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performance-enhancing keyboard skins for your mac

filed under: computing

keyboard skin front view

If you can’t keep your apple-shift-Ls straight from your apple-shift-Ps then these performance-enhancing keyboard shortcut skins might be just the thing for you. Designed for use with Macs in Photoshop, Aperture, and more, these skins are like the Cliff’s Notes for the modern era.

I know- you thought you would have memorized every keyboard shortcut by now…

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May 24th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

iphone runs windows vista (kinda sorta).

filed under: just plain fun | mobile tech

iphone vista perfection skin

Here’s a fun iPhone hack you’ll either really love or really hate. VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete re-skinning kit for Apple’s wonderphone that lets it masquerade as a Windows Vista machine.

While many of you will ask: why the heck would you want to go and do that? Dunno. Maybe Spec Works (the guy who made it) just wanted to prove it could be done…

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May 18th, 2008 15 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

steampunk ipod skin shows off player’s innards

filed under: design | media players

Colin Thompson’s Steampunk iPod Skin

Ever wanted to know what the insides of your iPod really looked like? Afraid to bash it open with a hammer? Artist Colin Thompson created this clever iPod skin which lets you visualize the guts of Apple’s media player as a retro-modern mechanical device…

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November 14th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mac laptops get wood and fabric skins

filed under: computing | design

Wood and Textile Laptop Skins by Iamhuman

Tired of the old plain plastic shell on your Mac laptop? Here’s a nifty way spruce up its outsides without a lot of time or money. These adhesive-backed layers stick on to the shell of your portable computer and give it a bit more style…

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September 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone speaker skin: how to look loud

filed under: hacks-mods | media players

Bass is Good Skin for iPhone

The latest in DecalGirl’s series of skins for Apple’s iPhone is a real hoot. Perhaps to overcompensate for the notoriously low volume on the iPhone’s speakers, the Bass is Good sticker set makes your phone look like a mini-boombox.

If only all those speakers were really functional. Now that would be cool…

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September 2nd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

retro nes skin for the nintendo wii

filed under: retro | video games

NES Wii Skin from DecalGirl

If you’re feeling nostalgic for the game systems of the 80’s, but still want all that the latest consoles have to offer, look no further than the Retro Revolution skin for the Nintendo Wii.

DecalGirl’s 8-bit NES skin for the Wii is made out of vinyl and features a protective gloss coating. It runs $14.99 and matching skins are available for the Wii-mote and Nunchuck controllers…

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November 26th, 2006 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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