Meet Frank
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Hacks, design, iMacs
Above: “Frank” even has two giant bolts sticking out of his head, just like the real thing!
Faithful Macenstein reader Julian writes:
Hi Doc!
A few months ago, my brother came to me and asked for a computer which can run some games, runs Mac Os X, looks cool, and costs below 500€ (including monitor, keyboard and all), because he spends most of his money on amps and guitars.
So we had almost no options. A real Mac was way to expensive, and just buying a cheap computer and installing a hacked Os X didn’t fulfill the coolness-factor.A friend of mine and I came up with the idea of the Frankenmac, in short “Frank”.
We took our old iMac (G3 / 333 Mhz / 192 MB Ram) and converted it.
I love stuff like this. It’s probably a good thing I never learned to solder or I would have a whole bunch of oddly configured electronics throughout my house posing a number of fire risks. Of course, as with all hackintosh jobs, you sort of wonder why they didn’t just get a Mac mini… but hey, in things like this, the journey is sometimes as important as the destination. (detailed pics after the jump for those of you into such things). Read more
That’s a lovely iMac… FOR ME TO POOP ON!
Ewww… what, were you raised in a barn? Oh… sorry…Macs have a well-deserved reputation for not only being some of the fastest computers on the planet, but some of the most beautiful as well. Unfortunately, like all works of art, Macs do have their critics. iMac owner Jacob Batt recently found this out the hard way, and learned that having a computer as beautiful as a sculpture also means having to deal with the same enemies as sculptures – namely, birds.
“You have got to be shitting me. *no pun intended* I come back from dinner and I find this. I guess that’s what I get for having my computer in a barn. If you haven’t noticed there is a huge streak of bird shit right across the face of my computer.”
Hey don’t worry Jacob, I’ve always heard that that’s actually good luck (although I have always had a theory that that rumor was started by someone who found themselves getting shit on a lot).
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader John for the tip!
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LEGO My iMac!
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Photos, iMacs
If there’s one thing I love more than Apple gear, it’s LEGOs. Well, OK, there’s nothing I love more than Apple gear, but LEGOs are a close second. Maybe third, after chocolate. That’s why I particularly love this LEGO G4 iMac made by Bjarne Tveskov out of a 7-inch digital picture frame.
“There is no Apple hardware inside (for now),” writes Bjarne, “but the screen can display videos, images and TV (there’s a digital TV tuner built in). I almost managed to get a motorized CD-tray in there, but most of the space in the bottom was needed for weight-elements. The screen is rather heavy so there is a lot of stress on the swivelling arm, but it worked out quite well.”
Above: Bjarne even managed to to create a little homage to Pixar’s Luxo Jr short. Nice.
Review: Focal XS 2.1-Channel Multimedia + iPod System
Filed under: Product Reviews, iMacs, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch
Guess what? Your current iPod speakers suck. No, I don’t need to know what you’re using, because I know what you’re NOT using, and that’s the problem. What you should be using are the Focal XS speaker (that is, assuming you have $600 burning a hole in your pocket).
“$600 for iPod speakers!” you say? Yup. Focal, makers of high end studio speakers are breaking into the high-end iPod/computer speaker market with the very nice Focal XS, and for well-to-do audiophiles, they come temptingly close to justifying their $600 price tag.
Design
Much like the “Apple Tax”, a not insignificant portion of the money spent on the XS’s goes towards the design. And while a glass martini chair like the one pictured above in not required, it is implied that these speakers are being marketed more towards the design conscious than Joe iMac. From the moment you attempt to lift the 20-something-pound box, you know you’re getting something special. Opening the box reveals Read more
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