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Helmet Paint Job iBook Mod

Posted by pudge on from the looks-faster-than-it-runs dept.

joesao writes "Remember that beautiful red iBook from a while back? So Pbsource has a post about a guy who hired a French helmet painter to scrape the lid of his iBook and turn into this. I wish somebody would start doing art replicas. Van Gogh, anyone?"

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  1. Re:Potential Money Maker by Big+Sean+O · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's because they were both ugly.

    I know someone who wanted an 'old style' (clamshell) iBook, but she refused because the only two colors available were blueberry and tangerine. She waited until the graphite iBook came out. Macs have a reputation of being the 'pretty' computer. Once you make that a selling point, people get personal about aesthetics.

    If there was a way to (easily and safely) change the lid on your 'snow' iBook to your own design, I'm guessing it would sell nicely.

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    My father is a blogger.
  2. Patent by Peer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hmmm... didn't Apple patent 'devices capable of dynamically changing their ornamental or decorative appearance' recently??

    Maybe we can expect such things from Apple soon (maybe even on the fly ;)