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What’s the lamest app in the iTunes store?

We’re compiling a list of the most useless, unimaginative, and ugly applications developed for the the iPhone, and we’d like your help. Tell us your recommendation for the lamest app on iTunes in the comments – you know, the app that was a waste of time for the developer to make, for you to try, and for us to write about. There are a lot of them to go through,... Read More

Dell’s Latitude E4200 MacBook Air Parody

Oh those incorrigible Dell boys and their video hijinks! Here we see their latest effort, a comparison between the Dell Latitude E4200 and the MacBook Airentitled “More Substance, Less Air” and produced by Dell’s official corporate blog, DellVlog. Now, I won’t argue that producing a smaller computer (although it looks to be 20 times thicker than the Air)... Read More

OK, am I being fanboy…?

….or does this Wriggley’s Slim Packs gum commercial I just saw on the VMA’s just 15 minutes ago… look more than a little like this iPod nano commercial? I don’t know, if Lugz could threaten Apple with legal action for ripping them off with their Eminem commercial, then I think Apple’s got a case against Wriggley’s. I mean, check out the... Read More

iPhone clones still kicking it “old school”

If you are one of those people who think the iPhone 3G’s industrial design isn’t quite up to the beautiful brushed aluminum standards set by the 1st gen iPhone, don’t worry. Have we got the phone for you! Above: Nope, that’s not the iPhone, folks. I caught a bit of flack for comparing Lian Li’s XB01 Xbox case to that of the Mac Pro, but if anyone says... Read More

Hide your Xbox 360’s shame with Lian Li’s Mac Pro rip-off case

Odds are if Apple ever decided to resurrect the Pippin and it would look more like the Apple TV or a Wii than a Mac Pro, but still, for hard core Mac gamers who are desperately trying to forget they enjoy playing games on a Microsoft console, case maker Lian Li has the answer. Their XB01 case for the Xbox is more than a little reminiscent of the long-in-the-tooth-styling of the... Read More

Ok, someone back me up here

And speaking of Lucasfilm… is it just me, or does the icon for Carrie’s Dots look something like Boba Fett‘s helmet? Ok, before you trip over yourself saying “no”, just stare at the words “Carrie’s Dots” in that sentence above the pic, let your eyes lose focus, like you are supposed to do in those annoying “Magic Eye”... Read More

Are white iPhones cracking?

If there’s 2 things I don’t understand in life, they are 1) Why Apple made a white iPhone, and 2) Why anyone would buy it. At least any guy. I have previously called the white iPhone “The Girliest thing since breasts“, and I stand behind that. However, while a black iPhone may simply be my preference, there now seems to be a bonafide reason to stay away... Read More

Dell is still 9 years behind Apple

Faithful Macenstein reader Shemp sent in this screengrab of Dell’s website, pointing out the similarity between its layout and Apple’s. While I certainly notice some similarities (the giant main image, the smaller images below, the multi-colored computers Apple used to sell) I think Shemp is being a bit too generous with Dell’s ability to copy Apple in a timely... Read More

“A grey strip of some kind of high quality material…”

I know “Apple funny”, and this is Apple funny. Faithful Macenstein reader Nicholas sent us a link to one of the funniest Apple Discussion forum posts we have seen (and there have been many). Entitled “Help, I Can’t Open My MacBook Pro!“, the posts details the plight of first time MacBook Pro owner aberard who can’t seem to figure out how to open... Read More

Thoughts on the new iDisk icon

Faithful Macenstein reader Kyle writes: “WTF is up with the new iDisk icon!? I get it, “cloud computing”. But seriously, why purple? What was wrong with the blue globe? I guess this got snuck in with the MobileMe 1.1 update.” Nice point, Kyle. Now I have a question for YOU. WTF is up with using the Apple “stones” desktop background? You don’t... Read More