Looking for a nice accessory to go with your 24-karat MacBook Pro? Got some money to burn? Why not get yourself one of these extravagant iPhones, adorned with hundreds of diamonds.

The creator of this mod, Amosu, is known for loading up mobile phones with precious gems and metals. The fancy schmancy iPhone is loaded with 420 diamonds (5.65 carats), and can be set in 18-karat white or yellow gold (where’s my platinum?)

Expect the phone to set you back over $40,000, so you’ll need to decide whether to get this or that new Lexus. Heck, why not do both?

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In light of Microsoft Vista’s tardy, ho-hum arrival–and its incomprehensible, off-strategy “Wow!” marketing campaign–let’s revisit, and hopefully debunk, a commonly held myth about Microsoft, namely, that the company has “bad” technology, but compensates with it’s “good/great” marketing.

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