iPad News Tracker posted an interview today with Marcos Payan (with Fusion Of Ideas, the chain that laser-engraves in store), who was a first-adopter of the new Apple iPad who needed to distinguish his pad from others soon to arrive around his place of work. His solution was to have it laser-engraved with Peter, Ray, and Egon, as well as the Ghostbusters logo.
FOI: What did you have laser engraved onto your iPad?
MP: I had the three original Ghostbusters and the Ghostbuster logo engraved on the back of my iPad. Film has always been a passion of mine and the one film that I’ve latched onto the most growing up was the original Ghostbusters. That was the movie I watched over and over as a kid and really, it is the film that inspired me to take up film-making in the first place. I can still watch that movie over and over again (notice the ghost in the logo isn’t holding two fingers up. I pretend the second movie never even happened). I was lucky enough to meet Harold Ramis some years ago and he was kind enough to spend about twenty minutes with me talking about Ghostbusters and the industry in general. At that time I had nothing for him to sign and this was before cell phones had cameras on them as a standard. Now my goal is to get each of the Ghostbusters to sign the back of my iPad. Not exactly sure how I will make that happen …
Marcos Payan… we salute you!
Thanks to Hayden for the heads up.
[VIA ipadnewstracker.com]
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WANT! That is fantastic!
Awesome beyond awesome words. I think if I had that engraving on the back of my iPad… I wouldn’t want to turn it around to the front
haha
that is pretty cool. Hope he get’s them signed. Getting Ernie is easy, Dan not so bad, but Bill and Harold?
Ooooooh look at you with the ‘I-pad’ (said with a high squeel)
Q; Was the fascia originally black, or white?
The only option, currently, is brushed metal.
No Winston? Boo!
Thats freakin amazing. I love it.
I don’t belive it. Plus good luck on getting all signatures. You’d have better luck winning the lottery!
Thanks Castewar -good to know you are the only one hearing my voice.
…was hard to make that observation from the photo posted. But now I know, I’ll be able to sleep a whole lot easier.
Well, to be fair, your voice, and ignoring it, is kind of a survival trait, particularly when you post long lyrics lists, etc.
I’m not sure where the black is coming from – whether it’s an external material embedded by the laser, or the etching creates the blackness in the metal, or what, but it’s the new part… the “white” part is the metal backplate.
#howls with delight#
I’m guessing that the fascia must be easily removable (like those on certain cell phones?)…is this endorsed by Apple? I’d be worrying about it’s affect on the warranty if it wasn’t. Hmm?
Looks awesome, of course…..however, I would have chosen a pic with all four GBs. Also, Ghostbusters 2 kicks ass……so I can tell this guy where to stick those two fingers….heh, heh.
Very awesome!
This thing is beautiful. But I have to agree with Josh. I would have went with all 4. Rooftop photo.
It’s possibly to get it signed by all 4, I believe. I’ve gotten Ernie’s and Dan’s. I hope to get the other two.
Winston will be on there soon. I just love that image and sadly he just isn’t part of the photo. It is just a matter of finding the right image and not making the back look too clutered.
you should put louis tully on there with the colander hat getting a drink from the coffee pot. that image always cracks me up.
Ernie may not appreciate signing something that doesn’t have his picture on it! As he’s gone on record to state (in regards to being asked to sign the GB1 movie poster).
where did you get that engraved? was it a website? or did you do it yourself?