Comments on: That backlit logo on MacBooks http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:24 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zern http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4891 Zern Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:56:14 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/#comment-4891 I love these accidental features - serendipity at work! I love these accidental features – serendipity at work!

]]> By: Kev http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4833 Kev Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:41:24 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/#comment-4833 Well worth spending a bit of time thinking about it, but it's actually a accidental feature that came about in an early design stage - they made the Apple logo out of a clear bit of plastic, and the backlight from the LCD shone back out! I realised this myself when someone in the office asked me what was up with their laptop, as the logo was burnt into the screen. It was due to the sun coming through the window and shining straight through! Well worth spending a bit of time thinking about it, but it’s actually a accidental feature that came about in an early design stage – they made the Apple logo out of a clear bit of plastic, and the backlight from the LCD shone back out!

I realised this myself when someone in the office asked me what was up with their laptop, as the logo was burnt into the screen. It was due to the sun coming through the window and shining straight through!

]]> By: Bettina http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4683 Bettina Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:51:21 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/07/03/that-backlit-logo-on-macbooks/#comment-4683 Apparently the backlight shines through the plastic bit that makes up the logo, so it is not using additional power. Extra feature - some people have complained that the backlight also shines through the lid. There is also a gadget you can buy to change the colours of the logo to rainbow - you not only pay for it, you also void your warranty in the process. I wonder if they are selling much of these colour-changing gadgets! Apparently the backlight shines through the plastic bit that makes up the logo, so it is not using additional power. Extra feature – some people have complained that the backlight also shines through the lid. There is also a gadget you can buy to change the colours of the logo to rainbow – you not only pay for it, you also void your warranty in the process. I wonder if they are selling much of these colour-changing gadgets!

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