iLove the iMac iLamp

Happy New Year, everybody! It's 2010, and that means we're all riding around in flying cars, shooting laser guns at each other, and we all have robot servants to do all of our work for us. Oh wait, that didn't work out as planned, did it? At least we've got this awesome lamp, which was made from the old iMac G4 (which was actually nicknamed the "iLamp") that had the monitor moving around on a swivel. The bottom base case has been turned into the shade, but the arm is still there, ready to position the light wherever you want it to go.

Pretty sweet. Unfortunately, if you want one of your own, you'll have to hurry: as of this writing, there's only one left for sale on this Etsy page, and that one will set you back $75. But if you've got an old iMac sitting around and a little electric know-how, it shouldn't be too hard to rig one together yourself. Or you could just get your robot servant to do it for you!

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Source: http://www.iphonesavior.com/2009/12/say-hello-to-ilamp-apple…

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Yaro

Show off your Steve Jobs Cultism by buying this lamp!

Is it as function-free as their products?

January 03 2010 at 1:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Brian

Me too: I've got one from 2003 and it runs Leopard passably well. But if it ever breaks down I'll consider turning it into a lamp or a flying saucer.

January 03 2010 at 12:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jeff

I've got an iMac G4 still running. Although its OS has been modernized with the latest version of Debian Linux. Runs fantastic. Perfect for the kids with all the free children's games available on Debian.

January 02 2010 at 9:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

glad

I hate to see ppl do this to old macs, crash em amd smash 'em but lets not make pretty things out of them for not what they were inteded. I deplore those who made fishtanks out of old Mac classics. I have a working version in my shed and there it shall stay.

January 01 2010 at 6:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dylanbyrnes

This is so awesome! I just so happen to have the parts, so I'll probably be making one soon.

January 01 2010 at 5:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ben

Should one backup the iLamp so there is light in the event of a power failure?

January 01 2010 at 5:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

robogobo

brilliant!

(heheh)

January 01 2010 at 1:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

takamaru

I love lamp.

January 01 2010 at 12:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

MikeWard1701

Very cool, always liked the iMac G4 design.

If I had the time and money I wouldn't mind trying to build an updated one. Swapping out the innards for a Mac Mini and replacing the screen with a touchscreen.

January 01 2010 at 11:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply