African Blackwood iPad is a thing of beauty

[xune]

.. the Gresso iPad's rear is composed almost entirely of Dalbergia melanoxylon(African Blackwood), broken up only by the insertion of an 18-karat gold Apple logo.

Gresso classies up the iPad with 18k gold logo and ancient wood case -- Engadget

 

[Drag Bunt]

Dalbergia melanoxylon is listed as a "near threatened species", for those who care about that kinda stuff.

 

[earlyadopter]

WOW, that is beautiful!

 

[Mossi]

I'll bet that's expensive! It's beautiful tho.