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Nerd Approved - Gadgets and Gizmos: Beijing Olympic Torch Replica Limited Edition
OhGizmo!: Missed The Olympic Torch Relay? Now You Can Own Your Own
DVICE Atom Feed: Carry your own Beijing Olympics Torch
Wired: Gadget Lab: Mini Olympic Torch Rekindles Old Flame
Gizmodo: 10 Gadgets That Help You Play Like an Olympian [Thank Giz It's Friday]
Beijing Olympic Torch Replica Limited Edition
Nerd Approved - Gadgets and Gizmos —
... these official Olympic torch replicas. The IOC has granted a limited edition 200,000 run of the torches which have also been certified by the Beijing Notary Office. The torch itself is constructed out of leftover steel from the “Birds Nest” while the base is carved from crystal and features a laser-printed line map that illustrates the route of the controversial torch relay. An additional image is available after the break.
Product Page ($500)
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Missed The Olympic Torch Relay? Now You Can Own Your Own
OhGizmo! —
... The torch replica is 29cm tall which represents the 29th modern Olympic Games, and is approved and licensed by the IOC. It’s made from actual steel left over from the ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium, and the crystal display base features a laser-etched map showing the route the torch took all over the world. The replicas are limited to just 200,000 sets and are available from the official Beijing 2008 Olympics online store for $500. ...
Carry your own Beijing Olympics Torch
DVICE Atom Feed —
... half the height of the 28.3-inch real thing, but this officially-licensed model carries extra coolness, because it’s made of leftover steel from construction of the "Bird’s Nest" stadium in Beijing.
The fancy $500 trinket even comes in its own elegant Chinese-style box. Even though it just sits there and looks pretty, just like the Beijing Olympics, it’s a class act. Nice, but we just want one of those swanky hats the U.S. team wore in the opening ceremony.
Olympics Store, via Oh Gizmo
Mini Olympic Torch Rekindles Old Flame
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... count as "bling" without a Swarovski crystal in sight? The torch does in fact have the next best thing: a crystal base, laser-engraved with the route that the real torch took around the world. It even comes with a silk lined presentation box.
Obviously I won't be buying one of these. But if I did, I would use it to light my Tibetan incense sticks in a kind of glorious mini-protest, a completely empty gesture against a subject I don't really understand.
Product page [Beijing 2008 Store via Oh Gizmo!]
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10 Gadgets That Help You Play Like an Olympian [Thank Giz It's Friday]
Gizmodo —
... Usually, physically fit / important individuals are chosen to be a part of the Olympic torch relay—which is why you were passed over this time around. Screw the IOC! You can have your own torch relay around the neighborhood with this official replica version. Only 200,000 were authorized—each featuring steel leftover from the "Birds Nest" stadium and a base of laser cut crystal illustrating the route of the controversial Beijing torch relay. Available for $500. [Product Page] ...
