Holy S#!@
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Slow News Day, WTF
Faithful Macenstein reader Brian writes:
“Dunno if you’ve seen this or not, but thought you might like this….”
MIGHT like it?!? Of COURSE I’d like it! In fact, it’s in my Netflix queue right now Brian, (and don’t any of YOU guys try to cut in front and steal it from me)!
Actually, for the first 20 seconds or so I was positive it was a College Humor parody or something, and even towards the end once I realized the horrible truth – that this movie actually WAS made some time in the early 1980’s – I STILL kind of expected an Apple II tie in or something.
Prediction: Apple will begin giving away bumper cases with iPhone 4’s and issue $30 credit for early buyers in the next 2 weeks
Filed under: Apple Bashing, Cynicism, Steve Jobs, WTF, You Bet I'm Pissed, design, iPhone, stupid
When I first heard Gizmodo’s report that iPhone 4 cell reception was adversely affected by touching the stainless steel band that surrounds the iPhone 4 and serves as the antennae for the device, I was a bit skeptical. The fanboy in me wanted to think that since Gizmodo clearly has a bit of an ax to grind with Apple, they may be exaggerating the claims, or perhaps it was a problem affecting only a select number of handsets. Besides, everyone knows Apple would never sacrifice function over form, so they MUST have tested this design beforehand, right?
Well, one hour after getting my iPhone 4, and THREE dropped calls later (I am one of the rare iPhone customers for whom AT&T service has been rock solid), I began to worry. A quick test of my own revealed that Read more
iPad-based Mantaray iTar is almost as weird as its inventor
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Hardware, WTF, design, iPad
Actually, it’s not even close. Inventor FRANZ KELLER is much weirder. But still, “VJFranzK” does seem to believe in his product, and will actually sell any aspiring synth musician one of his brand new Mantaray iTar’s (iPad not included) for somewhere around $300.
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader PJ for the tip!
A new take on the Konami code
Filed under: Awesomeness, Girls, Humor, WTF, iPhone, iPod Touch
Above: I’m not how you “level up”, but she sure seems happy.
Yet another odd app approval choice in Apple’s totally arbitrary “war on porn” to protect our children, although I must say, I am almost tempted to get this one based solely on the “reset” procedure (below). Kind of makes up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A look a bit lame.
- ? Lift her Skirt Up ?
with your own finger
and find Property of her underwear- Her ? eyes ? will
follow where u touch- Play ? Simple ? 3.00 sec game
and give her energy which matches
with her underwear’s property- Let her transform into
? Super Girl ?
by Level her up to Lv 30- She will level up once a day
if you can tap after 3 seconds
( 2.55 ~ 3.05 allowed )- If u get 3.00 sec exactly
she can level up more than once- You can reset Data by touching
her breasts
Left -> Right -> Left -> Right??????????????????????
This will be Fun !!!
??????????????????????
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader joelom for the tip!
FAIL
Filed under: Apple Bashing, Apple Fanboyism, Cynicism, WTF, bugs
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Jurgen for the pic!
I guess Buy.com didn’t get the memo
Given that Walmart is selling brand new 16 GB iPhone 3G S’s for $97, I can’t help but think Buy.com is being a little optimistic by setting a “5 per customer” limit on these refurbished 8GB iPhone 3G’s for $400 (although this would certainly bode well for me selling my 3Gs on eBay in a month…).
AT&T only?
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Walter for the tip!
Well, that’s ONE way to slow down iPad demand
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Not Cool, WTF, design, iPad
If Apple’s looking for a way to slow down demand for its perpetually out-of-stock iPad, they need look no further than the iDress and iTee, by the iClothing fashion company. I can’t imagine anyone wanting an iPad after seeing these.
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Mike for the tip!
[via TechEBlog]
And the award for “Most Optimistic iPad Developer” goes to….
(image by Ian Silber)
Nekori, who just released their Huge Pedometer app for the iPad. Good luck fellas!
Personally I think this is a great way to get a workout. Not only will the extra weight help build muscle, but you’ll be inspired to pick up the pace to avoid all the small, rock-throwing children who taunt you. It will be like having your own personal trainer!
Why is Apple obsessed with the iPhone’s Calculator icon?
No app icon in the history of iPhone-dom has undergone as much design scrutiny as the poor Calculator icon. For reasons known only to Apple, the Calculator icon has been changed with each and every version of the iPhone OS, and apparently OS 4 is no different.
Perhaps sensing how important the calculator icon is in the smart phone game, it appears Apple is determined to get it just right. In fact, I’ve heard rumors that the reason the iPhone does not support Flash is because Apple reassigned key members of the Flash team to the “Calculator icon” division, which, at 11 employees, is the largest iPhone department in Cupertino, answerable only to Steve Jobs himself.
I’m not saying the evolution of the icon hasn’t been fun to watch, and I’ll admit it looks better in version 4 than version 1, but I think with the exception of the Contacts app, the calculator might by the least used app on my iPhone, and I certainly was never confused as to what it did from looking at ANY of the icons.
If anything, the iPod icon is now somewhat confusing. Who the hell has seen a click wheel iPod in the last 3 years?
ATTENTION BARGAIN HUNTERS! Save $440 off this fart app! ACT NOW!
Filed under: Games, That's Weird..., WTF, deals, iPhone
Despite being a “day one” iPhone owner, I somehow was able to resist buying any of the farting apps, even though in the beginning, that’s all there was. Well, OK, there was Super Monkey Ball, a couple virtual lighter apps, and then the fart apps. And while I like to pride myself on my fart-app resisting fortitude, I may crack under the pressure of this AMAZING bargain.
That’s right, Western Wind, an app previously being sold for $449 (well, previously being LISTED at $449, anyway) is now just $9.99, a price just about anyone can manage.
“Western Wind, once available to the masses, is now an exclusive, limited-edition game. We will be pulling the game from the app store after it sells 50 more copies. This is your chance to join a very exclusive club of Western Wind music aficionados. “
Of course, if you look at the Western Wind’s price history you’ll notice the app usually sold for 99¢, and was even free at some point, but hey, I like to think of it as $440 in my pocket. I just can’t pass up a bargain!
