iPhone mod turns the Apple logo into a mini-flashlight

Sure, this video feels like it might veer into creepy snuff-film territory right at the beginning, but luckily it just reveals a fairly sweet looking iPhone mod. Apparently some Russian iPhone fans have replaced the regular, boring Apple logo on the back of an original iPhone with an eye-piercing, glowing version. There's not a lot of detail on how this is done -- and the video is in Russian -- but the source link claims it's just a matter of, "removing the aluminum 'fruits' and inserting the glowing ones." We'll see about that. Otherwise, check this similar step-by-step mod seen earlier. Eerie video included after the break.

Update: As commenters (and Croiman himself) have pointed out, this appears to be a boost of the impressive Croiman Psycho iPhone mod we saw back in April.

[Via Hack a Day]

[Gabe Posted Aug 15th 2008 10:05PM]

hooooooo

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 15th 2008 10:21PM]

Hooray! Something else to drain battery life!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 15th 2008 10:23PM]

but whly?
and please fix the comment system it really sucks

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2008 2:49AM]

...and we'll whly on each utha, unh huh...

[quadrain Posted Aug 15th 2008 10:41PM]

I'm guessing the app cost $999.99

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 15th 2008 10:40PM]

Yeah, that is pretty cool looking, unneccecarry, but cool.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 15th 2008 11:01PM]

um.... why is this news again?
how short of memory do you people have?!
http://www.iphoneclub.nl/5890/exclusive-impressive-iphone-case-mod-croiman-psycho-iphone-mod/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/the-croiman-psycho-iphone-makes-other-modders-weep-with-joy-env/

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2008 4:40AM]

just what i was thinking...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 15th 2008 11:08PM]

Russian or not, that woman is pretty cute. ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2008 11:45AM]

She could've spent the money on whitening her teeth instead.

[Leindurstit Posted Aug 15th 2008 11:29PM]

Awesome, a pocket-sized attention-whoring solution.

[leaveapenny Posted Aug 16th 2008 2:36AM]

can you take a picture in negative of darkness then use the photo(basically all white screen) as a flash light? my dare can take a video with the flash set to on so i actually have a light

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2008 2:28AM]

we made it. www.gpda.ru
it cost 300$

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2008 4:32AM]

they have stolen the idea from me! I created this iphone mod couple months back, with the chiny cover en custom logo. this is the artikel : http://www.iphoneclub.nl/5890/exclusive-impressive-iphone-case-mod-croiman-psycho-iphone-mod/
And here is the link on this site engadget self : http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/the-croiman-psycho-iphone-makes-other-modders-weep-with-joy-env/

This is unacceptable !!!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2008 4:30AM]

this is unbelievable, the Russian stolen the idee from Croiman psycho iphone mod !!!!

[fourthletter Posted Aug 16th 2008 7:39AM]

In true apple style a great new feature added by modders that my 3 year SE walkman phone already had.
Most phones with a camera can use the flash as a torch, most phones have many features apple don't seem to have ever heard of, the like USING IT AS A MODEM ! GRRRR

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2008 6:46AM]

@ Vlade : You made it ? I would say : You COPIED it from me !!!
I already made this mod, and better then yours. And everybody knows it over the net.
Just copycats who whants to make money on somebody elses idea.
I cann give you +60 links of my mod : http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/30/iphone-case-mod-with-led-logo/
http://www.iphoneclub.nl/5890/exclusive-impressive-iphone-case-mod-croiman-psycho-iphone-mod/
http://cre.ations.net/creation/psycho-iphone-mod-nr1
http://www.bright.nl/psycho-iphone-mod#comment-203446
http://www.nowhereelse.fr/?p=7374
http://www.grubb.nl/tag/iphone+casemod+modding
http://www.bright.tv/bookmark/psycho-iphone-mod
etc.................

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2008 6:54AM]

50Mah ? the same as me? You used my how-to-do maybe? You not the first one, i am.
And my video, pics forum etc proves it, with date and everything. copy-cats from russia.

[Anatidae Posted Aug 18th 2008 5:05PM]

Ok, this mod should be called "punch me in the face", because if someone stuck this thing to their ear and I was sitting next to them in a dark place (especially a movie theater) then that is exactly what I would do to them.

The reason the apple logo does not glow brightly is because it is annoying as ... well...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2008 5:31PM]

I have always thought this would be the perfect place for the flash...