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The ONLY Black iPhone in the World!

geektechnique.org — Dutch hacker Mark Hoekstra (of Slurpr & iNoPhone fame) takes a cracked iPhone and painstakingly reassembles it into a Black iPhone with a full color (old Apple Newton) Apple logo. The only one of its kind, a work of art! I want one too!

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  • Geenstijl, on 10/31/2007, -28/+9Wow that´s really a wonderfull iPhone!
  • kolofon, on 11/04/2007, -7/+62This is really retro.
    I'm getting nostalgic because of the old design.
    • MeThePeople, on 11/04/2007, -5/+30wow 98 is called retro
      • oneoverzero, on 10/31/2007, -1/+13Thats almost ten years ago... jesus i feel old.
        • edwartica, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2You get nostalgic about the last ten years before the last ten years have past.
    • superal1394, on 11/04/2007, -3/+16I got a different kind of nostalgia..

      ...I wanna see it painted, painted black
      Black as night, black as coal
      I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
      I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
      Yeah!
    • Hobbes24, on 10/31/2007, -7/+3can you believe some companies offer different colors for their consumers!?!?

      apple dosent' do that...so let's wait while apple fanboys tell us WHY it's a bad thing
      • paulisnotdead, on 10/31/2007, -2/+3pshhh, Apple practically invented colour! just look at the original imacs
        • Hobbes24, on 10/31/2007, -0/+6yea! and i mean, look at the regular ipod! they have black...and white...and um....bono...
      • carleethian, on 10/31/2007, -3/+1wait a year or so dude
      • ddrace, on 10/31/2007, -3/+1Noob.
    • appletalk, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3Good design but... I'm sure it's not nearly as durable and scratch resistant. Only good for pictures, learning & digg fame I guess.
    • carleethian, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2i feel like that pad at the bottom would get in the way of the microphone
    • Nerfdude, on 11/06/2007, -2/+4i can't believe this is in the top 10. i thought we grew up, Digg. i really did.
  • Bomega, on 10/31/2007, -14/+4I owned a Newton once. Wouldn't mind buying another one. Has anyone done a feature by feature comparison of the Newton VS the iPhone?
    • bingobongony, on 10/31/2007, -3/+14The iPhone is more advanced.
    • rajun50, on 10/31/2007, -2/+8...doubt it. just like I doubt anyone's done a feature by feature comparison of a Toyota Camry and a Lamborghini Murcielago.
    • xpuser, on 10/31/2007, -4/+1hey there, check out www.newtonsales.com for newtons!
    • Lubinski, on 10/31/2007, -2/+0Is this a newton post? FCK man.
  • MrSmith34, on 10/31/2007, -0/+29Newton 2.0. Last Newton sold in 1998. 9 years in the making, lost the company to John Sculley, gain it back just for the chance to get it right. Well done Steve Jobs!
    ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton
  • wouterinho, on 10/31/2007, -1/+8Looks pretty funky actually!
    • CoffeeCup, on 10/31/2007, -2/+22Token black iphone, minority, does it get special rights and holidays and demand that whitey pay it for reparations while it gets funky on the turntables.
      • Tyr7BE, on 10/31/2007, -3/+2Not only did you earn a digg, but you earned a reply. Good job :)
      • KillaVanilla, on 11/01/2007, -1/+9It's also bigger than all the other iPhones.
  • blueace, on 10/31/2007, -4/+5Cool stuff :)
  • diizy, on 10/31/2007, -1/+78I gotta say, that coloured apple logo on the iphone really makes this.
  • VogonPoetry, on 10/31/2007, -43/+7Who the hell cares what color a phone is? Buried as LAME as there isn't a choice for STUPID.
    • Adgeman, on 10/30/2007, -1/+4Why did you click the link just to post a negative comment? Surely you've got something better to do in your day than this? If you don't like Apple links why don't you sort our your preferences.
    • MadKennyP, on 10/30/2007, -0/+2What took you so UGLY?!
    • Lubinski, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Its not actually the point that he has a black phone now, its the work required. And it looks cool
  • bsolidgold, on 10/31/2007, -20/+2http://www.duggmirror.com
    • mb3581, on 10/31/2007, -2/+6you know, you should really check the mirror before posting it.
    • ddrstreak, on 10/31/2007, -4/+2bsolidgold
      Check a link before posting it. DuggMirror didn't catch it.
    • KibibyteBrain, on 10/31/2007, -1/+4Tried all 3 major mirrors, none got it. :( Anyone?
    • alanflores, on 10/30/2007, -0/+1i think if you have the word "GEEK" in your domain name, you should be prepared the to survive the digg effect.. just me...
    • bsolidgold, on 10/31/2007, -1/+1Are you all too damn lazy to click one of the Google/Coral mirrors?

      Let me refer you to one of my recent posts where ass-hats were complaining about the same thing...
      http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Screens_Of_The_Futur ...
  • CraigJ, on 10/31/2007, -2/+31It's dead, Jim.
  • BMANZZS, on 10/31/2007, -14/+350 diggs and it's already down? =(
    • localzuk, on 10/31/2007, -6/+15Do people simply not understand that diggs != click throughs?
      • Notsafetoeat, on 10/30/2007, -6/+1So it went down in less? That's even worse.
        • KibibyteBrain, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3I've seen sites get dozens of thousands of hits for just over 1000 diggs. Not everyone who uses digg even has an account...maybe most people even.
      • tradwolley, on 10/30/2007, -3/+4People do understand, and are tired of this comment being made. So unless you have a better way of estimating the click throughs....
        • KSUdesigner, on 10/31/2007, -4/+5We're not only tired of the "diggs != click throughs" comments, but we're also tired of the "50 diggs and it's already down?" comments.
      • Gryffydd, on 10/31/2007, -1/+8OK genius, would you like to give us a better way to get the approximate number of click-throughs? Would you be willing to say that an article with 50 diggs likely has fewer click-throughs than one with 500?
  • chesbomb, on 10/31/2007, -17/+7*****!
  • charmedguy18, on 10/31/2007, -10/+4Too bad the links already ***** dead.
  • bingobongony, on 10/31/2007, -26/+22Wow! Owning that would be SO much better than kissing a girl!
    • Crath, on 10/31/2007, -3/+7hmm... im not to sure about this guy
      • Narwaffle, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Don't be a pussy, this guy seems legit.
    • digitallysick, on 10/31/2007, -8/+1Your right, owning a 300 to 500 dollar phone would be better, then you could sell it, and take that money to a strip club, and have a lot more fun than kissing a girl
    • MadKennyP, on 11/01/2007, -1/+14Probably depends on the girl.
    • selbrit, on 10/31/2007, -4/+2ever kissed a girl?
      • frieddonuts, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2Ever seen a grown man naked?
        • vincekiessling, on 10/31/2007, -1/+7Ever seen a man eat his own face?
    • Hoogs, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3Actually, you're right.
    • Nurven, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1you are never getting laid, ever!
  • cheesepants, on 10/31/2007, -20/+1http://duggmirror.com
    • AmnestyGenocide, on 10/31/2007, -3/+1Hide 3 replies to this comment (most popular has 4 diggs)

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      mb3581 by mb3581 52 minutes ago
      you know, you should really check the mirror before posting it.
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      ddrstreak by ddrstreak 50 minutes ago
      bsolidgold
      Check a link before posting it. DuggMirror didn't catch it.
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      KibibyteBrain by KibibyteBrain 50 minutes ago
      Tried all 3 major mirrors, none got it. :( Anyone?
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  • MLyzz, on 10/31/2007, -12/+15http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:BOaPHlx_8iMJ: ...
  • Retuow, on 10/31/2007, -12/+6Mirror:
    http://72.14.209.104/search?hs=sUq&hl=en&lr=&c2cof ...

    The old-school logo is AWESOME
  • submariner, on 10/31/2007, -9/+155 diggs and it's down... Mirror please?
  • leontes, on 11/04/2007, -8/+165Bush doesn't care about black iPhones.
    • Neoanarchist, on 11/04/2007, -2/+6AAAAAHAHAHAHA. Goddamn, Michael Myers' face was priceless after that.
      • JustinPM, on 11/04/2007, -0/+2Don't forget Chris Tucker having no clue where to go from there. That was pretty classic.
    • moush, on 10/31/2007, -3/+1not funny
  • DonSlice, on 10/31/2007, -0/+87Mirror
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/geektechnique/1805405 ...
    • eddie72, on 10/31/2007, -0/+7Thanks for posting a mirror that works :D

      nice looking phone
  • cheesepants, on 10/31/2007, -10/+146 diggs and it's down!

    mirror: http://72.14.209.104/search?hs=sUq&hl=en&lr=&c2cof ...
  • InuX, on 10/31/2007, -3/+1I need to get me one of those!
  • ajforgue, on 10/31/2007, -16/+10"I want one too!" Ahh, the essense of Apple fanboys.

    Digg me down!! I don't care!
  • Crath, on 10/31/2007, -2/+4Very well done.
  • Bomster, on 10/31/2007, -10/+1Google caught it.
    http://72.14.209.104/search?hs=sUq&hl=en&lr=&c2cof ...
  • noahw, on 10/31/2007, -2/+19Mirror of the image itself: http://echopic.com/7zz and http://echopic.com/800 duggmirror did not catch it.
  • FISHLEGBOOTS, on 11/04/2007, -32/+9Black you say? It's probably violent and doesn't work.
    • Jibberwalk, on 11/04/2007, -2/+11Seriously? Wow. You're a *****. I never knew why we needed "is x being offensive? Report it." until now.
  • ChuckIT, on 10/31/2007, -0/+12i'll have to admit that's pretty slick. good job dude who made that.
  • mirzar, on 10/31/2007, -4/+5mirror: http://www.ziked.com/post/17871005
  • shoppingpecan, on 10/31/2007, -2/+4Nice work...Thats talent
  • luet, on 10/31/2007, -1/+7oh man, that is really great looking

    I'd buy that for sure
  • dakilla91, on 10/31/2007, -2/+3*jaw drops*
  • st3vo, on 10/31/2007, -1/+13Well, I mean, i'm sure there are some other black iPhones out there by Colorware.. But otherwise, nothing like this awesome creation.
    • serra, on 10/30/2007, -1/+1I don't think that they paint the chrome around the edges...
      • jhuynh, on 10/30/2007, -0/+1They do...
        • serra, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1My bad, was playing around there a few weeks back and didn't see that they did that. Sorry all!
  • PDAIsAOk, on 10/31/2007, -1/+12the ONLY black iPhone in the world.....aside from the ones the will color at colorwarepc.com..........
    • techmaster, on 10/31/2007, -1/+5Aside from EVERY iPhone made...since they are black from the factory. Next, somebody is going to mod his MacBook to be white.
  • BenKenobi88, on 10/31/2007, -4/+4Dang people, the flickr one worked, stop posting mirrors!
    • Nicksname1, on 10/31/2007, -3/+2Yeah but the flickr just has the last finished picture not the step by step. So go back to your dungeon you angry troll.
  • DiggzDE, on 10/31/2007, -11/+2iReally am not sure if iWould want that.
  • 0xFEEDFACE, on 10/31/2007, -2/+3God damn that's well done.
  • lonelycoo, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3Couple more pics here:
    http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/old_s ...
  • LeCollectif, on 10/31/2007, -0/+5This does look really nice. However, does the last picture make it look like the logo is lightly off-centre on both axis to anyone else?
    • ddrace, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1I was just getting ready to say the same thing. It's off center (too far to the left) and tilted to the left slightly, too. Details, details.
  • stakepie, on 10/31/2007, -0/+20black is the new black
  • scabbers, on 10/31/2007, -9/+2Keep your stupid crap in the apple section.
  • sweetnuts4sale, on 10/31/2007, -10/+2OK, I guess I'm going to be the first person to say it...

    You screwed up that iPhone! It doesn't look sexy anymore...
    • ismith, on 10/30/2007, -0/+3Right on. He did it for the geek inside though, not the aesthetics :)
  • rjpowell, on 10/31/2007, -7/+1why
  • tehjarvis, on 10/31/2007, -11/+3I don't care about iphones and i'm sick of hearing about them, but that looks really damn cool.
  • tehjarvis, on 10/31/2007, -13/+3I don't care about iphones and i'm sick of hearing about them, but that looks really damn cool.
  • Stea1th, on 10/31/2007, -12/+2looks like *****.
  • netviper8, on 10/31/2007, -3/+9I definitely agree that it looks good, but it's more like "the only black iphone in the world with an old apple logo pad thing covering the button". Colorware has been changing the colors of iphones and other electronics for a while: http://www.colorwarepc.com/products/iPhone.aspx?GB ...

    Nice work, just a little excessive on the title =)
  • Tyr7BE, on 10/31/2007, -7/+1IMO, the iPhone looks sort of clunky and not something I'd like to use, but this mod actually makes it look good! Very well done.
    • aduoduig, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3"the iPhone looks sort of clunky"

      Are you on crack?
  • ismith, on 10/31/2007, -2/+14I wouldn't say it's the only black iPhone (colorware, ahem), and all the exclamation points after it's a work of art and such aren't necessary. Witty, yes, creative, yes, mindblowing art, no...
    • MadKennyP, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3Seems to be just one exclamation point after "it's a work of art." I'm just sayin', is all.
      • ismith, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2Whoops, the sentence was different in my head. Good point.
    • dimplemonkey, on 11/01/2007, -1/+2OK, I just got back from the Colorware site. Really great stuff but you can't beat something that's handcrafted. It just doesn't look like you could mass produce it on an assembly line.
      • ismith, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Well you could, but it certainly wouldn't have that genuine handcrafted feel. It would be like sleek imitating DIY (wouldn't work too well, you're right). I'd rather mod my iPhone through other means though... like laser... (adafruit.com/laser and more)
  • blitzkriegpunk, on 10/31/2007, -10/+2***** the iPhone. However, I would very much like that sock for my Zune.
    • qwertyuio, on 10/31/2007, -3/+1I'm sory, you can't say "***** the iPhone" if you have a Zune.
    • stevealford, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1So he's not allowed to "Think Different" and have his own preference? It sounds like you care more about what the product is than about whether it does what you want in the way you like...
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