We’ve never heard of the Mentalists (because we’re old), but this four-woman London band just covered MGMT’s Kids using just iPhones. And it doesn’t sound like shit!
iPod Observer and MacRumors are floating shots of what’s supposedly the back of the next iPhone. It’s a new case, with reflective metal etching, that’s textured matte black and man, I want it.
M-Edge’s $30 Kindle 2 book jackets are designed to do what real book jackets do—provide a protective cover and a fancy exterior to better present your reading materials to the outside world.
Halloween is going to be here before you know it, so it is time to start getting prepared. But why should you be the only one getting dressed up? Throwing this screaming skull cover over your PS3 not only protects it from scratches, it also scares children. When they come ringing to trick or treat, open the door quickly, make a lot of noise and hurl your screaming skull PS3 in the air. The cover should protect it right? Available for US$11. [Sourcing Map via Chip Chick]
Though it’s no huge shock to find out what’s behind Esquire’s recent E-Ink cover, it’s always fun to look at the postmortem pics. Phil over at MAKE took the magazine cover apart, and in addition to the E-Ink display, found lithium cells, printed circuit boards, and flash-programmable microcontrollers, which could be partially hacked or reprogrammed.
Do kids nowadays even know what TV test screens look like? In the world of 24 hour broadcasting, how often do stations prefer to put these up instead of some Everybody Loves Raymond rerun? Not very often, but if you want to re-live those glory days of annoyingly bright colours in felt form, there’s this TV Cozy. The standard one costs US$25, but you’ll have to pay more if you own a larger sized set. Putting these on when you’re not watching TV should make the set last a few more weeks between dustings, plus also protects against errant baby spit. [Etsy via Boing Boing]
The Gadget: Stitched drum covers for Rock Band from “Premium Rock Band Drum Covers”, which give you five different levels of padding for sound dampening. They come in four-colour style, all-black, and four-colour with a white sidewall for the Wii.
Dust-proof and showerproof—although, despite the shower head-keyboard bunk-up in the picture, apparently not waterproof—this plastic laptop cover from Thanko is a glorified freezer bag. Available in A4 and B5 sizes, it is the plastic sofa cover of portable devices. Cost is around US$20, and I suggest using Cling-film instead. [Thanko via Akihabara News]
Are you one of those people who has to bang on the Rock Band drums as hard as humanly possible, leaving yourself open to a possible eviction notice? Here’s a US$40 purchaseable custom-made Rock Band drum kit crochet cosy set, made just for softening your blows and keeping you on your lease. All four are colour-matched to the real drums, and come at only US$7 shipping. At US$47, it’s cheap enough for for most people without crocheting grandmas to consider. [Etsy via Technabob]
The CarCapsule is rather self explanatory—it’s a capsule for your car. Given the $US269 price point for an 8-foot version, or $US419 for the 22-foot version, we’re guessing you’ll be wanting a pretty nice car that would be worth the fuss of setup, as well as the cost of mass, super tough PVC. If you have a Ferrari, you’re probably wondering how it works. Wonder no more:
