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Legendary design house Versace announced today that they will be debuting a luxury cell phone this Spring.  ModeLabs group will partner Versace, handling the design aesthetics of the mobile. Though the price of the phone has not yet been released, reports claim that the Versace cell phone will be more expensive than the Christian Dior designer phone, which first sold in Spring 2008 for $5,000 (€3,500). A select audience will receive a sneak preview at the Paris haute couture show, whereas, the general public will have to wait until this May.

If you’re planning on making an impact on your new years trip to St Mortiz or Aspen be sure to check out Aston Martin’s new skis.  Made of composite material and carbon, Aston Martin skis are designed for total control and are best used in freestyle.  The skis come in a range of bond like colours including Quantum Silver and Frost White.

Jason Wu, 27-year-old world-renowned designer has joined with GIC and announced plans to develop a line of digital cameras. Wu has acquired his credibility from dressing leading ladies such as Michelle Obama, Drew Barrymore and Diane Kruger.

Jan Jaap Ruijssenaars has spent six years forming a platform for a future floating bed. The sleek black platform is designed with magnets both on the floor and into the base of the bed, which repel each other and allow the platform to float. The genius idea was inspired from the 1968 cult film “2001: Space Odyssey” and will hold a price tag of 1.54 million dollars.

Luxury phone maker Mobiado has unveiled the Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer Luxury Phone; a tribute to NASA’s Pioneer 10 spacecraft, the first spacecraft to travel through the Solar System’s asteroid belt. Only 37 of the Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer Luxury Phone will be made in honour of NASA’s Pioneer 10 spacecraft launched 37 years ago.

Each of the phones will have its limited edition number engraved on the right side and the Pioneer 10’s date of launch; March 3, 1972 engraved on the left side.

The Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer Luxury Phone is Mobiado’s second qwerty equipped handset, what makes it unique is its battery cover which is made out of materials from the Gibeon meteorite discovered in Namibia in 1836. The meteorite is believed to come from asteroid belts near Mars and Jupiter and made up of 90% iron, 8%nickel plus small traces of phosphorus and cobalt.

The battery cover of the Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer also features a variation of the Pioneer plaques placed on board the Pioneer 10 to provide information about the human race in case the spacecraft was intercepted by extraterrestrial beings.

The Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer supports quad-band GSM and 3.5G WCDMA/HSDPA networks; it also has a 2.36-inch 16 million color display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with video recording, a front camera, integrated GPS, QWERTY keyboard, 11MB internal memory, a micro SD card slot as well as support Wi-Fi.

British Airways yesterday launched a luxury, all-business class transatlantic service to fly twice daily from London City Airport to New York. It features 32 seats in specially configured Airbus A318 aircraft offering extensive comfort in flat beds. The latest communications technology also means that passengers will be able to send emails and texts and use the internet while aboard. Return fares will start at ($3056.60) £1,901 and marks an upward turn in the market for luxury travel with transatlantic all-business class flights from Stansted by Eos and MAXjet both ceasing after just a few months, while the Silverjet services from Luton to Newark in New Jersey and to Dubai stopped when the company went into administration last year. Hopefully BA will find the market to continue with their glamorous venture.

As the holiday season fast approaches, the launch of luxury holiday merchandise is well underway. Among the most elegant of gifts are Mumm’s ultra-limited edition collection of three champagne trunks. Especially for Christmas and New Year 2009, the unique ‘In Case Of…’ set features three travel trunks with tailor-made caskets for Brut Cordon Rouge and Vintage 1998 available in white, red and brown leather.

The chic “Mumm Cordon Rouge” in white features a crude bottle of Mumm Cordon Rouge and two flutes for champagne. The adorable “Mini Mumm Cordon Rouge Gross,” the smallest in the collection comes in a glamorous red and features four mini bottles of Cordon Rouge.

The most opulent of the range, the “Mumm Vintage 1998 Magnum” in brown, hides a Vintage 1998 together with four flutes. Brut Cordon Rouge and Cordon Rouge Brut Mini sell for $5,094 and Vintage 1998 Magnum sells for $5,675.

For the classiest of homeowners, where even the bathroom is required to show flair and elegance, Aliseo has designed bathroom accessories of the upmost in quality and luxury. The collection features bathroom appliances made with genuine Strass Swarovski Crystals and includes Aliseo’s revolutionary LED Cubik cosmetic mirror, hair dryer, towel rail, toilet roll holder, hook and towel ring. All sparkle with Swarovski Crytal and there is even available an innovatively designed futuristic mirror TV design ‘MaJico’ with integrated 6,4’’ LCD monitor. These deluxe items take your bathroom relaxation and entertainment to new heights of interior design.

The new Nokia Erdos, successor to the luxury 8800 was leaked on InsideLux TV today.  The video which highlights the sleek lines and chrome finishes portrays an evolvement in the previous design which made it the phone of choice for many luxury fanatics.  Codenamed “Erdos”, it is obvious that the now outdated 8800 will be replaced by it.

The phone operates on Symbian S60, and the stainless steel case consists of only one part.  It is this that makes the handset a design masterpiece.

The mains specs of Nokia Erdos include:

• 2.4 inch OLED display with 320 x 240 pixels and 16 million colors
• Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and dual-band WCDMA connectivity
• Wi-Fi
• A-GPS
• Stereo Bluetooth
• 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with autofocus, dual LED flash and video recording
• 8GB of internal memory
• 116.9 x 50.3 x 15 mm

Due to be officially launched in the Autumn, InsideLux TV can reveal the leaked video:

Jewelry crusted phones are very happening right now with new phones unveiled almost every week; so here’s this weeks’ new phone. This is a diamond encrusted iPhone presented by Jeac Boutique for auction on billionairexchange.com.
The 16GB memory iPhone is lined with 124 individual white diamonds totaling 3.7ct on all four edges. The specs of this luxury iPhone are the same as its regular version but this one will definitely get more attention. The phone also comes with free insurance and free worldwide delivery. The auction on billionairexchange.com ends on September 16th with bidding starting at $14,000; if you like bling then this one is definitely for you.