Crack open your dumb old phone, and you’ll find lots of circuits and no lack of precious metals. "In 100,000 cell phones, it’s estimated that there is 2.4 kilograms of gold, more than 900 kilograms of copper, 25 kilograms of silver, and more," according to Motherboard. Could a safer and and cheaper method of recovering that metal come by way of fungi?
Having found a gold lining to the West’s otherwise devastating drought
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Flappy Bird became a worldwide phenomenon – more so when its creator Dong Nguyen pulled it out of various app stores. While he’s still mulling it’s return, the flapster is still very much alive in the hearts and minds of people all across the globe (and on their phones.)
An unusual way of immortalizing the awesomeness of Flappy Bird is this three-dimensional figure of the titular character that’s crafted from solid gold.
The gold Flappy Bird was created by Vietnam-based goldsmithing company N3D, who explain that they are created it in order to “honor this world changing bird and demonstrate the craftsmanship of Vietnamese people.” Makes sense, since Dong is Vietnamese.
Farther down the listing, N3D add that proceeds from the sale of the bird will be used “to support people with difficult situation in Vietnam.” That’s pretty vague, but at least it sounds like they have some good intentions.
You can check out the auction listing for the solid gold Flappy Bird here.
[via C|NET]
Even after the gold fever died down, gold itself was in the air in San Francisco—as long as you knew where to look. That place would be in the San Francisco Mint. In a majestic granite and sandstone building downtown, bullion was turned into gold coins—as well as lots and lots of gold dust.
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The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! And even if it’s only the Winter Olympics, it’s still fun to see countries who know nothing about each other put on colorful spandex to beat each other up for medals. But did you know that the gold medal is actually made from silver? Or that the bronze medal is only valued at 4 bucks? Watch and learn some other Olympic facts in the video above.
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Have you heard of Hadoro before? If you have not, you might want to start checking them out – they happen to have their headquarters planted at the heart of the French jewelry industry in Paris. Hadoro’s team of craftsmen have managed to come up with a unique iPhone that has been produced using 125 grams of massive 18K gold. It has been specially designed and printed with 3D technology, and each of the final product is different from another since they are all finished by hand, although you can expect the same standard of excellence for all of them. In fact, Hadoro’s artisans claim to have invested over 200 hours of brushing, polishing and refining to the smallest details.
This would mean the iPhone 5s will now be a luxury object without sacrificing on its cutting edge technology, now how about that for some much needed bling in your inventory? It is a no-brainer then that this is a limited edition handset, where only 50 of these puppies will be produced. You will be able to pick up Hadoro’s massive gold iPhone 5s in yellow or red gold, with the starting asking price of 55,000 Euros. The first specimens, however, will be available in the Collette Store that is located in Paris, France.
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[ Hadoro Rolls Out First iPhone 5s In Gold copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
When it comes to cleanliness, trust only video games that have proven the test of time. Cleanse yourself with one of the greatest games of all time using this The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time gold plated cartridge soap bar.
It looks just like the vintage cartridge that you know and love, plus it comes with a lovely peppermint sandalwood fragrance oil scent. Zelda fans will want to lather up with this amazingly detailed soap bar. You can trick all of your friends into thinking that it is a real cartridge.
You know what they say: cleanliness is next to geekiness. So clean up your act for only $15(USD) from Digitalsoaps.
…or do wear it. I don’t know anymore. Ubisoft’s take on assassins morphed from a dude who was at least trying to be discreet to death-dealing mob lords and empire-building pirate captains. So a large ring marked with the Assassins’ symbol – why do they even have a symbol anyway? – made from genuine sterling silver or gold is just a grain of sand in Obvious Beach.
Order the ring from Paul Michael Design for $275 (USD). Then fly a red and white plane and drop a nuclear bomb on your next target, making sure to skywrite “WE WORK IN THE DARK TO SAVE THE LIGHT WE ARE ASSASSINS” as you make your escape. I’m sure no one will notice.
Here’s one of the latest offerings from one of our favorite geeky jewelers, Paul Michael Bierker. It’s a ring that looks just like Wonder Woman’s tiara. It has five custom cut rubies and can be made from sterling silver, gold, palladium or platinum alloy.
But don’t even think about using it as a tiny boomerang. The cheapest version of the ring costs $595 (USD); the most expensive version is a godlike $12,550. Fly your invisible browser to Paul’s Etsy shop to order the ring.
[via Fashionably Geek]
Gold is something that everyone looks out for and would not mind owning lots of in their lifetime, and for the Pharaohs of old, even in the afterlife. The thing about gold is, it is extremely rare and limited in quantity, which is what makes it all the more valuable. We have seen blinged out iPads in the past before, but none of them will be like the 24kt Gold iPad Air.
After all, this particular one will have been engraved, laser cut, polished, plated, clear coated, and comes with a CNC’ed black acrylic inlay. In a nutshell, it happens to be the most intricate iPad that has been ever created by the folks over at Computer Choppers. The asking price for the 24kt Gold iPad Air stands at $5,000 a pop, and they will be available in extremely limited quantities since only a handful of these puppies will be sold each year. Basically, the folks behind the 24kt Gold iPad Air claim that the amount of time and labor spent on making just one of these puppies are just plain ridiculous, being more of a test of skills and new equipment than anything else. Oh yeah, bragging rights also come in handy, that is for sure.
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