iPad Supreme Edition: worth its weight in smug

It's that time again, the time when excess ruins a perfectly functional device. You can thank Stuart and Katherine Hughes for creating this 22ct "solid gold" iPad Supreme Edition slathered in 53 gems. A cookie for the first person to wear this £129,995 (about $190k) monstrosity from an iPad Chain.

[PS28 Posted May 14th 2010 8:59AM]

Who needs wifi when all you'll be running on it is a clock app...

[ghostdog Posted May 14th 2010 9:04AM]

Now that's magical lol

[Hi there Posted May 14th 2010 10:14AM]

wow... what a waste of gold.

[Zorque Posted May 14th 2010 10:17AM]

More smug than a regular iPad owner?

[BobF4321 Posted May 14th 2010 10:19AM]

But will it blend?

[Robert Jordan Posted May 14th 2010 10:49AM]

iPad Supreme Edition: worth its weight in smug, fixed that.

[JoshUng Posted May 14th 2010 11:23AM]

I don't get this stupid rich fad of jewelry on tech. You take one thing (jewelry) who's value is partially based on the fact that it is timeless, and put it on something that is generally believed to be obsolete soon (well, "soon" in the grand scheme of things)

In a sense, they're complete opposites. And anybody who would spend $100K on a encrusted iPad probably will want the lastest version too, so what do they do in 1 or 2 years?

I usually don't care about frivolous spending for other people, but c'mon. The cost of this could feed 190K starving third world children for a month!

[LMcClure Posted May 14th 2010 2:51PM]

@JoshUng

It isn't as if the $190K spent on this disappears, it just is transferred to someone else, who can then use it as they wish (including feeding starving third world children).

The only ways I truly known of to waste money are either to destroy it (i.e., lighting cigars with $100 bills) or not use it (i.e., stuffing it in a mattress instead of putting it into a bank to be lent to others).

[arrgh Posted May 14th 2010 1:21PM]

Why would anyone want to make their iPad even heavier?

[brutek Posted May 14th 2010 1:22PM]

How do the gems degrade the WiFi signal as they are placed over the antenna?

[someToast Posted May 14th 2010 1:55PM]

"Smug." Thanks, South Park.

[John Doe Posted May 14th 2010 4:48PM]

Wow. If the term iFad ever had a legit use...this would be it.

[Maanco Posted May 14th 2010 6:00PM]

Finally!

[Facepalm Posted May 15th 2010 2:50AM]

All ridonkulous gold-plated fabulosity aside,
on the topic of the manufacturers, might want to take a gander at this:
http://computer-choppers.com/stuart_hughes_fraud.html

[B1986 Posted May 15th 2010 10:07AM]

What a disgusting show of wealth, and really rather tacky.

[BuzzMega Posted May 15th 2010 10:28PM]

Only weighs 32 pounds.