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Leica Gold MP – People’s Republic of China 60th Anniversary Edition

by Jay Garrett on January 25, 2010

Leica isn’t renowned for its flashy eye-catching colours.

Quality cameras, yes – garish colour schemes, no.

That seems to have all changed in honour of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

Just check out the 24 carat gold-plated snapper that’s limited to a run of 60.

Each of these golden wonders will be hallmarked with a year between 1949 and 2009, the Golden Camera is encased in red calfskin, bears an inscription of Mao Zedong’s favorite slogan, and sports a Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 lens.

You also get a nice wooden box to hide it under your bed in.

It’ll be sold exclusively in mainland China at an eye-watering cost of 199,900 Chinese Yuan (£18,099.94) a piece.

For the less flamboyant, Leica is also releasing limited editions of the M8.2 and D-Lux 4 models without the gold and other silliness.

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Get Money Off Your Gifts – Have a VERY Merry Christmas!

by Jay Garrett on December 8, 2009

Tony Hawk action imageI’ve just been pointed in the direction of Very.co.uk.

‘Very’ is a new online department store from Shop Direct and it’s offering Gadgety News readers a great discount of £10 off your first order of £40 or more when you open a credit account.

All you have to do to claim your discount is simply visit Very.co.uk and enter the code ZG334 when checking out.

This offer applies to any product on the Very site including all the latest games, electrical goods, iPods, laptops, DVDs, Blu-ray recorders, mobile phones and more, until 23rd December.

Plus, this week selected electricals at Very are HALF PRICE, so you’ll save even more on your Christmas shopping!

Why not use your voucher code to get £10 off the Tony Hawks ride (including board) available on PS3, Xbox or Nintendo Wii?

As you, the Gadgety faithful will already be aware; the revolutionary motion sensing skateboard controller allows players to physically control the action by performing movements and gestures that directly translate into amazing tricks in the game. That’ll tick one Christmas present off your list!

Go on – get some cash off at Christmas! :)

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Sony Steroescpic 3D Prototype Live in Tokyo – Video: No Glasses Required

October 22, 2009 Click to read more →
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The moment made famous by R2D2 slinging out a 3D image of a certain Princess is getting closer to reality.
This Sony prototype is now on show in the flesh in Tokyo.
Check out the vid below and you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised by the 96 by 128 pixel res – apparently when seeing it first-hand the [...]

Mr Jones The Average Day – A Routine Watch

August 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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Are you a slave to routine?
Does the phrase ‘just an average day’ resonate with you?
Perhaps you should ditch the hours and minutes of your week day and replace them with those general tasks of the day.
Ooooo…. it so happens that’s exactly what the Mr Jones The Average Day watch does!
If you check out the [...]

Windows 7 Preorders Are Good to Go!

July 15, 2009 Click to read more →
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Yessiree!!
Windows 7 pre-orders are available from midnight today (Wednesday 15th) with Microsoft dangling an extra carrot in the form of a massive discount on the new software.
Windows 7 doesn’t actually arrive until 22nd October, but PC users can stake their claim on a copy for:

£49.99 for Home Premium
£99.99 for Professional

That’s a fair chunk of discountage right [...]

Levitron Revolution – Hover and Rotate Your Collectables

June 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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This chunk of coolness was spotted at the New York Toy Fair and it is finally public on their website.
The Levitron Revolution features a small disk which levitates a few inches above the surface of an illuminated base.
You can place up to 4 ounces of non-ferrous whatever-you-want-to-hover and it will be suspened there sweetly rotating while the [...]

Borgeaud – The Pachang Fortune Telling Watch

March 25, 2009 Click to read more →
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It’s all very well having a cool Swiss watch (I prefer vintage Rados if you’re ever looking for a gift to add to my collection of around 15 ) but sometimes you need someone with vision to tell you if it’s wise to make a huge business decision or make a large investment.
I’m not [...]

Dell Special Art Edition – Mike Ming Design

August 20, 2008 Click to read more →

Dell is pandering to those funky urbanites out there with their Special Art Edition designs for its Studio 15 and Studio 17 laptops.

Dell has teamed up with artist Mike Ming and produced five designs aiming to bring new life into the boardroom or your home.
Design names include “Red Swirl”, “Seaweed”, “Sunburst”, “Bunch O Surfers” and “Sea Sky”.

The Special [...]