{"id":674716,"date":"2010-02-24T10:43:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T15:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5479152"},"modified":"2010-02-24T10:43:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T15:43:53","slug":"titanium-iphone-is-cool-too-bad-its-not-real-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/674716","title":{"rendered":"Titanium iPhone Is Cool, Too Bad It&#8217;s Not Real [Concept]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/screen_shot_2010-02-24_at_8.39.41_am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_screen_shot_2010-02-24_at_8.39.41_am.jpg?w=500\" class=\"left image500\"  \/><\/a>I like the idea of this titanium iPhone body replacement. <s>And that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s too bad it is just a nice, hyper-realistic 3D render or painted plastic body<\/s>. <b>Update<\/b>: Great. Engadget just published a video, but is it really titanium?<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ngawkerGallery(5479128,4,'');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, the guy says this case costs not much more than the price of an iPhone. But the making of a custom, very intricate titanium part like this is a complicated and expensive process, one that would require ultra-precise CAD work and manufacturing. For CNC you will need a very high resolution machine, and molding is not available to mere mortals. Only someone at an aerospace company, a high end prototyping shop, or a factory would be able to pull this off. That&#8217;s why you don&#8217;t see custom iPhone bodies in the market&mdash;I want them, please&mdash;unless they are Chinese mass produced plastics.<\/p>\n<p>One reader below who says he&#8217;s worked in a titanium forging plant says this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There is no way in hell that people would want to know the cost of a custom made highly detailed solid titanium part&#8230;lets just say if you don&#8217;t like the cost of phones now, you will 100% hate the cost after they are made of unibody titanium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/ifixit-iphone-3gs.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_ifixit-iphone-3gs.jpg?w=500\" class=\"left image500\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the <i>most important<\/i> thing is the fact that there is <b><i>not<\/i><\/b> such a thing as a &#8220;special titanium alloy that is RF transparent.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/etutorials.org\/Mac+OS\/mac+os+x+unwired\/Chapter+2.+Wi-Fi+in+Your+Mac\/2.6+Extending+the+Titanium+PowerBooks+Range\/\">Titanium makes radio signal reception and emission very difficult.<\/a> It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pupman.com\/listarchives\/1999\/June\/msg00330.html\">a radio insulating material<\/a>, which is why the Titanium PowerBook G4 had such a crappy Wi-Fi reception. Sadly, the alleged alloy simply doesn&#8217;t exist. And if it does, you would only find it at Boeing or Lockheed Martin&#8217;s secret development facilities. Or Area 51.<\/p>\n<p>If he discovers such a thing, I suggest he patents the hell out of it and sells it to the military. They would love it. There&#8217;s the issue of having the mute button in the wrong orientation too, but it&#8217;s ok. If you can create objects from nonobtamium, you can rearrange the circuitry inside the machine too.<\/p>\n<p><s>But despite all that, it&#8217;s quite nice little fantasy case.<\/s><\/p>\n<p><b>Update:<\/b> As the video shows, the case is real. However, knowing how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pupman.com\/listarchives\/1999\/June\/msg00330.html\">titanium insulates against radio signals<\/a>, we find very hard to believe it&#8217;s made of this material. [<a href=\"http:\/\/modmyi.com\/forums\/hardware\/701246-custom-metal-iphone.html\">Modmyi<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/02\/24\/iphone-3gs-mod-ditches-plastic-cover-in-favor-of-titanium-vestme\/\">Engadget<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=3c45fb23b725d9197d51b8023110bfa6&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=3c45fb23b725d9197d51b8023110bfa6&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?resize=0%2C0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=QVa6e-Ll3Bk:0hhmK86bL2k:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=QVa6e-Ll3Bk:0hhmK86bL2k:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=QVa6e-Ll3Bk:0hhmK86bL2k:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=QVa6e-Ll3Bk:0hhmK86bL2k:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=QVa6e-Ll3Bk:0hhmK86bL2k:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=QVa6e-Ll3Bk:0hhmK86bL2k:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/QVa6e-Ll3Bk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like the idea of this titanium iPhone body replacement. And that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s too bad it is just a nice, hyper-realistic 3D render or painted plastic body. Update: Great. Engadget just published a video, but is it really titanium? 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