iPad encrusted with T-rex bone
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Nov 2 (IANS) An iPad worth five million pounds has been customised by a specialist designer with gold, diamonds and shavings of a Tyrannosaurus Rex bone.
Believed to be the world’s most expensive gadget, the device was created by a Briton, Stuart Hughes, Sky News reported.
The iPad 2 is encrusted with 12.5-carat diamonds. A total of 53 gems form the iconic Apple logo.
The back section consists of 24-carat gold, and the main front frame is made from a 75 million-year-old rock — Ammolite.
A part of a T-Rex thigh bone dating back 65 million years has been placed in the stone.
Hughes is renowned for creating luxury goods, including a 219,995-pound Macbook Air computer and a diamond and platinum iPhone costing 20,995 pounds.
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