The diamond-encrusted iPod nano
You know we won't rest until we see every gadget either
diamond-encrusted,
gold-plated, or both. Do you hear us? Never!
This iPod nano case sports 580 diamonds set in
white gold, and luckily the $12,495 price tag includes a 4GB nano in the bargain.
[Via Gadgette]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael Miller @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
At least the face won't get scratched now...
David T @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
that'll take care of the scratching, i hope!
Chris @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Well yeah, it does have a 10 on the Moh Hardness Scale.. unlike the normal iPod nano that I think has a -20 :P
Glad I got my 6GB Mini a couple days after the nano came out, that thing doesn't have a scratch on it and it's never been in a case.
Chuck @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
It will scratch everything else instead of being scratched by everything.
Blake F @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
what? no sapphire crystal for the screen? RIPOFF!
sisyphus @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Finally! An iPod nano that scratches something else for a change.
Michael Miller @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
At least the face won't get scratched now...
Stoneman @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
The Nano is *not* that thick. Fake....
Engadget gets owned again.
Nanobot @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Seriously, this bling bling i-pod shit is becoming so damn lame.
Nanobot @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Seriously, this bling bling i-pod shit is becoming so damn lame.
chris @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
goddamn is there really a market for these things? who the hell buys them?
Noga @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
sorry Stoneman, but i dont remember diamonds being paper-thin.
Silver @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
F'ing yeah! Now I just need to save up 12.5 grand.. And it's gonna be all mine!!!
vectorbug @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
What is with your facsination with diamond encrested gadgets, engadget?
Silver @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Vectorbug, diamond encrusted gadgets are just so.... umm.. 'newsworthy'?
Quentin @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
It is Engadget's duty to show has blinged-out tech gadgets and Hello Kitty stuff or no one else will!
Chir @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
I can imagine it now...
Buy our case and get a free iPod nano.
Whoa? How much does the case cost?
$12,495
William Watkins @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Just dont drop it. For the price of 1 diamond encrusted ipod nano you could get almost 50 4gig nanos, either way the thing plays music. ill keep the 12,245 and spend it on a life time of ipods
CaptainObvious @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Hey, at least it won't get scratched now.
Jonathan Wilson Jr. @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
can we have 1 more scratch joke please.
DjDATZ @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
yo...if i had 12grand 2 burn on a nano...i wudnt b in univ...i wudnt even need an mp3 player...i'd b drivin cars that wud b worth more than ppl have ever made in their lives. and my friends would b rollin in $400,000 cars. this is garbage...whoever has this much money 2 burn on a nano wont get it...they have better things 2 do with 12grand.
Bee @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Yo. I think you need to spend some more time in "univ."
Seeing that your spelling and grammar could use just a little bit of work. Good luck with that.
RohitK @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Okay. Here's another scratch joke:
Q: What gets scratched easier than an iPod Nano?
A: 2 iPod Nanos!!
:P
stabani @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Why use a black ipod nano? why not a white one??
Man i Have a hard enough time taking my w800i and ipod out of the streets, who has that much time and money for a diamond encrusted 12 grand ipod nano?
Appletanks @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
#9:
You realize that it's a case... right?
Dobber @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Yo! Whussup DjDunz in da PLACE! Dis naNo wud b pHat man. Wud get nuff respeK an ting wiv all dem hos cruZin out da yard. ChEk meh me sayin'. all dem honeyZ wud b crawlin ova ma hood. Iz gettin 1 now. Yuz all b jealouz ov da Dunz man. If u lucky I may buyz u 1 if uz a hot bitchz.
Nanoz 4 lyfe. yo!
Shane Todd @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Let's see, I could spend 12,500 on a new diamond encrusted iPod nano, or I could do something like this:
New iPod Nano: $250
New Honda Interceptor: $10500.
And I'd still have over $1000 to spend on the insurance policy for the Honda.
Gobber @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Thing is, no one with any style or sense would buy this thing (it's a case the Nano sits in, not diamonds attached to it). The Nano on its own has more style and class than this tacky bit of jewellery - no matter how much it costs (money isn't everything!).
The only people that would buy this are those that think gold shell suits and 'bling' are fashionable. Style is all about looking good without having to shine it up, less is more etc.
Anyone buying this should be laughed at and pitied, not adorned over.
Gobber @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Addtion: the fact they've put a black Nano in there for the product shot instead of a white one shows they haven't a clue.
Madonna! @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
This is just what I've been looking for! Thanks for this story. Engadget is da bomb!
http://madonnasthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/12/ipod-nano-scratches.html
Meltz @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Hey guys - i got a good one:
I bet it wont get scratched now!!!
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
-please
clark_kent @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
#9 got pwned.... muahhahahahhahahaha.... (read:LOSER)
mike @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
lol...revenge!...scratch everything
Blah @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
The easiest scratching MP3 player on the market being encrusted with the hardest gem known to man
bitter grandma beezly @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
i am disturbed that ipod nanos exist in the first place. in my days you were lucky if you could afford a phonograph! try carrying one of those around you lazy bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but what disturbs me more is that i don't understand the language our youth are speaking, e.g., DjDATZ (23) and Dobber (#28)!
DjDATZ, child what "univ" do you go to [i hope i am not an alumni there]?
David @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM
Definitely don't pull that thing out in the subway...