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In just about every other movie or TV show we watch, at least one of the characters (if not half the cast) is rocking the iPhone. For example: Have you seen Chuck? If not, you definitely should — it’s a great show — but it has more Apples than Granny Smith.
Sooner or later, one of these shows is going to have a reason to destroy an iPhone on camera. Up until now, the prop folks have only read had two options: Smash a real iPhone to pieces, or recreate the iPhone in one-off prop form. Depending on the size of the production, either of those options might be a bit too pricey. Enter: the iPhone dummy.
It looks like an iPhone. It smells like an iPhone. But it’s certainly not an iPhone. Recreated to look just like Apple’s finest, the iPhone dummy is a $20 substitute for smashing the hell out of the real deal. Of course, it doesn’t actually.. you know, power up – so you might burn up all that money you saved paying someone to composite stuff if you need onscreen activity. If you’ve got a need for a lifeless iPhone-lookalike, check it out here – that is, if Apple’s IP guys haven’t gotten to it already.
A couple of LEDs, a watch battery, and a super-thin slot for sliding in a piece of printed paper or mylar would make it a perfect prop phone.
I wouldn’t mind this, along with other generation iPhones and iPods so I can use for final verification on sizing of things I make (http://mjdinsmore.etsy.com) for the iPhone and iPod. I have some wood blanks to use but they can warp and bend and aren’t quite as smooth as the plastic so it’s only ‘close enough’. I’ve tried looking somewhere on the Internet for someone who sells plastic fake models of the various portable Apple products to no avail.
“iPhone Dummy”….that phrase could describe the product mentioned above or the average user of the real thing.
DERP!
AWESOME! i just ordered 2 and have epic smashing plans.
Once again, the Mac fanboys are way behind the times. They had these things years ago – they were called Cellu-clones. :-P
ICLONES….lol
hahahaha yeah thats funi:)
Wow, how many do they need to make? Not that many scences with phones being trashed right? Instead of payong for your product placement, how about paying to get a conpetitors phone destryoed.
Cool phone i’ve ever seen, full visual & configuration are nicely detailed at http://www.buyergen.com
And guess what? Just a few weeks later, it’s nothing but a 403.