File the Nau Fluent Stash under “the coolest carry case we’ve seen in months”. The die-cut 100% recycled felt wool adds a contemporary spin to this classic tool kit. With an unique and compact design that proves highly functional, the Fluent Stash vouches to hide your gadgetry and to keep them secure thanks to its aluminum buckle, three slash pockets and a Zip mono-mesh pocket. One of these will run you $70 flat– but the style statement it’ll make?  Priceless. [via Nau]

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Introduced over 25 years ago, the legendary Lomo Kompact Automat (LC-A) has been upgraded to the new Lomo LC-A+ 25th Anniversary Edition Camera. To make the radiantly colored and shadowy vignetted images even more interesting, the new Lomo LC-A+ features the same Minitar 1 lens but adds cool new features that include multiple exposure switch, enhanced ASA settings and a cable-release-enabled button for long time exposures. Available in a limited edition with new textured skin, an anniversary badge and a commemorative wooden box, lomo fans will get their hands on it for something in between of $325 for the starter kit package or $755 for the elite package. [via LimitedHype]

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Mobiado Grand 350PRL Luxury Smartphone – Part of their latest Grand Line of luxury handsets, Mobiado has just unveiled the new Grand 350PRL. Made of aircraft aluminum with a black nickel-plated exterior, the exquisite mobile has an intriguing design that charms with its generous share of ruby, sapphire crystals and mother-of-pearl. Seen as a re-stylized version of Nokia’s popular E71, the device is the company’s first to feature a full QWERTY keyboard. Unlocked, with quad-band GSM/EGSM, 3.5G, HSPDA, and WLAN connectivity, the Grand 350 PRL also features a 2.36-inch QVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS and Bluetooth support. No price for it yet, but be prepared to crack into trust fund for this baby. [mobiado]

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Munich-based designers from GnG have revealed what could be the most expensive iPhone case ever. Envisioned as a “piece of art” that “sets the point on the i”, the precious shell is dubbed Golden Delicious. This golden iPhone case is only 1mm thick, is made from a special high-tech carbon fiber inlay, is covered with 140g of gold (18-carat) and packs nothing less than 600 diamonds. Priced at 77,777 euros (which is some $108k at today’s rate) your iPhone will definitely stand out from the crowd if you can afford the pimping. [via BornRich and TheAwesomer]

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We all know a war with the machines is inevitable. If cinema and literature serve as any guide, at some point, the mechanoids will rise up. The Leatherman Freestyle Tool will be our savior for three reasons. First, the minimal multi-tool has what you need to dismantle any sentient mechanical threat: Pliers and a combo-screwdriver. Second, the sleek and lightweight 5 oz. Freestyle has a sturdy, sharp stainless steel blade. If the battle goes as planned, the blade can be used to slash neural network wiring, pierce CPU heatsinks and buck shielding from satellite uplink cabling. If the war isn’t going well, it can be used to hone makeshift spears or carve the dramatic human story into smoldering tree trunks. Lastly, the Freestyle Tool has a bottle opener, a critical tool that will find use at War’s end — no matter the outcome. [$63 at bhphotovideo]

Contestants for this year’s International furnishings show in Cologne, Germany, Alexander Rybol and Michael Neubauer from qed* have created a gramophone-inspired concept dubbed “Hendekagram”. Designed as a headphone extension, it’s not the hi-def audio output that charms but the unique form that brings the “classic” back in a stylish manner. Simply connect it to your computer or a portable media player and you have your very own contemporary gramophone. Looks neat, so we’ll take two for the office… [via DesignBoom]

With all the hype about the new size-zero phenomenon that is hitting the ramp and the big screen, the Danish folks at MadeByMakers came out with these organic speakers that take inspiration from the lovely curves of a woman’s body. It is all about getting the right shape and these speakers get it spot on both form and function. The modern design and white shade might just fit perfectly into your contemporary home– both visually and sonically. [via Tuvie]

The Cult of Lomography gains more adherents on the daily.  What is Lomography?  In short, a style of casual, free-minded photography that celebrates the “beautiful failures” of classic film.  Lens flares, overexposure, bent images and otherwise are common with what were once looked at as cheap, novelty cameras.  Today, Lomo cameras are prized for these qualities, a rare effect that can’t be easily reproduced in the digital world.  The cameras themselves are thing of beauty, as is Lomo’s latest– the Diana F+ Glow in the Dark.  The classic Diana F+ now glows silently, instantly inspiring jealousy amongst your other Lomographist friends…  from $105. [lomography via highsnobiety]