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iPhone 2G Modded With Glowing Logo

Submitted by Edward Kirk on August 15, 2008 - 9:40am.
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I've been an avid MacBook Pro user and fan for some time, so this is probably one of my favorite mods yet. A group of Russian iPhone modders were apparently not satisfied with the iPhone's shiny chrome Apple logo, and decided to modify an iPhone 2G's back case to make the Apple logo glow, and pretty darn bright , too.

The device was the handywork of the people at GPDA.ru. The mod involves simply removing the chrome logo and replacing it with a glowy one. This video was created of one of the modded devices in action.

You're guess is as good as ours on if it's fake or not, but if it is, it's a pretty good one. They haven't released any instructions yet, so we're still in the dark (har har) on how exactly to do this.

[via iNews76]

yikes

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 9:49am.
That light is a "mug me" beacon...

It's a scam

Submitted by A friend (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 9:56am.
Don't send them any money. They can't do this, and neither can you. Did you notice the glowing logo had a certain "aura" emanating from it? This vid has been enhanced; likely the whole light thing has been added in FinalCut.

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 10:13am.
Nice, but ridiculously bright.

3G capability?

Submitted by xxporkxsodaxx on August 15, 2008 - 10:36am.
I wonder if you're able to do it with a 3G iPhone, that goes with saying if it's real.

2G?

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 10:51am.
Looks more like a 1G to me!

Maybe a scam.

Submitted by Accordion Noir on August 15, 2008 - 11:21am.
Bad video might do that as well as Final Cut. Cheaper too.

Is it a scam if you don't give them money? Or is it free entertainment?

Submitted by Parrothedd on August 15, 2008 - 11:58am.
That thing is bright enough to be a flash for the camera!

not fake

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 12:20pm.
all they did was remove the back, cut out the logo, and repace it with clear plastic. the backlight for the screen is all you are seeing. apple does this trick with most of their laptops already.

Submitted by prince on August 15, 2008 - 12:29pm.
i have seen somthing like this back in april....

and its not fake... ive even seen the video on how to make it ( i cant find it now ) but i found this link back from april.

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/30/iphon...with-led-logo/

Re: iPhone 2G Modded with Glowing Logo

Submitted by Abrey (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 1:44pm.
Very clever mod, but not so 'bright' to leave the light on so high. One reason not to do it: welcome to 15-minute battery life!

Wow.

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 1:53pm.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
Looks more like a 1G to me!
if there was such thing as a 1G.

Submitted by Stephen007 on August 15, 2008 - 8:11pm.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
if there was such thing as a 1G.
The "G" stands for generation so the original iPhone could correctly be referred to as a 1G phone.

3G for the 3G iPhone doesn't refer to the generation of iPhone (2nd) but rather the cellular data network it is able to utilize (3rd generation).

1G, 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and eventually 4G

Submitted by Dttah214 (not verified) on August 16, 2008 - 12:14pm.
Fisrt off the first iPhone is a 2.5G device. It uses Edge Class 10, which was slightly a little bit faster than Edge (2G). As far as 1G goes, that technology is dead. It's class is analog and very slow. I believe it's referred to as GPRS. 3G is what most GSM carriers are using with the transition to 4G (HSUPA) currently taking place. So, iPhone 3G just means it's using a 3G radio, nothing more. What's even worse is when people actually think it refers to the hard disk space...as in 3GB. Sad.

Fake?

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 17, 2008 - 12:58pm.
Is it not a bit strange how the proximity sensor never kicks in? It is like an empty shell with a lightbulb in it. Also, no pin to activate the phone?