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iPad 2 made from T-Rex fossils costs £5m

Extreme bling

We've seen hardware go so overboard with gem-encrusted bling, that it was difficult to imagine it getting any more expensive. Insert some dinosaur fossils though and - hey presto! - you can sell an iPad for £5,000,000.

The iPad 2 Gold History takes blingage to new extremes. Not only are these slabs covered in two kilos of 24 carat gold and 12.5 carat diamonds, but feature a bezel made from ancient rock and the crushed remains of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

iPad 2 Gold History

Having passed its 75 million birthday, Canadian Ammolite is the oldest stone in the world. Some 750g of the precious stuff was mixed with 57g of fossilised T-Rex leg to create the bezel.

Meanwhile, the rear features an Apple logo made from 52 individually-set gemstones and the front includes an 8.5 carat diamond surrounded by a further 12 small flawless ones.

Designer Stuart Hughes is well known for his luxury Apple products, already producing diamond-encrusted iPhones and heavy-duty golden MacBooks.

Just two iPad Gold History models will be produced and one has already been snapped up apparently, so if you fancy it, and have a spare five million pounds under the bed, then hurry up and take the last one. ®

I'm No Geologist...

...but 75 million years old is hardly the oldest stone on the planet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_rock#Oldest_terrestrial_material

Daft idea, fools & their money and all that.

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I'd buy it, but...

...I'm waiting for the iPad 3 version, with 100 million year-old rock, 2.1kg of gold, 58g of fossilised Spinosaur jawbone, and the Apple logo made from an angel's eyeball.

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Is this guy actually shipping any products or is he just a tasteless self-publicist? Most if not all of the shots on his ludicrous website look like comps, or shonky prototypes at best.

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Anonymous Coward

I'm no designer

I'm no designer but Stuart Hughes looks to be a bit of a nob end.

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... he's missing a trick by not branding these 'Stuart Hughes Information Technology.'

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