Macintosh Classic converted into iPad stand (with video)

From the Japanese website “site hirac” comes an interesting iPad stand created from a modified Macintosh Classic:


Direct link to video via YouTube here.

Full article (Japanese) here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Michael N.” and “Edward W.” for the heads up.]

28 Comments

  1. You sound a bit more like Spock… a real kill-joy.

    Maybe a bluetooth keyboard? Maybe just slide it out enough to hit the home button? Or maybe he put a micro paper-clip sized hole to stick a paperclip in to hit the home button… really bring back that nostalgia of manually ejecting a disk.

  2. What really would have been a nice slide show, is if he had some step-by-step pictures of how he did the mod to the Classic. But overall this is such a cool idea, especially with the wireless keyboard suggestion above.

  3. “Or maybe he put a micro paper-clip sized hole to stick a paperclip in to hit the home button… really bring back that nostalgia of manually ejecting a disk.”

    Ha! That brings back so many memories… trying to get my damn Zip disk out while the drive goes crazy on my beige G3!

    In the words of the great Steve Jobs… look how far we’ve come.

  4. That size . . . is a perfect fit!
    Looks like Apple had it right back in 1984 all along. ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”wink” style=”border:0;” />

    So, do you use the handle on top to shake it?

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