WTF: iPad Cases Made From Bernie Madoff’s Pants

Did you miss out on getting ripped off by Bernie Madoff? Well, here’s one more chance. Case maker href="http://www.frederickjames.com/collections/the-bernie-madoff">Frederick James picked up some of Madoff’s trousers at an auction selling off his worldly possessions in order to help pay back his victims, and James has converted them into iPad cases.

That’s right, iPad cases made from Madoff’s pants. With a certificate of authenticity if you want one.

The Bernie Madoff Collection/> In the Fall of 2010, Frederick James obtained a limited number of personal clothing items belonging to the notorious felon, Bernie Madoff, at an auction held by the US Marshals Service.

Madoff is an incarcerated American felon, former stockbroker, investment advisor, non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, and the admitted operator of what has been described as the largest Ponzi scheme in history.

Frederick James has used the Madoff clothing to create limited edition iPad covers. Each item of clothing has been cut up to create a unique cover.

So, what’ll it set you back to have the ass-sweat of a famous scam artist all over your iPad? Oh, just $250-$350. Pocket change, really.

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Two New Odd and Expensive Apple Accessories

iTableous isn’t the first iPhone table, and its not even the best, lacking the touchscreen capabilities of the onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbSwOgNzZg&feature=player_embedded#at=39');" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbSwOgNzZg&feature=player_embedded#at=39">Table Connect, but it’s still interesting. iTableous is basically a giant white iPhone that is navigated using a wireless keyboard and mouse. It features GB of DDR2 RAM, 500GB of internal storage, a 5.7 megapixel camera, 720p video recording, as well USB and HDMI. It can also run Mac OSX 10.6.7, with a little tweaking, and Windows 7 Professional. The 30-pin connector allows you to hook up your real iPhone to the table.

I’m not sure if I would want a giant white iPhone table sitting in the middle of my home, but I guess it could make a nice addition to someone’s man cave. Perhaps a nice companion piece to your foosball table?

An even weirder Apple accessory is a bunch of fashionable onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.ipadngravy.com');" target="_blank" title="iPad" href="http://www.ipadngravy.com">iPad covers made out of Bernie Madoff’s wardrobe. Yep, the pants that once covered the mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in American history, can now cover your iPad!

31 covers have been created so far, and two are currently available for purchase on the onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.frederickjames.com/collections/the-bernie-madoff');" target="_blank" href="http://www.frederickjames.com/collections/the-bernie-madoff">Fredrick James website for $350.

The iPad covers fashioned from Bernie’s Ralph Lauren Polo and off-white khakis pants won’t offer much protection, but they will be a conversation starter. I hope this doesn’t start a new trend of famous criminal Apple accessories.

Creator John Vaccaro told the New York Post, “people want these because he’s somebody who did something bad.” The entrepreneur expects to get 64 iPad covers from Bernie’s pants alone.

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Disney World Expansion Aided Via iPad

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Disney World in Orlando is currently expanding into “Fantasyland”, and href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/08/imagineers-use-innovative-technology-to-build-new-fantasyland/">the Imagineers are using iPads to help plan and execute the construction. They’re using it to put together plans, conference, spot problems in the field, and just about anything else you can imagine.

It sounds like they use href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webex-for-ipad/id364031971">WebEx for their meetings, which allows them to instantly contact people, pull them all into a meeting, and share footage from the camera — so you can show how things are going, live, from the field.

Given that Pixar is a part of Disney and Steve Jobs is still a honcho at Pixar, I’m surprised there isn’t even more iOS integration with the Magic Kingdom!

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Apple to hold annual fall event on September 7?

Kodawarisan is reporting that Apple will hold it’s annual fall event — traditionally the Special Music Event that focuses on iTunes and iPod — on September 7, 2011. That’s a Wednesday and broadly consistent with Apple having held their annual fall event during the first week of September for the last few years now.

Typically Apple has introduced new versions of iPod touch at the event, along with the rest of the iPod family, and last year introduced the new, iOS-powered Apple TV 2 as well. This year, of course, where WWDC 2011 came and went with nary a new iPhone in sight, we’re all waiting to see if Apple uses the fall event to launch iPhone 5, or to at least show it off before an October release.

Apple being Apple, however, we likely won’t get official confirmation until invitations for the annual fall event get sent out only a few days before hand, and we won’t know if a new iPhone will be announced until Steve Jobs holds it up on stage.

Either way, with up to 5 new iOS devices in the pipeline, it could be an exciting event to say the least.

Until then we’ll keep casting the augurs and looking for signs.

[Kodawarisan]

22 More Fake Apple Stores Found In China

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Remember the href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/check-out-this-incredible-fake-apple-store-from-china/2011/07/20/">fake Apple stores that were spotted in China last month, which have href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/fake-chinese-apple-stores-shut-down/2011/07/25/">since been shut down? It looks like they’re part of a trend. Chinese authorities in the city of Kunming have href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/us-apple-china-fake-idUSTRE77A3U820110811">spotted another 22 fake Apple stores, and is making moves to shut them down. The stores have been ordered to stop using the Apple logo after complaints by Apple China, as Chinese law protects against using the “look and feel” of other companies’ stores.

It’s not known if most of these stores sold actual Apple products or cheap rip-offs.

China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce in Kunming has said it will set up a complain hotline, and will monitor stores more closely.

This is just one city that has gained international attention. Who wants to bet that there are a huge number of these stores in every large Chinese cities?

Chinese authorities discover another 22 fake Apple stores in Kunming

After the discovery of a fake Apple Store in the Chinese city of Kunming last month, Chinese authorities have now discovered that there are a total of 22 unauthorized Apple retailers operating in the same area.

China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce in the Yunnan provincial capital said the stores have been ordered to stop using Apple’s logo after Apple China accused them of unfair competition and violating its registered trademark, state media said on Thursday.

It is thought that the products being sold in the fake Apple Stores are in fact genuine Apple products; rather than fake products. What is more likely is that the Apple products are purchased outside of China and smuggled into the country. We saw an example of how this was being done earlier in the week. This would allow the resellers to avoid paying any taxes.

[Reuters]

 

Chinese authorities discover a further 22 fake Apple stores in Kunming

After the discovery of a fake Apple Store in the Chinese city of Kunming last month, Chinese authorities have now discovered that there are a total of 22 unauthorized Apple retailers operating in the same area.

China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce in the Yunnan provincial capital said the stores have been ordered to stop using Apple’s logo after Apple China accused them of unfair competition and violating its registered trademark, state media said on Thursday.

It is thought that the products being sold in the fake Apple Stores are in fact genuine Apple products; rather than fake products. What is more likely is that the Apple products are purchased outside of China and smuggled into the country. We saw an example of how this was being done earlier in the week. This would allow the resellers to avoid paying any taxes.

[Reuters]