Diamond-studded iPod shuffle to be auctioned in London

Yeah, there's a lot of good, civically-minded things you could do with your cash... but wouldn't it be more fun to blow it on a 1GB iPod? If you're dying to prove how little £20,000 (or around $40,000) means to you, here's your chance. A jeweler named Thomas Heyerdahl has created an 18 karat, diamond studded, white and pink gold iPod shuffle, meant to be auctioned at a charity in London. We've seen an almost identical version which appeared to be selling just for the heck of it -- at least this one seems to be going to good cause.

[Via Mobile Magazine]

[Shadowise @ Mar 15th 2008 3:34AM]

I would never pay money for anything made by Apple, let alone £20,000... but this is one of those rare items which actually looks better aftering being decked out with the bling.

Nice that it's going to charity anyways.

[sk8rpro @ Mar 15th 2008 3:55AM]

Well, I don't mind shuffling cash for a shuffle - I bought one for my mom for c'mas when they first came out.

But this, it's disgusting. As interesting I am in gadgets, when I see a bunch of crapgadgets posted on engadget, a diamond-studded shuffle which will get outdated next month seems so worthless.

[Tiptup300 @ Mar 15th 2008 2:05PM]

ZOMG, ipod, must blog!

[randy @ Mar 15th 2008 2:28PM]

I hate all this 23 kt gilded crap too, but to tell you the truth this one's actually not that bad.

[David @ Mar 15th 2008 3:50AM]

If it breaks and you send it in for repairs will they clean/wipe the surface and give you back in the original shell?

[darkroom @ Mar 15th 2008 4:04AM]

maybe the battery with blow up...

[James Ollier @ Mar 15th 2008 7:25AM]

This is Apple, not Microsoft...

[darkroom @ Mar 15th 2008 12:29PM]

apple stuff blows up and catches fire...

[CB17 @ Mar 15th 2008 3:51AM]

All that money blown on all those fancy stones and all they could use them on were the old style headphones? Cheap bastards...

[vdogg89 @ Mar 15th 2008 11:00AM]

lol exactly what I was thinking. If I'm paying $40,000 for a shuffle. I expect to at least have the new headphones, if nothing else have 2 gigs instead of 1

[asha @ Mar 15th 2008 1:19PM]

You'd think they could bling up a pair of Shure headphones or something and at least use a iPod that has a screen. I don't think I could stand having a shuffle.

[miko34 @ Mar 15th 2008 4:27AM]

Rich people ... stop making this crap. Feed the poor instead.

[phoshorly @ Mar 15th 2008 4:27AM]

Q. F. T.

[aka_gus @ Mar 15th 2008 6:50AM]

FYI- the £20 000 that it got auctioned off for is apparently for CHARITY.
jeez...

[m @ Mar 15th 2008 1:53PM]

i have to agree: rich people should be helping the poor without getting shiny presents in return. doing the right thing is its own reward. i'll even take a cynical swipe at the jeweler: you know this is good PR for him, right?

[Fez Hawkeye @ Mar 15th 2008 4:58AM]

In case you weren't afraid enough of losing it.

[ether @ Mar 15th 2008 5:15AM]

While I'm hardly supporting people to keep pumping out things like this, at least the gold and diamonds will keep their value even if the Shuffle is obsolete...that being said for once I'd like to see one of these jewelers not only mod the outside of it in 'bling' but spend some extra $$$ and mod the inside as well...I mean if it's being auctioned for around $40,000 dollars, why not spend a grand and throw up a custom shuffle with double the capacity with some super nice ear buds than what's sold by Apple? One of these jeweler guys has to have a computer geek nephew somewhere to help them out...

Hell..maybe I'll do it, anyone have some platinum lying around and want to do a charity auction? Brushed Platinum iPod Shuffle with twice the space and platinum ear buds...might even look nice.

[Matt @ Mar 15th 2008 5:46AM]

Wouldn't you rather a 32GB touch for 60 times less? Stupid rich people.

[Hung @ Mar 15th 2008 11:03AM]

This isn't rich people being frivolous with their money. This is rich people being frivolous with their money FOR A CHARITY AUCTION.

[ClaMs @ Mar 15th 2008 3:29PM]

The nerve!! Rich people buying stuff they want with money they have. Something must be done.

[eugene @ Mar 15th 2008 6:34AM]

you can add all the gold and diamonds you want, but those stock ipod headphones will still sound like crap.

[miko34 @ Mar 15th 2008 10:32PM]

sorry... my comment went under the wrong person for some reason. A bug, perhaps? Someone move my above comment up near my other one. Thanks.

[miko34 @ Mar 15th 2008 10:30PM]

Yeah... I know it's for charity. They say that in the article, but that still doesn't mean they should be making it. It's a publicity stunt. Are the profits 100% towards charity? Doubtful. Why not just give to charity? Is there a surplus of diamonds now?

[papafew @ Mar 15th 2008 8:25AM]

what a beautiful piece of shit. rich people are just killing our world.

[Jcyreus @ Mar 15th 2008 9:02AM]

I'll bet Sir Paul McCartney's ex Heather Mills will be there bidding for something stylish that she can jam out to her favorite bands from the 60's and 70's with in style.

[devin.lieberman @ Mar 15th 2008 10:28AM]

if only i could afford it :(

[stiltskin @ Mar 15th 2008 10:51AM]

Why is this on a shuffle? What rich person wants a shuffle?

[Blaktornado @ Mar 15th 2008 10:57AM]

I think I'd rather buy the (Product) RED iPod Shuffle instead. A portion of money spent on it goes to charity, it plays music and it's £19,968 cheaper.

[Steven @ Mar 15th 2008 12:48PM]

When I see articles mentioning stuff like this I think, "Oh my, what is this world coming to". When Paris Hilton types see this they think, "Finally... something I can spend my money on".

[Shadowfox952 @ Mar 15th 2008 4:11PM]

Paris Hilton can read?

[Steven @ Mar 15th 2008 5:00PM]

No, but I hear she is attracted to shiny things. Sorta like fish and fishing lures.

[asha @ Mar 15th 2008 1:20PM]

Honestly, if you have to be offered a ridiculous (let's be honest, a blinged out shuffle is pretty stupid) mp3 player to get you to donate money to charity, then you are a horribly selfish person who is buying it to make themselves look like a good person.
Also, if you have $40,000+ to drop on a blinged out iPod Shuffle, then you have too much money and should just hand over some of you money for some worthwhile charities.

[Blacknimbus @ Mar 15th 2008 1:58PM]

That's like putting perfume on a pig.

[Shadowfox952 @ Mar 15th 2008 4:10PM]

Nobody is going to donate $40,000 to charity for nothing.

[Shadowfox952 @ Mar 15th 2008 4:10PM]

I would like to revoke that last statement.

[underwhelmed @ Mar 15th 2008 10:57PM]

Lame NES mods, east-Asian fakes that will never make it to NA/Euro shores and blingy iPods. Engadget is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for content lately.

[YoMomma @ Mar 15th 2008 7:14PM]

when i get rich i will put diamond on my ipod touch.

[MissUniverse @ Mar 17th 2008 10:42AM]

I have been staring at that pic for the past 10 minutes.

It is exquisitely beautiful. The color is so-o gorgeous