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Hmmm… Might be time to knock €24,016.13 off that thing

Remember last year when that “beautiful” €26,000, gold and crystal-covered MacBook Air by Bling My Thing made its ultra-classy debut? Well, guess what still hasn’t sold… Faithful Macenstein reader Fabrizio writes: “Hi Doc, I live in Berlin (Germany) and last week as i went to buy something in a Ka.de.We (the biggest Store in europe like Harods and Lafayette) i saw it! A Macbook Air for 26.000-€!!! With swarovsky kristall on the topcase…... Read More

Taliban leader “addicted” to his iPhone

When I hear the word “Taliban”, many (largely bearded) images spring to mind, but an iPhone is not one of them. However, according to a recent report by Al Jazeera, the iPhone is quickly becoming one of the Taliban’s favorite Tools of Terror (and no, we aren’t just talking about the farting apps). Mullah Zaif, the former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, says he is ‘addicted’ to his iPhone Hamish Macdonald, writing for Al Jazeera, spent one month... Read More

NSFW: Virtual FU App for the iPhone

Man, I haven’t been hurting for “Stupid Mac News” like this since the “Stupid Mac News Famine” of ’02. Well, lucky for me I have both YouTube and my faithful Macenstein readers to keep me alive (if just barely). Making it a 3-in-a-row video post trifecta (and a straight box for fake Apple ads), comes this pretty sweet ad by Rob Alphonse for a Virtual “F— You” app for the iPhone. Sadly, given the way the app store is heading,... Read More

Apple “Truth in Advertising” test commercial

Remember the 1990 Dudley Moore classic “Crazy People“? Sure you do – every year it tops AFI’s Top 100 movies of all time list. Well, long story short in case you missed it, Moore is an ad exec who is fed up with the Madison Ave scene and ends up in a mental hospital where his fellow inmates help him come up with a “truth in advertising” campaign that ends up being wildly successful. (Example: “Volvo: they’re boxy, but they’re... Read More

iPhone is the ultimate tool. Literally.

This is exactly why I will never go to any of my high school reunions. No one there could possibly appreciate just how cool I really am. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. [College Humor via Gizmodo]  Read More

Celebrity Mac Chick Sighting Revisited: Jessica Biel

Can you confirm iPhone ownership simply from a set of earbuds? Well, I think so, especially if it is confirmed Celebrity Mac Chick Jessica Biel. You may remember Jessica was spotted leaving an Apple store with a new MacBook a couple months back (you don’t get much more confirmation than that). So that, combined with the fact that I see the iPhone’s telltale white and gray ear buds, inline microphone, and a suspiciously iPhone-shaped bulge in her pocket, all point... Read More

I’m STILL not watching

I guess when he started dating reality TV star Kathy Griffin we should have sensed Woz wanted his 15 minutes of fame, but gee whiz Woz. There’s fame, and then there’s Dancing With the Stars fame. Yes, ABC has announced their picks for this years contestants on the inexplicably popular dancing show, and none other than Apple co-founder (and current Apple fan conFUSER) Steve Wozniak is on the list. But lest anyone think Steve has just thrown away 30 plus years of accrued... Read More

I have no idea what this just did…

Um… OK. Hooray, another enigmatic Apple update! Anyone know what this did? I assume this now resets my AT&T contract period and gives them the right to charge me for internet radio usage. I guess I’ll find out next month…  Read More

Free MIMOBOT of the Week: rayD80

THANK YOU, WE HAVE OUR WINNER. CONGRATS TO FAITHFUL MACENSTEIN READER LARS. We’ve teamed up with Mimoco to bring you a feature we think everyone will love - The Free MIMOBOT of the week contest! Each week we’ll be offering you a chance to win a different 2 GB MIMOBOT. This week we are giving away the super cool rayD80, the upgraded future version of the infamous rayD8 MIMOBOT. rayD80 has been blasted into the here-and-now by a lightning bolt charged with time particles.... Read More

Celebrity Mac Chick Sighting: Penélope Cruz

Eagle-eyed faithful Macenstein reader Brett was perusing the New York Times “Great Performers” photo essay, and noticed that apparently Penélope Cruz uses a MacBook Pro. Photo by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum Photos She also apparently uses Mr. T‘s jeweler. I pity the Cruz! [Via The New York Times]  Read More