Skip to content
Logo

Hackaday

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Contests
  • Submit
  • About

HardwareHack

1 Articles

IPhone With A Light-up Apple Logo

August 15, 2008 by Strom Carlson 10 Comments

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfyUsjwGwM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999]
If you feel that your iPhone alone no longer carries the cachet it once did, what with the price dropping and all, this may be just the modification that you need to stand out among the crowd. iPhones.ru has a teaser glimpse of an iPhone hack that causes the Apple logo on the back of the device to light up when the screen is turned on. Details are sketchy, but it appears that the hack involves replacing the metal insert on the back of the phone with an LED-equipped plastic one; custom software allows the user to select the brightness of the glowing effect independently of screen brightness… or maybe they’re just using the backlight.

Posted in Cellphone Hacks, iphone hacksTagged apple, applelogo, hardware hack, HardwareHack, iphone, iphone3g

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • Tech In Plain Sight: Meet The Robot That Does CPR

    17 Comments
  • Hunting The Wild Vibrotruck

    41 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Outdoors With Robots

    4 Comments
  • From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

    68 Comments
  • “I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

    77 Comments
More from this category

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Podcast Episode 386: Doomscroll Tamagotchis, Clavichords, And Vibrotrucks

    No comments
  • This Week In Security: It’s Patch Tuesday Again, TVs Spying, Supply Chain Worms Return, Prolonged Hack Impacts, Stolen IDs

    15 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 881: Eating Its Own Tail

    No comments
  • Hackaday Links: September 6, 2026

    7 Comments
  • Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers With Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, And Reverse Polish Notation

    4 Comments
More from this category

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • Tech In Plain Sight: Meet The Robot That Does CPR

    17 Comments
  • Hunting The Wild Vibrotruck

    41 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Outdoors With Robots

    4 Comments
  • From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

    68 Comments
  • “I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

    77 Comments
More from this category

Categories

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Podcast Episode 386: Doomscroll Tamagotchis, Clavichords, And Vibrotrucks

    No comments
  • This Week In Security: It’s Patch Tuesday Again, TVs Spying, Supply Chain Worms Return, Prolonged Hack Impacts, Stolen IDs

    15 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 881: Eating Its Own Tail

    No comments
  • Hackaday Links: September 6, 2026

    7 Comments
  • Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers With Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, And Reverse Polish Notation

    4 Comments
More from this category

Recent comments

  • Leonardo on Big Infinity Mirror Clock Invites You To Gaze Deeply
  • dschultz on Making An Air-Powered Circular Saw With LEGO
  • Nik on 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: 16-Bit Homebrew Relay Computer
  • Nik on 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: 16-Bit Homebrew Relay Computer
  • Gus Mueller on Whip-Cracking Machine Reliably Breaks The Sound Barrier
  • Dionb on Keeping Time On Tumbling Icosahedra
  • Mystick on Making An Air-Powered Circular Saw With LEGO
  • Joshua on This Mac Is Open Source Hardware
  • M on 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: 16-Bit Homebrew Relay Computer
  • Andrew on Making An Air-Powered Circular Saw With LEGO
Logo
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Video
  • Submit A Tip
  • About
  • Contact Us

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe to Newsletter

Copyright © 2026 | Hackaday, Hack A Day, and the Skull and Wrenches Logo are Trademarks of Hackaday.com | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Digital Services Act | Do not sell or share my personal informationCookie Management
Powered by WordPress VIP