The green pigment in an emerald, recognized as the color of beauty and of constant love for centuries, is now ready to adorn your iPhone. Since its launch, the iPhone has been the prime target of haute couture brands as they grab it to adorn with precious stones to bring that wow factor. It’s now picked up by Continental Mobiles which has already being impressing the elite with rubies and diamonds decked iPhones, to give it the Green touch. No, the issue has no link with the environment (hope it stays green forever!) but Emeralds! The premier online boutique for luxury goods, Continental Mobiles, has unveiled the world’s first iPhone set in emeralds and VS1 quality diamonds.

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iPhone, the unprecedented device by Apple, is being launched with another exclusivity factor. Continental Mobiles, well known for its range of luxurious cell phones, has pimped the 3G, 16GB white luxury i-Phone with Pigeon Blood Red rubies and white diamonds. Exclusively and intricately handcrafted, this piece of art comes from England for £3099 (about $5,550). Though this isn’t the first union of gemstones with the much-hyped 3G iPhone, it will certainly be leap forward of the earlier versions. This adorned Apple cell phone comes in a sophisticated briefcase that promises a shield to this delicate gadget. And that’s not all! This security comes in a variety of elegant shades to choose from especially the Piano finishes that are inspired by the graceful curves of the Steinway Grand Piano. This seems to be a melodious twist!

Trendy and chic as the iPhone may be, it still vies for your haughty touch (no pun intended!) and dressing it up in glam-style is the only option. So here’s technology coming hand-in hand with the pompous flair.

When the “rubies on phone” 3G iPhone was launched, people like me were happy to look at it from a distance. I say it because I cannot handle too feminine look of the handset, does not gel well with the way I carry myself. If you have been reading my posts, you would have guessed that my personality is that I prefer subtle to loud, under stated to gaudy. The new black and white diamond 3G iPhone is something that I would love to carry with me even if I am going to a corporate meet or to attend my grand uncle’s funeral! Sorry to use the expression but it really bugs me every time my sister takes the SIM out of her ruby phone and inserts in some appropriate handset, whenever we have to go for some mourning.

I certainly do not mind paying £3599 ($6,500) for this little useful device!

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News is the long awaited unveiling of iPhone 3G (as said by Steve) finally materialized at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on 9 June. Before getting into the technical specks involved, you would be glad to know that the phone is twice as fast as half the price. The new iPhone(TM) 3G from Apple sports revolutionary features of iPhone along with 3G networking, which is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone with integrated GPS for extended site based mobile services. The integrated iPhone 2.0 software offers support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and offers access to hundreds of third party applications by now built with the lately released iPhone SDK. It is retailed at $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model in the U.S. and is expected to reach 70 countries during this year.

It will initiate its availability by making to 22 countries i.e. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US. Available in two shades black and white, the phone provides a 10 hours of 2G talk time and 5 hours of 3G talk time with a 24 hours of audio playback.

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