Gizmodo: laser engraving

How to Make a Palm Pre Look Like a Palm Full of Ass

Jason Chen — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDT

We don't mean a palm full of ass in a good way—when were you not happy when you had a palm full of ass—but a palm full of something really disgusting. Yeah, this thing right here.

No offense to the guy at preThinking, but there's a reason why Palm didn't make the back of their phone look like a ad or something you'd see at a NASCAR event. Leave Britney alone, as it were. [Prethinking]

Simpsons-Engraved iPods Are Great If You Don't Have Your Own Laser Etcher

John Mahoney — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Unlike certain other Fox properties, seeing the Simpsons continue to be milked for merchandising doesn't fill me with quite so much rage, so these officially engraved iPods are cool for hardcore fans. But for the $80 premium over standard price for an iPod classic, I'm more inclined to take the one I already have to our pal Phil and burn in a portrait of Mr. Burns saying "Have the Rolling Stones kiilled." [Fox Online Shop via Slash Gear]

Zing Laser Brings Laser Cutting Goodness to the Average Guy

Elaine Chow — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Fans of laser engraving can now prettify all their stuff with Epilog Laser's new Zing Laser, a machine that's roughly about the size of a bulky office scanner. The Zing Laser, one of the first fully functional low-cost laser etchers on the market, has 25 watts of cutting power and can engrave designs into wood, acrylic, plastic, leather, cork, glass, treated metals and more.

When hooked up to a personal computer, the Zing is recognized as a printer. Put whatever you want to etch on a 16 by 12 inch engraving area and then use Corel Draw to calibrate where the design will go before starting the cutting process. Get to customizing every Mac thing you own for $7,995.

Here's a video of an iPhone getting carved and the laser cutting through wood.

[Gearlog]