Origin: The Blankenship name is ultimately derived from the name Blenkinsopp, which is the name of a castle in Northumberland, England.
The Blackphone clocks in at $629, which is right up there with the unlocked cost of most flagship smartphones. The device will run on a 2GHz (or higher) quad-core ARM chip, with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Wondering about a microSD card for more storage? What, and let someone walk away with your data?
For a nice open-backed full size headphone in this price range, Sennheiser's HD 558 (around $US190; pictured left) is one of the best choices I've come across. Lightweight, and well padded, the HD 558 is among my most comfortable headphones (at any price), and I have a lot of headphones here.