Macenstein

Steve Jobs buys Marvel : Adamantium MacBook imminent

Hey, I can dream, can’t I? Looks like we’ll be seeing unibody adamantium MacBook in a matter months, as Disney (aka, Steve Jobs) has just bought Marvel Comics (home of the X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man…. all sort of big, beefy men, basically) for $4 Billion. If I had $4 Billion I probably would have done the same thing, if for no other reason than to stop the upcoming Thor movie from being made. But given that Apple has more or less run out of sexy cat names... Read More

Melon Golf: Tim Burton meets Tiger Woods

Just thought I’d throw out a recommendation to iPhone-physics lovers of a game I’ve been playing the past few days – Melon Golf As you play each round you can unlock Stars which will in turn unlock bonus rounds in the Nightmare Course. I think the reason I like Melon Golf so much is that it really has very little to do with Golf – it’s actually much more similar to games like Cannon Challenge and Castle Smasher than golf. The object of the game is to launch... Read More

Oh, that poor Acura!

You know those annoying people who like to dress their little rat-like dogs in dorky sweaters and such, and you just know that the dog wishes to hell it was a real dog and could maul its owner to death? That’s sort of how I feel about this poor Acura who its owner has dressed as a clown. Yes, this shot was sent in by Faithful Macenstein reader (and iPhone developer) Kevin who spotted the abused vehicle in Seattle, about 7 miles outside of Redmond. Unfortunately the only... Read More

Top Ten Reasons to Upgrade to Snow Leopard TODAY

I’ve seen more than a few interweb critics panning Apple’s Snow Leopard as merely a service pack update, but since installing Snow Leopard yesterday morning, I’ve decided they couldn’t be more wrong. Sure, the only REAL change is the 64-bit stuff that likely won’t matter until sometime around when OS 10.7 comes out, but I’ve noticed more than a few “must-have” goodies that each on their own would more than justify the upgrade cost.... Read More

Celebrity Mac chick Sighting: Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” Hart and her iPhone. [via UseMyComputer]  Read More

Make your MacBook as cool as Obama’s with “Obama Pacman”

Odds are you’ve tried pointing at people from behind your MacBook, but you just can’t seem to look as smooth as Obama looked when HE did it. Well, cheer up! The only difference between you and Obama is that your MacBook doesn’t have a weird Pac-Man-looking sticker on it – and now you can buy one! Obama Pacman is now selling the key to coolness in $3, reposition-able, no-residue, chunks. I recommend you get yours now before Obama ends up being photographed... Read More

The most powerful MockBook ever. It’s Killer.

It’s long been known that Michael Myers was a Mac fan, but now we have proof. Check out this new promo for the upcoming movie Halloween 2. No, there’s no sound, but I think it’s safe to assume the blood curdling screams of PC are still echoing in that barren, white world that the Apple ads take place in. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Jimmy Schapira for the tip!  Read More

What Apple’s MacBook Air ads SHOULD have looked like

This is so much more impressive than that “fits in an envelope” thing. [via geekstir and everywhere]  Read More

Celebrity Mac chick Sighting: Maggie Grace

What do you know! The 2nd best thing about the first two seasons of LOST owns an iPhone! (the first best thing obviously being the first time we saw Locke with hair in a flashback). [via UseMyComputer]  Read More

iPhone + 100 mph + pavement = ?

Apple’s iPhone “Tech Specs” page posts tons of useful information about the iPhone designed to keep users from inadvertently damaging their devices – such as optimal operating temperatures, optimal altitude, humidity, etc. But two glaring omissions on the page are the “optimal velocity” and “optimal amount of tonnage” the iPhone can handle. “Hey there Doc, I’m a long time Macenstein reader and instantly thought of sending... Read More