Delkin 24k Gold CD-R

For those who want to put some real class in their life, but are already weighed down by gold medallions and knuckle-spanning rings emblazoned with diamonds spelling out ROOT, Delkin has arrived on the scene with CD-R media containing some $0.20 worth of 24k gold per disc. Gold may not seem like a very sensible ingredient of optical media at firs--there are highly reflective materials that don't cost some $400 per ounce--but Delkin claims their "Archival Gold" discs will last a ridiculously long 300 years, unlike traditional CD-Rs which can go kaput in as little as 1-5. I'm skeptical that these discs will last anywhere near that long, but it's amusing to imagine the marketdroids jumping with joy, knowing that nobody alive today will be around in 300 years to call their bluff.

Delkin Releases CD-Rs with 24K Gold [DigitalMediaThoughts via Gizmodo]