Foldable phones aren’t cheap. But the Vertu Ayxta Fold 5G is one of the priciest to date. The smartphone has a 7.8 inch AMOLED display when unfolded, or 5.5 inch and 5.4 inch front and rear screens when folded down the middle. It’s also positioned as a luxury phone with a luxury price tag: it’s […]
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Caviar will sell you an iPhone 12 Pro with the camera removed (for $5000 and up)
One of the key selling points for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphones are their top notch camera systems. But some folks don’t want a camera on their smartphones. If you value privacy and/or have the sort of job where you regularly go places where cameras are not permitted, you might be stuck […]
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Lilbits: Would you pay $4,000 for this phone?
Smartphone prices have crept up over the past few years, so it’s not unusual to see phones that sell for $1,000 and up. Some models with features like foldable displays may even cost twice as much. But you usually get some pretty stellar features for phones in that price range. And then there’s the luxury […]
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7 Comments on Caviar Cyberphone is an expensive iPhone 11 Pro modified with a Tesla Cybertruck-inspired design
Caviar Cyberphone is an expensive iPhone 11 Pro modified with a Tesla Cybertruck-inspired design
7 Comments on Caviar Cyberphone is an expensive iPhone 11 Pro modified with a Tesla Cybertruck-inspired designRussian luxury device and accessory maker Caviar has a habit of offering ostentatious products. But the new Caviar Cyberphone takes things to a new level — and a rather odd one at that. Here’s the idea: Take the guts of an iPhone 11 and replace the body with a new case with an angular design […]
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Vertu Aster P is a gaudy phone priced at $5,000 and up
It’s been more than a year since luxury phone brand Vertu went out of business. But it looks like brand is back from the dead… and so are its expensive smartphones. The first new phone from the revived company is called the Vertu Aster P and it’s a phone with upper mid-range specs… but premium […]
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Oppo Find X will also come in a Lamborghini edition model
The Oppo Find X is already a distinctive phone, with nearly bezel-free design and a slide-out camera system that houses a 25MP front-facing camera with 3D face scanning support and a rear dual camera system. But if that’s not special enough for you, Oppo has announced there’s also going to be a special edition model. […]
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Why would you put a touchscreen display on headphones?
Wireless headphones have a lot of things going for them. There are no cords to get tangled up. And they can work with phones that may lack an audio jack, for instance. But most wireless headphones do still need to be paired with a phone, laptop, or other gadget via Bluetooth. The upcoming Debussy smart […]
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Lamborghini Alpha One is a $2450 smartphone
Now that Vertu is out of business, there’s a hole in the market for luxury smartphones… or maybe there’s no market for luxury smartphones, which is why Vertu had to close up shop. I guess we’re going to find out — because companies are still cranking out luxury phones to see if anyone will buy […]
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Vertu is auctioning off its luxury phones (but they’re still pretty pricey)
Luxyr phone maker Vertu pretty much closed up shop last month, shutting down its manufacturing facility in the UK. Now the company is auctioning off some of the remaining inventory, which means you can get a phone that’s just overpriced instead of wildly overpriced. Items up for auction include gold-plated phones, BlackBerry clones, and several […]
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You can buy this 18-carat gold mini PC… for $1 million
Swiss company Prime Computer offers a line of small, fanless desktop computers that are basically modified versions of Intel’s NUC mini PCs. Priced at 1,099 Swiss Franks ($1135) and up, they’re not exactly cheap. But now the company is offering something really special (and expensive): a computer covered in 18-carat gold. It’s a limited-edition model […]