The World Of Customization: Redesign Your Mac With ColorWare

Sure Apple's silverly aluminum Macs and peripherals have a unique charm you can't argue look bad. But you could also argue they're just about as boring as a refrigerator once you let your imagination run wild. With no thanks to Apple, you can create your own one-of-a-kind MacBook and even Mac mini using a service like ColorWare, the only service we know of that let's you fully color and spec-customize any one of Apple's current MacBook lineup using professional techniques used in the auto industry involving a proprietary 2X clear coating that is impervious to UV ray damage, minor scratches and water.

ColorWare was once a service that would let anyone send in their existing device whether it would be a portable Mac, a pair of headphones, an iPad or iPod - and you'd be able to get it back fully tricked out from the ground up with your custom paint job you've picked out before shipping in your device. These days ColorWare is doing things a little different. The company is acting as a reseller for the most popular gadgets while you've got the ability to pick out a product, customize the way it looks using a slew of color options with either glossy or matte finishes - and finally you're also able to upgrade any current generation Mac mini or MacBook with improved specs like you would thru Apple's online ordering system. From there, the wait for the process begins until the finished product finally arrives at your doorstep the way you truly wanted.

ColorWare takes us behind the scenes for the first time where it reveals its intriguingly painstaking step by step procedure at how its laboratory mixed with a full fledged spray paint facility pimps out someone's MacBook Pro. Every little component is stripped away including left over glue until nothing but the bare aluminum unibody is left to ensure a clean and professional paint job similar to how cars are sprayed and detailed. Each device is disassembled and then put back together by a technician like it was done by iFixit. This way, ColorWare lets you pick out an individual color for just about every detail including the glass trackpad, lid hinge and Apple logo. Sadly, the keyboard is the only part on a Mac that isn't customizable most likely due to the complex laser etched keys.

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ColorWare Wedge Tablet Stand Looks Incredible

Although you may know ColorWare for its custom paint job service that gets your gadgets in the right color for your taste and charging you accordingly, the Wedge looks to be the companies first ever standalone product that may actually serve a purpose. ColorWare's $250 Grip handle case for the iPad was the first product ColorWare has introduced, however it fell short from our expectations. Keeping up with the companies tradition, the Wedge is made out of a solid slab of aluminum making it last way beyond the life of your tablet. The Wedge is uniquely designed to fit the iPad, iPad 2 and most other tablets and e-readers but might look best with an iPad 2 in the front seat don't you think?

The Wedge enables the user to place a tablet in both landscape and portrait viewing orientations at four different viewing degrees - 40, 60, 70 and 80 degree angles that are also depicted at the top of the Wedge. Each of the four stand slits are lined with a soft Ultrasuede material and the bottom surface of the Wedge has been fitted with a non-slip rubber surface. ColorWare's Wedge won't come cheap at $200, but at least you've got the power of fully customizing it from head to toe and picking from a slew of color options including soft-touch and glossy finishes, Ultrasuede lining colors for each side without increasing the price. We really like the Wedge stand so far, it looks like it belongs inside a Lamborghini Reventon.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

iPad 2 Isn't Only Available In Silver Thanks To ColorWare

It's the iPad 2's turn to get the ColorWare custom color treatment after we last saw Monster's Beats By Dre Studio headphones get all chromed out. ColorWare will color customize an iPad 2 to your specific request using their online tool, but will charge you $900 for it. $900 will get you a brand new iPad 2 with the specific colors you've chosen for the back, Apple logo and home button in a 16GB WiFi only flavor. There's nothing like having an iPad 2 colored with your favorite color combination. 

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Meet The Beats Chrome Headphones By ColorWare

Check out these chroming Beats By Dre Studio headphones after ColorWare's color transformation. If you thought Monster's Beats line of headphones were too expensive, ColorWare's Beats Chrome chrome finished Studio headphones will set you back a whopping $1,000. ColorWare has limited their Beats Chrome to only 50 numbered units so you better act quick if you're into shiny gadgets.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Colorware's $300 Grip Case for iPad

This is madness! Colorware are now shipping their first ever case for the iPad called Grip, an aluminum case that only protects your iPad's bezel. The Grip might look a bit familiar to you if you came across ElementCase's Vapor aluminum cases for the iPhone 4. The Grip requires bolts to be screwed in order to install it on your iPad and it comes with the tools you need to the task. The Grip's handle allows you to easily carry your iPad around like a suitcase and supposedly gives you a good grip on your iPad. All this for your $300 of course, are you crazy enough to order one yourself? It's solid aluminum construction looks great but the price is definitely not right.

Being Colorware, you are able to fully color customize your Grip case for the iPad in any color combination your mind fancies. The Grip is available in a glossy and soft-touch finishes as well as in an unpainted version, but It will cost you an extra $30 to color customize and get the soft-touch version of the Grip. 

Source Colorware via Engadget

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief