Tommy Smothers’ iPod charger invented

September 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

When Skynet becomes self-aware (at 2:01 am), odds are the robots will attempt to block out the sun so none of our solar-powered iPhone/iPod chargers will work, rendering us “tuneless”. However, one ingenious Swede has come up with the perfect foil for our soon-to-be robot overlords – may we present the iYo YOYO Induction Charger.
iYO […]

Review: USBFever’s Bike Mount Holder for iPhone / iPod / GPS

September 19th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

I’m sure most “responsible” bike riders would tell you that listening to an iPod or iPhone while cycling is a somewhat dangerous affair, but I bet if you got those same people alone in a room they would also tell you you should wear a helmet, use hand signals, and have reflectors on your bike […]

Review: The Dock Extender Cable from CableJive

September 15th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

There are many reasons you might want to use an extender cable to dock your iPhone or iPod - the most obvious of course being the Apple-supplied dock cable is too short for your needs. But for me a far more common issue is having an older accessory with a dock connection (speaker, car charger, […]

The Let’s Rock event : My thoughts… in pictures

September 9th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Like most Apple fanboys with no self control, I was unable to wait for Apple’s keynote stream to hit the web, and instead I nearly wore out my “refresh” finger reading the Engadget and Gizmodo feeds.
So, now that it is all done, and I have had 3 minutes to digest it all, how do […]

Birds do it, Bees do it, even Educated T-800’s do it

August 3rd | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

I haven’t heard much about Terminator 4, but this shot give a whole new meaning to “Rise of the Machines“.

Nice to see that the iPod is still around, post-Apocalypse, and also that it is not opposed to a threesome. I wonder what they were listening to… I’m guessing either Barry White or Mr. […]

Finally, an iPod worthy of today’s horrible music

July 2nd | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Faithful Macenstein reader Jessie came across this pretty cool iPod sculpture at thespacesbetween created entirely from trash, complete with what appears to be chewing gum earbuds. (Many is the time I have wanted to stick gum in my ears while my 6-year old cranks up the Hannah Montana in the car).

I know what you’re […]