Blinged-Out MacBook Air Costs $40K

Born Rich:

True luxury addicts need look no further than Bling My Thing's new "Golden Age" creation. Unveiled at CeBIT 2008, "Golden Age" is a Macbook Air decked in 12,000 Swarovski crystals. The crystals are even more shiny than usual thanks to a coating of 24k gold applied under each crystal. The translucence of the crystals allows for true layered luxury. Each "Golden Age" takes a week to construct since each and every crystal is hand-applied, so only 20 of these beauties exist, one of which will be for sale at Selfridges, Oxford Street, on March 18th. That is if you can muster up the £20,000 ($39,750) price tag for the mega-bling.

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