Gadgets For The Richie Rich
By Nirmal Singh
Technology and gadgets are quite the centre of our universe nowadays. This is not an exaggerated statement. Think about functioning without your smartphone and internet for a day and feel yourself setting into a panic mode. I, for one am all for the wonderful things technology has done and continues to do for us. But there is a market with extremely high disposable incomes, let's call them the 1% and then there are companies catering to this market. The result is a number of gadgets that are ridiculously priced yet add little or no significant value to one's day to day functioning.
But that is not to say they're not coveted and/or amusing to know about. So here's a list of such gadgets. Some might leave you drooling and some shocked.
1. The Kohler Numi Toilet System: $6,400 ~ INR 3.5 LACS
The Numi features a touch-screen remote control. The Numi washes and dries its user. The most striking feature of the Numi is what you don't get: any visible levers or buttons. All the Numi controls are handled through a touch screen remote control which controls flushing, cleaning, drying, music, heating and other settings and preferences; combinations of preferences can be stored in user profiles for different family members.
2. MWE Emperor 200 PC WorkStation: $49,150 ~ INR 27 LACS
The MWE Emperor 200 is about the fanciest computer workstation you can buy these days. Hand built to your requirements, the Emperor 200 is the ultimate computer workstation with several exclusive features such as touch screen control center, air filtering system, light therapy, electric powered leather seat, up to 3 x 27" LED screens and breathtaking sound.
3. Megatrend MKIII Speakers: $80,000 ~ INR 44 LACS
These speakers form a speaker wall at seven feet tall and more than three feet wide. That's one half of the pair they come in. Each speaker comes in two pieces: the wall with 24 eight-inch woofers, and an accompanying ribbon-line speaker tower for the high end. With four separate pieces covering the lowest lows to the highest highs, the Megatrend MKIII is the best sound money can buy.
4. Aurumania Gold Bicycle: $104,744 ~ INR 57 LACS
24 carat gold plated bike with 600 crystallized Swarovski Elements, equipped with Brooks brown leather saddle, no questions asked 10 year guarantee and a worldwide delivery through the White Glove Service.
5. 103-inch Plasma Yalos Diamond TV: $130,000 ~ INR 70 LACS
Made by Keymat Industrie of Italy, this TV comes has 160 real diamonds studded on its panel, which collectively adds up to 20 carats. The TV was designed by Takahide Sano, a Japanese designer. This TV is available in sizes up to 46 inches and you would not be able to see any welds or screws in it!
6. Vertu Constellation Smartphone: $13,800 ~ INR 75 LACS
This luxury company's phone's price tag comes down to purely design. Made with specially chosen calf leather and a sapphire glass screen, this Android phone is as good as any other high end smartphone in the market. The high point of this phone is the concierge and security service that it comes with. Nothing less than AmEx Black!
7. Steinway Lyngdorf Model LS Concert Speakers: $250,000 ~ 1 CR 38 LACS
Danish company Steinway Lyngdorf, the high end company known for delivering high-performance digital 'perfect sound systems' launched these concert speakers. The LS stands for "line source," a type of speaker array used in large theatres and concert halls. Spectacular sound quality with a speaker that's over 8 feet tall and only 16 inches wide.
8. Harry Winston Opus 12 Watch: $260,000 ~ INR 1 CR 43 LACS
Made in white gold and leather, as Harry Winston brand itself states, in most watches the evolution of time is imperceptible. Opus 12, on the other hand, goes
into action in a remarkable way, its hands changing the guard every five minutes. At each
change of the hour, the movement executes a very elaborate drill exercise by the successive
rotation of the hands. Below the retrograde indication, a floating small seconds hand
graduated on a translucent ring passes above a power-reserve indicator.
9. Sony PlayStation 3 Supreme: $316,800 ~ INR 1 CR 75 LACS
This is the most expensive PS3 in the world made for the elite gamers. The whole main outer section has been made with 1,600 grams of solid 22ct gold. Both sides of the disc loading entrance have 58 individually set 0.50 ct diamonds which total 26ct. Available as a limited edition of only 3 to be made.
10. 18-Carat Gold Speakers: $4,700,000 ~ INR 25 CR 85 LACS
Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure loudspeakers feature two cabinets, each one alone weighing 50 kilos before the drive units and stand are added. Castings are made for Hart by a British foundry that specialises in casting fine art sculptures. Its unique curvaceous shape is simply the result of a set of calculations both acoustic and physical. Due to its peculiar shape, design and of course the materials, the sound quality is extremely refined and unequalled by any speaker ever made.
11. iPad Gold History Edition: $7,944,000 ~ INR 43 CR 69 LACS
The iPad 2 Gold History Edition has a back made of 24k gold (a total weight of 2,000 grams). The apple logo in the back is encrusted with 53 internally flawless diamonds totalling 12.5 carats. Its main front frame is made out of the oldest rock the world, Ammolite. Sections of a 65-million-year-old "T-REX" dinosaur's thigh bone was splintered and then shaved into the Ammolite. The frame is finished off with a single cut 8.5-carat flawless diamond inlaid in its own platinum surround with 12 outer flawless diamonds. Ah yes, this IS the most expensive iPad in the world!
But that is not to say they're not coveted and/or amusing to know about. So here's a list of such gadgets. Some might leave you drooling and some shocked.
1. The Kohler Numi Toilet System: $6,400 ~ INR 3.5 LACS
The Numi features a touch-screen remote control. The Numi washes and dries its user. The most striking feature of the Numi is what you don't get: any visible levers or buttons. All the Numi controls are handled through a touch screen remote control which controls flushing, cleaning, drying, music, heating and other settings and preferences; combinations of preferences can be stored in user profiles for different family members.
2. MWE Emperor 200 PC WorkStation: $49,150 ~ INR 27 LACS
The MWE Emperor 200 is about the fanciest computer workstation you can buy these days. Hand built to your requirements, the Emperor 200 is the ultimate computer workstation with several exclusive features such as touch screen control center, air filtering system, light therapy, electric powered leather seat, up to 3 x 27" LED screens and breathtaking sound.
3. Megatrend MKIII Speakers: $80,000 ~ INR 44 LACS
These speakers form a speaker wall at seven feet tall and more than three feet wide. That's one half of the pair they come in. Each speaker comes in two pieces: the wall with 24 eight-inch woofers, and an accompanying ribbon-line speaker tower for the high end. With four separate pieces covering the lowest lows to the highest highs, the Megatrend MKIII is the best sound money can buy.
4. Aurumania Gold Bicycle: $104,744 ~ INR 57 LACS
24 carat gold plated bike with 600 crystallized Swarovski Elements, equipped with Brooks brown leather saddle, no questions asked 10 year guarantee and a worldwide delivery through the White Glove Service.
5. 103-inch Plasma Yalos Diamond TV: $130,000 ~ INR 70 LACS
Made by Keymat Industrie of Italy, this TV comes has 160 real diamonds studded on its panel, which collectively adds up to 20 carats. The TV was designed by Takahide Sano, a Japanese designer. This TV is available in sizes up to 46 inches and you would not be able to see any welds or screws in it!
6. Vertu Constellation Smartphone: $13,800 ~ INR 75 LACS
This luxury company's phone's price tag comes down to purely design. Made with specially chosen calf leather and a sapphire glass screen, this Android phone is as good as any other high end smartphone in the market. The high point of this phone is the concierge and security service that it comes with. Nothing less than AmEx Black!
7. Steinway Lyngdorf Model LS Concert Speakers: $250,000 ~ 1 CR 38 LACS
Danish company Steinway Lyngdorf, the high end company known for delivering high-performance digital 'perfect sound systems' launched these concert speakers. The LS stands for "line source," a type of speaker array used in large theatres and concert halls. Spectacular sound quality with a speaker that's over 8 feet tall and only 16 inches wide.
8. Harry Winston Opus 12 Watch: $260,000 ~ INR 1 CR 43 LACS
Made in white gold and leather, as Harry Winston brand itself states, in most watches the evolution of time is imperceptible. Opus 12, on the other hand, goes
into action in a remarkable way, its hands changing the guard every five minutes. At each
change of the hour, the movement executes a very elaborate drill exercise by the successive
rotation of the hands. Below the retrograde indication, a floating small seconds hand
graduated on a translucent ring passes above a power-reserve indicator.
9. Sony PlayStation 3 Supreme: $316,800 ~ INR 1 CR 75 LACS
This is the most expensive PS3 in the world made for the elite gamers. The whole main outer section has been made with 1,600 grams of solid 22ct gold. Both sides of the disc loading entrance have 58 individually set 0.50 ct diamonds which total 26ct. Available as a limited edition of only 3 to be made.
10. 18-Carat Gold Speakers: $4,700,000 ~ INR 25 CR 85 LACS
Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure loudspeakers feature two cabinets, each one alone weighing 50 kilos before the drive units and stand are added. Castings are made for Hart by a British foundry that specialises in casting fine art sculptures. Its unique curvaceous shape is simply the result of a set of calculations both acoustic and physical. Due to its peculiar shape, design and of course the materials, the sound quality is extremely refined and unequalled by any speaker ever made.
11. iPad Gold History Edition: $7,944,000 ~ INR 43 CR 69 LACS
The iPad 2 Gold History Edition has a back made of 24k gold (a total weight of 2,000 grams). The apple logo in the back is encrusted with 53 internally flawless diamonds totalling 12.5 carats. Its main front frame is made out of the oldest rock the world, Ammolite. Sections of a 65-million-year-old "T-REX" dinosaur's thigh bone was splintered and then shaved into the Ammolite. The frame is finished off with a single cut 8.5-carat flawless diamond inlaid in its own platinum surround with 12 outer flawless diamonds. Ah yes, this IS the most expensive iPad in the world!
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