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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 DÃ¶ttling, Narcissus is nearly six feet tall and [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Cameras

January 28, 2010

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. The first cameras used the daguerreotype [...]

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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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Most Expensive Netbook

April 27, 2009

Netbooks, smaller and less powerful laptops meant to be used in conjunction with a host of web-based applications, entered the public consciousness with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Association’s goal of distributing the ultraportable computers throughout developing countries. Now netbooks like Asus’ Eee PC and Acer’s Aspire One are starting to overtake the laptop [...]

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Most Expensive Wii Game

March 18, 2009

September 9th, 2009 will see the release of The Beatles: Rock Band. The latest game in the Rock Band series of music video games, The Beatles will be a standalone game based on the band that started the British Invasion in 1964. It will also be the most expensive game on the Wii console—even without [...]

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Most Expensive USB Flash Drive

February 18, 2009

What could be more useful than a USB stick made of gold? Actually, don’t answer that. White Lake’s golden USB flash drive is, at least, sure to make an impression. Custom made with either fourteen- or eighteen-karat gold and maybe even some diamonds thrown into the mix, the most expensive USB drive is guaranteed to [...]

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Most Expensive Vibrator

January 26, 2009

Economic stimulus Vibrators and “marital aids” may be available at your local drugstore in this day and age, but you’re not likely to see this lascivious luxury item warming the shelf at CVS. The gold-plated Yva is, after all, the world’s most expensive vibrator. Made in Sweden by Lelo, the 18-karat gold-plated vibrator boasts a [...]

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Most Expensive Earbuds

January 7, 2009

The Sennheiser Orpheus may be a great pair of headphones for audiophiles, but what about those who prefer style over sound quality? Well, that’s what the world’s most expensive earbuds are for. Created by Thomas Heyerdahl of Heyerdahl Jewellery, the same person behind the iDiamond iPod, these blinged out buds aren’t just a one-off for [...]

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Most Expensive E-Book

January 5, 2009

Nothing drives home the fact that information is a commodity in this day and age like a survey of the world’s most expensive e-books. For example, one such book is an apparently untitled book available through DailyVariance.com which to improve its purchaser’s poker skills so much that it pays for its $1,850 price tag. In [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Cell Phone Plans

January 5, 2009

If you think your cell phone bill is high, try moving to New Zealand. According to a recent survey by the Kiwis’ Commerce Commission, New Zealanders are paying for some of the most expensive cell phone plans in the world. Due to a network duopoly between service providers Vodafone and Telecom, the typical New Zealander [...]

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Most Expensive Go-Kart

September 29, 2008

Are you a Ferrari enthusiast? Do you think your kid should get an early start on his or her own addiction to luxury sports cars? Well, you’re in luck. FAO Schwarz and Neiman Marcus had someone just like you in mind when they sold the most expensive go-kart in the world. This stunningly accurate replica [...]

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Most Expensive Paintball Guns

August 19, 2008

Paintball was originally inspired by Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game, a short story in which a Russian big-game hunter, bored with hunting animals, turns to hunting humans for sport. Since its inception in 1976, the game has exploded in popularity. Each year, over 10 million people play paintball in the US alone. It’s little [...]

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Most Expensive Audio Cables

July 16, 2008

For years, audiophiles have been dishing out dollar after dollar to attain the highest level of sonic perfection. Have they achieved it or have their efforts been a total waste? There are many who will argue one way or the other but, whatever the case, expensive speaker cables aren’t going away. Pear ANJOU Speaker Cables [...]

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Most Expensive Desktop Computer

July 12, 2008

A desktop computer can be an expensive investment, but most of that expense usually goes to the monitor and the gear inside the case. After all, an extraordinarily expensive case is still only $600 and nobody’s going to put a case like that over hardware that costs less than two or three times as much, [...]

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Most Expensive Luxury Home Entertainment Center

July 8, 2008

Would you settle for an enormous widescreen television and 7.1 surround sound system? What if you’re a sound engineer, producer and multimillionaire? Thus is the case with Jeremy Kipnis and the world’s most expensive home entertainment center. The audio portion of the system includes thirty-seven Snell and MuRata speakers attached to thirty-five Mark Levinson, McIntosh [...]

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Top 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps

World’s Most Expensive Two-Way Speaker System

World’s Most Expensive Speakers

World’s Most Expensive Video Game Consoles

Top 5 Luxury BlackBerry Cases

World’s Most Expensive BlackBerries

World’s Most Expensive Binoculars

Top Carbon Fiber iPhone Cases

Most Expensive iPod Accessory

Most Expensive Xbox 360

Most Expensive Airsoft Rifle

Most Expensive Netbook

Most Expensive Wii Game

Most Expensive USB Flash Drive

Most Expensive Vibrator

Most Expensive Earbuds

Most Expensive E-Book

World’s Most Expensive Cell Phone Plans

Most Expensive Go-Kart

Most Expensive Paintball Guns

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