The iPhone 17 Pro Max gets titanium, alligator, and T

Luxury brand Caviar has released a series of high-end, magnetic back panels for the iPhone 17 Pro Max featuring exotic materials like T-Rex teeth and crocodile leather. These premium accessories are priced significantly higher than standard smartphones, targeting ultra-wealthy consumers.
Why it matters
It highlights the extreme end of the luxury tech accessory market and the growing trend of 'customization' for mass-market consumer electronics.
If you have more money than you know how to spend, why not stick a sliver of T-Rex tooth onto the rear panel of your iPhone 17 Pro Max? That s something that luxury brand Caviar wants you to do. It also reckons that some folks will spend R74,000 ($4,500) to do it.
The article is a straightforward product report with a light, observational tone regarding luxury consumerism.
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