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In one of the recent posts, I’ve talked how the development of future mobile phones goes in two distinctive directions. While on one side we see more features being packed on a handset (i.e. smartphones), on the other side, manufacturers are pushing luxury phones, using precious and natural materials instead of plastics.
Wired was on the task to prepare a gallery of the world’s most expensive cell phones, and they’ve come up with 11 devices. Among the mentioned are Vertu Cobra, GoldVish, Gresso, Nokia 8800 Bling and Mobiado Pro EM. Plus they’ve included the Bell’s Box Telephone of 1877, which was sold for $200 and is priceless today.
Not a single cell phone on the list costs less then thousand bucks. And yet, some of them don’t even have a Bluetooth. I guess wood, silver, gold and similar materials are the decent replacement for such features. 
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
