$1.2mn iPad comes clad in 300 carat diamonds

June 13th, 2011

Have enough cash to splurge but don’t know what to waste it on? Well, if you are a tech enthusiast and love gadgets, Apple’s diamond clad iPad from Camael Diamonds can be one option.

Camel Diamonds, London based company famous for expensive remakes of popular gadgets, has come up with diamond-encrusted iPad worth $1.2 million.

Customized iPad specifications
Touted as the world’s most expensive iPad, the tablet computer has been ornamented with 1 kilo of 18-carat gold and 300 carat worth of perfect diamonds.

“Our exclusive pieces are hand crafted by our own dedicated team of the finest traditional skilled artisans. Every stone is painstakingly incorporated into each customized product, ensuring you receive the ultimate in luxury.” — Camael

Further, black diamonds adorn Home button and Apple logo on the back. And if you don’t want diamonds, Camael will ornament it with other gems of your choice.

Other customized products
Apart from iPad, Camael’s exclusive ranges of exquisite handmade products include iPhones, Blackberrys, iPods, and car key fobs including Bentley, Ferrari, and Lamborghini.

Apart from diamonds and other precious stones, the devices can be customized with yellow gold, rose gold, and white gold.

For instance, the Camael’s iPhone 4 comes with over four ounces of solid yellow, rose, or white gold and is set with over 1000 VVS diamonds.

Likewise, the Blackberry Bold 9700 is customized with yellow, white, or rose gold plating on the rear of the phone. Further, the top, bottom, sides, and speaker are encrusted with 2130 VVS diamonds.

Quality assured
Wondering if the customized device will be a quality product? Rest assured, the company guarantees uniqueness, unrivaled quality, luxury, and style.

Camael Web site reads, “Our exclusive pieces are hand crafted by our own dedicated team of the finest traditional skilled artisans.

“Every stone is painstakingly incorporated into each customized product, ensuring you receive the ultimate in luxury.”

Further, the handcrafted product is individually inspected and certified by accredited UK Gemmological Office.

The company said that it has already received inquiries about customizing iPad.

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iPhone 4 to hit Indian store shelves on May 27

May 27th, 2011

After an year-long wait, Apple’s iPhone 4 smartphone will finally be available in India on Friday. India’s two top telecom operators Bharti airtel and Aircel announced Wednesday that they will be launching much-awaited iPhone 4 smartphone in India on Friday, May 27th.

Apple’s iPhone 4, the next-generation version of the popular smartphone, was rolled out way back in June in the United States followed by other countries around the world.

Apple iPhone 4 coming to India
Making its debut in the world’s fastest-growing mobile phone market, the iPhone 4- the fourth-generation variant of Apple’s smartphone, will be sold in Indian markets through mobile service providers Aircel and Airtel.

Popular for its high-speed internet and mobile software capabilities, the iPhones will be available in 16GB and 32GB models, with a price tag of 34,500 rupees ($763) and 40,900 rupees respectively.

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Apple usurps Google as world’s most valuable brand

May 10th, 2011

LONDON - Apple has overtaken Google as the world’s most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown.
The iPhone and iPad maker’s brand is now worth $153 billion, almost half Apple’s market capitalization, says the annual BrandZ study of the world’s top 100 brands.
Apple’s portfolio of coveted consumer goods propelled it past Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable technology company last year.
Peter Walshe, global brands director of Millward Brown, says Apple’s meticulous attention to detail, along with an increasing presence of its gadgets in corporate environments, have allowed it to behave differently from other consumer-electronics makers.
“Apple is breaking the rules in terms of its pricing model,” he told Reuters by telephone. “It’s doing what luxury brands do, where the higher price the brand is, the more it seems to underpin and reinforce the desire.”
“Obviously, it has to be allied to great products and a great experience, and Apple has nurtured that.”
Of the top 10 brands in Monday’s report, six were technology and telecoms companies: Google at number two, IBM at number three, Microsoft at number five, AT&T at number seven and China Mobile at number nine.
McDonald’s rose two places to number four, as fast food became the fastest-growing category, Coca-Cola slipped one place to number six, Marlboro was also down one to number eight, and General Electric was number 10.

Following is the list of top ten Most Valuable Global Brands:

1. Apple $153bn
2. Google $111bn
3. IBM $100bn
4. McDonald’s $81bn
5. Microsoft $78bn
6. Coca Cola $73bn
7. AT&T $70bn
8. Marlboro $67bn
9. China Mobile $57bn
10. GE $50bn

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Apple, Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Make Up 4 Of The Top 10 Most Admired Companies

April 18th, 2011

Every year, Fortune magazine (where I started out as a reporter) comes out with its list of the Most Admired Companies in the world. In truth, it doesn’t really change much from year to year. Apple, once again for the fourth year in a row, is No. 1, as it should be. The company single-handedly created an entirely new class of touch computing with the iPad last year, and is on it’s way to becoming the most valuable company in the world.

Google is No. 2 (although, confusingly, it’s overall score of 8.22 is higher than Apple’s 8.16—it turns out that those are their industry scores not their separate Top 50 scores, a spokesperson explains, even though they are labeled “overall scores”). And Amazon comes in at No. 7. Microsoft hangs on at No. 9. So four of the top 10 companies are from the technology industry. And IBM is No. 12. After that, the list becomes a mixed bag, and even a little questionable. Cisco, Intel, Netflix, eBay, Sony, and Oracle also made the list. Netflix totally deserves to be there and maybe Cisco, but the others just seem to grandfathered in. Where’s Yahoo?

Actually, before you put too much credence into this list, however, Goldman Sachs also made the list at No. 25. Yes, that Goldman Sachs, the one that turned out to be too big to jail for its culpability in the financial crisis and is spending $3.4 billion in legal fees just to defend itself this year alone.

Here are the Top 10 Most Admired companies according to Fortune:

1 Apple
2 Google
3 Berkshire Hathaway
4 Southwest Airlines
5 Procter & Gamble
6 Coca-Cola
7 Amazon.com
8 FedEx
9 Microsoft
10 McDonald’s

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All you wanted to know about iPad 2

March 3rd, 2011

The biggest surprise at Apple iPad 2 launch event was the fact that Steve Jobs was there to present it. Jobs walked out to a thunderous standing ovation and stated, “We’ve been working on this product for awhile, and I didn’t want to miss it.”

The $499 device is thinner than the iPhone 4, twice as fast as the last tablet, camera-equipped, and ships March 11 in the United States and March 25 in 26 more countries. The surprisingly fast roll-out highlights the fierce competition in the tablet market.

The iPad 2 is very much a video device. The resolution is the same, the price is the same and the battery life is the same. The new feature is a front and back facing camera which was not available on the original iPad.

Apple iPad 2 retains the screen size with 9.7-inch LED-backlit display and the company clearly rubbishes the possibility of any 7-inch tablet. It is said to be 33 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter compared to its iPad1.

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