Is Sirin Labs the Future of Luxury Mobile Phones?
A new start-up plans to release a luxury mobile phone that contains the ‘tech of tomorrow’ for you to use today.
High luxury phones have got to be a tough sell. While you can gaze in awe at an over-the-topĀ Vertu phone, such the $310,000 Signature Cobra made back in 2006, and perhaps appreciate it asĀ an art object, technology movesĀ so fast that its analog dial-pad has already become hopelessly outdated. The Israeli startup Sirin Labs aims to bring something different to the table. With $72 million in funding backing it up, they aim to go in the direction of providing the most cutting edge ātomorrowās technologyā, right here, right now. This $15,000 mystery phone, dubbed āSolarinā, plans to launch in May so we’re getting anxious over here (Ed’s note – We wrote in to Sirin Labs for an update but the company has yet to respond, with either comments or any pictures).
So the obvious question is ā what exactly is it? The construction seems to revolve aroundĀ getting the bestĀ engineers and research teams together at Sirin Labs’ little facility in Tel Aviv. What seems to be a focus though is on Internet security, anti-virus software, and cyber-defence. Definitely, with the whole Panama papers deal, as well as countless other cyber-attacks on entertainment corporations and celebrity emails, thatās a key area to look into with plentyĀ of market potential. Furthermore, in conjunction with the release of the phone, Sirin Labs will also be launching its first flagship store over in London.
Beyond that, at $15,000 you can bet that it isnāt going to look like any old run-of-millĀ iPhone. Their selling point is āquality, technology, and privacyā. To our not so tech-savvy minds, that calls up visions of cyberpunk fittings and holographic interfaces. Well, since theyāre going to keep it a secret for now, we can let our imagination run wild canāt we?
Things in the world are certainly getting more uncertain every day, and as Edward Snowdenās leaks demonstrate, you never really know whoās watching. Perhaps for those who want a little certainty in this big mess, the couple thousands spent on the āSolarinā will be a worthy investment, at least, psychologically.
You can check out Sirin Labs website over here.
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