LG, Versace team on luxury ...

05/20, 12:00pm

Will be sold through jewelry stores and boutiques

LG has teamed with Versace to produce the Versace Unique. No mere fashion accessory, this handset features a large capacative touchscreen of a material Versace claims is unscratchable, as well as features expected in any smartphone: 3G networking, e-mail, a 5-megapixel flash camera, and a media player with Dolby Mobile surround sound and 30 hours of playback time. Luxury touches include a faceplate constructed with either ceramic or handmade lacquers and framed in 18K yellow gold finish or stainless steel inlay. The case is handcrafted leather, embossed with the Versace Medusa logo.

Versace preps luxury phone

01/19, 12:30pm

Versace teams with ModeLabs for handset

Versace today signaled its plans to get into the luxury phone field with a model of its own. The Italian design house isn't yet willing to provide full information but says it has worked with French electronics designers ModeLabs to develop a phone that it hopes will outclass similar offerings from Christian Dior, Prada and other upscale European labels. The phone is expected to cost more than the 3,500 Euros ($4,995) of the Christian Dior clamshell and should use high-end materials.