How does Apple feel about its products?
This video is a little bit unfair in that if Apple unveiled the new iPod nano and said: “It’s OK… maybe not a must-have upgrade, but if your old one breaks it beats getting a Samsung YP-P2 or something…” it might make for a somewhat uninspiring keynote. However, only the most devout Apple fanboy can deny that Apple tends to be a bit generous with... Read More
The most powerful MockBook ever. It’s Killer.
It’s long been known that Michael Myers was a Mac fan, but now we have proof. Check out this new promo for the upcoming movie Halloween 2. No, there’s no sound, but I think it’s safe to assume the blood curdling screams of PC are still echoing in that barren, white world that the Apple ads take place in. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Jimmy Schapira for... Read More
What Apple’s MacBook Air ads SHOULD have looked like
This is so much more impressive than that “fits in an envelope” thing. [via geekstir and everywhere] Read More
Don’t cut Kevin off (NSFW)
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This kid will either grow up to be awesome, or an asshole
Man, I wish I had 1/10th the self confidence this kid does. He has zero problem show-boating in a crowded Apple store, perfectly lip-syncing and grooving to “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas. Yes, it’s a horrible song and the kid has apparently wasted far too many hours of his young life listening to it, but still, I am much more like the dude seen at 2:20... Read More
Grab your dramamine: Time-lapse video of a Macworld cover creation is awesome
I’ve been a fan of time-lapse video ever since the Sesame Street days and that little cartoon guy on a cup would slide around the screen, so it’s no wonder I find product photographer Peter Belanger’s time-lapse video of a Macworld cover shoot, start to finish, so interesting. And I DO mean start to finish, as in including the elevator ride up to Macworld headquarters.... Read More
As if we needed further proof that Ostriches prefer the Blackberry
As if we needed further proof that Ostriches prefer the Blackberry, check out this horrific video shot on an iPhone 3Gs by YouTuber ldj5000. “iPhone vs Ostrich at Safari West. I dropped my iPhone while recording video of ostriches on a safari tour. Safari staff (my heroes) retrieved it eventually and not only did it survive this vicious ostrich attack (it still works) but... Read More
WTF is up with Palm’s creepy Pre ads?
If you were trying to compete with an established, icon-ly cool portable device heralded for its ease of use, versatility, and hip, fun attitude, would you: A) Create a similarly fun, hip ad, maybe even hiring a celebrity pitchman B) Decide to focus more on the business customer and downplay the hip, fun thing C) Go right for the kill and immediately pull out the “Twin Peaks”-esque... Read More
A vote for me is a vote against crap
Attention faithful Macenstein readers. I need your help. I recently stumbled upon a contest sponsored by Sorenson (makers of the Squeeze compression utility) where users upload a video describing the one feature they’d most like to see added to the iPhone, and the video with the most votes wins an iPhone 3Gs. I noticed most entries are fairly lame, so I made a slightly less... Read More
Stalk your family with Augmented Reality
From the parents who don’t trust their teenage daughters to the estranged, meth-addicted child looking to rob his parents when they leave for work, we all have reasons to want to stalk our family members. In fact, if you HAVEN’T wanted to stalk a family member yet, then odds are YOU are the family member the rest of your family is stalking. Well, Chris Hughes has come... Read More
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