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S#!T Apple Fanatics Say

Meh. I’ve only said maybe 70-85 of these, tops. Pt1 PT2 Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Chucky for the tip!  Read More

iPhone 5 promo video – It’s funny because it’s true

This apparently came out last week and 6 million people have already seen it, but I was on vacation, so screw you.  Read More

How To: Change your characters on Minecraft Pocket Edition without Jailbreaking

UPDATE: With iOS 6 Apple has locked down the app directory, and this will no longer work. iExplorer is working on a solution but for now ether stick with iOS 5 or ask Mojang to allow us to import skins. For fans of Minecraft, the Pocket Edition for the iPhone is a mixed blessing. On the one hand you can play your favorite game anywhere you go… on the other, there are a ton... Read More

“Up”/”Birds” double feature poster

Usually when one hears the term “Mashup”, they think of a horrible pop song shoe-horning itself into a classic, well known song to generate quick sales for a talentless new “artist”. Or is that just me? Anyway, MY favorite mashups are the ones some VISUAL artists do for fictional combinations from the film, tv, and comic worlds. Case in point, this awesome... Read More

Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month September 2012: Leanna Decker

Welcome to Macenstein‘s “Mac Chick of the Month”. Each month we feature a different die-hard, Mac-loving girl who is (almost) as well designed as the Apple products they love. This month we have the lovely Leanna Decker, PLAYBOY’S CYBERGIRL OF THE YEAR 2012, and of course, a Die-hard Mac Chick! – Name- Leanna Decker – Location- Kentucky –... Read More

There are good ideas, there are GREAT ideas, and then there is this

You know how sometimes you’re typing out an email on the iPad and you wish the process was slower and louder? Well, good news! Industrial designer Austin Yang has created the iTypewriter. Unlike other high tech iPad keyboards that are portable and rely on the “fad” of Bluetooth, Yang’s iTypewriter kicks it super old-school, relying on touch-capacitive hammers... Read More

ENTER TO WIN: OUR VERBATIM BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY!

THANK YOU WE HAVE OUR WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS TO FAITHFUL MACENSTEIN READER GRACE! Uh oh! Only 19 and half more weeks until Christmas, and you know what that means! It’s BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! YEAH! Everyone loves school! Wait, you DON’T love school? Well, it’s probably because you’re worried you’ll forget something – in fact, the fear of forgetting... Read More

iPad finger painting of Toy Story 3 poster better than the actual movie

iPad finger artist Kyle Lambert made this amazing video showing his stroke-by-stroke finger painting of the Toy Story 3 poster sing only the Brushes iPad app. I don’t know why I find this type of thing fascinating to watch, but I do. I think it goes back to some early Nickelodeon show I remember watching as a kid where, as a narrator read a story, we would see a line art... Read More

Review: The Monster at the End of This Book for iOS

Yes, Sesame Street’s “The Monster at the End of This Book ($3.99 iTunes)” may seems like an odd choice for me to review, but even a heart as cold and cynical as mine can occasionally thaw when confronted with a childhood memory this awesome, especially when it is seen through the eyes of my OWN children, on my magical iPhone. The Monster at the End of This Book... Read More

Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month August 2012: Jessica Vaugn

Welcome to Macenstein‘s “Mac Chick of the Month”. Each month we feature a different die-hard, Mac-loving girl who is (almost) as well designed as the Apple products they love. This month we have the triumphant return of former April 2010 Mac Chick of the month, the lovely Jessica Vaugn, a Playboy Playmate, writer, model, and of course, a die hard Mac Chick! Jessica... Read More