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Check out this giant iPhone 4, a tabletop LCD system that runs OS X and Windows 7. It's a PS3 too. Benjamin Bachmeier’s iTableous borrows its look from the popular Apple handset and even opts for the sought-after white design. iTableous It puts a 5.7Mp HD camera and speakers in the same spots as the Apple hardware, as well …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Devil

    Some serious passing off on trademarks here

    He should expect a letter from the iLawyers shortly.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Mushroom

      It's an art project, you berk...

      ...not a product.

      Last time I checked, artists weren't being sued for including product likenesses in their work..

      Actually, this looks very nicely done and is both bizzare and cool.

      Kudos to Herr Bachmeier!

    2. BorkedAgain

      I wonder...

      ...if it stops working if you hold it wrong...

      Sorry. Couldn't resist... :)

    3. Brian 6
      Happy

      @AC

      True, but u must admit that its a very cool bit of kit. Shame about the lack of multi touch though.

    4. Arctic fox
      Happy

      Yes, I am sure that Apples lawyers will..........

      ............table a motion shortly.

    5. Handle This

      Yes indeed

      I would definitely become terminally confused between this and an actual iPhone - they are virtually indistinguishable. I am not in any way a fan of Apple (or any closed system), but: Way. Way. Cool.

    6. Alister

      "look and feel"

      ...and "i" name, yep, he's in trouble now.

      Unless his Jobness still retains some semblance of a sense of humour, in which case he may get away with it.

    7. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Wouldn't space invaders

      count as prior art?

      That had rounded corners and glass in front of the screen too!

  2. thesykes
    Unhappy

    So, who's gonna sue first?

    Apple or Sony?

  3. advocate

    Runs OSX?

    Unless Apple have agreed to it being run on this hardware I smell another injunction coming

  4. slooth
    Devil

    Oops!

    He better watch out! The Apple police will be on his case regarding look and feel, prior art, etc.

  5. Aaron Em

    Nifty

    Too bad the Apple legal department saw this already; they're just stopping for a moment to file their teeth to points, and then they'll start serving papers.

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    It's got rounded corners!

    Sue Apple! Sue! Sue! Sue!

    Bet they bloody would too, the <insert vocabulary here>

  7. SkippyBing

    and we can expect the 'look and feel' lawsuit when?

    That is all.

  8. nyelvmark

    Look and feel?

    I bet there's a writ on its way from Apple right now.

  9. Shonko Kid
    Gimp

    Pong

    This thing is crying out to be used as a pong table.

    Is this guy going to be sued to hell and back, as it looks like an iPhone?

  10. David Barrett

    letters.

    Hey, its a giant white galaxy tab 2... Oh wait..

  11. Armando 123

    Calendar Check

    Could have sworn it wasn't April 1 ...

  12. minky

    Looks really cool

    ...hope he has a good lawyer

  13. Jolyon Smith

    No passing off to see here, move along

    The iLawyers will not be concerned.

    HIs mother should be.

  14. Steve Davies 3 Silver badge
    Happy

    Trademarks?

    I doubt it. This falls clearly under the 'parody' exemption.

    Besides he is AFAIK, not going to sell this.

    Now if he was planning on making a living from these the Apple lawyers might be interested.

    This is a bit of fun that has received some publicity.

    Actualy it might be the MS lawyers that go after him. This is far too close to their 'surface' toy.

  15. sisk

    Nice mod

    That's an impressive bit of mod work. Kudos to Mr. Bachmeier.

    @AC The iLawyers aren't going to waste their time unless he starts selling these.

  16. Richard Scratcher
    WTF?

    For further images and details on how it was made...

    I'd be more interested in why it was made.

    iCaramba!

  17. Synonymous Howard

    old design

    Now come out with a giant iphone 5 and I'm interested.

  18. Lance 3

    Forget a cup holder

    Forget a cup holder, this thing has a plate holder. Look at the button, it looks just like a plate was used for it.

  19. Goat Jam
    Paris Hilton

    You have to admire that

    even while asking yourself why someone would do such a thing

  20. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    What's that noise?

    Ah, that'll be the sound of a 100 lawyers being brought out of their coffins (well they are blood suckers).

    Is their a collective noun for lawyers? If not, may I propose "a suck"?

    1. Captain DaFt
      Coat

      I believe the proper term is...

      "A leech of lawyers"

    2. Alister

      Collective noun

      ... a corruption of lawyers?

  21. jai

    Wasted opportunity

    If it doesn't have a touch screen then it at least needs arcade joysticks and button for playing old skool space invanders

  22. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Or a van

    With men in white coats...

  23. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Innovate godammit.

    "He should expect a letter from the iLawyers shortly."

    Quite rightly so - it's a complete rip off. Why do people feel the need to copy - innovate godammit.

  24. gregkelly1985
    FAIL

    Cannot comprehend...

    the sheer amount of fail involved in making a giant iPhone and not making it multi touch! So effectively it's just an all-in-one computer with a whopping big bezel?

    1. BorkedAgain
      FAIL

      @Greg

      Well, it's better than the one you made...

      1. gregkelly1985
        Facepalm

        Incorrect

        I didn't make one, so that comment is completely redundant. In fact, I would say that this is a massive waste of time and therefore is actually worse than me using my time to not build what has to one of the most worthless pieces of tech ever made.

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