Sonoro's saucy Swarovski-covered elements stardust radio demands $2,500

"Sonoro" and "absurdly expensive" have always gone hand-in-hand, but even we're a bit taken aback by the sticker on this one. The company's latest example of extravagance is the elements stardust, an "exclusive" AM / FM / MP3 clock radio that's smothered from one end to the other in Swarovski crystals. This thing's not all looks, though -- it's got a LED-illuminated metal ring for quick-touch control of tuning and volume, a full-range speaker, and an integrated bass reflex tube. Too bad you'll have to sashay down to Saks Fifth Avenue with $2,500 and an evil grin in order to take one home.

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[maveric101 @ Oct 1st 2008 12:30PM]

i hope i'm not the only one who thinks covering gadgets in crystals is absolutely hideous.

[PJ @ Oct 1st 2008 12:43PM]

I second that, all this crap will crystal crap on it, is still crap. I don't care if the crystals sell for a lot, if I saw someone on the street with something covered in crystals, I'd think less of them...then I'd run them over.

[goomy @ Oct 1st 2008 1:39PM]

Im with you on that. Does actually anyone buy this kind of stuff, apart from celebrities?

[Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3? @ Oct 1st 2008 1:31PM]

Swarovski-covered Anal Beads coming soon...

[PJ @ Oct 1st 2008 4:21PM]

well now, those would just be hot!

[Hellaphunt @ Oct 1st 2008 12:37PM]

Erase your face with a crystal mace!

[BigD145 @ Oct 1st 2008 12:42PM]

Sh!t, that's five months of rent.

[Mikey @ Oct 1st 2008 12:44PM]

I could definitely find a better use of $2500...

and its kinda ugly...

[StalematE @ Oct 1st 2008 12:51PM]

i'd rather cover my gadgets with glue and throw glitter and sprinkles at it and save myself 2500 bucks... or i could just have things that aren't ugly as balls.

[ksat @ Oct 1st 2008 12:53PM]

Come on guys... Do we REALLY need a story to cover every gadget that has been Swarovski-fied?? This is getting old and tiresome.

[PJ @ Oct 1st 2008 1:10PM]

Yes, can't we just make a special swarovski.engadget.com

[Davidzu @ Oct 1st 2008 6:56PM]

Or put all of this type of articles in a section called "Bling Bling".

[)law( @ Oct 1st 2008 12:54PM]

Looks kinda like a fancy soap dish :-)

[Ryan Trevisol @ Oct 1st 2008 1:53PM]

Looks like a pencil sharpener to me.

[Big Bad Bun-gee Cord @ Oct 1st 2008 1:09PM]

AM and FM radio! Wow! I just ordered 3 of these.

[letstakeawalk @ Oct 1st 2008 1:51PM]

I've been looking for a blinged-out receiver for a while, but the lack of SW reception is a dealbreaker...

[webon @ Oct 1st 2008 1:12PM]

this one actually looks... dare i say not FUGLY... compared to the rest of 'em, still not gonna buyit

[KilgoreTrout @ Oct 1st 2008 2:08PM]

I'm sure that this kind of crapware is marketed only to see how many moneyed suckers can be found to buy one , get their names and then fleece them properly with some well thought out scam.

[IDstrength @ Oct 1st 2008 2:35PM]

the paris hilton mod won't fool me. As a designer, I'm sick of swarovski slapping diamonds and crap on any product/gadget and expect people to see it as unique or exclusive design!! its all marketing and the people that actually buy into it are brainwashed suckers