The London-based diamond jeweler De Vere’s has unveiled the Angels Tears, a diamond encrusted iPhone 3G. This stunning Art Deco inspired phone has been created by De Vere’s founder Philip De Vere in memory of his mother who died of ovarian cancer.

A number of examples are being sold to raise money for the research and treatment of women’s cancers. They are available for a limited time for about $4,000 USD.

The unlocked (by Apple) 16GB black backed 3G iPhones have 400 small brilliant cut diamonds set into the steel bezel surrounding the front screen. The majority of these diamonds are F colour, VS clarity whites, apart from one corner, which has pink diamonds that gradually fade to whites as they extend along the edges of the iPhone.

At a later date, if the owner wishes, the diamonds can be removed from the iPhone and set into custom made jewellery. A plain bezel can then be refitted to the original phone.

The Angels Tears Diamond iPhone is available from De Vere’s for a limited time.

Chris from Chicago, a.k.a. Flickr member nicrosin, is the creator behind this fun and cool looking piece of art named “mechanical aural communication device”.

I created this prop from sculpey, rubber, and a various pocket watch parts. The prop is fully adjustable and flexible and I lined the inside part with suede leather for comfort.

Mechanical Aural Communication Device [Flickr]

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Nymph, as in “the immature form of some insects”, is the name of this odd and cool looking lamp by Site Specific Design – an interior and furniture design company based in Brooklyn, New York.

Body made of a two-part fiberglass mold- white lacquer finish. Light covers made of Corian. Legs 5/8” hollow steel tubes each curve is unique to its location- white powder coat finish.

The Nymph lamp measures 19(H) x 15(W) x 31(L) inches and will set you back $2,600.

(Monster-Munch via Nerdcore)

Maybe it was the famous Banksy Dolk AT-AT wall painting that inspired someone to do it the other way around, and instead decorate a Hasbro model of the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer with graffiti.

Customized Hasbro Star Wars vehicle customized by professional Graffiti artists EASE and JK5 under the direction of SUCKADELIC. All tags are written in the Aurebesh language, a fictional letter system created for the in-world use for the 6 Star Wars films. The largest tag on the side of the vehicle spells the word REBEL. 16×18in.

The Graff-At is now on auction over at Christie’s.

Reader comment: Wille says,

Very cool but I think the grafitti-AT-AT you are referring to above actually was painted by the norwegian artist Dolk. Not Banksy. :)

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The guys over at the great SlipperyBrick technology and gadgets blog has compiled a list of 11 awesome geek-themed art cars.

Seen in the picture above is the cool running replica of the Star Wars landspeeder. You’ll also find the Circuit Board Car that we covered here at GeekAlerts at the end of last year.

Minnesota based artist Debra Dresler used a vintage flash camera to create this beautiful, creative and nostalgic analog timepiece.

Perfect for photography junkies and antique lovers will add personality and historic charm to any home.

The Vintage Flash Camera Clock ($165) is available from UncommonGoods.

Chris Lange, an artist based in Washington DC, has created an adorable series of Nintendo inspired collage prints – featuring Mario, Princess Peach and other well-known game characters.

This Nintendo collage is part of a larger series, whose originals have already been sold. Always of Nintendo characters and made of old Nintendo Power magazines, these collages are truly 100% Nintendo.

The Nintendo Collage Prints ($20 a piece) are available from Chris Lange’s Etsy Shop, each printed as large as possible on 8.5 x 11-inch photo paper.

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Someone came up with the brilliant idea of using the classic Space Invaders video game as a source of inspiration when creating a snow sculpture.

The photo was taken by Kotaku reader Ryan when he attended the annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan last week.

(Via Nerdcore)

Check out this awesome Gameboy Lego 3D mosaic. This piece of unique art has been created by Scott Short, a university graduate of Fine Art.

The Work
Retro fun, Nintendo’s Gameboy created in 3D out of ‘Lego blocks’. From afar this image appears to be normal pixel art, closer inspection reveals the blocks which construct the image.

The Print
No.1 of 40 limited edition prints – never to be reproduced. Printed on high quality, fade resistant, 240 g/m2 glossy photographic paper. This print measures 125mm x 175mm.

Authenticy
Authenticity document supplied stating your unique edition number. Artwork and authenticity document signed by the artist, Scott Short.

The Gameboy Lego 3D Mosaic is available for $8 in Scott’s Etsy shop.

StarMurals are custom star murals painted in a five-dimensional format that resemble the real night sky. They are invisible by day and glow in the dark.

Just like the night sky, all of my stars move and “twinkle”…even my “shooting stars” appear to move…and they are moving. There’s nothing else like it… StarMurals are truly one of a kind.

StarMurals are compelling, intriguing, awe inspiring works of fine art. Each StarMural is a custom, hand-painted view of the night sky. No form of projection is ever used…each star is plotted and placed free hand. From constellation layouts to complex views from deep space, involving galaxies, nebulae, comets, clusters and more…each StarMural is a true original.

Read more about StarMurals over at starmurals.com.

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How about starting 2008 off with a some geeky game related cross stitching?

The Sprite Stitch video game inspired cross stitch weblog has had the good taste to provide us all with a grid pattern for “Mario across the NES ages”.

Check out the Mario across the NES ages (revised edition) post.

(Via Craftzine)

This damaged and abandoned AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport), the four-legged transport and combat vehicle from Star Wars, was the winner in a recent model “wreck” contest held by Starship Modeler.

The 1/32 scale AT-AT was created by scratch modeler Dimitri Kaliviotis.

This entry is a heavily modified ATATRON kit. The ATATRON kit is a garage kit which is not commercially available but a few models have been made over the years. I managed to get hold of one because I was commissioned to put some finishing touches on the prototype model and to make the molds for it, so later I was given one of the castings as a “bonus gift”. However the ATATRON I got was one containing mostly reject cast pieces. So Instead of repairing the reject/miscasts I decided to use those imperfections in my favor.

(The Official Star Wars Blog via Nerdcore)

This black cube-shaped analog desk clock is made of plastic and features a look inspired by pop art designer Verner Panton.

The Mod Cube Table Clock ($15) requires one AA battery and the back of the clock pops off to reveal the works. Size: 5(H) x 1/2(W) x 3 1/2(D) inches.

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Artist David Herbert is the creator of this wonderful art installation showing a copy of 2001: A Space Odyssey on a 2×4×8ft large VHS cassette.

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LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya has created an iPhone replica using LEGO bricks. The price is the same as the real deal: $399.

Head over to Gizmodo for more pictures of the LEGO iPhone.

Check out Happy Birthday, LEGO! for more fun brick building stuff.

Obviously, this ceramic boombox by the French designer Sam Baron won’t be able to play music. But what a beautiful piece of art to put in the bookshelf.

Did you like it? Don’t miss the Boombox Bags For Retro Geeks entry.

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