Unlike iFixIt’s gag, this Playmobil Apple Store Playset isn’t a real product, but if enough people are interested and Apple’s lawyers look the other way, maybe it could be.
From the description:
A quick peek at the miniature Genius Bar and we were feeling a bit woozy. Then we saw the tiny Steve Jobs presenting in the Keynote Theater on the top floor and that was it. Our wallets popped out faster than you can say Jonathan Ive and we plunked down whatever money was needed to own this amazing playset.
Of course, once we had the playset, we had to get the optional Line Pack to simulate our own exciting Apple product launches. Since it comes with a tiny Woz on a tiny Segway, it was a no-brainer. We decided that Apple & PLAYMOBIL™ together is the most unlikely and awesome collaboration ever. It changes everything.
Think Geek’s brought its April Fool’s Day products to market before, so it’s possible this could become real someday.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
15 responses to “Let’s Hope Think Geek Makes This Playmobil Apple Store Playset A Real Product”
That’s brilliant. The video is funny. I bet if they built it for real it would sell.
I loved the “Post playground device” line & “Optional Line Pack”.
Nice way to end the week.
I gotta say that I would buy this in a heartbeat. BUT….it would never be put in my sons room. It would sit pretty right next to my Mac Pro on my desk. I would probably be the true laughing stalk of my in-laws but whos give a $%&^???
On a day where every hack prankster in the world dusts off the old “funny prank muscle” and embarks on a journey of of hoodwinking, I implore you to choose the road less traveled, my dear impressionable readers.
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I want one! Playm?bil FTW!
I would totally buy two of these… Unfortunately, Apple would never allow this thing to be sold. Unfortunate.
My favorite part was definitely how the Line Pack came with “a tiny Woz on a tiny Segway”.
Maybe they’ll also make the Shirt Plate a real product
a little pricy but i would still buy it