It’s a grey and dreary Monday morning, and your brain needs to wake up. You have to start doing some work, but you just need a few minutes to get those cogwheels turning again. Here’s something for you to feast your eyes on, and perhaps motivate you to make this one of those weeks where you can treat yourself to something extra nice when Friday comes.

Mobile phones (or cell phones, for those picky American readers who like to write in and complain about our “odd” use of the English language) are useful, but they’re no longer particularly exciting. They can’t really get much smaller, or shinier, or with a better display, and at the end of the day very few people are going to notice your new Nokia/Motorola/Ericsson. If you want your phone to make a statement, you need something altogether different – and now it has arrived.

For a long time, there have been rumours about an Apple phone, an iPhone, that would be sleek and stylish and satisfy people’s cravings for something Better. Well, the iPhone still isn’t here. But Serene by Bang & Olufsen is, and it’s exactly what you need if you want your phone to make a statement.

Why is it so different? Well, the engineering is supposed to be remarkable – it’s a flip phone, but a tiny motor opens the shell for you so you don’t need to strain your fingers (!). The number buttons are arranged in a circle, and the sound quality is “astonishing” (as you would expect from B & O). For more, read the full review, or admire the photos here.

Is there a downside? Well, yes: it costs $1,275.

Better get back to work now.

This cell phone costs $1,275 – in love yet?

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