The Luxury Technology Show caters to New York's most affluent technology lovers, showcasing high-end gadgets and home theater products.
Photos by Jeff Enlow/WIRED
McLaren's 12C Spider looks so fast, it even begs for a speeding ticket while standing still. Powered by a mid-mounted 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that delivers 616 horses, the car clocks in at a mere $265,750 for the base configuration. This 'Volcano Red' model is loaded with carbon-fiber interior details, a satellite navigation system, and a surround-sound system that pushes the total asking price up to $311,880. Everything is relative: Even that sounds reasonable compared to the $1.3 million McLaren P1, which unfortunately wasn't at the show.
Photos by Jeff Enlow/WIRED
Wandering around the Luxury Technology Show is like window-shopping in a VIP mall. The unifying factor connecting all the interesting stuff packed into New York's Metropolitan Pavilion? It's all really, really, really expensive.
You walk through the front door, and the first thing you see (after being offered a glass of champagne) is a $300,000 supercar. The headphones on display cost upwards of $1,500, the wallets have fingerprint scanners on them, and there's a Hasselblad camera that's been to space just sitting there. Also, there's some seriously delicious ice cream.
While most people could never afford this stuff, it was still free to look at (I think). Between bites of complimentary jumbo shrimp and swigs of complimentary Voss, here's what stood out among all the high-priced items on display.
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