Macenstein

“Unknown face” my ass!

I totally know that guy. As much as I love this shot of iPhoto’s new “Faces” technology identifying a cookie dough blob as a face, it looks just a little too perfect for me. I mean, look at all the other dough balls… that chip placement is suspect, to say the least. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Jimmy Schapira for the tip!  Read More

I have regained all my lost respect for Woz

Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader TheCos for the tip!  Read More

iPhone Engrish of the Day: Vampire Game 1.1

“Jamp”? Description: New price!! It is appearance of a fantastic post recording application! Schoolchildren in Japan jumped up and down and it turned in the 1980’s. That again now in 2009!! Jump again with iPhone/iPod touch!!! – Be a Chinese Vampire! pushing four kinds of buttons – •That jump sound heard by the movie and TV. •The yell of power. •There... Read More

Apple flooding the App store with more useless Apps

To date, Apple’s iPhone apps have been fairly solid efforts, although the same cannot be said for the majority of 3rd party iPhone apps out there. However, it looks like Apple has decided to jump on the “bloatware” bandwagon. Check out this invite for the WWDC. Not only is Apple apparently using a jalbroken iPhone to hide the app names, but it looks like they... Read More

NSFW – How the world views the iPod touch

Faithful Macenstein reader Jeff from the comedy troupe Elephant Larry has made a video which I think does a fairly accurate job of summing up how the world in general views the iPod touch. (FYI, Jeff is the touch owner). *Warning – strong language* OK, maybe that’s a little harsh, but I have found that while the “outside” world does know what an iPhone is,... Read More

Pretend you’re cool with Cell Stickies

Those of us with no friends are used to pretending to talk to our imaginary ones on our iPhones to look like we’re cool (I often talk to my imaginary accountant about the big deal I am closing), but the problem is, imaginary friends don’t text. Well, luckily for us, Fiona Carswell has come up with a great solution that can help you delude yourself into thinking your... Read More

The iMac Shuffle

Introducing the new iMac shuffle. It’s the desktop that had everything. Now, there’s less. We’ve taken out that pesky glass screen and carved the entire computer out of aluminum, for extra sturdiness. Why no screen? Well, we wanted to make the iMac shuffle even more lightweight than its predecessors, and make sure that there was nothing to distract you from... Read More

Jonathan Ive discusses designing the Dell Adamo

Inspired by our post on the new Dell MacBook Pro Adamo, faithful Macenstein reader Ziv Kitaro whipped up this awesome video outlining the Adamo’s design process. Thanks Ziv!  Read More

Confessions of an Apple Store Employee (Yes, the Geniuses find your porn and they laugh)

Anyone who’s ever had to bring their Mac in for service has experienced that moment of trepidation before handing the machine over… “Is there anything on my computer I’d be embarrassed if someone saw?” you wonder. Well, speaking as someone who has nothing BUT embarrassing things on their laptop, I’ll guess the answer is “yes”. From... Read More

Might be time for a costume re-design

I’ve always been more of a fan of Superheroes who wore masks, like Spider-Man and Batman, over those who used the “comb my hair the other way” trick to protect their secret identity – it just makes more sense. Now granted, Superman was created in the 30’s, so the idea computers, let alone facial recognition, might have been a bit hard for its creators... Read More