All the stories tagged with gold
Scientists Have Changed The Color of Gold
10/24/2012, Anodizing’s in the tech news world today because Apple (and other gadget makers) are realizing it’s a great way to make portable devices more durable and more attractive. However, the anodizing process involves coating metal with a thin layer of [...]
Gold-producing bacteria used by researchers
10/03/2012, Throughout human history, many have tried to ‘create’ gold from other materials. We popularly know these people as alchemists, none of which succeeded of course. Thanks to the modern understanding of the chemical elements and the ability to use them [...]
Minecraft goes gold at last
11/14/2011, You know that Minecraft is gold right from the beginning you played it, but here is the announcement from the horse’s mouth itself – the game has finally gone gold after a year of beta testing, making sure this will [...]
Gold History Edition iPad 2 has dinosaur fragments in it
08/02/2011, We’re not sure what it is about iOS devices which seems to make people want to bling them out, but if you have £5 million to spare (which roughly converts to about $8 million) then perhaps this blinged out iPad [...]
Gold-Dispensing ATM Installed At London’s Westfield Shopping Center
07/01/2011, If you read the title and you thought that it’s an ATM made out of gold, you would be wrong. It’s actually an ATM that dispenses gold! The ATM was recently installed at Westfield shopping centre in London and it will [...]
Chinese prisoners forced to farm for gold in World of Warcraft?
05/28/2011, We’ve all heard, or have even said to ourselves, “man, I wish I played games for a living!” Well some folks at the Jixi labor camp in the northern province of Heilongjiang, China are probably wishing for anything but to [...]
iGO UP-2020 limited edition: is it worth its weight in gold?
04/15/2011, iGO’s UP-2020 pico projector earned the prestigious CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Award earlier this year, and still one of the best mini projectors available on the market today. To celebrate its achievements and celebrity status, iGO have released [...]
Minerals harvested for consumer electronic devices used to finance civil war in Congo
12/13/2010, Don’t throw out that old motherboard of yours just yet – it holds a trace amount of gold and other precious minerals, but you will need the right equipment, technical know how and knowledge to harvest it. It seems that [...]
Goldgenie Usain Bolt limited edition signature gold iPod touch
04/22/2010, Goldgenie aims to add more bling into the world with the Usain Bolt limited edition signature gold iPod touch that will come with 8GB of internal memory and embellished in 24ct gold. This 3rd generation iPod touch was specially designed [...]
Xbox 360 Gets The Gold Treatment
04/02/2010, The folks over at Computer Choppers have given Microsoft’s Xbox 360 the gold treatment, as can be seen on their website. If just being beautified with 24k gold isn’t enough for you, you can add a variety of plating and [...]
LG BL40 Chocolate hits Russia with gold patterns
03/29/2010, Can news of the LG BL40 Chocolate arriving in Russia be considered so? Most people might skip this, but not when it comes accentuated with gold patterns in order to satisfy all the oil barons in that part of the [...]
Nintendo Wii Supreme Is For The Super Rich
12/17/2009, If owning the iPod touch Supreme and iPhone 3GS Supreme wasn’t enough to show off your fabulous wealth, then you’ll probably want to pick up the Nintendo Wii Supreme to add to your collection. With a price tag of £299,995 [...]
Gold PS3 now available
12/09/2009, You might not have the Midas touch to turn everything into gold whenever you come into contact with them, but you could very well bring home this gold plated PS3 for $4,999, making this the showcase piece in any living [...]
