iPad’s UI? Priceless; An iPad with a Gold Back & 53 Diamonds ? $187,000

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Bryan Chaffin

7:22 PM, May. 17th ET, 2010

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A designer in England has put together a custom iPad designed for the person with more dollars than sense. For a mere one hundred and eighty seven thousand dollars, Stuart Hughes will turn a plain, drab, and let’s be frank, *ordinary* iPad into an iPad with a gold back and an Apple logo made out of diamonds.

Your new iPad’s back will be made of 22 carat gold, and it will have 53 diamonds in the Apple logo to let everyone know that you can’t put your new device down on most of the surfaces in your home.

If you’re interested in “The Solid Gold iPad SUPREME Edition,” you’d better hurry, however, as Mr. Hughes is limiting production to just 10 units.

Mr. Hughes also makes other designer versions of otherwise humdrum gadgets, including the iPhone 3GS SUPREME Rose ($2.79 million - hey, it’s got 97.5ct in diamonds and a platinum bezel!), a 55” diamond and gold TV ($1.47 million), and a diamond and gold PlayStation 3 ($289,321), and more.

Stuart Hughes’ Solid Gold iPad SUPREME Edition
(You know it’s shiny because of the lens flares!)

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8 Observer Comments

dhp

said on May 17th, 2010 at 7:51 PM:

For the person who has everything…except taste. Steve Jobs just threw up a little bit.

AKjohn said on May 17th, 2010 at 11:30 PM (Edited: 05/20/2010 8:04 PM):

Whadda ya mean no taste? This thing is AWESOME!

This is bling-on-BLING!

I hope they sell at least 1 or 2…

davidneale said on May 18th, 2010 at 3:24 AM:

Just a pity Stuart Hughes’s site is full of Flash! (Still, the iPad is pretty flash, too, so I suppose…)

fo said on May 18th, 2010 at 7:55 AM:

FWIW, Stuart Hughes is not the creator… he’s a fraud who is marketing the work of Computer Choppers as his own. So buy your diamond-encrusted gold iPad from the source!

CityGuide

said on May 18th, 2010 at 5:34 PM:

And when the battery finally winds down, you can still send it back to Apple and get a new iPad for $99 - although considerably lighter in weight and bling.

Scott Connard said on May 20th, 2010 at 8:44 AM:

Anybody know which iPad model this is? Is there a 3G version for $187,130?

Bryan Chaffin said on May 20th, 2010 at 11:20 AM:

MY apologies, Scott: It’s a 64GB 3G model being offered. You know, because that’s the real issue.

charles said on July 21st, 2010 at 8:29 AM:

new iPad’s back will be made of 22 carat gold, and it will have 53 diamonds in the Apple logo to let everyone know that you can’t put your new device down on most of the surfaces in your home…
Tiffany jewelry >

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