Skins

Software

Lion Skin Pack Turns Windows 7 Into Mac OS X Lion

11:00AM April 20, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you like the new look of Lion, you’re out of luck on a Mac but oddly in luck if you own a Windows 7 PC. Lion Skin Pack is an easily installable set of GUI customisations for Windows 7 that make Windows look just like the next generation Mac operating system. More »


Software

Elune Is A Simple, Beautiful Theme For Windows 7

10:40AM March 24, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Windows 7: If you’re looking for an attractive visual style for your Windows 7 desktop, Elune is simple glassy theme by deviantART user minhtrimatrix that’ll give your computer a relaxing, natural feel. More »


Computing

Coat Your iPad With This Beautiful Moleskine-Like Skin

12:40PM February 25, 2011 | Brian Barrett

For those turned off by the scaly metal rearsides of their iPads – but don’t want to hide the whole thing in a bulky case – Dodocase’s Bookback skin provides a sleek, leathery skin to give that back some grip. More »


Mobile

Make Your iPhone An iOS/WP7 Love Child

12:40AM February 1, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Oh, hey, look another Windows Phone 7 handset, looks pretty norm – wait what? That’s running on an iPod, you say? Well, yes. And this cunning mimic can run on your jailbroken iOS device as well. More »


Geek Out

The iPhone-Polaroid Cross Pollination Continues

7:20PM January 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Other iPhone 4 Polaroid skins were fine, but this one is far superior. Why? Because it offers a subtle reminder to turn your phone sideways when taking a photo. And it’s only $US7 (compared to $US15). [Laughing Squid]


Mobile

IPhone 4 Polaroid Skin: Shake Your Love

1:00AM December 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Technological advances are wonderful! But that doesn’t mean we have to abandon up on retrofabulous design. And there’s not much more tempting than walking around with an iPhone-sized Polaroid in your pocket. More »


Mobile

Pretend Your iPhone Is Naked With This Teardown Skin

6:00AM December 21, 2010 | Sam Biddle

We’re very tolerant here at Giz – if the thought of your iPhone 4 without its clothes on gets you excited, by all means! But it’s probably not very good for the phone. Slap on this exposed-guts back decal instead. More »


Computing

Here’s A Way To Make That New MacBook Air Look Like A Composition Notebook

8:30AM December 20, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The notebook…is actually a notebook! Oh wait, no, it’s just another fine skin job from the same guy who created those slick Leica iPhone skins last August. High school Lit class memories, resurface! [Flickr - Thanks, Raphael] More »


Give Your Laptop A SmirkAbout Mo For Movember

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11:31AM October 15, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s coming up to that time of year again, where men everywhere (and some ladies) let their upper lip become a carpet of love to raise money for men’s health. But why should your gadgets miss out on the fun? SmirkAbout, purveyors of stylish custom skins for all manner of gadgetry, have announced the “Stache six pack” sales of which will directly benefit the Movember cause. More »


These Old VHS Tapes Are An iPad

8:00AM September 16, 2010 | Brian Barrett

If you positively insist on putting a skin on your iPad, might I recommend cloaking them in old VHS tapes? And if you like the underlying concept of Hollis Brown Thornton’s VHS Heroes, you’re going to lurve the detail. More »