SeeThru Cases Help Diminish Rugby Stereotypes!
Here in the US, Rugby is definitely popular in some circles and cities, but across the pond and beyond, the rough sport holds as much or more prominence in popular culture as hamburgers and hot dogs do at a summertime barbecue!
Rugby, however, has suffered from negative stereotyping, as players fend off a long-standing reputation as violent, alcohol-fueled brutes. Much has been done, and is happening currently to battle these aging stereotypes.
And now, Speck has proof that the blokes have gotten a bad rap! The unapologetic and uncouth generally don’t have the forethought to wrap their MacBooks in our SeeThru cases!
Click on the pic or here to see the full gallery of this recent match between the Royal XV vs. British and Irish Lions in the Daily Telegraph.
So keep an open mind and heart, cause stereotyping is sooooooo 1994!
Mothers Day Cards by Design des Troy!
Check out these lovely hand-printed Mothers Day Cards from Design des Troy’s Etsy Shop! What makes them so special? Spexan designer Owen and his lovely wife design and hand print these and other fine greeting cards together! Made with raw talent, happiness, love, and only the finest paper and Gocco printing supplies…this is a special card that your mom will surely dig!! You can get one of these cards for your mum for only $3.75 with free shipping now thru May 5th…
Top 10 Bad Bunnies of Modern Pop-Culture History
What is it with bunnies, the sweet, innocent, hoppin’ soft balls of fur that they are… being portrayed as bad, sinister, evil, mischeivious?!
As a lifelong fan of bunnies, both “good” and “bad” I thought I’d take this opportunity to document my favorite 10 baddest bunnies of modern pop culture history.
1. “Frank” from Donnie Darko
Even the pros would have to agree that “Frank” from Donnie Darko is the baddest, scariest bunny ever. Is he the harbinger of death? Is he a dead man in a bunny costume? A hallucination or a time traveler with a message? Whatever he is, he’s one creepy bunny.
2. Rabbit of Caerbannog from Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Yeah! This guy is quite the bad bunny himself! Quoted in the film as “the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!” and “that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide! It’s a killer!” This bunny is almost unstoppable and viciously kills all in its path, but is eventually stopped by the holy hand grenade of Antioch…. Which coincidentally, a replica of the holy hand grenade of Anitoch recently caused quite a stir in a London Pub…
3. Frank Kozik’s Smorkin’ Labbits
What’s NOT bad about a bunny rabbit with a filthy habit of smokin’ ciggies?! These little vinyl dudes from artist Frank Kozik are just what evil bunny loving smokers worldwide have been asking for. Available in all kinds of sizes, colors and evil variations!
4. It’s Happy Bunny the Bunny
Aaah, the happy smile of “It’s Happy Bunny” by Jim Benton, innocent, benign, sweet, at first glance… and then he opens his mouth. With plenty of rudely hilarious things to say like “when life gives you lemons, squirt juice in your enemies eye” and “hey you made me throw up a little” – It’s Happy Bunny always has something smarmy to say, and he says it with a smile!
5. Raving Rabbids From Rayman Raving Rabbids Game for Nintendo Wii
If you’ve never played “Rayman Raving Rabbids” by Ubisoft (the FIRST game, not the second!!) for Nintendo Wii, you’ve got to check it out! In a series of hilarious mini-games, Rayman fights armies of evil little freaky bunnies, who first keep Rayman a prisoner, but grow to respect him as Rayman completes more missions. These “Raving Rabbids” show no mercy, with crazy weapons, machinery, guerilla tactics, and evil screams… the Raving Rabbids are some bad, bad bunnies!
6. Playboy Bunnies
There really isn’t much “bad” can we say about these lovely ladies. Mostly known for their beauty and notoriously “bad girl” image (shamelessly sexy & flirty…) did you know the original Playboy bunnies were cocktail waitresses at the Playboy Club, and were required to be able to identify 143 brands of liquor and know how to garnish 20 cocktail variations?! Damn girls! You go!!
7. The evil bunnies from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and Anya in the bunny costume)
According to Anya from Buffy, there is no top ten: all bunnies are evil. She made her case most dramatically when, under the influence of a demon’s spell which caused everyone to break out in song, she belted out her theory in a pyrotechnic screamo solo: “Bunnies aren’t just cute like everybody supposes. They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses, and what’s with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? BUNNIES! BUNNIES! IT MUST BE BUNNIES! …or maybe midgets.” Good point.
8. Were Rabbit- Wallace and Grommit
A fantastically funny tale, with some pretty bad bunnies! What to do when the town’s produce starts going missing (the horror!!) Wallace and Grommit set out to find the culprit… who is of course… a very bad bunny.
9. Boingo Bunny from “Hoodwinked”
Who DIDN”T see this fantastic film starring the incredibly evil mastermind… Boingo the Bunny!! Well if you missed it, the evil bunny song-and-dance part is conveniently available on youtube for your viewing pleasure…
10. Jessica Rabbit from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
Ok, ok, she’s a cartoon lady and not a real rabbit (a point we debated heavily in the office this morning…) but she did marry a rabbit and her last name IS Rabbit… and… she’s not bad, she’s just drawn that way… so… why did we even include her on this list of Bad Bunnies?! To make it an even 10 bad bunnies! And… because no matter how we tried to make him bad, Bugs Bunny just didn’t’ make the cut. Sorry, Bugs!!
Thanks for reading and have a bunny-rific weekend!
Speck Dexter Cases?!
As you might have heard thru the blogosphere, on sites such as Gizmodo.com, iPhonefreak.com, lintcoat.com, and destructiod.com, we recently crafted some “Dexter” iPhone cases for giveaways at GDC in anticipation and excitement for the release of Marc Ecko’s Dexter The Game for iPhone! These special cases in blood splattered boxes were a huge hit, both SeeThru and CandyShell cases had “Dexter The Game” logos specially printed on them and were handed out to attendees.
Ya want one, huh??! All of the ones we made were given away at the event and we’ve got none left! But we’ve already seen one CandyShell on eBay.com and are thinkin’ a few more might pop up…. Happy bidding!
So with all the buzz and fun of this event, we here at Speck are really digging the excitement and potential of limited runs of custom printed cases. What insignia, obsession, game, TV show, etc. would YOU like to see printed on the back of your iPhone case?!
Sam Levin Reports Back About His New Ped3!
Hey there iPhone and iPod touch fans. I’ve been using ThoughtOut’s ‘PED3′ stands for the past few months and wanted to tell everyone how cool it is. Even cooler now, ThoughtOut has a new Form stand that allows me to easily and comfortably place my Speck Case equipped iPhone onto the PED3 stand. The other cool thing about the PED3 is that you may rotate it horizontally. If you’re looking for the ultimate iPhone stand solution this is totally worth checking out; it works with any Speck iPhone case and is a well built, functional stand.
cheers!
Sam Levin
(happy Speck & PED3 owner)
Happy President’s Day! USA! USA!
As we commemorate President’s Day this year, here at Speck we couldn’t be happier to show off this picture of President Barack Obama, snapped hard at work on his MacBook, shown here stylishly encased in one of our clear SeeThru shells.
We have a feeling that the care and finesse our 44th President puts into taking care of his equipment is a reflection of the commitment and intelligence that he brings to the job of leading of our country. Our hearts are brimming with pride and patriotism.
He even has it customized with a cool Pac Man sticker. What a guy!
Amazing iGuy stop-motion animation!
How cool is this animation featuring Speck’s famous iGuy! Excellent work, ariel22 of youtube… this movie starring iGuy is so specktacular, it makes us hopeful to see some more iGuy inspired fan art and creative masterpieces… hint hint!
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