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Remove all sense of style from your iPhone with the “Legacy Case”

Given how many iPhone cases I see on a weekly basis it takes something REALLY cool (or stupid) to catch my attention, and this iPhone 4 “Legacy case” from Les Forges MDK studio is both. Currently only a concept, the case is meant to mimic the “design” of the original Macintosh. If you like all the high-tech features of your iPhone 4/4S but wish it had... Read More

This looks cool: The Gaming Skin for iPhone and iPod touch

Easier than actually reviewing something, I have decided to create a new feature called “This looks cool”, where I showcase things that… look cool. And this looks cool. It’s the Gaming Skin by iSkin, a combination battery pack and speaker/rumble pack which aims to make your iPhone/iPod gaming experience a little more immersive by adding vibration and (hopefully)... Read More

Steve Jobs portrait made out of 3,500 Apples

That’s right. Apples. Not Oranges, like you might expect. When he learned of the passing of Steve Jobs, artist Olivier Lefebvre made a last-minute change to his entry in the Quebec Land Art contest and decided to create this tribute to our beloved leader, made entirely out of Apples. The project took him about 50 hours in total to complete, but as you can see, the results... Read More

Watch out “Slide to Unlock Panties makers” – You’re about to get some competition

If there’s one thing Apple is known for, it’s its ability to analyze the problems in an existing product segment and dramatically improve that product via simplification and attention to design. That is why I am so excited to see what improvements Apple makes to the “Slide to Unlock” panties that people have been selling for the past four years now that... Read More

Hopefully this is Apple’s October 4th announcement

Meet “Steve”, the Apple themed Robot created by the geniuses 3A Ashley Wood. Steve comes with the ROTHTAB and creepy green apple, he has no weapons except is mind ! Costing only $300 (*cough) Steve is available for order on eBay. via SuperPunch  Read More

Run, don’t walk, to pick up your $5 Apple shoes!

I’m seriously thinking of moving to China, just to save on the shipping costs of all the awesome Apple-related knockoffs I end up buying. Case in point, check out these awesome $5 Apple logo sneakers they have over there! Of course the only problem with my plan is I would sell my house, uproot my family, and dig all the way there only to find that no one in China has a size... Read More

Lion’s Mail dredges up the past

People have long held the notion that the Mac is geared towards the “creative” mind, although usually they are referring to graphic artists using applications such as Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator and such to help express their creativity. However, with Lion, it is Apple’s OS itself that is forcing us to be creative, or, more specifically, its updated Mail app.... Read More

Windows 8′s new BSoD blames the hardware manufacturers for crashes

When looking to upgrade an operating system, especially one that has been around as long as Windows (and largely unchanged since Windows 98), it’s always a good idea to take a look at the features your customers use the most and update those to make the idea of upgrading more enticing. And there’s no feature Windows users use more than the Blue Screen of Death. Yes,... Read More

I’m not saying there’s any validity to Apple’s “copying” lawsuits against Samsung… but

Now, I don’t really keep up with non-Apple hardware all that religiously, so on a recent back-to-school Staples trip I was kind of disgusted at how closely the Samsung laptops now resemble Apple’s MacBooks, with the aluminum chasis, black keyboard, thick black bezel around the screen, and the Samsung logo placed precisely where the words MacBook Pro go on the Apple... Read More

The best smelling portrait of Steve Jobs ever

Anyone else love the smell of dry erase markers? And glue? And deadly chemicals in general? Well, check out this sweet Steve Jobs portrait made on iPhone development house Übermind’s whiteboard. (Timelapse video below).  Read More