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Review: iPhone stylus shoot out

Some of the more fun iPhone apps hitting the iTunes store these days are the ones like FlipBook and Scribble that let you actually draw on the iPhone’s screen using your finger. Unfortunately, even the thinnest fingers are often not the best tool for drawing on a tiny screen (and my big fat ones are definitely not). Luckily a couple companies have taken notice of the problem and have come up with some touch pen styluses that can work with Apple’s touch screens. ThinkGeek... Read More

Justin “I’m a Mac” Long now dating Kirsten Dunst

That’s right. According to the New York Daily News, Apple pitchman Long and “Celebrity Mac chick” Dunst were spotted “…making out hard-core while waiting in line for margaritas. They were holding hands and were all over each other.” Long has become quite the cocksman of late. Just a month ago Long and Drew Barrymore “were all over each other” until the pressure of the iPhone 3G launch broke the couple up. (We’re assuming).... Read More

MacBook gets MacBaked

I’ve always found Apple’s laptops to run fairly warm and never felt the need to pre-heat mine, however a certain “Mr. Kidd” apparently felt otherwise. “Here’s a fun one. My buddy Kidd left his laptop in his oven while away – you know, in case of break-in or fire, it’d be safe. We’re all over after grabbing him from the airport, ready to bake some cookies. Preheat the oven to 375, start mixing the ingredients, about ten minutes... Read More

Review: Preschool Adventure comes up “short”

While many people who do not have kids may scoff at the idea of handing over their $199-$599 iPhone to a 2 or 3 year old, I have found (with my kids at least) even very young children quickly learn that “Daddy’s iPhone” is very fragile, and we must be very careful with Daddy’s iPhone, and if we drop Daddy’s iPhone Daddy will cry. So it is not surprising to me that a bunch of preschool themed edutainment titles have begun popping up on the iTunes store.... Read More

“Rack”-mountable G4 system for sale

Faithful Macenstein reader Bill came across this posting for a G4 tower for sale on Craigslist. Entitled “!!!! ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE GRADES UP !!“, the listing itself is nothing special, except that the system is pictured alongside a very nice rack system (which unfortunately does not seem to be included). The original image is a bit underexposed, but a little level adjustment and BAM! We see what Bill was talking about. I was going... Read More

If only more countries would block iTunes…

Earlier this week it was reported by FOX News that China had blocked access Apple’s iTunes music store after a Pro-Tibet album hit the store, and I for one applaud the move. Taking a quick look at the top iTunes music this week, and it quickly becomes apparent that some serious blocking needs to be done. Above: Yeah, I’m not buying that it was that Tibet album that forced China’s hand…  Read More

“300 Bowl” price drop in honor of “National Bowling Week”

Like most people, odds are you’ve probably called in sick to work today because you’ll be celebrating “National Bowling Week” all week long, and who can blame you? Well, here’s a little something extra to get excited about, in honor of NBW (as it’s known in the industry) TheWay, LTD is dropping the price of its 300 Bowl iPhone game to $1.99 from $3.99. I have only putted around with the game for a few minutes, but all I’ll say is the... Read More

Oh my God! Where the hell are Steve’s Pants!?

OK, I challenge you to watch this video and just try to tell me that at the 30 second point, life, as you knew it, has not been forever and irreparably changed. Yes, not many CEO’s would dare to get on stage in front of an large audience and talk about their company’s core values while wearing a black mock turtleneck and shorts, but somehow Steve manages to pull it off (the speech, not his pants).  Read More

Mach Dice makes D&D dice slightly less nerdy (I think)

Mach Kobayashi‘s virtual dice rolling simulator “Mach Dice” does what most of us thought could not be done – it makes rolling Dungeons and Dragons dice cool. Well, cooler, anyway. It even throws in some pseudo holographic goodness for good measure (and actually exists, unlike David O’Reillys phantom-app iHologram). I’ve made no secret of my love MotionX Poker, and it looks like Mach Dice has bested even MotionX’s dice-rolling physics.... Read More

Exclusive: Behind the scenes photos from a very Apple-centric “French Maids TV” shoot

Fans of the highly educational “French Maid” series of how-to videos are well aware that the girls like their Apple gear, but this shoot in particular, entitled “How To Share Private Videos” features a huge assortment of Apple gear, even for them. French Maid TV was nice enough to grant Macenstein exclusive “behind the scenes” photos from the shoot, and being huge fans of feather dusters and pillow fights, we couldn’t be more thrilled! So,... Read More