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 The Pink iBook Project ALERT: One-of-a-kind custom pink iBook stolen!
On Sunday night (July 25th 2004), while she was sleeping, a person (or persons) burgled Nora's house in South Minneapolis. Besides taking purses and other such things of value, her custom iBook was taken as well. She'd really appreciate having it back for her final year of college. She's already contacted the police and most pawn shops but it might take more than that so we're hoping the power of the web can assist us. Spread the word if you can. If you see this very unique Mac lurking around anywhere (ebay, pawn shops, etc), please contact us.  
 Here are some more detailed photos of the pink iBook: 
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   PS--that is cool as hell and I see a new side biz for you!posted by: mopsa on August 14, 2003 10:24 AM Very meticulous work and well done! Never would know by the pictures that it wasn't pink from the factory. How did you mask off all of the fine detail?? P.S. How come your form says email is optional but I get an error saying they are required? You trickin' me? :)posted by: Lauri on August 14, 2003 10:36 AM I love the pinkeye book.. I have a hunch it will a side biz for you, I will have to get full details as I know Michelle is wanting to get one, and we will have to paint it as well.. beautiful job.. and you didn't get a picture of the campers in the walmart parking lot...posted by: bill on August 14, 2003 11:38 AM Damn man! That's nice work. Good to meet you the other night.posted by: Buddha on August 15, 2003 7:33 AM Ok...VERY well done - but thats just wrong... need to keep a bottle of Mr. Bubble next to it at all times... just cuz they'd match! :)posted by: Pete on August 17, 2003 11:25 PM Hey, saw the ibook at the parents' over the weekend. Effin' nice job! It does look as though somehow it came from the factory like that. And with spraypaint!?!? Who knew it could look so nice. Nora is going to start a 'legally blonde clone club' now. PS- yeah, you sell my email address and I'm going to be pissed!posted by: Austin on August 18, 2003 3:43 PM Hey Jeremy *drool* there are a lot of us pinkies out here who'll support your new bizness.posted by: teri on August 26, 2003 3:38 PM Hey Jeremy, Can you post the steps you followed to make the pink iBook? My girlfriend would love to have one. Or e-mail them to me if you don't want to have them in public view. Thanks, Hey! I love your invention. So creative! I love the ibooks, but white doesnt cut it. Think you could tell me how to do this? What kind of ibook is that, a G4? Thanks for your time have a nice one. Erica Hey Jeremy Are you in middle school? Ohh i just LOVE the color! I just watched Legally Blonde and I would LOVE to make my iBook pink too. So, I'm also asking if you could write me how you did it and especially if the color is still on the cover (I mean, doesn't the spraycan color scratch off after a while?). 
 I would like to have your instructions on how to make that. I have seen "skins" that you can put on just the back of the display..but that doesn't... cover...it (excuse the pun!) It's really cool. I'm not even a "pink" girl but I LOVE it!! I think a nice sapphire blue would be pretty too! Or even my signature color--green!! Cool idea!posted by: Elizabeth on December 13, 2003 10:10 PM OMG!!! Since Legally Blonde 2, I've been searching for a pink laptop!!! I am willing to buy a pink laptop from you...posted by: Courtney on December 24, 2003 1:49 PM Back in the day we use to do stuff simular to what you did.. But instead of removing the white paint we left it on. when you use certain colors, white brightens the outer coat. So we would get a container of our favorite color ritdye.. note for brighter colors go to an r/c car shop and get some neons. Then make a tub of the dye big enough to hold all the part and soak the case. Longer you soak, the darker it is. the white tends to make it brighter.posted by: Ven on January 7, 2004 8:39 PM Hey, I love the color pink. Everything in my closet has a little bit of pink on it. Even my cell phone is pink. I was wondering if you could give my the directions on how to make my ibook pink!My e-mail is loves_to_cheer@hotmail.composted by: Tatiyana on January 8, 2004 4:34 PM I would be willing to buy a pink laptop too!posted by: Emily on January 10, 2004 7:53 PM I really love the color pink. I would love for you to come fix up my ibook. Thanks! omg!!!! that is sooooooooo cute!! what a good idea you are so talented!! i want one!! =)posted by: Zoe on January 18, 2004 6:27 PM Hi! I love the pink ibook! I wanna make mine pink too. i was wondering what colour of spraypaint you used, and what brand, steps, that kinda thing. Thanksposted by: Sarah on January 19, 2004 10:51 AM Hi do you sell your pink laptops?! DUDE, that's soo cool! I sound like such a dork, but I wanna get my girl one of those! Could I get some info from you on how to do that or possibly even pay you to do it for me?!posted by: Eric on February 6, 2004 3:11 PM Oh my goodness, I again have been searching for one of these also and would LOVE to own one. I can see ton's of people have asked. Do you sell them? I'm in the UK and no one is creative enough or brave enough to do something like that yet!! Would love to hear from you about getting one, or the instructions on creating one! :-)posted by: Sarah on February 23, 2004 9:58 AM Oh my goodness, I again have been searching for one of these also and would LOVE to own one. I can see ton's of people have asked. Do you sell them? I'm in the UK and no one is creative enough or brave enough to do something like that yet!! Would love to hear from you about getting one, or the instructions on creating one! :-)posted by: Sarah on February 23, 2004 9:58 AM That is like the best thing I have ever seen. I'm looking at my ibook now thinking.... damn it would look good pink!!!!! Could you email me with details of how you did this? It looks amazing.... even the writing on the back is showing through. jenni.haughton@blueyonder.co.ukposted by: Jennifer on March 2, 2004 3:26 PM i've been lookin for one of those!! do u sell them? or wuld u tell me how to make it please?posted by: rizzo on March 14, 2004 7:47 PM where in the world is the keyboredposted by: big joe on March 19, 2004 9:11 PM The pink laptop is super cute!I have been waiting for one to come out.Can you please tell me how to make one? Are you selling them? thank you!:)posted by: Elynita on March 21, 2004 12:26 AM This site will PAINT IT FOR YOU!! http://www.colorwarepc.com/posted by: Maya on March 24, 2004 8:46 PM Omgosh!! I love the pink Ibook!! I'm looking into buying one and i want to paint iy pink too! Can u email me the exact details on how to paint it?posted by: valerie on April 4, 2004 3:40 PM pppppppppppppppplllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz   make 1 for me i am desperate 4 1       ppppplllllllllleeezzzzzzzzzzz OK, I'm going to call you on this one: this is a Photoshop fake. As a random bit of speculation, someone who had gone through such a painstaking process would probably also have posted the steps to do this. None here. Second, and more importantly, look at the pix which show the bottom of the pinkBook (last and next-to-last pix, especially). Look closely near the battery compartment. That's right. See the gray "lock" and "unlock" icons? Not a single mistake in the masking! But recall that Jeremy claims "The white paint was removed using rubbing alcohol and lots of time and gentle scrubbing." Two problems I can see (correct at will). 1. The plastic of the iBook is not paint but is the COLOR OF THE PLASTIC. 2. Any amount of rubbing would have removed the lock/unlock icons which ARE painted on. ---------------------- In response to the dude who thought this was a Photoshop fake: not likely. 1: iBooks are indeed painted. http://norum.homeunix.net/~carl/mods/paint/index.html http://digilander.libero.it/reiji/ibook_mod.html It's been done. There's a picture somewhere of a guy who made the glowing Apple logo the old, seven-color Apple logo. Now THAT looked freaking cool. The pink is good. Good shade, by the way. Not too pastel. How long did it take, beginning to end, for the labor?posted by: Emily on April 9, 2004 10:07 AM That's ... just plain wrong. :) But an *excellent* job - very impressed!posted by: mike on April 9, 2004 12:21 PM Cuuute! :) I wanted to make my iBook transparent ... but now that I switched to a Powerbook, I have to be happy with it's metal look.. o_0posted by: Giaguara on April 9, 2004 1:00 PM I want a flat black oneposted by: Venture on April 9, 2004 2:53 PM Hey, Thanks for the 411, *droooooooooooool* i want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!posted by: jen-x on April 9, 2004 4:11 PM I love it! Does it come in kelly green???? How much does it cost???posted by: Cheryl Bergin on April 9, 2004 5:21 PM For the person who thinks that this a photoshop fake. The first white G3 iBooks were clear plastic painted white under the plastic. It gave a sense of transparency like the other poster noted. Your confusion comes from the last run of G3 iBooks that were indeed made of opaque white plastic. As far as I know these last gen G3 (and G4 for that matter) iBooks cannot be modified in this manner. Although you should be able to paint the outershell with appropriate paint after roughing the finish up some. I seem to remember a company that will paint Powerbooks, iBooks, and iPods. I don't remember the URL, but I am sure a quick Google search will turn them up. Very cool and tempting to find an older iBook so I can have a Purple one. Perhaps, I will look into ways to color the Aluminium Powerbooks. Hmmmm. Purple Powerbook... Tasha :)posted by: Tasha on April 9, 2004 7:08 PM OMG!That is the best computer I ahve ever seen. Of course it helps that my favorite color is pink. Will you make one for me?posted by: Pinkie on April 9, 2004 8:02 PM Thats the coolest computer i have ever seen! Will you make one for me?posted by: Pinkie on April 9, 2004 8:04 PM adam says "In response to the dude who thought this was a Photoshop fake: not likely." My question: how did I get to be such an asshole? Big apology to Jeremy. (And mad props to your great case mod.)posted by: mistersquid on April 10, 2004 10:41 PM Great job, man. And I thought my original tiBook was the most beautiful computer I'd ever seen... Inquiring minds want to know... how does one perform such a meticulous case mod? Can you make me a 14" Cristian Dior Rouge de Fete lipstick red iBook to match my hair? slnposted by: sln on April 11, 2004 3:04 AM http://www.colorwarepc.com/products/select_apple.aspx If you want a diffrent color apple.posted by: PMC on April 11, 2004 9:51 AM i love the laptop i love pink and my nick name is barbie to all my m8s, and i wanted to get a pink laptop and i couldnt find one, i love it and i fink it should be put into the shopsposted by: dani on April 11, 2004 1:53 PM Have Fab 5 been notified?posted by: Michael on April 12, 2004 1:22 PM I love it!! I simply do.. I have been wanting a colored iBook for some time now and this site shows me that it in fact can be done.. I have always wanted my iBook in either piano-black, bubblegum-pink og green/yellow.. It would be so neat.. I think i'll go around the pink though.. I'm a guy and i must admit it wouldn't match enough of my clothes.. That's why the black one would be cool.. Or maybe red.. Would love a red one with flames!!!! Sweet!!posted by: Wendelboe on April 12, 2004 3:19 PM For all you DIYers, this site has modded iBooks complete with step-by-step directions. Also, Appleware will paint your laptop for far less than the ones they are selling. You have to ship it to them, of course, but it's another option.posted by: Vic19 on April 12, 2004 9:52 PM Sorry about that. Here's the website: http://www.applefritter.composted by: vic19 on April 12, 2004 9:54 PM Hey Jeremy, Try this one... I have a pink iBook too, not to mention a pink PowerBook, a pink dual-2GHz PowerMac G5, a pink 1.25GHz PowerMac G4, and a pink 1.25GHz eMac. I like pink.posted by: Leighonigar on April 15, 2004 6:21 AM I WANT IT!!!!!!posted by: Jessie on April 15, 2004 6:20 PM Hey that is the most incredible computer i have ever seen! how much would it cost to get one done?posted by: Hillary on April 16, 2004 3:18 PM VILL HA!!posted by: Daniel on April 18, 2004 7:16 AM hey! jus a passerby. and ur pink project is so captivating. nice job. hope u can share e steps with me and spread the joy! :Dposted by: dangel on April 26, 2004 8:38 PM Dang! That is one cool ibook. I want one. Hey, I got a G3 900 mhz ibook. But, you mentioned that it will not work on the later models. Any idea what models it will work on so I can go ebay shoppin'. PS have you looked into painting the airport base stations?posted by: flygirlaa2 on April 29, 2004 5:17 PM what kind of paint did you use can you poist how you did itposted by: j on May 3, 2004 2:22 PM wow... just...... WOW... haha... it's gorgeous... i'll remember to fed ex my ibook to you when i get one. =P keep it up. you'll be the first ibook customizer!posted by: xx_l4e_xx on May 7, 2004 2:55 PM i loveeeee the pink ibook, but i have powerbook...can i do it on powerbook too??????posted by: peri chica on May 15, 2004 3:39 AM I have been searching for a pink Ibook for a couple years now..no luck until now...do you take orders?posted by: Morgan on May 16, 2004 3:06 PM HTis is the coolest laptop i have ever seen i would die 4 it plus my favorite color! im gonna some how get it how much is and and where can i get it!?!?!posted by: Rachel on May 23, 2004 8:14 PM i will pay greatly for a pink ibook i have been searching for a way to get one because pink is the only color that i wear and it would look great. all my friends pick cause how much i love pink. please.posted by: bunne on May 27, 2004 2:44 AM Hey- Let me just say that I'm in love with the pink iBook. My problem is, my laptop's an HP. Can I still do anything like that? Email me please!!!posted by: maggie on May 28, 2004 12:30 AM Oooh! I want one too. Darn it, I have a Compaq notebook. Pink is my favorite color. I'm going to try to get one.posted by: Anna on May 29, 2004 3:11 PM hi,  Wow its gorgeous! But here is a question for everyone...has anyone any instructions or know how to do it to a PC? I've been aching to customize my boring grey HP laptop... hi i dont have a laptop because I have just been looking for a pink one and How much are they i would love to buy oneposted by: dominique on June 22, 2004 3:30 AM I love it! My favorite color is pink & it's so fab!! Can you please e~mail me the directions into how you made that? Please & thank you!posted by: Kat on June 27, 2004 8:17 PM Ok. So this is the first and only compelling reason I have ever seen to switch to a mac. I love it. ;)posted by: Meranda on June 30, 2004 10:31 PM I will be creating a minty green iBook this evening, I think. (On the Pantone Matching System chart, I think I will be going for something around PMS 344-346. Like a cool mint green Danelectro guitar I once saw.) I own two iBooks. One is dead (logic board fried) and I am scavanging parts from it. So I can experiement on the case and perhaps even try a few things that you have not. Ultimately, I will be able to create two distinct looks, and switch them out becuase I have two cases to fiddle about with. Although I will most likely leave one white until I am completely happy with the results of the new skin. The BubblegumBook looks very cool. Any pointers before I unleash the hex wrench? G.posted by: Caffeinated on July 11, 2004 2:14 PM Can you make me a pink one for my daughter? If not, can I buy that one from you? Seriously, I have been trying to find a pink laptop for her for weeks now. Please help me or advise me how I can maybe pay you to make one for me! Thanks! Please reply ASAP as she is going to college in 6 weeks and I'll need it by then!posted by: Amy Greene on July 11, 2004 10:01 PM Hey, I'm dying to have that laptop, or something like that. Do you sell them or can i have directions on how to make/buy one? thanks!posted by: Laura on July 18, 2004 2:57 AM HOw much, and where did you get itposted by: Amy + Hannah on July 25, 2004 1:17 AM Hi, My name is Ebony Thomas and I wanted to know how did you do this.... The work is beautiful. I have been looking for ways to do my ibook Pink. Please email me back as soon as possible. Thnaksposted by: Ebony Thomas on July 27, 2004 7:38 PM PLease help them find that ibook! Whoever has time check this link often to see if anyone has it on ebay and let these people know.posted by: sking on July 31, 2004 8:52 AM hey  Ahhhhhhhhhhh I love it!!! I have an iBook myself and my favourite colour is pink - What a piece of work, you would make many women happy! :)posted by: Domenique on August 4, 2004 2:10 AM where to buy this pink laptop ? i love that my favorite color is pink!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how much did that cost altogether i would love one just like that in pink as well but instead of gray detail i would have be white. hand it over dude there's a spotin my room for it call me 564-7201 (not a real # jk)posted by: ellie on August 4, 2004 2:20 PM you should sell those man you could make lots of money. did u spray the key board pink 2 any way if u didn't you should haveposted by: stupid on August 4, 2004 2:24 PM Hey just as a tip, if you haven't already, call all the apple stores in the area, or in this case state, Rosedale, MOA, and Southdale. Apple staff eat up mods like thi sand clearly this awsome 'book would stand out very much, also call apple and have them flag the computer as stolen. Then if anybody does take it to an apple certified repair center they will know it is stolen.posted by: Denny on August 6, 2004 5:18 PM I WNAT ONE ON THESE!!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE FOR 3 WEEKS! CAN I BUY ONE?!??!posted by: morgan on August 8, 2004 8:51 PM I WNAT ONE ON THESE!!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE FOR 3 WEEKS! CAN I BUY ONE?!??!posted by: morgan on August 8, 2004 8:51 PM Awesome job! I'm going to have to try that myself someday.posted by: Allison Embry on August 13, 2004 12:49 PM nice work, i was wondering how much you charge for you to do thisposted by: lena on August 16, 2004 4:06 AM Hey my god its my pink-e where did you find it lord when ya getting it back to me now lord I have been looking to finish my year on that thing but shhhhht man got to hand it over to ya ya realy gone pro eat the mike up ......posted by: NORA on August 20, 2004 3:16 PM Oh my God! Did she get it back yet? Im on ebay all the time, I check, maybe the are stupid enough and try to sell it there. So how much, I need that pink laptop, searching the web now for one.posted by: Valica on August 27, 2004 6:59 PM HI, incredible work... Love the color^^ Could you send me the instructions on how to paint it??posted by: oxy on September 1, 2004 1:07 AM I am in LOVE with pink, I am a true FEM! I would love to find one of those in Bubblegum pink or have one made for me. Can you provide any guidance? 
 Kiraposted by: Kira on September 2, 2004 3:18 AM Jeremy You've created quite a good product here. If you aren't pulling your hair out filling doing these things, do me a favor and email me at amacdigital@mac.com as I've got another one for you to do if you are interested. Thanks Daveposted by: Dave Krugman on September 2, 2004 8:08 AM I love your pink ibook, Can you tell me how I could get one, I would really like it if you could help me!!posted by: Meg on September 2, 2004 10:47 AM I WANT IT!!!! i have been looking for this exact color of laptop...do u have n e more???????posted by: Haali on September 11, 2004 2:39 PM I found this on ebay...? Do u think its the missing ibook? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4602&item=5123042958&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVWposted by: unknown on September 11, 2004 6:00 PM I was just looking at ibooks for sale on ebay and this exact one is for sale on ebay uk at the moment. Here's the link. I was going to buy it but i won't touch it now i know its stolen. I want to buy a pink laptop to take to college with me! I love Pink!!! Please, if you have an suggestions of where I could find and buy one, e-mail me at sweet_n_southern_chic@yahoo.com. Thanks, Melissa please make me one i love it i will really buy that for $20 000 please make or let me buy that baby !!!!!!!posted by: ? ? ? ? ? on September 17, 2004 11:09 PM I just wanted to say that I have just painted my own ibook pink and so I decided to search the net to see if anyone else had done the same thing - voila! Kickass! I am going to take photos of mine later, but you have done a kickass job :D Well done :Dposted by: Katiface on September 19, 2004 1:00 AM Can i buy a pink Ibook laptop Hi I was wondering if you would customize an ibook for me. and if so, about how much would it cost? thank you.posted by: christine on September 26, 2004 1:27 AM i think it is really nice i was wondering where i could buy one like it if any one nows please tell me thankz -x-posted by: Becky on September 30, 2004 9:21 AM i reali reali reali want a pink laptop i couldnt find it on here but could you please send me some information on this pink laptop. Could you also tell me how much this laptop is. thankyou very much! i realy want this laptop because my fave coular is pink & i have wanted this laptop since i watched leagly blonde its he best!posted by: Sian on October 3, 2004 11:33 AM i reli reli reli reli reli want a pink laptop can you please send me some details and the price for it please to Eeyoresian@aol.com PLEASE IF YOU DO I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER!! xx love sian xxposted by: Sian on October 3, 2004 11:35 AM that laptop is the bomb where didi you get it and how much didi it cost.posted by: charzzi on October 11, 2004 9:54 PM Hey everybody I noticed this pink ibook on ebay.I cant buy it cos ive got no money but you guys may be interested! Item number 5131162863posted by: tina on October 14, 2004 1:53 PM I NEED THAT LAPTOP! HOW MUCH WILL YOU CHARGE TO MAKE ONE FOR ME??????????????????????????????????????????????????posted by: Krista on October 14, 2004 2:23 PM I know you've recieved a million replies about this pink ibook craze......but I was hoping in the unlikely chance you still check this posting and reply to the resposes you'd perhaps let me pay to have my laptop pink-ized. I'd really appreciate it!posted by: AliceG on October 15, 2004 12:17 AM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80050&item=5725896645&rd=1 These are the pics from your website...fyi. Maybe its yours? Ebay item number 5725896645. Auction ends10/17posted by: sking on October 15, 2004 8:44 AM THIS TIT WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE ELSE A CHANCE TO SELL THESE IBOOKS.HE IS A COMPLETE AN UTTER WANKERposted by: TINA on October 15, 2004 3:30 PM Yes the pics are from the website becuase it happens that i didnt have a digital camera handy. however i assure you that there is more then 1 pink ibook out there and that mine was not stolen i have the original sales receipt and ofcourse if you read the auction it comes with the original box which i doubt theives would have had the oportunity to steal. ps who's the tit?posted by: pink ibook ebayer on October 15, 2004 4:45 PM i really really want that laptop.since i saw it it i've wanted it.please tell me were i can get it.i'll pay any price.please may you tell me were i an get it from amd howmuch. once again please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!posted by: Valjo on October 17, 2004 2:55 AM i really really want that laptop.since i saw it it i've wanted it.please tell me were i can get it.i'll pay any price.please may you tell me were i an get it from amd howmuch. once again please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!posted by: Valjo on October 17, 2004 2:56 AM you want the pink ibook? ttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80050&item=5725896645&rd=1posted by: pink ibooker on October 17, 2004 10:07 AM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80050&item=5725896645&rd=1 whoops sorryposted by: pink ibooker on October 17, 2004 10:08 AM Why would a boy have a pink laptop? Er Spaceboy?posted by: hurry up on October 18, 2004 12:38 AM |