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more about #brick more comments → OCEntertainment: I have GOT to think someone would've noticed a weight difference. I own a Macbook Pro. I have held a brick. They do not weigh the same. more » Earthslide: It's traceable. Whoever bought it in the first place had to use a credit card. Second they can trace the serial # and wireless network # on the box, w... more » bosskev: Even when it smacks them in the face, some people refuse to recognize good fortune like this. After 23 years of relentless hounding from his shrewish ... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Or he stole the computer, replaced it with a brick, and pretended it came that way. Otherwise, it's probably some disgruntled employee who found out h... more » azzilla: i don't really think it matters how hard you guys here at giz try to plug the new mb and the mbp. no one really wants 'em. they are a downgrade more » Cowboy_X: I'd like to throw out one more explanation. A lot of the "rev 1 curse" notion is directed specifically at Apple -- for years, the conventional wisdom ... more » rdelfin: I'm surprised that Apple is considered one of the companies with lesser risk for getting newly introduced products (first round), since I'm convinced ... more » OMG! Ponies!: I'm never buying rev1 hardware. Ever. Especially after the having to copiously apply aloe from the times Apple's burned me. Rev1 MacBook - the trim ... more » Gann: One more argument for early adopting - while some tweaks to successive generations are improvements, many merely make the product cheaper to improve t... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I don't know any "true" dedicate Apple Fanboy that doesn't wait until Rev C of an Apple hardware line to come out... Even they have their production ... more » -
#wtf
Best Buy Sells Customer a Large Brick In Place of a MacBook Pro. Literally.
In what's possibly the meanest anti-Apple pun ever, Consumerist reader Ryan was sold an actual brick in a box instead of the MacBook Pro for which he paid over $2,000. More » -
#rumor
New Pics Surface of Anonymous Apple Laptop
Taiwanese blog Apple.Pro has put out a couple more pictures that could be related to the upcoming Macbook Pro. We're not sure if they're real or not, but there are enough photos out there to at least mostly rule out Photoshop. While the new pictures resemble case images we saw earlier, it looks to be designed for a smaller laptop and lacks their speaker grills. More » -
#rumor
Apple's 'Brick' is a Revolutionary Aluminum Manufacturing Process?
9to5 Mac has gone on record as saying that the rumored Apple Brick isn't a product, but a manufacturing process that can make high quality aluminum shells. The "brick" part comes in because the supposed technique carves these MacBook casings with lasers and high pressure water jets out of bricks of aluminum, making for a seamless and screwless design. Whether or not it's true is still left to be seen, but one benefit would mean that there would be no need to bend metal (which creates weak spots). Again, no idea if this is legit, but 9 to 5 Mac has a fairly decent track record, which they conveniently point out at the end of their post. [9 to 5 Mac]
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#rumors
Rumor Roundup: Apple Brick
What is the Apple Brick? It's a rumor that started over at 9 to 5 Mac. A trusted source told the site that the (also rumored) October 14th Apple Event would be "all about the Brick." The fun sort of spiraled from there, with plenty of guesses of just what the Brick could be... More » -
#ciaspytech
CIA-Style Hide and Seek: Exploding Notebooks, Suicide Needles, Rectal Tool Kits and More
The freakiest thing about reading CIA gadget lore is that it's all real. The nerds working for the agency's Office of Technical Services were always devising and building gadgets to get people out of—or into—difficult situations. Here's a rundown of crazy stuff from the Spytech book, not necessarily stuff you'd carry all at the same time, but stuff that, to paraphrase Dr. Strangelove, would help a fella have a pretty nice weekend in Moscow. Jump for all the pictures and descriptions: More » -
#lego
LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities
The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58 p.m. today, January 28, 2008. This timeline shows these 50 years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart, all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT, as well as all kinds of weird curiosities about the most famous stud-and-tube couple system in the world. Jump to zoom in and tell us what was your first LEGO in the comments (check can also check our best LEGO sets in history article.) More » -
#iphone
Apple Says Unlocked iPhones Will Brick After Software Update - What Does It Mean?
Not only are certain Apple stores voiding the warranty on hacked and unlocked iPhones, Apple's just released a statement saying the unlock process coupled with a future iPhone update may make your phones a useless brick. Apple "strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs," because the "permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone's warranty." Our advice to users: wait until Firmware version 1.1 is out later this week before you decide to unlock your iPhone. If you've already unlocked your phone, don't update until you know it's safe. Full release after the jump. More » -
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#portablemedia
Pandora's Battery Unbricks and Downgrades All PSPs
Those of you who have managed to brick or accidentally upgrade your PSP have been looking for this Pandora's Battery software even if you didn't realize it. The app lets you turn any battery into an official Sony Jigkick battery, which is what their repair staff uses to unbrick (and also downgrade) your PSP. Best of all, any homebrew-enabled PSP can do this, so you can just find a buddy with a working handheld to do this to your battery so you can fix your own PSP afterwards. [Maxconsole] -
#japan
Solid Alliance's Mr. Tengu Does Pretty Much Nothing
Following up on our theme of Japanese gadgets that do pretty much nothing, we've got Solid Alliance's Mr. Tengu. It's a small brick with a face that plugs into your USB port and reacts to sounds and music around "him." Different sounds make him make different "facial expressions," and when he's tired he'll actually "go to sleep." This is "a great way to spend money." [Solid Alliance via Raw Feed via Sci Fi] -
#cellphones
Retro Brick Cellphone: Modern GSM Guts Inside
Whatever the counterculture trend is now, Le Car or Cadillac, I've decided that bigger is better. I don't mind the Zune's heft, and I'm wishing I'd bought the 17-inch Macbook instead of the 15. More » -
#deals
Dealzmodo: LaCie Brick 300GB External Hard Drive, $110
There isn't anything cooler than Legos, am I right? We've known about LaCie's Brick Hard Drives Enclosures for quite some time now. Buy.com has a 300GB LaCie Brick external hard drive for $120 after $40 of instant savings. Use Google Checkout to pay to receive an addition $10 off. Shipping is free. You'll be the envy of everyone in the office (or your kids) with this external HDD. More »
