Some people are just not meant to own an iPhone
Cambodia? WTF? Oh… she’s so cute, I can’t stay mad at her! Well, first of all, let me just say I don’t think you can use ANY cell phone with those nails, but I thought her delivery was funny and I was thoroughly charmed. Sort of like Margaret Cho, only funny. I suppose ultimately this is a pro-Apple video, done somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but on the odd chance this really was made as a pro-Windows piece, well, Apple should adopt it as their next iPhone commercial,... Read More
Giant Pink Lady gets out-smarted by Mac Dude
I had read this story over a year ago during the original iPhone launch – a rich “would-be” eBay tycon pulls up to the line of people who had been waiting outside an AT&T store for hours, flashes $100,000 in cash, and buys the first-in-line spot from a kid for $800 in hopes of buying out the entire store’s iPhone supply, only to be told there is a 1-iPhone-per-customer rule – but somehow seeing the video makes it soooo much better. See... Read More
Batman LEGO game for iPhone is the best unfounded rumor ever
If there’s one thing I love more than LEGOs, it’s Batman. And if there’s one thing I love more than Batman, it’s the iPhone. That’s why I totally understand the excitement behind a fast-spreading rumor that LEGO Batman is being ported to the iPhone. Never mind that there appears to be zero evidence of this at the moment – all we have to go on is an anonymous tip to Pocket Gamer – and never mind I can’t think of any possible... Read More
Video: Waterproof spray-on coating for your iPhone, laptop
Probably the number one threat to iPhones is the dreaded “accidental toilet drop”. While all cell phones fear it, the iPhone is particularly at risk because users are often asked to shake the hell out of their iPhones when playing these games. It’s a recipe for “accidental toilet drop”-disaster. Well, Cape Cod-based Northwest Maritime Institute has come up with some sort of crazy high-tech, vacuum-applied spray coating for electronics that can coat... Read More
Review: iPhone stylus shoot out
Some of the more fun iPhone apps hitting the iTunes store these days are the ones like FlipBook and Scribble that let you actually draw on the iPhone’s screen using your finger. Unfortunately, even the thinnest fingers are often not the best tool for drawing on a tiny screen (and my big fat ones are definitely not). Luckily a couple companies have taken notice of the problem and have come up with some touch pen styluses that can work with Apple’s touch screens. ThinkGeek... Read More
Review: Preschool Adventure comes up “short”
While many people who do not have kids may scoff at the idea of handing over their $199-$599 iPhone to a 2 or 3 year old, I have found (with my kids at least) even very young children quickly learn that “Daddy’s iPhone” is very fragile, and we must be very careful with Daddy’s iPhone, and if we drop Daddy’s iPhone Daddy will cry. So it is not surprising to me that a bunch of preschool themed edutainment titles have begun popping up on the iTunes store.... Read More
“300 Bowl” price drop in honor of “National Bowling Week”
Like most people, odds are you’ve probably called in sick to work today because you’ll be celebrating “National Bowling Week” all week long, and who can blame you? Well, here’s a little something extra to get excited about, in honor of NBW (as it’s known in the industry) TheWay, LTD is dropping the price of its 300 Bowl iPhone game to $1.99 from $3.99. I have only putted around with the game for a few minutes, but all I’ll say is the... Read More
Mach Dice makes D&D dice slightly less nerdy (I think)
Mach Kobayashi‘s virtual dice rolling simulator “Mach Dice” does what most of us thought could not be done – it makes rolling Dungeons and Dragons dice cool. Well, cooler, anyway. It even throws in some pseudo holographic goodness for good measure (and actually exists, unlike David O’Reillys phantom-app iHologram). I’ve made no secret of my love MotionX Poker, and it looks like Mach Dice has bested even MotionX’s dice-rolling physics.... Read More
Exclusive: Behind the scenes photos from a very Apple-centric “French Maids TV” shoot
Fans of the highly educational “French Maid” series of how-to videos are well aware that the girls like their Apple gear, but this shoot in particular, entitled “How To Share Private Videos” features a huge assortment of Apple gear, even for them. French Maid TV was nice enough to grant Macenstein exclusive “behind the scenes” photos from the shoot, and being huge fans of feather dusters and pillow fights, we couldn’t be more thrilled! So,... Read More
On my iPhone: “Cannon Challenge” Reviewed
Reviewing a free app is a little silly I guess, as I should probably save myself some time and just write “I liked this, go download it yourself and see if you do too”, but what the heck – the guys over at the Discovery Channel put some effort into this, I enjoyed my time playing with it, so the least I can do is tell you guys about it. Above: It would be cool if Cannon Challenge looked like this, but it doesn’t. Like most truly enjoyable games, the... Read More
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