Burj Al Arab in Dubai Introduces Gold-Plated iPads for Guest Use

[ChristianVirtual]

Wonder if the wifi get worst with additional gold shield ? I forgot physics ...

And it remind to: Bond, James Bond, Goldfinger

 

[ryanasimov]

Gross on many levels.

 

[Ichabod.]

This probably has fantastic heat dissipation.

 

[gregwyattjr]

So this is where my gas money goes.

 

[nba1341]

"The seven-star hotel is now giving 24-carat gold-plated iPads from Gold & Co to guests for use during their stay."

"They carry the Burj Al Arab's logo on the back and they are available for purchase in the hotel's boutique."

I'm confused...

 

[RolyPolyBird]

Wow, those people have no taste.

But they keep trying to buy it.

 

[Lone Deranger]

Designed by Will.I.am.

 

[macs4nw]

Well that's one way to ruin a great product.

People are starving throughout the world, and this is what turns people on?

Opulence knows no bounds. Hard for us to grasp, but the obscenely rich expect these little touches.

 

[mdelvecchio]

sick.

 

[goobot]

Call me when they get platinum plated iPads, then we will talk.

 

[3282868]

Hope it's not anodized gold

 

[jlgolson]

"The seven-star hotel is now giving 24-carat gold-plated iPads from Gold & Co to guests for use during their stay."

"They carry the Burj Al Arab's logo on the back and they are available for purchase in the hotel's boutique."

I'm confused...

"For use during their stay"

 

[macs4nw]

"The seven-star hotel is now giving 24-carat gold-plated iPads from Gold & Co to guests for use during their stay."

"They carry the Burj Al Arab's logo on the back and they are available for purchase in the hotel's boutique."

I'm confused...

It's in the text. Some guests might like to own such a device.
On a side note, can't help but wonder if these iPads will disappear, much like hotel towels seem to do? Built into the room rates I guess.

 

[daneoni]

Meanwhile in Africa and Asia...

 

[tech4all]

Wow, those people have no taste.

No but they got a $h*t load of money

Heck their cops and taxis cars are lambos.

 

[iLoveiTunes]

I bet most of these iPad's would lose some serious weight during there service tenure.

 

[billnye97]

First this:

Then the gold plated iPad. As Flavor Flav would say, "Yeah boy!"

 

[charlituna]

I bet they have no Apple warrantee

I'm thinking the same thing

 

[Verbatim Cookie]

What's the deal with her eyebrows?

 

[iMikeT]

I doubt Mr Ive finds this tasteful.

 

[buysp]

Wonder how much out of warranty repairs are?

 

[Jibbajabba]

I'm thinking the same thing

They are $10k in the hotel shop. I am sure they couldn't care less about warranty.

At room rates a multiple at that people can afford to throw it away. They probably buy a new car when the ashtray is full

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Meanwhile in Africa and Asia...

I presume you don't have any luxury items yourself, work for charity and donate every disposable income and time you got ? If not than your (and others) comments are somewhat hypocritical.

 

[locust76]

People are starving throughout the world, and this is what turns people on?

This is where your gas money goes.

 

[toaster64]

That's gotta really mess with the wifi connectivity!

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Meanwhile in Africa and Asia...

Um, Dubai is in Asia.

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Hope it's not anodized gold

That's what gold plating is.

 

[Mike Oxard]

A few years back it was the fad to gold plate emblems and other metal car trim. It just stuck to the metal though an electrical current and you sort of painted on the solution. So I don't think anyone had to take it apart, and since 24k gold is far too soft they probably re-plate these all the time. It was very thin and did not last because if you polished it the gold would wear down fast. Sort of a pimp thing to impress 8th grade dropouts.

I think they will have to disassemble the ipad. Aluminium oxide (which makes up the anodised layer on the surface of the iPads aluminium shell) is not conductive so it wouldn't be possible to plate it with gold electrochemically unless it had been stripped off leaving bare aluminium exposed. To strip it it needs soaking in something nasty like caustic soda or chromic acid, which wouldn't be good for the devices internals!