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Gresso launched another luxury device – Cruiser Titanium. The Symbian-based device won’t impress anyone with its specs, but that’s not the point here, anyway. The main idea behind devices like these is found in the expensive materials used for making them.
This particular Gresso handset is hand-made out of titanium. In fact, according to the luxury-phone maker, the device is a result of a lot of hard work and accuracy to polish a titanium piece by a single high- qualified craftsman.
Case manufacturing involves 9 stages – first, there’s the 6-stage polishing process, followed by 3-stage hand polishing with various abrasive pastes creating a glossy blade effect. Plus, thanks to the use of unique tinting technology, Gresso is able to create a deep black color.
When it comes to the phone keys, they are traditionally cut from steel, and each button is polished by hand.
Overall, it takes about 52 hours of handwork to create one handset. So the price of $2,100 shouldn’t come as a surprise… And let’s not forget the limited production of just 555 units…
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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.
