iPhone gets 29 new shades from Colorware

Walk into an Apple or AT&T store, walk out with an iPhone in whatever color you like: that is, if you like black, silver, and chrome. Which is why, as usual, we're stoked that Colorware's on the case (literally), offering up another 29 shades for your Apple phone. The price: $150 if you send yours in, or $650 / $750 if you buy a 4GB / 8GB new from them.

[EDomain @ Jul 20th 2007 10:30AM]

Oh hell yes

[fernando @ Jul 19th 2007 6:24PM]

The acqua blue and white doesn't mesh with the black - I prefer subtler colors, or maybe even all-white. The IPhone price is already steep, and tacking on another $50 (plus tax) for this is total overkill.

[HektikLyfe @ Jul 19th 2007 6:24PM]

$150...for a CASE?!? Wow. Enjoy what you've done Apple fans.

[Louis @ Jul 19th 2007 6:46PM]

I guess only Apple fans can read. It isn't a CASE, they actually paint the phone.

They do this for computers and other things. I've seen a colorware painted computer before, and they are well done.

Also, there are 29 colors, but 5 areas to paint. You can choose any combo you like.

[HektikLyfe @ Jul 19th 2007 6:27PM]

Then tack on another $100 for the ones that you missed. $150 bro! Juan Fitty! Also available in Barf Olive Green. My fav!

[ccastro42 @ Jul 19th 2007 8:35PM]

I'm going to have them paint a gangsta grill on the back!

[Ellianth @ Jul 19th 2007 6:30PM]

Not only is it ugly but it's expensive. Can't get a deal like that anywhere else. Blue, black, and white... why not throw in some orange or doo-doo brown?

[Brad @ Jul 19th 2007 7:45PM]

"why not throw in some orange or doo-doo brown?"

microsoft already has this covered with the Zune

[Scott @ Jul 19th 2007 6:36PM]

Um... those of you kvetching about the blue-and-white bit - did you bother to READ any of the accompanying text? Twenty-nine color combos available. RTFA.

[Alex @ Jul 19th 2007 6:39PM]

you guys have never heard of ColorWare before... Laptops are $300+, with Macbook Pros going for $449.

[Adam @ Jul 19th 2007 7:18PM]

so, they also sell iphones with colors, would that be without the at&t contract, but still simlocked?

[Taylor @ Jul 19th 2007 9:42PM]

They would be just as if you'd got them from Apple: that is, with contract & sim, just rearing to be activated.

[Paul @ Jul 19th 2007 7:11PM]

What a ripoff. I don't care how they do it, the end result isn't worth it for $150.

[Charles @ Jul 19th 2007 7:15PM]

As much as I like the Iphone, I am tired of seeing news about iphone every time I come to this site. There must be other things happening in the technology world on frequent basics other than iphone.

[Paul @ Jul 19th 2007 7:19PM]

The front stays black no matter what options you pick

This option is FAIL

[jpsimon @ Jul 19th 2007 7:43PM]

This is great, I'm definitely getting it in all black!!

[Kei @ Jul 19th 2007 8:39PM]

cnn.cn sells OEM black or silver backplates.

[urb @ Jul 19th 2007 8:21PM]

Will you be writing stories on every other company that offers mundane but pretty coloured phone cases for all the thousands of other phones out there?

No, of course not. For some reason, it seems that you only think it qualifies as 'news' if there's an iPhone involved.

There's no denying that the iPhone is an interesting and ground breaking new phone, but you've lost all sense of perspective here.

It's a boring, dull over-priced case for an over-rated phone. That's really not *tech* news.

[Ignacio @ Jul 19th 2007 8:53PM]

Hi, if you had just bothered to click the "colorware" tag at the end of the post, you would have realized how wrong you are. Seriously:
http://www.engadget.com/tag/colorware/

[Sean DL @ Jul 19th 2007 9:22PM]

Engadget has covered every new prodect Colorware has brought out. But of course, for some reason, it seems that you only think to complain if there's an iPhone involved.

it's so easy to turn that around. cut it out.

[Moordryd @ Jul 19th 2007 9:11PM]

It's kind of ironic how Apple users strive to be "Different" when in actuality, they're not that different at all and have to resort to paying more money to be "Different".

Blind consumer-whores!

[Taylor @ Jul 19th 2007 9:44PM]

It's still that way with the Mac I guess. But, Apple got rid of the Think Different campaign years ago.

[Joe Anstine @ Jul 19th 2007 11:22PM]

alright...now just add some 3G network capabilities and a smoother interface (software update apple?) and I'm sold.

[t-bone @ Jul 20th 2007 5:59PM]

Smoother interface? The iPhone's interface is the smoothest interface I've ever seen, non-phone devices included. How could the interface be any smoother?

[Joe Anstine @ Jul 20th 2007 6:35PM]

really? guess i need to do more research. it was my understanding that the interface was glitchy and no where near what the commercials represented it to be. if thats the case then maybe its time to update my cell after all (if i can scrounge up the money)

[Blah @ Jul 19th 2007 11:31PM]

FWIW I have a Colorware iPod and I must say, it is very nicely done. I love it. A bit more cash, but it looks so damn cool!

[Eric Leung @ Jul 20th 2007 12:12AM]

wow... went to the website and saw the stuff and its pretty cool
but the price is still steep... adding another 150 to the already ps3 priced phone

[silverblackvoid @ Jul 20th 2007 1:44AM]

who spends $150 on as paint job for a phone. this is insane. with a few bucks more i can get myself a new psp and upgrade it with custom firmware.

[ryan @ Jul 20th 2007 2:14AM]

I actually happen to provide this service for iPhones for a mere $20. Lets just say I'm like the Maaco of iPhone painting.

[Ryan @ Jul 20th 2007 9:51AM]

What do you use? Krylon? No thanks.

If you've ever seen a ColorWare product, you'd know it's worth the cash. High gloss, bold colors. They know how to do it.

[substance90 @ Jul 20th 2007 8:08AM]

yeah right, $750 for an mp3 player with a cool touch-screen and.. nothing more. Neither is it a good PDA, nor a descent phone. Completely useless device, at least at these prices..

[Frankenstein Black @ Jul 20th 2007 9:55AM]

$150?! Earl Sheib will paint a whole car for $99 bucks, or is that deal not around anymore?