Earlier this year, Apple design chief Jony Ive and designer Marc Newson created a number of one-of-a-kind items to be sold at a Sotheby's charity auction to benefit Product (RED). Two items in particular were Apple related, a pair of solid gold Apple EarPods and a new Mac Pro with a special red finish.
According to a pair of tweets by photographer Kevin Abosch, Tony Fadell -- one of the creators of the iPod and the founder of Nest, the company behind the Nest Thermostat and Protect smoke detector -- may have purchased both the Mac Pro and the EarPods at the auction.
The Mac Pro sold for $977,000 while the solid gold EarPods sold for $461,000. Other items sold at the auction included a Steinway & Sons grand piano that sold for $1,925,000 and a magnum of Dom Perignon 1966 with a custom red label that sold for $93,750.
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Both 1 of a kind... @tfadell with the (RED) Mac Pro and he's already trying to hack it!! pic.twitter.com/BME8m2HAQn
— kevin abosch (@kevinabosch) December 11, 2013
My friend @tfadell stopped by with 1 of a kind solid rose gold earbuds. Very cool! Thank you!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/RUc6hpD0JG
— kevin abosch (@kevinabosch) December 11, 2013
Image via Kevin Abosch
Update: Fadell has issued a Tweet clarifying that he did not purchase either the Mac Pro or the EarPods.
To be clear, I'm not the owner of either. The real owner will reveal themselves if they so choose. @kevinabosch @tfadell with (RED) Mac Pro
— Tony Fadell (@tfadell) December 13, 2013
Update 2: Abosch has now tweeted a picture of himself reflected in what appears to be the surface of the red Mac Pro, perhaps supporting the theory that he is the owner of the machine.
:) pic.twitter.com/ghLkANRYL2
— kevin abosch (@kevinabosch) December 15, 2013
Top Rated Comments
(View all)Spends 1.4 million on a computer and earphones yet cant use a decent camera to show it off??
They should've bought the Leica.
wow, seeing that i wish they would do several colors in that amazing color chrome? look. it is really hot! like to see it in a blue too.
The aftermarket is gonna go wild with this. Personally I'd just take a clear shell-- the insides of the new Mac Pro are just beautiful.
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Why are people making an issue with the price?
1) It's for CHARITY. Price should never be a factor in the end if it's for charity.
2) Solid gold ear pods. That would go well with the gold iPhones.
3) Both are one of a kind.
Because I've noticed people on this site are a tad bit mental.
1) It's for CHARITY. Price should never be a factor in the end if it's for charity.
2) Solid gold ear pods. That would go well with the gold iPhones.
3) Both are one of a kind.