Mad Scientist will Pimp Your iPhone
In what was initially estimated to be a $2K - $3K process, Paul Knight used what is likely millions of dollars worth of sophisticated Penn State University science lab equipment to… pimp his iPhone. All due respect of course; the result of his labors is without a doubt the hottest iPhone on the planet. Knight used a $250,000 scanning electron microscope to analyze the iPhone’s elemental composition and did a great deal of research to determine exactly what processes he would use to increase the iPhone’s durability and enhance the wow-factor. The technologies he landed on: TiN and TiAIN; material-coatings that are used to strengthen hard cutting tools, jet engine blades and surgical implants among other things. Knight’s finished product is sleek, sophisticated and extremely durable. His thread is definitely worth reading through if you have a few minutes and some patience. Remember, gen[m]ay is a forum like any other. While you’re busy trying to follow Knight’s time line you’ll be interrupted by plenty of off-topic gems. For example, Knight’s description of the TiN-coating process performed by the "plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition" tool might garnish a response like, "Can iPhones edit Excel or Word documents?" Ahhh forums. After seeing the reaction to his work, Knight has decided to source the process outside of PSU and offer his services to the public. Hit KnightCreations for details on how you can have Paul pimp your iPhone, iPod Touch or 3G iPod nano. No word yet on pricing.
[Via iPhone Alley]
If I were him, I’d change my name to Michael, Michael Knight and whip that nice ass case mod to something with more substance to it, rather than an iPhone. But maybe I’ll see how much he wants and he can hit up my iPod Touch.
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Yah, this makes the iphone look amazing. I may be just what i need to spice mine up a bit, i have been getting bored with it lately, and it is just starting to look dingy altogether. A phone never looks like the day you bought it, and i firmly believe that. Hopefully he will sell the replacement pieces for a reasonable price so the general public can enjoy his beautiful work.
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what is the price for the process??
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Pretty bad when the supposed best phone on the market has to be spiced UP! Sales are down and cannot even send MMS yet!! Give me a Curve ANY DAY! Touch screens go bad without keyboard your DONE! Nice concept though! But is carrying 8gb of expensive itunes worth it? I have a 4GB card in a Curve and can pack with free mp2 files for half the price! Plus with the desktop software I can convert any format to play on my Curve! Keep trying iPhone one day you will make it!
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While that’s all well and good JohnJ, this post is about pimping an iphone not what phone out there is “worth it”. Who exactly are you trying to sell on the curve? Do you work for blackberry? People know their options… we don’t need to be reminded especially in an irrelevant comment such as yours.
That said, that iPhone looks amazing. Two thumbs up.
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But will it blend?
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I agree, let’s blend it!
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Lol
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Folks:
Pricing of the pimping-out process for the iphone is $299. and includes free shipping within the USA.
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