Posted on 22 December 2007 by Mark Knowles
Amosu have launched the ultimate accessory for your Diamond Encrusted, twenty four thousand dollar Nokia N95 phone – A diamond encrusted, twelve-thousand dollar Motorola H12 Bluetooth headset.

You can buy 300 normal H12 headsets for that much money. Supplies are limited to only 100 units, so you will have to be quick. Although I wouldn’t have thought there were that many footballers wives, overpaid rap stars and slutty hotel owners daughters to need to make 100 of these.
The headset is available in a choice of white or yellow gold and comes encrusted with 184 diamonds. Either classic white or a choice of pink or black gems. Too late for Christmas, I’m afraid. There is a three-week wait.
Delivery within the UK costs a stunning $110. I assume this is hand delivered by a scantily-clad delivery boy/girl, depending on your personal preferences. When mine arrives, I’ll let you know.
Amosu’s website, which is available in English only at the moment is here. They have a range of insanely expensive, over-blinged phones, so if you are an emerging rap star with absolutely no taste, check them out. The 24K Gold iphone is actually not a bad deal at $2,000.
Posted on 14 December 2007 by Mark Knowles

No not those kind of sexy Koreans! It looks as though the sexiest Korean gadget this year is not about to make the trip across the water to the US. It’s a shame – Korean manufacturer Tomato have just released what has to be the sexiest data back up system on the market at the moment, the 60GIG Tomato D-18
The Tomato D-18 is a tiny (8mm thin) back up drive. It comes in five colors, includes it’s own little pouch and uses a Toshiba platter. Power comes from a USB bus.
For some reason unbeknownst to us, there are no plans to ship to the USA. If you fancy a trip to Korea, they are selling there for just over $100
I want one so bad, I may have to go get a few. Just let me know what colors you want and I’ll bring a few back. Myself, I like the black ones. As with all things UnObtanium, I have managed to get hold of some great photos to tease you with and Korean gadget site mpnavi have a great looking review here. I can’t understand a word of it, but they seem very exited. Any Korean speakers out there, please leave me a comment letting me know what they think.
Posted on 12 December 2007 by Mark Knowles

OQO has just announced its first ultra-mobile PC with built-in 3G cellular data. The OQO e2 is aimed specifically at the UK market and is a full Windows Vista-capable PC that includes a 3.6Mbit/s HSDPA modem, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The device will sell in the UK through Expansys at around £1290 ($2600) including Windows XP – about £170 more than a non-cellular version. It features a 5-inch 800 by 480 pixel WideVGA screen, a 1.6GHz low power VIA processor, and a full ASCII keyboard that slides out from under the screen.
The e2’s 3G modem will switch to UMTS or GPRS where HSDPA is not available. OQO’s CEO, Dennis Moore said that this version will not be sold in the United States. “3G wireless has spotty coverage in the US, but it’s great in Europe,” he said.
The OQO e2 will sell in the UK network-unlocked, and with or without a wireless contract, unlike the US, where the equivalent model features an EVDO data modem and is sold with a Verizon or Sprint connection.
“There’s so many carriers to certify with here in the UK,” he said. “In the US you need that relationship, but here we can be in the market without that.” It’s nice to see OQO are not attempting to lock the consumer into a carrier like Apple with their iPhone – which seems to be backfiring in Europe anyhow.
When the keyboard is closed, the e2 works as a tablet PC and includes a thumb-operated joystick. It has touch-sensitive horizontal and vertical scrollers in the screen frame, and can also be used with a pen although that needs to be an active stylus – the screen is not touch-sensitive. The non-cellular version has been available for some time now. Moore said that integrating the extra radio had presented challenges, especially in such a small format. “It’s combining all these radios and antennae that made it hard to do,” he added. “You can get simultaneous operation of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G, and next year there will be GPS too. I certainly look forward to that, and for now – no plans to ship to the USA, so read ‘em and weep. The makers website is here.
You can also buy it from amazon.com
Posted on 27 November 2007 by Mark Knowles
The latest addition to British bling-meister amosu’s ridiculously expensive, blinged-out gadget range is the diamond encrusted 18-carat-gold Nokia N95. Only 10 of these diamond Nokia N95’s will be made, each numbered, strangely enough, from 1-10.
Each phone is made to the customer’s requirement and is uniquely different either by the color of the diamonds or a choice of solid classic or white gold. This is truly an exclusive and impressive luxury phone “piece.”
It does make you wonder what the world is coming to when a phone is referred to as a “piece,” and we have a feeling these particular pieces are going to go out of date about as quickly as it takes Nokia to come out with a new flagship model phone, but no doubt the 10 lucky footballer’s wives who get these in their Christmas box will be more than happy to flaunt it at the local supermarket for a few months until then. “Is that LAST year’s Nokia, darling ?”
The technical specs for the most expensive Nokia N95 can be found here, and Flawless & Co, British retailer stocking them is here. For those of you not familiar with London’s various addresses, for New Bond Street, think Rodeo Drive with real English accents and snottier sales staff.
Posted on 17 November 2007 by Mark Knowles
The Venturi mini is a Bluetooth device that plugs into a car’s cigarette lighter ( for those politically incorrect cars that still come with a cigarette lighter.)
Once connected, the Mini serves as a Bluetooth hands-free phone connector and a music
streaming jukebox from the phone to a car stereo system. As Bluetooth is becoming standard issue on new smart phones, this little device could be the beginning of the end for paired accessories.
Using Euro-standard Radio Data System (RDS) transmission, the Mini also streams track information and caller ID information to the car stereo, so compatible units are able to display the information on the radio’s LCD screen. There’s also basic audio in/out jacks so you can make direct connections if your stereo’s set up for it.
The only problem I can see with this, is the fact that it requires the radio to be tuned to a specific frequency, so if you happen to be listening to a different radio station when a call comes in, you have to switch back to that frequency. Not a major disaster, and worth the trouble I think. Look out for these crossing to the US next year.
The manufacturer’s website is here.