Write a caption, win a prize

May 12th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Think you’re funny enough to be the next Margaret Cho? Well, now’s your chance to prove it to the world. Write your best caption for the above photo. If we think it’s the most clever, we’ll send you off a $20 iTunes gift certificate.
The contest is open to everyone in the US (sorry, […]

The reader made me do it

April 28th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

[UPDATE: Yep, new iMacs, see below for specs]

I promised nearly a year ago that I would never again write an article saying “Apple store is down“, and I plan to stick to that. But I can’t help what my readers write…

“I just nipped to the store to price up a laptop, and:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore/
They’ll be back soon!
It’s […]

Popular Mechanics pits iMac vs. Gateway One and MacBook vs. Asus M51SR - Guess who wins?

April 15th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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It’s fanboy Tuesday here at Macenstein!

Popular Mechanics recently ran two comparison tests between the latest iMac and the Gateway One, and the latest Penryn MacBook vs. Asus M51SR.
“In both the laptop and desktop showdowns, Apple’s computers were the winners. Oddly, the big difference didn’t come in our user ratings, where […]

Watch a drunken Jeff Goldblum pitch the iMac

March 31st | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Move over “Cheeseburger-eating Hasselhoff“, there’s a new drunk in town!
What happens when you take the classic 1999 Jeff Goldblum iMac commercial and slow it down about 30 percent? You get a hilarious piece of footage capable of taking Goldblum’s kids away in any future custody battle!

This works particularly well because of Goldblum’s somewhat slurry […]

Curved iMac concept - would you like some WTF with that?

February 29th | Posted by Evan Lugh

A ‘new’ concept iMac has given birth: The iMac iView. A designer named Nuno Teixeira is getting a lot of attention from avid Mac fans. As the title says, it’s curved but as the images below will show, it has no stand. This makes me wonder how easy it would be for a little burst […]

UK hotel chain adds iMacs to the list of in-room amenities

February 22nd | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Faithful UK Macenstein reader Brian has a bit of good news for those of you planning to travel to the UK but don’t feel like crating up your desktop to bring with you. Hotel chain City Inn has decided to put a brand new iMac in every room in its London and Manchester hotels. […]

Gotta love our faithful readers!

December 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Faithful Macenstein reader Jerrett writes:

Greetings Doc-
I was having a Mac party tonight, really I was just simultaneously upgrading macs to Leopard and installing software. I Apple tech on the side for extra cash, and my uncle just happens to be a re-seller so it works out for both of us. Anyways, I realized I had […]

The new nano: Has Jonathan Ive lost it?!?

August 24th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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As the lead designer of the iMac, iPod, and iPhone, Johnathan Ive has an impressive track record for coming up with eye-pleasing yet functional designs. Unfortunately, if recently leaked photos of the upcoming nano prove to be legit (and it is looking like they may be) it looks like Ive may […]

Well they changed it – 13 days

August 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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Well, if you took the over, you won.
13 days after launching the new iMacs, Apple has changed the ultra-slim computer’s potentially UN-”PC” (get it?) tagline, “You can’t be too thin. Or too powerful” to “The all new, all-in-one iMac.”
Being the first site to point out the potential advertising pitfall (as […]