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Not satisfied merely dropping one five-figure mess of circuitry on the FCC's table this week, ModeLabs went ahead and dropped a second -- the Dior Mini from (who else?) Christian Dior. Thing is, it looks like a free-on-contract flip (with a feature set to match), and as far as we can tell, the only things taking the price into the stratosphere are the marque and the criss-cross of stones up top. Hey, whatever, the FCC doesn't care -- if they did, the contracting labs wouldn't be putting the gear against this fashion faux-pas of a backdrop. And inversely, we guess the prospective buyers won't care that there's no HSDPA 850 / 1900 to be found. C'est la vie.

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ModeLabs serves up the Dior Mini to the FCC, too originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If Christian Dior's $5,000 handset just wasn't rich enough for your blood, hopefully the crocodile skinned, Swarovski-covered iteration will put a sizable enough hole in your bank account to make you feel sufficiently important. Reportedly dubbed Lady Dior, the ModeLabs-created mobile features a 2.6-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera, 640 Swarovski stones and absolutely nothing really worth the price tag. Speaking of which, said sticker is right around €18,000 ($28,360). Laughable, no?

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Christian Dior / ModeLabs pop out another absurdly overpriced handset originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If Christian Dior's $5,000 handset just wasn't rich enough for your blood, hopefully the crocodile skinned, Swarovski-covered iteration will put a sizable enough hole in your bank account to make you feel sufficiently important. Reportedly dubbed Lady Dior, the ModeLabs-created mobile features a 2.6-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera, 640 Swarovski stones and absolutely nothing really worth the price tag. Speaking of which, said sticker is right around €18,000 ($28,360). Laughable, no?

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Christian Dior / ModeLabs pop out another absurdly overpriced handset originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look, we're not Russian oil tycoons with a taste for trophy wives one-third our age. That's true. Nevertheless, no matter how hard we try, we just can't understand how spending $5,000 on these new Christian Dior phones will substantially increase our lot in life. Then again, we're afraid of robots. The new line of boutique phones manufactured in partnership with ModeLabs feature a touchscreen display, camera, and novel, mini-phone extender dubbed My Dior (pictured after the break). About the size of a USB key, My Dior is meant to clip onto the outside of your wo/man bag thus avoiding any frantic rummaging when the favorable divorce settlement call finally arrives. Sorry, that's about as detailed as the specification list gets... not that specs matter when couture is at stake.

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$5,000 Dior phone: so upscale it doesn't require specs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look, we're not Russian oil tycoons with a taste for trophy wives one-third our age. That's true. Nevertheless, no matter how hard we try, we just can't understand how spending $5,000 on these new Christian Dior phones will substantially increase our lot in life. Then again, we're afraid of robots. The new line of boutique phones manufactured in partnership with ModeLabs feature a touchscreen display, camera, and novel, mini-phone extender dubbed My Dior (pictured after the break). About the size of a USB key, My Dior is meant to clip onto the outside of your wo/man bag thus avoiding any frantic rummaging when the favorable divorce settlement call finally arrives. Sorry, that's about as detailed as the specification list gets... not that specs matter when couture is at stake.

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$5,000 Dior phone: so upscale it doesn't require specs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've got virtually no background on the rather in-your-face designer handset we see depicted here, but we're told that it's a Christian Dior-branded phone (and remote control of some sort, apparently) embedded with Swarovski crystals. An official announcement is expected this coming Friday, May 16, followed by availability in Dior's boutiques inside of two weeks. Might be a little flashy for the average human's tastes, but we're sure they'll find an audience if this thing is real.

[Thanks, Jose M.]

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Christian Dior unveiling phone this Friday? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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