ColorWare outs custom colors for the Apple iPhone 3GS
By Laura June 
posted Jun 23rd 2009 1:51PM
posted Jun 23rd 2009 1:51PM
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ripoff
Tell that to someone that can afford it
I'm curious... why don't they make a separate post when Color-whatever makes new skins for other smartphones?
@liv
they only color iPhones; G1s; blackberry curves, bolds, and storms; sidekick 2008; and some cisco phones...
those phones aren't exactly new.
BUT, if you remember, engadget covered the colorware of the DSi.
@ liv:
They usually have. Here's just a few.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/25/g1-and-blackberry-bold-get-the-colorware-treatment-finally-feel/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/colorware-gets-ahold-of-blackberry-curve-8900/
The fact is, there aren't many phones that can get colorware'd right now, only the real popular ones. This isn't another apple conspiracy thing, its usual engadget business, and I for one am happy they do. Although I have a G1, whenever they come out with this stuff, I go play with color combos when I'm bored, so its cool to hear about new toys.
The iphone is a great device, but f*** the iphone already!
(plus its on AT&T)
Those colors are HIDEOUS!!!! Those guys need to figure out their color combos! Wouldn't go anywhere near that thing...
I bet Kanye saw this post and went freaking nuts.
Pseudo-hipster craft-uniqueness and color combined with absolutely helpless and reckless yuppie lifestyle? Enter the Colorware iPhone 3GS as your phone of choice.
Check out this ipod touch that has colorware:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-iPod-touch-1st-Generation-8-GB-Colorware-blue_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1205Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem4a9883fed0QQitemZ320386367184QQptZOtherQ5fMP3Q5fPlayersQQsalenotsupported
ebay has kits to replace the shell for like $30, are they charging $120 for labor?
The alst one ist really cool. Perfect for a Business Phone
liv, turn the question around; why do they make posts for anything iphone related? Cos people like you give page views.
Do you see?
agreed. and it reminds me of my old sony walkman colours.
an extra $15 for the SIM holder? geez, they're worse than Apple themselves
To be the man, you gotta beat the man! Whooooo!!
(message courtesy of Rick Flair)
win
that's only if you want it different from the back.
Actually,. for professional paint job, $150 is pricey, but not overly so.
This almost seems cheap compared to some other ColorWare offerings I've seen
Yeah the quality of ColorWare is usually much better than this. This does look like a ripoff.
Huh? How is the home button colored? Did they include a home button to install?
"Careful though, you will have to buy a new digitizer bezel if you remove the home button. The home button is held on with plastic pegs which cannot be replaced." - Step 5, RapidRepair iPhone 3G S Repair Guide
http://www.rapidrepair.com/guides/iphone-3g-s-repair/iphone-3g-s-dissasembly-repair-guide.html
So, if that is the case, the new home button wouldn't feel the same as the old one, unless Colorware put some effort into its implementation!
... sigh.
Well that's just wonderful, as well as having to remortgage your house to get the damn phone in he first place, you'll have to sell your soul to the devil for a bloody custom paint job :P
"having to remortgage your house to get the damn phone in he first place..."
Your house is only worth $200? I knew home values have talked, but wow...
*Tanked*, not talked
... lousy missing edit feature.
I actually like the color of my iPhone, why would I want to pay $200 to make it ugly?
Obviously, you wouldn't. So I wouldn't worry about it. But Colorware is still in business. And a lot of people don't like white or black (or have cash to burn). So there you go. Apparently, since you "like the color of your iPhone", you probably wouldn't pay $5.
We call it "options". I realize that people who buy Apple products aren't used to this sort of thing, but they exist in the real world. And sometimes you have to pay for them if they're extra special. And since you can get it painted WHATEVER color your heart desires, the end product, by default, would be quite appealing to it's buyer (besides, I wouldn't exactly call red "ugly").
i would maybe pay $15 for the back, nothing more. charging $150 for something like that only works if you are apple yourself.
i like my white iphone though.
It seems to work pretty well for them too; first ColorWare news: Jul 27th 2006 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/colorware/)
If they offered a matte/rubberized-finish option for the back, I'd be all over this. But no, just the same selection of ugly-ass colors.
EXACTLY! Hey ColorWare you need "matte" finishes!
"If you offered it they would come!"
(Smart-phones, portable gaming devices, portable music players, game controllers, etc.)
All with color matte/rubberized finishes? Come on its a NO BRAIN'ER!
totally agree, matte colors would be amazing.
only if they could Bedazzle it. Then maybe $150. Maybe.
+1
What, your iPhone isn't bedazzled already?! You must not have a creative 4 yro daughter
and y'all mocked the brown Zune?
I didn't. Brown Zune RULES.
Isn't the phone worth only a bit more than this paint job? I'll use a crayon to color mine before I pay $150
Yes, you CAN get it in brown.
I would definitely get custom colors for my iPhone if this was $100 cheaper and they would let you change the black frame surrounding the screen. What's with that? My white iPhone looks so dumb with the black frame around the screen.
There's no doubt that this is cool, but I'd rather use a case and keep my warranty, thanks.
I think I had a Fila windbreaker in that same green/purple color scheme back in 1989.
The red one is cool, except they should really leave the home button black. And the teal/purple/orange one...that's a joke, right? That sucker is NASTY.
Damn, just paint it yourself! Total cost around $12.00.
WHAT!? They managed to paint the exact same hardware as before!?
Something is wrong here...
those colors look really cheap
well, Engadget gets a kick out of upsetting people like you. They custom-made that image. You can do it yourself on the website. Welcome to the internet.
If they did it for the ATT fuze.. i'd drop some decent money....
I have never seen a problem with the current color schemes... And for heaven's sake if you "need" to stand out just buy a colored case.
Is this news? They've been doing this for 2 years.
Did they pay you to promote them?
This doesn't really seem like "news"
Since its the same design as the 3G...and we already knew they did it for that. So isn't this just common sense =\
-shrug
But nice none the less
Second shot with green and purple = I love 1990.
It matches my Charlotte Hornets Starter pullover jacket!
This is why I stick with Gelaskins.
Looks the U2 edition of the ipod way back when. Not a fan.
So if you send in your phone to be painted, you have not service for 3 weeks?
Two-tone---nice!
Attention all! You can now buy an ugly iphone! So get it while it's hot, these sick, err I mean "slick" deals won't last for long!
You can pick whatever colors you want. Whether that be red, blue, green, gray (oo...that'd be kind of retro), or 1980s Windbreaker if you'd like (and you know some hipster out there would totally go for that). It doesn't have to be ugly just because Engadget makes their's outrageously multi-colored.
Altogether that costs MORE THAN THE DAMN PHONE!
what is the price of a iphone?.
$99?. think again.
$150 for the back of the handset
$20 a piece for the bezel frame
$20 and button
$15 the SIM holder
$15 earbuds
150+20+20+15+15=$220
iPhone=$99
iPhone 3Gs=$199
Yep. Looks like more to me.
Can I get this in rainbow? I want to flaunt my lifestyle of love for Apple/s.
What happens if your phone needs to be reaplaced? I'm guessing you would be S.O.L.??
Hello Apple tech i need some help..
UUUUhhhh this phone has been opened and altered.. Sorry I can't help you..
OOPS
Oh, that`s really primitive :( You should better check THIS out:
http://www.mobile-review.com/articles/2009/mix-43-simaphone.shtml
So, how do you like this?
Why not just buy those cheap thin silicon cases for $5 if you want ur $phone in a different color?
are they selling the "factory unlocked" models like they did for the 3G?
Engadget is spamming for this company. Please. Like they give a rat's ass about the color of the freaking iphone.
I like the pink iPhones that are custom coloured at iPhonePink.com That is my favorite!!
That's a disgusting price tag for such a small amount of paint.
might as well just go to ATT and buy another iphone for 200....