Posted in Cell Phone, Luxury, Mobile Phone, Technology on 25 October 2009
Signs of the recession lifting up have been a huge welcome, even in the luxury market. Well this moolah-related happening has given a reason to most brands to go real wild and creative on their theme-based luxe products. Take Mobiado for instance, this Canadian mobile phone maker has just created the the 350 Pioneer to join the space-themed luxury phone by Vertu.
We are told that 350 Pioneer has a body that’s been machined from none other than spacecraft aluminum with clear anodizing to achieve an exclusive and hard surface. Once this is done, the maker inlaid the frame with sapphire crystals as well as an infrared window made from a single piece of ruby crystal.
Posted in Art, Cell Phone, Concept, Designer, Display, Mobile Phone on 13 October 2009
Love it or hate, but you can’t ignore it. We mean brand Vertu that has a great liking for blinging up mobile phones for those seeking luxury and style. It’s agreed that some of the designs are over the top and so are their price tags. But the fact remains that Vertu has a very strong line of loyalists. And it is for them alone that the brand has released the new Constellation Ayxta.
Keeping true to the Vertu tradition as witnessed in the Ascent, Signature and the current Constellation version, the Ayxta too flaunts the finest craftsmanship ever seen. There is a leather trim too with a round the clock access to the company’s concierge service from any place in the world.
Posted in Cell Phone, Designer, Diamond, Mobile Phone on 1 September 2009
Imitation is the best form of flattery they say. But not always, is what we say. Take the Vertu Signature Boucheron phone for instance. This $310,000 worth limited edition piece has got itself a cheap rip-off. The out-of-reach phone has now been made available (and not in a good way) to all at a very low price of $700. After all, it isn’t the original piece that we all fell in love with instantly.
The duplicate Vertu Boucheron tries to impersonate the original in every possible way, of course minus the class and elegance characteristic to the handset. There are no real diamond or rubies but cheap stones that try to remain as close they can to the real play of colors.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Gadgets, Luxury on 8 August 2009
Mobile offer consumers various designs with a complicated melange of great features and luxury additions. Most users, though, find that the perfect phone has still not been made and this is what prompts them to take their favourite phones and pep them up with their own design.
The Vertu made a lot of bangs when it first hit the market and later reviews showed it to be a quite popular phone amongst consumers. This still didn’t stop designer Norihiko Inoue from blinging up the Vertu with his own ideas, eventually hitting upon a design that is sleekly futuristic and closer to perfection. The best thing about the phone is the criss-crossing layers over a hollow shelf, upon which are painted in red the numbers. The design gives the appearance that the Vertu has been taken over by some alien life form (bring to mind Spiderman 3).
Posted in Luxury on 31 July 2009
The Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre is being touted as the world’s toughest phone which is almost indestructible. It has a shell which has been engineered to perfection and is made of carbon fibre. There is no information about the specifications or features but being a Vertu phone, you could expect the standard camera, music player and other things like networking. It is intriguing because the phone comes at a time when there is a huge demand for luxury phones instead of durable phones. And it comes from the house of luxury cellphone makers!
In fact you can take a look at this picture here where the huge car is supported by 4 Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre. I would definitely buy it as I keep dropping my cellphone down all the time. There is no information about its price or availability but I am sure this phone is gonna be really hot in the coming few months. Read the full story »
Posted in Cell Phone, Mobile Phone, Technology on 21 July 2009
We know the moment when the entire world stands still for the mobile lovers, and the poor dears can do nothing but watch helplessly. If you haven’t guessed already, we are referring to the mobile phone slips that makes the gorgeous talk device we love so much crash to the floor and fall apart. And we had been quite surprised that no one really thought of addressing this little problem. So much for technology!
But we can stop complaining now because the Ascent Ti Carbon Fiber phone is here. Created by none other than Vertu, this is their newest luxury mobile phone range that have been finished with optimum carbon fibers and resin. The result? Well, the phone gets a uniform surface on both flat and curved parts.
Posted in Luxury on 26 June 2009
Franck Nuovo and Michelle Yeoh are designers with Vertu and recently they designed the Constellation Vivre. The Vivre is an elegant phone that not only looks stylish but also feminine. The Vivre has been inspired by the flowers of Malaysia and it brings the tropical flowers to the realms of technology.
The cellphones come in pink, fuchsia, and ocean blue. There will also be a limited edition Vivre that would come in black. The black Vivre would have white diamonds and strange floral motifs. The limited version of black costs 22,000 Euros and the others cost 5,300.
Posted in Cell Phone, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Mobile Phone on 7 June 2009
Vertu, Nokia’s deliciously luxurious division that shells out high-end mobile phones just got a new feather on its cap. The popular line Ascent Ti has got itself a new version with the Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel. An ancient steel forging technique has been used to get this rather new shape with an increased strength and hardness. We especially liked the hand etching on the phone.
For the uninitiated, the same technique is used to make Samurai swords and Indian Wootz swords. So you can be assured that the Ascent Ti Damascus is a sturdy one.
Posted in Cell Phone, Luxury on 23 February 2009
Phone companies will do just about anything to come up with a phone that become the top hit on the market. Usually, they restrain themselves to a smashing design and perhaps a few cool features. Now and then, though, you come upon upon a phone that is a testament to something even bigger.
The Vertu Nurburgring Racetrack mobile phone is an ode to the race track at Germany. The phone appears as racy as the racetrack that it commemorates with tyre-like designs at the sides and a slim and flashy finish. Only 1000 units of the phone was made and was sold out, or so we thought, until this phone appeared on eBay. The seller claims the phone is an original and has never been used, which is quite suspicious because nobody could have just bought the phone to place it in their drawer. The Nokia based phone is made from titanium and topped off with racing leather.
Posted in Designer, Mobile Phone on 26 December 2008
It was in the year 2006 that Vertu came up with its limited edition Signature Cobra handset collection. Come 2009 and the luxury mobile phone maker is again all set to woo us with the Signature Dragon collection. Don’t expect it to breathe fire but yes, you will definitely burn a hole in your pockets with this one.
Going by the design, we don’t see much innovation except that the signature design has dragon instead of a cobra and is done up in precious stones. If you want to see how this phone looks like face-to-face then make a trip to the Vertu store at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.
