iMac Light Makes Perfect Bedside Companion

Nicole Martinelli ()

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Cult of Mac reader Tiago Piccini from Brazil wrote in with yet another idea — following our posts on cat beds and hackintosh holders –  for recycling the shell of a dear, departed iMac.

He spent under an hour gutting his non-working iMac, then adding a lamp socket and switch device, powering it with a 40w bulb and adding a piece of fabric under the screen to soften the light.

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Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco native who has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek. You can find her on Twitter , Facebook and Google+.

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  • http://www.twitter.com/macgeek61 macgeek61

    omg that is soooo cool! If I had the room for it I would get it in a heartbeat

  • Barry Wood

    Very nice. The iMac would also make a nice hanging light with the screen pointing downward.

  • Laura Moran

    Awwww I want one :o

  • Bryan Curtis

    I think a disclaimer should be given. Fumes from melting plastic can be very toxic and light bulbs generate enough heat to melt plastic if to close.

  • http://www.toxicspark.com Andrew Macdonald

    I want one, I want one!!

  • Optical

    Uhm, I’d have one in a heartbeat, but am afraid that the SO, already jealous of the attention given by me to things apple, would kick out both imac and me out the bedroom, so no.

  • Achim

    cooler iMac-hack.

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