Yes, putting it alongside a regular iPod really shows how small it is. Can't wait for the real thing next month! This is going to be a really hot item....... eBay already has bids for as much as $50 over list price.
I don't know why I didn't think to do this and post it here for my brothers.
I did do something similar when the dual-USB (white) iBooks first came out in 2001 (was that the year? May?). I took the measurements from Apple's site and scaled their PR photos of it to fit and posted it here.
I particularly remember Belle getting a kick out of it.
I, too, can't believe how small these miniPods are! If they only held 10GB, I'd get a silver one right now!
Holy God, these are ludicrously small! I am now extremely happy I purchased one. They definately deserve the name they were given! I have the cutout sitting next to my pro speakers, the mini looks like a pea compared to it. Next to the base of my flat panel iMac the mini looks like a freaking raisen!
A perfect size reference to an every day object...the mini is almost exactly the same dimension as a Trident pack of gum, the 18 stick pack you can find at convenience stores. WOW. wOOt!
The thing that really gets me jumping about the mini's is not just the height and width, but the damn thing is so thin. Maybe this is in fact the area of it's design where it could get smaller but still be functional. It is amazingly tiny, anything less would probably be dangerously small and not really functional. I can only see these mini's getting thinner, maybe very slightly smaller dimensionally overall...but that's probably a long way off because for now, nothing compares. I cant wait to slide one of these into my jean's pocket, simply amazing.
Slim, sexy, aluminum, light, functional, colorful, and of course musical-iPod mini.
Hey guys...I had some downtime and so I thought I'd take this idea a tiny step further.
Click here to download my Illustrator-based renderings of these iPods.
To scale (3.6" x 2"), in all five colors (yay!) AND with the top, bottom and sides includes (color on the sides, FireWire port on bottom and earbud/hold switch on top)! Nothing to fancy or sweated over, but a little more "complete" than the one photo-based one linked above from CDW. I figure if you dig the blue one alone - with no sides, top or bottom - you'll have to dig mine!
Folding, cutting and the "tucking of tabs" is the exact same procedure as the one from CDW...trim the entire thing out, fold on the tabs and iPod body joints, insert a few tabs, cram some business cards in for support (optional).
Enjoy!
For some damn reason, the blue one doesn't seem to show up or be recognized. I'm aware of this but can't figure out why. It's in the same exact location as all the others.
You can manually go to my iDisk Public Folder and grab it, I suppose.
Quick favor, for anyone interested: believe it or not, I don't have a printer...so if one of you kind souls download, cut out and build one or some of these, take a quick digital photo and e-mail it to me at [email protected]
I did do something similar when the dual-USB (white) iBooks first came out in 2001 (was that the year? May?). I took the measurements from Apple's site and scaled their PR photos of it to fit and posted it here.
Yep I did the same thing as you when the original iPod cam out and I was comparing it to the other HD based options at the time, needless to say I bought an iPod.
Since the real mini has curved sides it will seem even slimmer. I suspect they'll be lifesize versions in the first ads in Time, Newsweek, etc. By the way, the backlight on mine doesn't work. Any suggestions?
Quick favor, for anyone interested: believe it or not, I don't have a printer...so if one of you kind souls download, cut out and build one or some of these, take a quick digital photo and e-mail it to me at [email protected]
I'd like to see how they turned out!
Sorry for quality - it's on a phone camera (nearest to hand).
If the backlight doesn't work, notify Apple immediately. They will either repair or replace it under warranty.
Well, If anyone here has been following my lamentable iPod battery thread, "The iPod Smear Campaign is Working," I sent this cut-out thing to the guy who was convinced the iPod had battery problems and was going to buy a Dell DJ. I also sent it to a couple of other prospective iPod buyers. Well, they have these things on their desks now, and the first guy is seriously reconsidering his previous commitment (hasn't bought anything yet), and one of my friends is going to put her tax return on the iPod mini.
It's a silly little thing, but it does get people excited.
There's just no equivalent on the other side, though. Who in the hell wants to take the good time and effort to make a paper model of a Dell tower or that Microsoft tablet thing?
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This is a great idea. I'm pretending to use this thing and can't believe the size of it.
Gnarley.
I did do something similar when the dual-USB (white) iBooks first came out in 2001 (was that the year? May?). I took the measurements from Apple's site and scaled their PR photos of it to fit and posted it here.
I particularly remember Belle getting a kick out of it.
I, too, can't believe how small these miniPods are! If they only held 10GB, I'd get a silver one right now!
A perfect size reference to an every day object...the mini is almost exactly the same dimension as a Trident pack of gum, the 18 stick pack you can find at convenience stores. WOW. wOOt!
Slim, sexy, aluminum, light, functional, colorful, and of course musical-iPod mini.
Click here to download my Illustrator-based renderings of these iPods.
To scale (3.6" x 2"), in all five colors (yay!) AND with the top, bottom and sides includes (color on the sides, FireWire port on bottom and earbud/hold switch on top)! Nothing to fancy or sweated over, but a little more "complete" than the one photo-based one linked above from CDW. I figure if you dig the blue one alone - with no sides, top or bottom - you'll have to dig mine!
Folding, cutting and the "tucking of tabs" is the exact same procedure as the one from CDW...trim the entire thing out, fold on the tabs and iPod body joints, insert a few tabs, cram some business cards in for support (optional).
Enjoy!
For some damn reason, the blue one doesn't seem to show up or be recognized. I'm aware of this but can't figure out why. It's in the same exact location as all the others.
You can manually go to my iDisk Public Folder and grab it, I suppose.
Quick favor, for anyone interested: believe it or not, I don't have a printer...so if one of you kind souls download, cut out and build one or some of these, take a quick digital photo and e-mail it to me at [email protected]
I'd like to see how they turned out!
Originally posted by pscates
I did do something similar when the dual-USB (white) iBooks first came out in 2001 (was that the year? May?). I took the measurements from Apple's site and scaled their PR photos of it to fit and posted it here.
Yep I did the same thing as you when the original iPod cam out and I was comparing it to the other HD based options at the time, needless to say I bought an iPod.
Originally posted by pscates
Quick favor, for anyone interested: believe it or not, I don't have a printer...so if one of you kind souls download, cut out and build one or some of these, take a quick digital photo and e-mail it to me at [email protected]
I'd like to see how they turned out!
Sorry for quality - it's on a phone camera (nearest to hand).
Amorya
Well, If anyone here has been following my lamentable iPod battery thread, "The iPod Smear Campaign is Working," I sent this cut-out thing to the guy who was convinced the iPod had battery problems and was going to buy a Dell DJ. I also sent it to a couple of other prospective iPod buyers. Well, they have these things on their desks now, and the first guy is seriously reconsidering his previous commitment (hasn't bought anything yet), and one of my friends is going to put her tax return on the iPod mini.
It's a silly little thing, but it does get people excited.
http://homepage.mac.com/jmancini2/Leo's_X_Site/
the direct link to the photos:
http://homepage.mac.com/jmancini2/Le...toAlbum41.html
i made all five colors.
-leo
The funny farm awaits!
There's just no equivalent on the other side, though. Who in the hell wants to take the good time and effort to make a paper model of a Dell tower or that Microsoft tablet thing?
No one, that's who.