Samsung pimps out 18K gold YP-Z5

by Josh Fruhlinger posted Dec 5th 2006 at 11:15AM

In today's "because they can" moment, Samsung has decided that in order to truly celebrate the 1-millionth YP-Z5 DAP sold, they must take 10 of them, dip them in 18K gold, and then auction them off to people who like shiny things. As you probably know by now, this blingification isn't anything new in the consumer electronics biz. The units come with interface designer Paul Mercer's signature on the back and arrive in gold-leafed boxes. You may remember Paul Mercer from such interfaces as the iPod (he defected to help with the YP line). According to Samsung, these ultimate extravagances are expected to net at least 120,000 Yen ($1,040) each. Yepp.

[Via DAPreview]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Tags: paul mercer, PaulMercer, samsung, yepp

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KaosDG @ Dec 5th 2006 3:20PM

Somehow, I dont think the autograph of an interface designer is going to be a big selling point.

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Jon|Red @ Dec 6th 2006 2:30AM

That looks really nice.

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Mr. Tips @ Dec 5th 2006 11:30AM

Yo it's Asia. Interface designers is blown up like rock starz over there!

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Rohit Kapur @ Dec 5th 2006 11:38AM

lol... Unbelievably funny post. Brilliant word-play.

Hi Josh. I've never seen you posting here before. :-) But nice work!

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js @ Dec 5th 2006 1:21PM

Is it still Made in China?

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koi @ Dec 5th 2006 12:39PM

I think you mean 120,000 won, not yen. Which brings down the expected price to about $130, not $1,040.

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I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Dec 5th 2006 1:16PM

This thing reminds me of the Diamond encrusted cellphones and mp3 players from earlier this year.

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PG @ Dec 6th 2006 3:54AM

Ipod is 'made in china', too

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