iPhone 4 Coffee Table does not need a bumper case
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, design, iPhone
In fact, it looks like they fixed the antenna issue entirely.
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Laser-powered stripper platform with built-in iPod dock is this year’s MUST HAVE gift
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, design, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch
Well, the iPod connector has now officially been put into everything.
Tasked with the the challenge of creating a “coffee table”, London-based designer Moritz Waldemeyer has gone WAAAY above and beyond the call of duty by creating some sort of laser-beam themed GoGo Dancing platform, complete with smoke machine, and yes, an iPod Dock.
This certainly is cooler than my current coffee table, which consists of a 30 Lucky Charms boxes duct-taped together. Finally, now I can enjoy my “Laser Loggins” and “Laser Floyd” in the privacy of my own home. I have already ordered 3 of these, since there’s no way am I sharing with the kids. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Steve for the tip!
via We Heart
Mount your iPad or iPod touch IN-wall with iPort
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, design, iPad, iPod Touch
Do you love your portable Apple gear, but just wish it wasn’t so… portable? Well, iPort may just have the solution. The company specializes in mounting systems for both the iPod touch and iPad that will allow you to place your Apple device inside the walls of your home, ideal for home audio, home automation, or just getting people to say “Is that a #$@-ing iPAD in your wall?!?”
The iPort CM2000 for the iPad will run you $499.00, while iPod touch owners can get in on the fun with the $250 CM100. Both units will keep your iGadget fully charged, and ensure that your title as the ultimate Apple Fanboy in the neighborhood will remain intact. More pics after the jump. Read more
Well this is disappointing
When I first heard someone had made an Optimus Prime iPad Stand, naturally I got pretty excited. However, upon seeing what basically amounts to some guy bending the G1 Optimus Prime toy in half and laying an iPad on it, I have to say this doesn’t even warrant an “E” for Effort.
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LEGO my iPad
Sorry about that rather uninspired post title, I really couldn’t think of anything more clever at the moment… But let’s not let that take away anything from Flickr user jmenomeno’s amazing achievement of creating a scale model of an iPad using only LEGOs.
As you can see, the use of LEGOs keeps him from approaching “retina display”-like accuracy in the screen, but as someone who has spent more time than they should playing with LEGOs, I can tell you it ain’t as easy as it looks to recreate an app icon using only 4 LEGO nubs. The iMovie icon in particular is pretty kick ass.
RIM responds to Apple’s “But they’re doing it too!” campaign
Filed under: Apple Bashing, Apple Fanboyism, Glitch, Not Cool, Opinion, design, iPhone
RIM’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie issued an official response to Apple’s press conference yesterday. I won’t comment on it, for risk of further angering my fanboy readers, except to say, they’re completely right.
“Apple’s attempt to draw RIM into Apple’s self-made debacle is unacceptable. Apple’s claims about RIM products appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public’s understanding of an antenna design issue and to deflect attention from Apple’s difficult situation. RIM is a global leader in antenna design and has been successfully designing industry-leading wireless data products with efficient and effective radio performance for over 20 years. During that time, RIM has avoided designs like the one Apple used in the iPhone 4 and instead has used innovative designs which reduce the risk for dropped calls, especially in areas of lower coverage. One thing is for certain, RIM’s customers don’t need to use a case for their BlackBerry smartphone to maintain proper connectivity. Apple clearly made certain design decisions and it should take responsibility for these decisions rather than trying to draw RIM and others into a situation that relates specifically to Apple.” – Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie
via Crackberry
Wow! You can’t BUY this kind of publicity!
And unfortunately for Apple, you also can’t pay to have it removed, either.
As amazing as Duct Tape is, I know one thing it CAN’T fix, and that’s the iPhone’s reputation, assuming Apple doesn’t man up and get that recall going soon.
Will the white iPhone 4’s have the horrible reception issues that plague the black model?
Filed under: Apple Bashing, Apple Fanboyism, Cynicism, design, iPhone
In light of the completely real, verifiable, and not-fixable-via-software iPhone 4 reception problem, I got to thinking about Apple’s comments on the delay of the white iPhone 4.
“White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. “
When Apple said the white iPhone 4’s were trickier to manufacture than anticipated, it didn’t really make a lot of sense. Given that the only difference in manufacturing the two models SHOULD be finding black plastic and white plastic, the idea that the “challenging” aspect to manufacturing a white iPhone is a matter of color doesn’t seem all that convincing (especially for a company who is known for making multi-colored versions of their devices).
But now that we see there are inherent design problems to the iPhone 4’s antenna placement, we can’t help but wonder/hope that there’s a chance that Apple has figured out a fix and the white iPhone 4 will NOT have the antenna issue.
Unfortunately for Apple, at this point fixing the antenna in the new model will be tantamount to a confession that it not only admits the black models suffer reception issues, but that it knew of them pre-launch, and released them anyway. This would more or less force Apple to recall/replace all 4 million or so black iPhone 4’s it has sold.
Or Would it?
While the optimistic Apple fanboy in me would like to think Apple would do the right thing – suck up a (comparatively) small loss in exchange for an untarnished iPhone reputation – the realist in me can also totally imagine the Apple press release that would accompany a fixed white iPhone 4:
“CUPERTINO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple is pleased to announce the availability of the highly anticipated white iPhone 4. For the new white models, Apple was able create a revolutionary new white plastic compound that allows for THREE TIMES the amount of cellular reception found in most “black” plastics”. Apple’s revolutionary antenna design remains unchanged, although we would prefer you do not open it and look around. Thank you.”
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Unfortunately, the way Apple’s been spinning this thing, I think the above press release is not that unlikely.
Apple formally responds to iPhone 4 reception issues – and it’s AWESOME!
Ok, so Apple just released the following statement on the iPhone 4 reception issues that (almost) everyone is reporting (Including me). My thoughts after the jump.
Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned. Read more
“Giving Tree” iPad decal: For all you ungrateful bastards
For all you faux Apple fans who are constantly bitching for more, More, MORE! after each Apple keynote, you may want to pick up this iPad decal of Shel Silverstein’s “Giving Tree”, so you can let the world know you will never be truly content with anything Apple gives you.
And yes, I am one of those faux Apple fans.
[via OS X Daily]
