How To: Get your external Super Drive working in Lion
Every once in awhile I like to post a tip that will likely help only one other person on the planet. Today is such a time. As some of you may know, I recently replaced my MacBook Pro’s internal SuperDrive with an SSD drive. I chose the MCE Optibay kit for both its ease of installation, and also because it included an external enclosure for my SuperDrive (basically turning... Read More
NMA explains the fake Chinese Apple store epidemic
Just in case any of you are confused by the whole “fake Apple Store” outbreak sweeping China, our good friends over at Next Media Animation have once again come to the rescue, using their cutting edge 3D simulations to clearly explain all angles of the… oh, who are we kidding? Their animation is just as bizarre as always. And yes, Steve is still wearing a Darth... Read More
11-inch MacBook Air is ZOMG Awesome!
Initial benchmarks have placed the new 11-inch MacBook Air very close in performance to the top of the line MacBook Pro of last year, and shown a nearly 150% increase in Geekbench scores. Yet, for anyone doubting the awesomeness of the of the 11-inch MacBook Air, check out Apple’s part number for the fully maxed out 11-inch model. ZOMG! Looks like Apple knows it’s got... Read More
We’re giving away TWO Mimobot Flash Drives, Any Design, Your choice!
It’s that time of year again – time for the Summer Hollywood Blockbusters! And what better way to celebrate your favorite pop culture characters than to carry around an adorable USB thumb drive version of them with a removable head? Well, we’ve once again teamed up with our good friends over at Mimoco to bring you yet another sweet Mimobot giveaway, and this one’s... Read More
You had me at “Hot Russian girls with Apple gear pulling off their clothes”
Faithful Macenstein reader currentinterest sent us this great clip of… something. Not sure exactly what, but the video, entitled “Putin’s Army” certainly plays like an Apple ad, with iPhones, MacBooks, and iPad unwrappings. Oh, and boobs. Enjoy. Here’s the official description of what is going on, although I’m not really any clearer after... Read More
What’s wrong with this picture?
Looks like Apple’s educational storecould use a lesson in MacBook anatomy. [via Reddit] Read More
You know you’re in trouble when you have to tell people your product is real
How many times have you been out with your iPhone and wished you could attach a giant SLR lens to it to capture that perfect shot? Never? Agreed. Yet apparently the folks at Photojojo think someone, somewhere is interested. Check out their iPhone SLR Mount.. For just $249 (iPhone 4 model) you can hook up your Canon or Nikon SLR lenses to your iPhone and… oh God, are they... Read More
Games that Don’t Suck: Puzzle Agent 2
Still looking for Isaac Davner. “Scoggins’ only exports are erasers and weirdness.” So says FBI Puzzle Agent Nelson Tethers, and he should know, as Puzzle Agent 2 marks Tethers’ second trip to the eerily charming town of Scoggins Minnesota. The original Puzzle Agent has proven to be a family favorite at the Macenstein house, so it was with great pride that... Read More
Steve Jobs look-a-like selling tea in Taiwan
Oh, Steve’s not gonna like this. Or is he? A Taiwan-based tea company has posted a new ad featuring a Steve Jobs look-a-like letting people know they can earn a chance to win an iPad 2 with each purchase. Apple recently cracked down on contests using “iPhone” and “iPad” in their promotional materials, and they’ve been quick to protect Steve’s... Read More
The secret to Apple’s Billions: Cheaping out on stock photos
An Eagle-eyed Redditor noticed a rather striking similarity between the lion found on the “box” of Apple’s upcoming OS X Lion operating system and his Super Poulain, which appears to be some sort of French chocolate breakfast powder, shilled by a ridiculously scary super horse puppet. We’ve already seen the tree in Apple’ iPhoto icon turn up before... Read More
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