I Bow to the Superior Geeks Who Created the Ultimate Halloween iPhone Costumes

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And, finally today. With Halloween just a few days away, I gave some passing thought over the weekend of wearing an iPhone costume to my office Halloween luncheon. But, after seeing the pair of iPhone costumes above, I am glad I passed on that idea. None of the costume construction ideas came close to the sheer tech geekiness of those two guys.

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…reports that those costumes consist of 42-inch LCD displays, car batteries between their legs, and iPhone 3GS phones providing the visuals (obviously jailbroken . Total weight per costume? 85 lbs. (ouch!). Bravo fellas! I bow to superior geeks…

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