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November 7, 2008 1:36 PM PST

Gaudy French millionaires drool over Yubz solid gold phone

by Justin Yu
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(Credit: Geek and Hype)

The Yubz telephone makes the argument that even iPhones can't escape irony's tacky, far-reaching arm. For $50 and the cost of shipping from France, you can own this ridiculous handset that plugs into your iPhone and lets you pretend you're Donald Trump in the early 1970s.

It'll be out in mid-November on the Yubz Web site, but if you simply can't wait until they inevitably show up in your local mall's Spencer Gifts, they're also available for preorder.

Finally, if a solid gold telephone triggers your gag reflexes as much as it does mine, you can also opt to have your phone painted rose, rouge, jaune, noir, orange, or vert, according to the Web site. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go Google four out of six of those colors.

Justin Yu covers desktop computers, printers, and peripherals for CNET. When he's not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture every morning on The 404 podcast. E-mail Justin.
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by lomm_ER November 7, 2008 2:26 PM PST
fyi
rose, rouge, jaune, noir, orange, or vert
pink, red, yellow, black, orange or green
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by pickupjojo November 7, 2008 4:35 PM PST
Please don't steal my pictures! :(

Original is here:
http://www.geekandhype.com/2008/11/05/yubz-talk-pour-telephoner-moderne-et-retro/
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by ckurowic November 29, 2008 3:31 PM PST
solid gold is soft. Nothing is SOLID gold.
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