Coaster Set of 16 iPhone Icons

MacRumors · Nov 21, 2008, 03:52 AM

Techeblog points out a coaster set designed from the iPhone's home screen icons. Technabob describes that the set was designed by Meninos design:

Quote:

Created by the guys over at Brazil’s Meninos design (the same guys who make these awesome hard drives), these icon coasters are a great gift for any iPhone addict. All your favorite applications are there, from Maps to Calculator, from iPod to Settings. Ah, Settings.

Each coaster is 85mm square and made of MDF plywood and wrapped with a premium vinyl decal and durable varnish.

The coasters are available for $60 at the Menios store.

Article Link: Coaster Set of 16 iPhone Icons

dukebound85 · Nov 21, 2008, 03:54 AM

you would really have to be an apple fanboy to buy these things lol

SuperMacMan · 04:09 AM

OMG OMG OMG!!!!

I WANT!!!

GIMME!!

Teh awesome!!

Wait....

No iTunes or App Store on Contacts coasters?!?!??!

Me no want no more!

theDUB · Nov 21, 2008, 04:39 AM

someone give them to me for christmas.

Rybold · Nov 21, 2008, 04:44 AM

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This would be a totally cool Christmas gift for someone you know that loves their iPhone.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dukebound85

you would really have to be an apple fanboy to buy these things lol

For $60, I agree with you. But if they were $14.99, I could see a lot more people buying them just for fun.

johnnyjibbs · Nov 21, 2008, 05:05 AM

They're so expensive! Especially with the $ to £ exchange rate at the moment! But I want them! They would be a fantastic edition to my first house, when I get the chance to buy it...

auggie2k · Nov 21, 2008, 05:12 AM

I wouldn't like having to explain to everyone what the actually represent

yogamonkey · Nov 21, 2008, 05:16 AM

I got my set a couple of weeks ago. They are great! Really good quality. Took a while to deliver to UK though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmonkeypaul/3009619165/

NewSc2 · Nov 21, 2008, 05:29 AM

I would never buy them @ $60, but they do look really nice.

c-Row · Nov 21, 2008, 06:14 AM

Can you download new coasters from the AppStore?

Fuchal · Nov 21, 2008, 08:29 AM

If only the corners were rounded...

kdarling · Nov 21, 2008, 08:59 AM

Apple probably gets $40 of it...

ucfgrad93 · Nov 21, 2008, 09:02 AM

I have to say, I like them! A bit too expensive to buy, however, I wouldn't mind owning a set.

upekkharich · Nov 21, 2008, 09:23 AM

manufacturing process leaves much to be desired
evidently much of the stuff from them is ink-jet on vinyl
but for a coaster, not such a good idea
scratches and water-damage can't be far down the road

should be screen-printed on ceramic tile
manufacturers price point would take a longer production run, but a quality product speaks for itself

iSee · Nov 21, 2008, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperMacMan

OMG OMG OMG!!!!

I WANT!!!

GIMME!!

Teh awesome!!
...

^^^ My reaction, exactly

There are times in your life, when something happens and you really learn something about yourself by the way you react...

Dang. I didn't know it until now. But... I'm a fanboi.

4np · Nov 21, 2008, 09:27 AM

Nice, but too expensive. And perhaps a bit too geeky as well

mrcammy · Nov 21, 2008, 09:32 AM

I wonder if these will be any better with the new 2.2 firmware...

MacBoobsPro · Nov 21, 2008, 09:55 AM

3 words... lawsuit!

Drumjim85 · Nov 21, 2008, 10:44 AM

there was another thread about this about a months ago ... come on MR....

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=587788

notjustjay · Nov 21, 2008, 10:50 AM

Do hi-res versions of these icons exist if one wanted to go the DIY approach?

The icons look like they started life as vector art, so it shouldn't be difficult... ?

iKwick7 · Nov 21, 2008, 10:53 AM

These are absolutely awesome!

lord patton · Nov 21, 2008, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iSee

^^^ My reaction, exactly

There are times in your life, when something happens and you really learn something about yourself by the way you react...

Dang. I didn't know it until now. But... I'm a fanboi.

wisdom and hilarity, all rolled into one package. Fabulous!

batmccoy · Nov 21, 2008, 01:24 PM

Yup...would be nice...but $60? OMG. $24.95 much more realistic. I think $39.95 is the probable ceiling for this product.

chr1s60 · Nov 21, 2008, 01:49 PM

I personally wouldn't want these for myself, but they are a good gift for an iPhone owner that maybe just moved to a new house or something. It also makes a good gag gift for some of those people who are a little too obsessed with their iPhone. They do look pretty nice.

tgildred · Nov 21, 2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iSee

^^^ My reaction, exactly

There are times in your life, when something happens and you really learn something about yourself by the way you react...

Dang. I didn't know it until now. But... I'm a fanboi.

ditto....

I immediately thought, screw using these as coasters, they would look great on my wall! Sad, sad, sad little man, I am.

Nov 21, 2008, 03:54 AM	#2
dukebound85 macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Upstate New York, but will always have my heart in Colorado	you would really have to be an apple fanboy to buy these things lol __________________ "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." - Churchill

Nov 21, 2008, 04:05 AM	#3
SuperMacMan macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia	OMG OMG OMG!!!! I WANT!!! GIMME!! Teh awesome!! Wait.... No iTunes or App Store on Contacts coasters?!?!??! Me no want no more! __________________ Website \| Twitter \| Blog • 20" Alu iMac (Aug 07) 2.4GHz 4GB 320GB • iPod Touch G1 8GB • iPod Touch G2 8GB Last edited by WildCowboy : Nov 21, 2008 at 04:09 AM. Reason: post merge

Nov 21, 2008, 05:05 AM	#6
johnnyjibbs macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK	They're so expensive! Especially with the $ to £ exchange rate at the moment! But I want them! They would be a fantastic edition to my first house, when I get the chance to buy it... __________________ johngriffithsapps.com - Get It Done! \| Grocery Checkout 15" MBP, iPhone 3G, 12" PB, iPod 4G, iPod shuffle

Nov 21, 2008, 05:12 AM	#7
auggie2k macrumors member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ireland	I wouldn't like having to explain to everyone what the actually represent __________________ Samsung NC10 (Windows 7) iPod Touch 16 GB 2.1 (Sold) iPhone 8GB 2.2 (Sold - €350)

Nov 21, 2008, 05:16 AM	#8
yogamonkey macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK	I got my set a couple of weeks ago. They are great! Really good quality. Took a while to deliver to UK though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmonkeypaul/3009619165/ __________________ New MacBook, iMac, MacBook Air, iPod Classic Nano & Shuffle,TV, iPhone 3G. Go on, call me a fanboy.

Nov 21, 2008, 04:39 AM	#4
theDUB macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SLT, CA	someone give them to me for christmas.

Nov 21, 2008, 05:29 AM	#9
NewSc2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA	I would never buy them @ $60, but they do look really nice. __________________ Mac Pro + 30" ACD, 15" MBP, iPhone 3GS Logic & Ableton user Canon 40D + 17-55 f/2.8 IS

Nov 21, 2008, 06:14 AM	#10
c-Row macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany	Can you download new coasters from the AppStore? __________________ "For a forum on a supposed tech website with supposedly tech-savvy readers, you donkeys have stuffed an awful lot of stupid into a very small space."

Nov 21, 2008, 08:29 AM	#11
Fuchal macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2003	If only the corners were rounded...

Nov 21, 2008, 08:59 AM	#12
kdarling macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere designing devices and UIs for over thirty years	Apple probably gets $40 of it...

Nov 21, 2008, 09:02 AM	#13
ucfgrad93 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	I have to say, I like them! A bit too expensive to buy, however, I wouldn't mind owning a set. __________________ 2.4 20" aluminum iMac - August 2007 2.2 15" MacBook Pro - January 2008 8GB 1G iPhone - January 2008 Motorola Q9 Global - November 2008

Nov 21, 2008, 09:23 AM	#14
upekkharich macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: lil' rock, arkansas	vinyl decal + MDF? manufacturing process leaves much to be desired evidently much of the stuff from them is ink-jet on vinyl but for a coaster, not such a good idea scratches and water-damage can't be far down the road should be screen-printed on ceramic tile manufacturers price point would take a longer production run, but a quality product speaks for itself

Nov 21, 2008, 09:27 AM	#16
4np macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Netherlands	Nice, but too expensive. And perhaps a bit too geeky as well Attached Images

Nov 21, 2008, 09:32 AM	#17
mrcammy macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2006	I wonder if these will be any better with the new 2.2 firmware...

Nov 21, 2008, 09:55 AM	#18
MacBoobsPro macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2006	3 words... lawsuit!

Nov 21, 2008, 10:44 AM	#19
Drumjim85 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DFW, TX	there was another thread about this about a months ago ... come on MR.... http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=587788 __________________ Creative Commons - because copyright is broken.

Nov 21, 2008, 10:50 AM	#20
notjustjay macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	Do hi-res versions of these icons exist if one wanted to go the DIY approach? The icons look like they started life as vector art, so it shouldn't be difficult... ? __________________ MRoogle

Nov 21, 2008, 10:53 AM	#21
iKwick7 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bayonne, NJ	These are absolutely awesome! __________________ 24" iMac 3.06; mac cube fish tank; Stick.Jobs #7; iPhone www.bigmug.net

Nov 21, 2008, 01:24 PM	#23
batmccoy macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2005	Nice...but Yup...would be nice...but $60? OMG. $24.95 much more realistic. I think $39.95 is the probable ceiling for this product.

Nov 21, 2008, 01:49 PM	#24
chr1s60 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California	I personally wouldn't want these for myself, but they are a good gift for an iPhone owner that maybe just moved to a new house or something. It also makes a good gag gift for some of those people who are a little too obsessed with their iPhone. They do look pretty nice. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro 3.06GHz, iPod 4G 20GB, iPod Classic 120GB, iPod Shuffle 4G, White iPhone 3G S⃣ 16GB,tv 160GB

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