Why do so many people want to dress up as an iPhone for Halloween? Can’t nerds dress up as something normal like Steve Jobs or the Lin
What would possess someone to dress up like their favorite piece of technology? It’s not like an evil spirit or seductive she-devil where you can act out certain personality traits. The iPhone, in the end, has no real personality; it’s just a fancy piece of plastic with lights and buttons. Isn’t it? I put this question to Sally Foster, a former psychology professor and dean of San Elijo Campus at MiraCosta College in California.
“In general, people choose Halloween costumes more with their subconscious minds, much like we select our mates,” Foster says. “A shy person picks something cool because they want to be cool. If, on the other hand, someone hated technology . . . they’d dress up as a malfunctioning, or archaic piece of equipment.” I guess that accounts for this guy who dressed up as the Windows Blue Screen of Death.
Bottom line, Foster says that says since technology is so much a part of our lives, it is not at all surprising to see many technology-inspired costumes.
There you have it: In a sense, you are what you dress up as — even if you don’t realize it. So the big question is: What kind of iPhone are you?
Eco Friendly
The Chick Magnet
The Fit iPhone
The Handyman
The result is a sandwich-board style costume made of wood, plexiglass, foam pipe insulation, glue, tape, paint, clothespins, paper, and Styrofoam. The realistic front uses Christmas lights to illuminate the iPhone icons. See Laborie’s blog for step-by-step instructions showing how he put the costume together. You can also download several image files from the blog to help you create your own iPhone costume.
The Real iPhone Costume
If you need more information, you can also check out this overly thorough review of the demon iPhone case on YouTube.
The Cheapest iPhone
If you want to take this underachievement to the next level, you could use iPhone image files, and glue some printed icons onto your construction paper. It would take you less time than drawing them, and would probably create a better overall look.
iPhone Couple
As far as construction goes, this iPhone costume is pretty good, but leaves a little to be desired. The icons look nice, but the iPhone itself is shaped more like the mythical iPhone Nano than the authentic Jesus phone. That being said, the earbuds were something I hadn’t seen before. Nice touch, you two.
Most Adorable iPhone
This photo comes courtesy of Sebastian’s mom, Flickr user Smile and Wave.
The Slickest
The costumes are powered by three batteries each and can run for 4.5 hours before they have to be charged overnight. These iPhones weigh a whopping 85 pounds, and cost the guys about $2000 total. Savio and Rivera say they plan to enter every Halloween contest they can find to win back their investment. But even if they don’t win back the money, the guys say they have no regrets.
If you haven’t seen it already, you can watch these oversized iPhone 3GSs in action on YouTube.