What does $1000 get you these days?

So a few weeks ago, a friend of mine came to Vegas from the Middle East. She was accompanying her richer-than-Bill-Gates boyfriend.

And after many tiring days of shopping and seeing shows and going restaurant hopping, they dumped me with about six bags of clothes and other gadgets to ship back to them in the Land of Sand. Me being the super-wonderful being that I am, agreed.

But not before taking a peek.

In amongst their many, many purchases, I came across a box. I looked at the box, turned it upside down, came across the price label, crapped myself and very gently put it down. For inside this box was what you see in the picture above. Yet another snazzy cell phone.

But folks, this ain't just any snazzy cell phone. Oh no. This cell phone is "More powerful than anything you’ve seen before, the HTC TyTN II takes communications to the next level". Wow, okay. So how does it take communication to the next level, oh knowledgable phone gadget person? "Communicating while on the move is a breeze with the ergonomic tilting design that positions the screen perfectly for reading and creating emails. The full range of wireless connectivity ensures you can roam anywhere in the world and still enjoy a high-speed internet connection.

Important information is just a glance away with the HTC HomeTM screen – giving an instant view of email, calendar, messages, missed calls, dynamic weather updates and more.

Staying connected means staying ahead. With a complete suite of Microsoft® Office Mobile applications including Outlook®, Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®, out of office doesn’t have to mean out of the loop. Always ready for business, the HTC TyTN II ensures you are too."

Goodness me. Impressive Does it also prepare bowls of porridge? How about vacuuming? Does it vacuum the carpet? I'd expect that for $1130, it should at least do the dishes. No? Shocking. I'll stick with my flat screen Samsung phone/camera/music song thing, thank you VERY MUCH.

Perhaps, because of its shipping destination, it is able to detect incoming scuds. No? What a useless piece of junk. The rich are sooooo spoiled.

My silver spotted pedigreed Bengal cost me a cool grand and least she eats, drinks, cries and shits!