Gadgetory

when you're rich and powerful or a celebrity encryption can be worth a lot to you in fact it may be even worth $15,000 this is the Silurian by london-based company Syrian labs it's an Android smartphone packed with military-grade encryption antivirus tracking software and a customer service team that alerts you if it detects a connection to a suspicious Wi-Fi network there's even a privacy mode switch on the back so when you're worried about being tracked it turns off all sensors in the phone only allowing phone calls and text messages it's not a perfect shield against hacking but it can guard you better than other phones which is why the company has customers that are Hollywood celebrities government officials and executives dealing in secrets but if you're going to pay a premium for privacy tools why not get one in crocodile skin and gold trim it'll only cost you a little more at 18 thousand dollars okay the widest privacy have to be a luxury for the rich the Silurian phone was on display at the annual New York luxury technology show alongside other tech toys targeted for the lavish lifestyle in my quest to better understand gadgets for rich people I discovered that the top 1% they like drinking beer just like normal joes but instead of paying for a 6-pack at the store they may opt to fill their own mini keg with a custom stout that's rich the man can serves up craft beer right from your own personal gallon keg with a tap built-in for $200 its small enough to even take in a backpack for your day hike and when you need to burn off that beer gut there's the luma diet a belt that goes around your waist and promises to break down fat by dousing your gut with red light the company plans to release it in October for around $400 now does this work on my thighs too because I could use one of those let's drop around but if you need some more red light in your life you can soak yourself in it with the lights dim light bed 18000 LED bulbs hit you with a combo of red and infrared light to rejuvenate repair and energize every cell on your body provided you use it while naked taking a red light bath in your home only costs sixty five thousand dollars as I lie there in the blinding light I realized the richer people with needs just like us but with more room in their homes for odd gadgets and they enjoy putting leather on things like that crazy expensive phone but maybe we can live in a world where better phone security doesn't have to come in gold dipped titanium finish or maybe that dream is just a result of too much red light affecting my brain this is relaxing for CNET I'm Bridget Harry you