Live shots of the Black Diamond $300,000 smartphone
By Conrad Quilty-Harper 
posted Sep 12th 2006 10:55AM
posted Sep 12th 2006 10:55AM
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Paris Hilton's next phone!
For God's sake-- feed an African village or something. Start a scholarship fund. Donate money for research.
Its a nice phone, but I don't see why its worth making, even at 300k I don't think that hte manufatures could be making money... And just how did engadget get one of those? Is this going to be the next contest prize or something?
For her to use it, it needs to look good as well.
I don't understand the point of making a phone like this, there is no way (even at 300k) that the designers/producers of this phone are making money.
Also... Why does engadget have 20% of all phones produced?
Its good and has nice features but come on... if you want to be original you wont buy a phone that costs as much as a car....
not only good but make it more phallic and plate it in diamonds and paris will be using this as her personal "smart phone" with xtra strong vibe: on activation.
Artifical scarcity?!? Well, it works to keep the sheep believing diamonds are worth anything {which they are not}. This isn't 1955 anymore.
So the first 5 are $300,000. Just wait a few months until someone copies all the features and beauty in a $400 unit.
It's a freakin million dollar toothbrush for pete's sake!
This phone is not fleshy enough for Paris. This is the only overly expensive phone that i have some respect for at the moment.
for that much $ I want a damn good keyboard, and at least one blingin' diamond. and a house, too.
@ Ogive
I sure would like to know what you're driving.
That lucky insider needs to tame his nails.
This thing looks like a remote control for a TV I had back in '89....
I'll keep my $...
@ Miles_Teg
Maybe it's just a woman with man-ish hands. :D
"Its a nice phone, but I don't see why its worth making, even at 300k I don't think that hte manufatures could be making money..."
What about this phone is causing people to keep saying this?
I see some titanium trim (which is one of the cheapest metals available), and the article describes the rest of the phone as "plastic". It may have an actual diamond or two somewhere (though I don't see one), but what is causing it to cost $300,000 other than the artificial rarity? Why wouldn't the manufacturer be making money? I would be surprised if they're not making something like $298,500 a piece in profit.
$300k ... i owe nearly that in student loans (after interest is factored in) ... this phone made by Sallie Mae?
$300,000 / 10 years = $30,000 a year
You could hire an assistant for 10 years for that, and upgrade to the newest "model" with better features every few years.
think about it!
hahaha @Miles_Teg, he definitely needs to cut those nails!
Not making money!? They could sell the phone for $50 bucks and make a killing.
I'm going to invent a diamond and gold toliet that only runs on Evain water and the toliet paper is brand new $100 bills.
The robotic wiping arm is a $250k option
I think I know where to start looking for clients.
/rant on
This is simply MENTAL! (I was going to use 'preposterous' but am too angry to do so). $300K for a frickin phone?!? It's mental I say, absolutely mental.
I hope the 5 morons (if they exist) who will buy this phone will drop it or lose it.
C'Mon help some people with that money instead.
/rant off
Black Diamond - FREE with 200 year contract!
Lets see... Do I want to buy a house, or this stupid overpriced phone? Tough choice!
I completely agree with both Rick and Mike.
What on earth are the MORONS who make these phones and sell them for absurd prices thinking?!!!?
If you are wealthy and you spend this much money on a phone, you are the most pathetically irresponsible person on earth and an incredibly POOR steward of your money. Shame to anyone who even thinks of buying this.
Here's a recipe for $300,000:
1.) Take your 300K, spend $2000 and buy yourself the most incredibly feature rich PPC phone out there (along with accessories and software)...
2.) Then take the remaining $298,000, choose three or four people in need, and spend the money equally on each of them and help them completely evolve and alter their lives for the better: (payoff ALL of their bills; buy them a reliable brand new car; help them get into a better place to live and completely furnish the place with all new furniture; pay for a four-year education; pay for car, home, and health insurance coverage as well as rent and utilities for four years while they go to school full time to get a Bachelor's degree so they can focus and don't have to worry about money; pay for a whole new wardrobe, personal trainer, immediate health care and counseling (if they need it), and image consultant; give them some spending money for a computer, cell, food and whatever else they need) and mix well... Now THAT would change someone's life.
3.) Sit back and feel FANTASTIC about what you just did, keep them accountable, watch them evolve as the return on your investment.
Invest in people, not in this crud that fades. No one will think you're better for having a phone with technology that anyone can get ahold of simply because you have two little diamonds in it... they'll just think you're an idiot for wasting that much money on something so foolish.
Helping people... now there's a novel concept!
i think it's expensive b/c it's not mass product.
So the reviewer was not curious about what it looks like POWERED ON???? How about some action shots! I think this is a joke...
Maybe it's for people who fall into a bunch of money (à la Brewster's Millions) and have to spend all as quickly as possible.
I swear, when I seen the pic I thought "wow, old atari hardware". Also, that looks like a remote control for an RCA tv we had in the 80's.
i like this set but i am indian so price should not under me so this is a drem..........