Inside the Beijing “Ping Guo”… er.. “Apple” Store
Our good friend Emilien over at the French Mac site MacPlus was able to send his spy Thibault Metzinger into the soon to be opened Apple Store at Sanlitun, Beijing and steal some rare interior shots of the construction. The Apple Store is in a large mall called “The Village” near fellow giants Nike and Zara. “Apple” apparently is called “Ping Guo”... Read More
Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (June 2008): Erin Marie
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 present you with the lovely Erin Marie, a Dallas triple threat model/actor/singer, and of course, a die-hard Mac Chick! Greg Woodson Photography Don’t let the term... Read More
Finally, an iPod worthy of today’s horrible music
Faithful Macenstein reader Jessie came across this pretty cool iPod sculpture at thespacesbetween created entirely from trash, complete with what appears to be chewing gum earbuds. (Many is the time I have wanted to stick gum in my ears while my 6-year old cranks up the Hannah Montana in the car). I know what you’re thinking, “Wow, I want one, but what would I wear... Read More
The 21 Worst Apple-themed wallpapers ever
“Good Art” is a subjective thing, but really bad art? Well, that’s universal. In order to prove the point that it takes more than simply a copy of Photoshop to make a well-designed desktop wallpaper, we have compiled a list of the top 21 worst Apple-themed Desktop wallpapers to help serve as teaching tool for aspiring desktop artists. We defy you to imagine using... Read More
Using MacBook Pros and Fighter Planes to protect the Department of Defense’s Computer Network
Faithful Macenstein reader Charles Davey writes: “I took this picture at the 2008 Quonset Point (RI) Airshow yesterday. Seems like the Air Guard knows the best weapon for the job.” Wow. 3 completely unguarded MacBook Pros left on a card table out in the open for anyone to steal. Or at least, that’s what the 102nd Information Warfare Squadron wanted you to think.... Read More
MacBook Airhead
Look who just went Mac shopping! It’s Paris Hilton and her man of the hour Benji Madden. Paris picked up a brand new MacBook Air, while Madden opted for the MacBook Pro. We spotted Hilton with a MacBook Pro of her own a few months ago, but we’re sure the MBP must have died on her. After all, she doesn’t seem like the kind to make extravagant purchases just... Read More
Celebrity Mac Chick Sighting: Katherine Heigl
Yes yes, we all want to see Miss June, I get it! Trust me, I’m working on it. In the meantime, faithful Macenstein reader Thomas has decided to help us out with yet another celebrity Mac Chick sighting, the lovely Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy, Knocked Up) seen here gabbing on her iPhone, hopefully ordering a pizza or something. Read More
BOOM!
Last week coming back from a business trip, we had a little accident about 25,000 feet up. The battery in our 17-inch MacBook Pro exploded, literally. In hindsight I think we were lucky we weren’t taken in as Al-Qaeda, but all we could think at the time was “Sweet! finally something went wrong within the 1-year warranty!” (We got our new battery today). [UPDATE:]... Read More
Celebrity Mac Chick Sighting: Sophia Bush
You may remember Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis in the CW series One Tree Hill, but to me she’ll always be the celeb who was down to Earth enough to carry her iPhone in one hand, and her dog’s poop in the other. [via UseMyComputer] Read More
Write a Caption, Win a prize
[THANK YOU. THE CONTEST HAS ENDED, WE HAVE WA WINNER] Worst… Father’s Day Present… EVER. Think you’re funny enough to be the next Margaret Cho? Well, now’s your chance to prove it to the world. Write your best caption for the above photo. If we think it’s the most clever, we’ll send you off a $20 iTunes gift certificate. The contest... Read More
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