April 16, 2013

Iconic Disc Overwrites The Glowing Apple Logo Behind Your MacBook

April 16, 2013/ Nir Schneider

Here's something just about every MacBook user thought about in some way or another. Apple's signature glowing branding has ironically turned into a new platform for personalization as well as shameless re-branding. The Kickstarter product in question is called the Iconic Disc, which lets you easily customize that glowing Apple logo on the back of virtually any MacBook using a beautifully designed aluminum ring that magnetically fits over the Apple logo using harmless neodymium magnets, and with its clear acrylic lens, will essentially let you frame a personalized logo or any other graphic for that matter like the one above - which will of course glow instead of the Apple logo. The possibilities are endless. And all while the Iconic Disc beautifully matches with the bead-blasted aluminum finish of Apple's MacBooks.

November 08, 2010

iPhone 4 Metal Edition (DIY)

November 08, 2010/ Nir Schneider

If changing the back of your iPhone 4 to a different glass color cover was not enough, you might be interested in transforming it into metal or in this case brushed aluminum. The process is very easy and should take you no longer than a minute. These metal iPhone 4 back cover replacements have a slight bevel edges to them which actually hurt the cameras quality by applying a bit of black vignetting corners. Some people also noted that they have lost 1-2 bars of signal when using these metal backs on their iPhone 4. I only noticed this once in a while and it did not affect my WiFi signal at all.

You can find these replacement back covers all over eBay and on CNN.cn for under $20, not a bad deal at all considering the fit and finish is pretty fantastic minus the fact that you will have a bit of camera quality issues because of the beveled design. This will also be compatible with the Apple Bumper case leaving almost no clearance as the metal back sits flush with the edges of the Bumper case. So when you lay your iPhone 4 on a table, the metal back will actually touch the surface. If you have some doubts about doing this yourself, watch the video below and see how easy this actually is!

September 07, 2010

Customize Your Magic Trackpad

September 07, 2010/ Nir Schneider

You can now make your own custom 3M skin for the Apple Magic Trackpad using GelaSkins' DIY process, which enables you to use your own photos and images. GelaSkins uses high quality 3M materials which are very easy to apply without any air bubbles and they leave no residue. You can also choose from many of GelaSkins' artwork from artists. This is a great way to customize your Magic Trackpad without spending too much. The DIY custom skins will cost you $15, and so will the stock artwork. GelaSkins does not have any info on whether their skins are fully compatible with the touch surface of the Magic Trackpad.

Source GelaSkins