The $300,000 Cell Phone: Car Not Included
This spring, an industrial designer named Jaren Goh unveiled a concept design for a truly bleeding-edge, luxury smartphone. Because this device would so expensive, no one really expected him to find any customers. Surprisingly, though, a European company has put in an order for five of them.
These will go on sale early next year for $300,000 U.S.
Seriously, for three hundred grand, that ought to include at least one Porsche…and a handsfree kit. Though why you would ever want to stop touching the phone, I don’t know…
Hell, for that much money, the phone ought to double as a teleport device. Star Trek, anyone?
Read a wee bit more @ brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12333
And read a bit more @ gizmodo.com
Kicks out to Ryan for the tip…
This spring, an industrial designer named Jaren Goh unveiled a concept design for a truly bleeding-edge, luxury smartphone. Because this device would so expensive, no one really expected him to find any customers. Surprisingly, though, a European company has put in an order for five of them.




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