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10. $1,500 (£855). Headphones: Made by headphone pioneers Ultrasone, and constructed using one the finest and strangest sounding materials (like, what is Ethiopian hair sheep leather anyway?). Using super-awesome S-Logic sound technology, you’re sure to be immersed in a crazy world of high tech sound, or feel ripped off, especially as you’ll then have to pay someone like more than home insurance to have them insured.

9. $14,000 (£7,980). Laser Turntable: Vinyl junkies – it’s time to dig into your ssavings. This is ssentially a turntable for vinyl records. But with lasers. The idea is that instead of using a conventional needle to read the sound, this turntable instead uses lasers to read at a higher degree of quality than previously possible, whilst at the same time reducing wear and tear. The turntable even has the ability to properly read a broken or much worn record that would otherwise be impossible to read on a conventional turntable.

8. $17,500 (£9.975). Red One camera: A super-pimp video camera, this is certainly one for serious film-makers. Light enough to be held in one hand, and boasting a crazy 12 megapixels at 60 frames per second (or 720p video at 120fps); it should fulfill all those desires for decent picture. Even Peter Jackson likes it.

7. $23,000 (£13,110). 1GB Flash Drive: A functional 1GB USB Stick, made from your choice of white or yellow gold, encrusted with roughly 630 diamonds. It’s a small stick. It carries data. It costs as much as a car. Madness. From Bonfort.

6. $25,000 (£14,250) computer mouse with a $540 (£305) mouse pad: Here’s one that will have uber-rich geeks fumbling for their credit cards. Control your mouse pointer with outrageous decadence with these crazily-priced computer accessories. The mouse is encased in 18-karat white gold with the flower motif being constructed from 59 diamonds. The mouse pad itself is from Formula 1 (yep, the people that make things that go round too fast – the race cars), and is made through some complex 3D-modelling process similar to what they use in the car construction. The surface is made from a pleasant leather, whilst the back is covered with soft suede, for the protection of the desk. A pure carbon version is also available, but only recommended for ball-operated mouse pads.

5. $42,000 (£23,940). 56” LCD TV: Previously reserved only for “special” clients, this stupidly large Barco LCD television is available for public consumption. With a really rather large resolution of 3840 x 2160, this TV isn’t done in small measures, it truly is a beast of a machine for all your high-definition needs.

4. $100,000 (£57,000). Projector: With an RGB resolution of 4096 x 2160 (or HD resolution of 1920 x 1080) this Sony behemoth is certainly not lacking in power, and you’d certainly hope not, with that price tag. It also runs at a pleasing 60 frames per second, and comes with a feature that means it can improve/upgrade the picture of existing DVDs, making them look a lot more awesome.

3. $130,000 (£74,100). 103” Plasma TV: Truly one of those items for people that like to go one better into the realm of the unnecessary. With this giant TV, it’s not just the size that makes it expensive, but also the fact that it has white gold plating all over it, and you see those shiny things? Those will be the 160 diamonds glinting in the sunlight (or whatever lighting you have in the room you place it in), truly decadent.

2. $150,000 (£85,500). La Sphere coaxial speakers: Made by French audio company Cabasse and shaped like an eyeball, the makers claim that the shape is crucial in allowing the speaker to work to its maximum capacity of awesomeness. However, I would imagine that waking up in the middle of the night to see this thing staring at you might put some people off it, if the price doesn’t do that first.

1. $310,000 (£176,700). Vertu Signature Cobra: Constructed by master phone-makers Vertu, a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Nokia, this is the phone for people with a taste for luxury, or you could just as easily say that this is the phone for madmen that like shiny things. This is basically just a normal (albeit well-made) cell phone, but encrusted with precious gems. The “cobra” is made of 439 rubies, 2 emerald eyes, and another 2 diamonds. The production run was a very limited 8 pieces. Very “bling”.