We’ve already established that if you’re filthy rich, you probably don’t want the same cell phone as common folk. No, if you’re looking for something higher end, you’ll probably end up talking to Stuart Hughes, who customizes electronics by plating them in gold and diamonds. We’ve already seen his work on a $20,000 iPhone 4, but his latest achievement is downright ridiculous. Called the “world’s most expensive phone” (we’ll see how long that lasts), Hughes made two identical models for an Australian client. Each handset includes [...]

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id Software’s John Carmack, the man who developed the tech behind some of the greatest games of the last twenty years including Doom and Quake, has scooped the Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Games Developers Conference (GDC). The id legend has been honoured for his outstanding contributions to games and technology and will pick up his Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC this coming March for his contributions to the art and science of games. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a developer who’s career and achievements have made an indelible impact on the craft [...]

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