such things), luxury designers have created these—the most expensive iPhones in the world. Goldstriker iPhone 4G Diamond Edition – $19,460 Stuart Hughes of Goldstriker [...]

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Top 10 Luxury iPhone Cases

May 21, 2010

Why not spend some money to protect your precious iPhone? These luxury iPhone cases are made from carbon fiber, Tuscan leather, mahogany, ostrich skin, alligator skin and even gold embellished with diamonds and have prices ranging from $180 to over $100,000. 10. Ultra Case Luxury Edition Royal Crown – $179.99 The enormous, heart-shaped artificial crystal [...]

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Top Luxury Microwave Ovens

May 19, 2010

Whether outfitting the kitchen in their restaurant or the one in their home, a person with cash to spare certainly has a high-end option available to them. The ovens below may or may not be the most expensive microwaves in the world, but they’re certainly among the most expensive available. KitchenAid Architect Series II KBHS109SSS [...]

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World’s Most Expensive iPads

May 17, 2010

Once Apple’s premiere iPad tablet hit the shelves, it was only a matter of time before luxury gadgeteers got their hands on a few and set to work on creating the most expensive iPads in the world. Mervis Diamond Importers’ Diamond iPad – $19,999 Mervis Diamond Importers bills their offering as “the world’s first diamond [...]

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Top 4 Luxury iPad Cases

May 6, 2010

If you’ve been following technology news for the past year or so, you should know one thing—it’s all about the iPad. Now, before you go furiously commenting one way or the other about how awesome/awful the iPad is, take a look at some of the world’s most expensive iPad cases. Apple fanboys, just think about [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Apple MacBooks

April 12, 2010

Apple’s MacBook laptop computers may have gotten off to a rocky start in 2006, but that doesn’t mean things can’t get rockier still. Of course, we’re not talking about random shutdowns anymore. No, this time the rocks are diamonds and Swarovski crystals. PowerMax Maxbook pro – $6,499 or $7,999 In late 2007, PowerMax introduced us [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Televisions

March 15, 2010

Modern projection televisions, flat panel LCDs and plasma TVs have come a long way since the black and white tubes which were first introduced in the mid-20th century. The TV is the centerpiece of most living rooms and often the TV is the most expensive purchase for one’s home theater system. If you really want [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Personal Safe

February 25, 2010

Karl Lagerfeld, the German-born creative director for both Chanel and Fendi, is branching out. After all, you need somewhere to put all those handbags—somewhere like the most expensive personal safe in the world. A collaboration between the Kaiser, as Lagerfeld is sometimes called, and German safe designers Döttling, Narcissus is nearly six feet tall and [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Cameras

January 28, 2010

by Hunter Davis and Jeremy Harris When you hear the phrase “most expensive camera in the world,” you probably imagine a super high-tech digital camera—maybe one used by NASA to take pictures of Mars or the moon or some cool camera capable of going underwater to extreme depths. That couldn’t be further from the truth. [...]

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Top 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps

January 18, 2010

iPhone apps generate a lot of buzz in this Apple world of ours, whether they’re useful, entertaining, offensive or just plain expensive. Below is a list of the ten most expensive iPhone apps. Are they useful? In some cases, that’s debatable. After all, the most expensive iPhone app in the App Store’s brief history was [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Two-Way Speaker System

December 29, 2009

with help from Connor Willemsen Two-way speakers—speakers with only woofers and tweeters and no midrange drivers—don’t get a lot of love from the high-end audio industry. Once you’re spending big bucks on loudspeakers, it seems like you might as well go with three- or even four-way speakers. That hasn’t stopped Audio Note from releasing their [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Speakers

December 24, 2009

with help from Connor Willemsen Sometimes it seems like there’s no limit to the amount of money audiophiles will pay to have the ultimate audio experience. For those of you with bottomless pockets and seasoned ears, here are the most expensive speakers in the world. 7. ADAM Audio’s Olympic Sound System $325,000 Featuring sixty drives, [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Video Game Consoles

December 22, 2009

Before the Playstation 3 debuted in November of 2006, it was already generating bad press for its $600 price tag. It wasn’t the first expensive console—the Atari 2500 cost $330 when it was released in 1982, just under $740 in today’s currency, and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console cost $699.95 when it was launched in 1993. [...]

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Top 5 Luxury BlackBerry Cases

December 8, 2009

Blackberry smartphones come in a variety of models. Luckily, Blackberry users have even more options when choosing cases. Be careful when purchasing one, however, as not all cases will fit every BlackBerry model. Now, check out some of the most expensive BlackBerry cases in the world. RexRegina Winston Luxury Case in Black Lizard Embossed Leather [...]

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World’s Most Expensive BlackBerries

October 5, 2009

RIM’s BlackBerry has come a long way in the years since its introduction as a two-way pager in 1999. Known for its push e-mail feature, the BlackBerry series held a place among the elite smartphones before anyone had even heard of an iPhone. If that doesn’t scream “Cover it in diamonds,” well, I don’t know [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Binoculars

September 30, 2009

Whether you’re into bird watching, hunting or *cough* private surveillance, a pair of expensive binoculars can be a useful thing. That’s why Leica produces several lines of luxury binoculars, including the most expensive binoculars in the world. Leica’s Duovid 10+15×50 features a 50mm lens and can switch between 10x magnification and a 15x magnification comparable [...]

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Top Carbon Fiber iPhone Cases

September 11, 2009

Carbon fiber’s popularity in iPhone cases may be attributed to the material’s toughness and low density. After all, part of the appeal of the iPhone is that it’s so slim, so a lightweight protective material is all the more attractive. Check out these three luxury iPhone cases and you’ll see why they’re some of the [...]

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Most Expensive iPod Accessory

August 13, 2009

It’s larger than some living room furniture and over 170 lbs—not exactly a mobile device—but it may just be the world’s most expensive iPod accessory. Switzerland-based Geneva’s GenevaSound Home Theater system embodies the concepts for which Apple has become famous—utility and simplicity. Each GenevaSound system is completely housed in a lacquered wooden cabinet that not [...]

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Most Expensive Xbox 360

August 1, 2009

Want to own the most expensive Xbox 360 in the world? Replace the boring old faceplate with this one and you’ll have it. This unique faceplate was auctioned on eBay in 2005. Made of 999.9 ounces of solid 24k gold, the faceplate was cast with access to all the ports and receivers necessary to enjoy [...]

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Most Expensive Airsoft Rifle

May 6, 2009

Airsoft is a sport much like paintball with its military simulations, replicas of real firearms, etc. The only thing missing, of course, is the pain—airsoft players must rely on the honesty of their opponents. Given the level of seriousness with which the game is taken, it’s no surprise that players are willing to dole out [...]

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