Glowing Apple logo mod for your iPhone?

iPhones.ru posted a video (with dialogue in Russian, I think) showing a first-generation iPhone that's been modified to light up the Apple logo on the back of the device when it's turned on.

Sadly, it doesn't show how exactly the modification was made, though I conjecture it uses light from the main display somehow, perhaps with optical fiber. Maybe the presenter is discussing it, but I don't speak Russian, so it's hard to say.

It looks pretty cool. I'm old enough to remember when people were doing this to their PowerBooks, so who knows? This might just be a built-in feature of some future iPhone.

[Via Saiko Land and Engadget]

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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfyUsjwGwM

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iPhones.ru posted a video (with dialogue in Russian, I think) showing a first-generation iPhone that's been modified to light up the Apple...

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Joe

I speak Russian. She is just saying how cool that is, like "Check this out, Bro!" No explanation. That girl needs help

August 23 2008 at 6:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Croiman

it's old news, they copied it from me,

The Psycho iphone mod.

August 19 2008 at 3:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Wow - talking about showing off - forget the " i am rich" app - can image being in a club or a concert and keeping on that apple-shaped strobe light. lol - i think ill wait for apple's version.

August 18 2008 at 10:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Seth Amott

I would not want it to be on all the time, or definitely not that bright. However it would make a nice flash/notification light. Thats one thing I would love to see on the phone is a flashing red Apple for a missing Text or something. Lol.

Now the possibility, in the Notebooks, the light is powered by the LCD panel, basically a no brainer, but theres a big ol' board behind the screen in the iPhone, so it has to be a separate light source.

August 18 2008 at 5:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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or like the way the sleep light pulsates on a white intel-based imac - you only see it when you need it

August 18 2008 at 10:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pepelsbey

Same post in English: http://www.inews76.com/archives/390

August 18 2008 at 4:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pepelsbey

Same post in english: http://www.inews76.com/archives/390

August 18 2008 at 4:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

marcipano

Here you go guys, take a look on a translated page, where's the modding is done:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gpda.ru%2Fnode%2F10&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&tl=en

August 18 2008 at 3:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam

thats pretty bright! it could be used as a flash.

August 18 2008 at 3:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jthollister

"I'm old enough to remember when people were doing this to their PowerBooks"

Great... so that puts you at, what, 3-5 years old? You're a big boy now!

Heh. Thanks for sharing this, it certainly seems like something I would do :P

August 18 2008 at 2:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Edwin

Old news; this dutch case mod is much nicer and has detailed instructions: http://www.iphoneclub.nl/5890/exclusive-impressive-iphone-case-mod-croiman-psycho-iphone-mod/

August 18 2008 at 2:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply