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I really expected this to suck

When I heard that a music video had been shot entirely with the new iPhone 3GS, I assumed both the terms “music” and “video” were being used extremely loosely. However, this video, by the artist Reyna (and yes, I’ll bestow the title “artist” upon her) not only doesn’t suck, it’s actually pretty good. The iPhone’s footage... Read More

Rickrolling iPhone Jailbreakers

Jailbreaking sometimes has a charming, Forrest Gump-like “You never know what you’re gonna get” kind of vibe going on when installing apps. Will it indeed be sexy girls? A virus? Rick Astley? That’s probably the best thing about jailbreaking – you never know! Hmmm… sounds like the Mrs. is not a Rick Astley fan… Well, I don’t really... Read More

Pay up, or the iPhone gets it!

Hmm… I guess they didn’t pay up. And good for them! If we negotiate with the terrorists, then they win. Here’s to the memory of the bravest little iPhone ever. You took it like a man – no whimpering, not pleading or blubbering. I’d like to see a Palm Pre show HALF as much courage. Long will you live in our hearts.  Read More

Redefining “MobileMe”

This is pretty damn cool, but if they stick with the non-removable battery, I doubt it will be able to make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader ishervin for the link! [via LiveLeak]  Read More

NSFW: Finally, an honest “laptop hunters” commercial

Well, I think I know why they let Jake keep the PC he found this time. I pretty much wouldn’t touch ANYTHING he touched… (WARNING: EXTREMELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK unless you have a really cool job). Laptop Hunters: Jake – watch more funny videos  Read More

WorldMate’s promo video points out the crap problem on the iTunes store

WorldMate, a new application for managing air travel designed for busy, globe-trotting professionals, takes a couple well deserved pop-shots at the “crap” apps flooding the iTunes store in this very well-made promo piece. As someone who has run into far too many of these “crap app-loving” guys, I feel these apps both cheapen us iPhone users as a whole, and... Read More

Must not have been a windy day….

YouTuber sibilare135 noticed something kind of odd about Microsoft’s latest “fake real people buying a laptop commercial”. Wow, looks like Lauren and Sue really gave the Mac vs. PC buying experience some real thought, doesn’t it? Well, apparently if one looks a little closer (as fanboys are want to do), it seems (please try to contain your shock) this whole... Read More

Jonathan Ive is rolling over in his highly stylized, brushed aluminum grave

Yeah, I know Ive isn’t dead yet, but this might kill him. Behold the Hoffbook. [via Flickr] The white MacBook iBook was never going to win awards for manliness before, but this takes “ghey” to a whole new level. Personally, I have the much manlier, drunk bloated Hasselhoff eating a cheeseburger on my MacBook Pro (see below). It just seems more professional.  Read More

I’ve never wanted to be farted on so badly

We have a winner! When iFart announced a $5000 competition to create a commercial for their iFarting iPhone app, I didn’t expect much. After all, it takes about $400,000 to videotape a wedding these days, so I figured the entries would amount to little more than a vast sea of underlit, poorly mic’d, badly written entries features troll like teens putting forth minimal... Read More

I don’t believe this guy has 6 friends

I’m not saying the MacBook Air isn’t popular, but I have yet to see one in the wild, nor do I even know a guy who knows a guy who owns one. So forgive me if I don’t believe that not only does this guy know six other people with MacBook Airs, but all six of them have the exact same hinge problem. Well, at least we know the Air has a brighter screen than the IBM... Read More