Fully-functional iPhone 3GS costume is expensive, bulky, and better than your Halloween idea

What could possibly convince you that strapping a 42-inch LCD TV to your body is a great idea? We don't know, but somewhere between concept and the $2,000 total expenditures -- with "no regrets," mind you -- Reko Rivera and John Savio, with the help of John Matthews, outfitted themselves with the displays used to project images from their iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately, the large screens themselves aren't touch screens, but we probably can't be that picky. Their reward? First prizes at costume parties and minor internet celebrity, which we're happy to oblige. Video after the break.

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[Teslanaut Posted Oct 26th 2009 3:27AM]

VNC?

[mocax Posted Oct 26th 2009 3:47AM]

i wonder how much it'll cost to cover them with invisible shield....

[IndiaTech Posted Oct 26th 2009 3:50AM]

The cherry seems to be aptly placed, though... o_O

[superhobothemillionthaccount Posted Oct 26th 2009 6:49AM]

Hahahaha

[derX Posted Oct 26th 2009 3:51AM]

Wow, they've outdone the Ed Hardy shirt and white plastic rimmed sunglasses.

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Nah, but seriously, this is pretty cool. I mean, if I knew them, I wouldn't confess to it while in public or in mixed company, but yeah, pretty cool.

[mnotme Posted Oct 26th 2009 4:26AM]

Proof yet again that the iPhone is just a toy. Not that that is a bad thing though.

[Rather Dashing Posted Oct 26th 2009 4:45AM]

Makes sense that they don't mind throwing away a few thousand dollars. They buy Apple products, after all.

[HammerT Posted Oct 26th 2009 5:10AM]

to quote josh, thats not verry snappy ;)

[zondajag Posted Oct 26th 2009 6:17AM]

laaaame

[domepiece Posted Oct 26th 2009 6:26AM]

These guys will be needing protection, and I don't mean condoms surely they have no need for that.

[Pookiewood Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:29AM]

I'm sure there's an App for that.

[Diesel1313 Posted Oct 26th 2009 6:56AM]

Nerdoooooooooooooooooooooooooo to the max :P

[Leindurstit Posted Oct 26th 2009 7:48AM]

$2,000 for a costume that looks like a KIRF phone. Good.

[MikeTV Posted Oct 26th 2009 8:01AM]

Hey, we would love to come to your Halloween party. First things, first...where is the outlet where me and my buddy can plug in?

[EatMoreBread Posted Oct 26th 2009 8:35AM]

Too bad they can't really multitask in those costume. Of course, that may not be the costume's fault. :P

[John Doe Posted Oct 26th 2009 9:20AM]

Android should walk up behind them and slap em both in the head. :P

[sprintermatt Posted Oct 26th 2009 11:15AM]

KEGSTAND!!!!

[miles Posted Oct 26th 2009 9:57AM]

I love Apple!

[Pookiewood Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:28AM]

Actaully I'm making a homemade Shredder(TMNT) costume so no it's not better than mine. :)

[sapient2k7 Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:07PM]

I want to know how they are displaying the iphone's output to a TV? and is there a commercial version that I can buy that would let me do the same?

[Quixotic Posted Oct 26th 2009 1:00PM]

Best part: 0:15-0:22 (a.k.a. "The Loser Dance")

[samueljesusfreak Posted Oct 26th 2009 1:44PM]

...Hah. This video is only 30 seconds long because that's about as long as they could stand before they had to take a 10 minute break.

[benjgvps Posted Oct 26th 2009 3:25PM]

So going out with 3 socket 370 motherboards strapped to your torso and telephone cables attached to your hat isn't a good costume?

:(

[slack04 Posted Oct 26th 2009 4:31PM]

somebody's parents give them too much allowance money... (come on, do you really think these guys work for a living?)

[DogStar Posted Oct 26th 2009 8:24PM]

Good grief. Seriously? LOL... We're WEARING LCD TV's now?

I think these guys have too much discretionary income and not enough to do.