news 28 Posted January 11, 2009 iFixit And MacMod Announce 2008 Mod Of The Year - Published on 01/11/09 IMMEDIATE RELEASE MacMod, in partnership with iFixit, has announced the Mod of the Year award for 2008. This award is given to the Mac-related modification that best captures the imagination of a panel of judges who must rate it based on creativity, difficulty, and functionality. This year the Mod of the Year is a pre-AGP Macintosh hacked to run Leopard. Atlanta, Georgia - MacMod, in partnership with iFixit, has announced the Mod of the Year award for 2008. This award is given to the Mac-related modification that best captures the imagination of a panel of judges who must rate it based on creativity, difficulty, and functionality. This year the Mod of the Year is a pre-AGP Macintosh hacked to run Leopard. First Place: Mod of The Year Leopard hacked to run on pre-AGP Macintosh Excerpt: "My mod challenge was to get Leopard running on the old Beige G3, B&W G3 (with G4 upgrade) and Yikes! G4 computers, but I ended up getting it running on a PowerMac 8500!" Runner Up: Black Anodized iPhone Custom Excerpt: "The iPhone Custom process took over a month of hard work to complete the first device. That first device received so much positive attention that a manufacturing company was commissioned for a small scale, limited edition, production run." Second Runner Up: MacMidi - Re-cased Powerbook Ti Excerpt: "After a few years of hard use everyday, my Ti Powerbook eventually developed a screen fault and collected some new knocks and scratches. It seemed a shame to throw out such a tough old machine because of a screen problem. So I decided to join the case modding fraternity." Special thanks go out to the sponsors that made the 2007 Challenge possible: * iFixit * Booq * Griffin Technology * Speck * Hosting Outfitters Leopard hacked to run on pre-AGP Macintosh: http://www.macmod.com/software-mods/mac-os/1571-leopard-on-pre-pci Custom Black Anodized iPhone: http://www.macmod.com/peripheral-mods/iphone/1562-iphone-custom MacMidi Re-cased Powerbook Ti: http://www.macmod.com/external-mods/powerbook/1573-macmidi MacMod - Connecting Mac Users: http://www.macmod.com iFixit - iPod, iBook, & PowerMac Parts and Accessories: http://www.ifixit.com View all the mods: http://www.macmod.com/site-news/1801-winner-of-the-macmod-challenge-2008 MacMod is a "social learning network" for Mac users who want to socialize and learn with other Mac users. It's home to The Great MacMod Challenge and the "Mod of the Year" award. MacMod is dedicated to providing Mac users with the ability to share information and identify resources they need to personalize, customize, and modify Mac system. MacMod is recognized as the world's leading Mac modding site and is the first modern Mac-centric social network. MacMod is based in Atlanta, GA. ### Anthony King Marketing Manager 478-390-8967 anthony ( -at -) macmod.com ******* ******* ******* Share this post Link to post
