Take a look at this and tell me what you think. Looks good especially the part about the bezel and carbon fiber.
http://www.gigapascal.com/iPhone.html
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Black kevlar housing for iPhone 3G/3GS?
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not gonna lie, i would actually consider this. but i don't get what "Ships In: Your Dreams" means...
Actually, not really. They painted the iPhone 2G an anodized black color instead of how colorware makes it glossy paint. It was last featured on gizmodo and uncrate.
An element case?
Whatever this stuff is it adheres to the shape of the Iphone so you actually are using an Iphone like it was designed, an Element makes the Iphone some huge bulky brick, how is that even comparable?
my understanding is it doesn't just adhere, it completely replaces the back casing and bezel
thatd explain why you have to ship it in
try getting one of these swapped out at the genius bar
Looking back through that site, if this really is released, it says it comes with a better battery as well, so $100 seems fair. The company does have a casing replacement for the iPod Touch, so I'm assuming that this should come out by the end of the summer.
It looks like this is a legit company:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Knight+Creations&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
The black back replacement for the first-gen iPhone looks pretty nice, this is a big improvement over that, if it's released.
EDIT: I guess there isn't a price on the site. This will probably cost around $1,000 like their last custom iPhone casing.
It looks like this is a legit company:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Knight+Creations&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
The black back replacement for the first-gen iPhone looks pretty nice, this is a big improvement over that, if it's released.
EDIT: I guess there isn't a price on the site. This will probably cost around $1,000 like their last custom iPhone casing.
I have to say that looking in the sightings section of the website I was seriously doubtful that this quote was legitimate at all...
especially when he misspelled "stateing" but the reference is legitimate.
http://gizmodo.com/360046/weird-plasma-thingamachine-creates-the-sleekest-iphone-ever
I looked up another reference on the page to BoyGeniusReport and it talks about the process.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/02/24/mad-scientist-will-pimp-your-iphone/
Here's the original article from Uncrate on a phone they sent...
http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/ipod-iphone/black-iphone-custom/
It would appear he's more legitimate than we'd expect him to be. He's already done surface bonding to the iPhones in different forms. The only problem I have with this is that I have my 3G laser-etched and I know if there's ever a failure (I carry AppleCare on it) that I'd end up with a swapped replacement phone and the effort I made with the case would go away. This is a back cover replacement. How do you get your phone replaced without losing the investment. That's a lot of money to spend to throw it away if a swap happens.
THIS IS RIGHT UNDER THE BUY TAB:
Works with iPhone 3G & 3Gs
Included:
NEW Black Kevlar 49 Housing
NEW TiAlN Black Bezel
NEW Li-Ion Battery
NEW Ringer & Volume Buttons
Ships In: Your Dreams
EDIT: and there is no buy button... i think the ipod touch is legit but the iphone they are screwing with us
Works with iPhone 3G & 3Gs
Included:
NEW Black Kevlar 49 Housing
NEW TiAlN Black Bezel
NEW Li-Ion Battery
NEW Ringer & Volume Buttons
Ships In: Your Dreams
EDIT: and there is no buy button... i think the ipod touch is legit but the iphone they are screwing with us
The Kevlar housing will be available sometime in the near future per the email they sent me. It's basically a teaser but it just wasn't done that well.
Yes i spoke with them today. It will be available soon.
If you have trouble departing with your phone and can follow disassembly tutorials fairly well; I would suggest purchasing a DIY kit.
I have verfied that they will be offering DIY kits. And for close to the original iphone custom in price $$$. For reference he clarified the original iphone custom was around $299. For a DIY kit, i did not ask if it would cost less. It would sure mean less shipping though, and not having to part with your phone.
And thats all the info i could gather up.
If you have trouble departing with your phone and can follow disassembly tutorials fairly well; I would suggest purchasing a DIY kit.
I have verfied that they will be offering DIY kits. And for close to the original iphone custom in price $$$. For reference he clarified the original iphone custom was around $299. For a DIY kit, i did not ask if it would cost less. It would sure mean less shipping though, and not having to part with your phone.
And thats all the info i could gather up.
Yes i spoke with them today. It will be available soon.
If you have trouble departing with your phone and can follow disassembly tutorials fairly well; I would suggest purchasing a DIY kit.
I have verfied that they will be offering DIY kits. And for close to the original iphone custom in price $$$. For reference he clarified the original iphone custom was around $299. For a DIY kit, i did not ask if it would cost less. It would sure mean less shipping though, and not having to part with your phone.
And thats all the info i could gather up.
That's for bumping a dead thread from July.
