The word ‘bling’ may not have made it into the Oxford English Dictionary yet, but since it was first used by rapper Lil Wayne and the group Cash Money in his song  “Bling Bling” in the late 1990s, the word has become a widely used term to describe the excessively ornate and flashy. Although another explanation behind where the term ‘bling’ originated was from the sound something shiny makes, for example when someone smiles in a toothpaste commercial and their teeth make the little bell sound ‘bling’!

Either way ‘bling’ has made it big time and has evolved from being a merit of exceptional jewelled and shiny jewellery and accessories to a feature of some seriously expensive technology. Take a look at five of the best bling gadgets.

Tinie Tempah’s Gold Mobiles

This shiny and rare metallic element found in the veins of quartz has long been associated with opulence and luxury. When the British rapper Tinie Tempah won two Brit Awards earlier this year, he was rewarded with two 22 carat gold-plated Blackberry Smartphones as a thank you for the artist’s musical accomplishments.

Swarovski DJ Headphones

DJs, like rappers, seem to have an unswerving penchant for the bling, and can get away with being dripped from head to toe in bling-encrusted items without anyone turning a blind eye. Therefore if a DJ graced his DJ box wearing a set of Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones saturated with a swarm of Swarovski crystals, nobody would look twice – despite their £1,799.99 pricetaeg.

Limited Edition Gold Motorola Xoom

These super-shiny bling tablets were made for one purpose only – to be handed out by Motorola to the hosts and the nominees at the Academy Awards ceremony 2011.

Goldgenie Nintendo Wii

In our current console-infatuated generation, consoles are now permanently competing against each other. Although it looks like the Nintendo Wii will be storming full speed ahead with it ‘Goldgenie’ version. Being completely covered in 24-carat gold, the Goldgenie Ninetdo Wii is sure to get the pulse racing of all bling lovers.

Motorola Motopure H12

Motorola have done it again with another ‘blingtastic’ item. This time it’s a £4000 Bluetooth headset. Consumers of the Motopure H12 headset can customise their luxury gadget with 18-carat white or yellow gold front cover and 250 brilliant-cut black or pink diamonds.

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