Rahul Sood, the CTO of HP’s gaming systems division (formerly VoodooPC), has found a new use for the MacBook Air: slicing cake.
Handed a MacBook Air as a “present” at his birthday, he wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. So he tested its razor-thinness on the cake.
“It’s so damn sharp, it did a fine job,” he reports. Probably not what the folks at Apple had in mind. PhoneTag CEO James Siminoff was on hand to take this grainy photo.
My only question: Did Sood lick the MacBook afterwards, and can you send us that picture also?
Mine can slide bread as well.
http://www.isri...ir-slices-bread
A knife maybe ?
Just plain stupid consumerism.
Lol, that certainly is innovative, a ‘la Apple
Submitting to digg. I hope your MT server doesn’t buckle if this post goes big on Digg (as far as I know, anything with the words Macbook Air [insert amazing statement here] can succeed on Digg).
There are people in the world with nothing. just saying.
How long before he has a crunchseobase page? Vegas has the over/under at 10 minutes.
Viral Marketing Ad for MacBook Air! Way to go Apple!!
this is funnny in no way would i do that to an apple.( I say this as I am posting off an HP{that is messed up he is cutting cake with an apple and works for hp}) that tells me I should just put the hackentosh software back on here
I’m with Oliver (#5) on this one.
Does anyone else happen to think that cake looks a heckuva lot like the cake that is featured throughout the super cool “Portal” game?
Just remember folks, the cake is a lie.
I cannot believe anyone failed to see the cake here
Hint: Portal.
@Ivan (#10) At least you’ve picked the appropriate alias Ivan (the Terrible).
@Yoav(#13). While Schonfeld glued this article with that crap photo, hundreds people died in the world for hunger.
Kya yaar, that’s definitely one I’ve never heard of before. Definitely creative. (Wonder if there’s another use for an HP Pavilion.. nope, can’t think of any.)
Happy Belated Birthday to Rahul!
I’m using my ipod to eat pancakes right now.
this could replace the Arrington burning money photo on my “most obnoxious” list.
People (#14) have started wishing B’day also on TC.
So there actually is a use for Apple hardware?
@Nicolas von Geilen : Capable and knowledgeable computer users unlike yourself have found uses for them for decades now
Ohhh, so…
He works for HP.
He was gifted a MBA and did not know what to do with it.
I am so in awe of HP’s hiring skillz.
#5 said it right.
Well, if I was the guy who gave him this “present”, I would not be happy seeing him wasting my gift.
Non-respect…
It’s not a waste, it probably still works. I’d hope so, anyway. Apple’s stuff is famous for being well built – surely it can handle a bit of cake here and there?
Yeah, that´s a great idea
我的联想还可以呢
For some reason, that pic just seems a reprehensible marie antoinette moment as can be. Next time, just sell the damn thing and donate the proceeds. At least one a*hole techie would have been of use to the world to some degree then.
Is that a linkbait from HP or is he really that silly?
HP. #5 or lower.
The only reason i can think of is marketing. Exacly what hp wants to be. American Chopper style computers; to much power but no brains to use them.
So you got your five minutes of fame.
I’m sure apple is saying “why didn’t we think of that…”. But it is a funny picture.
What a waste of a computer…you’ll never get all of the frosting out.
What an idiot.
I’m bushing my teeth with a USELESS non-3G iPhone.
This is news how?
Judging by who he is, I’m highly inclined to believe he did it as a way of disregard to the Notebook.
Yet I’m torn between shouting out ‘BLASPHEMY!’ and ‘That’s another addition to the endless list of what only a Mac can do’. (Least of all those Mammoths that Voodoo, tout as computers)
The air is a joke… built for bimbos designed by bimbos.
HP has a gaming division? News to me.
Good one.
Next Apple product would be
“iKnife” Cut those cakes with a style …
Cheers, Nag
What a waste of a Macbook. I didn’t know HP had a gaming division, did they buy one?
Ryan
lesson in brevity: http://www.mofata.com
I see a possibly brilliant ad for the Air taking shape, featuring Martin Yan or an Iron Chef.
Ryan they bought Voodoo
Rahul Sood is an idiot!
Now can use it also to diner instead of a knife?
What an unappreciative buffoon.
how about an apple?? can it slice it?? hoho
I wipe my ass with a Mactard’s tongue.
1. He saw sham article that landed on Eng/Giz about the man being cut by a MacBook Air
2. He saw a PR/attention whoring opportunity
3. Now we’re talking about it.
4. Hey, when was the last time anyone bought a voodoo pc?
This is the best use I have never seen for an Apple computer.
LOL, Slicing a cake with a MAC. Nice. At least its good for something!
JT
http://www.Ulti...e-Anonymity.com
..that was dumbest thing I ever saw. this guy comes from a 3rd world country where more that 3/4 of the population earns less than $5 day…what is he trying to say here..
AppleAir – Retarded proof inside or How to spend money only on marketing.
Thanks for sharing. But actually, I don’t think the MacBook Air cut the cake, I think the cake split itself utilizing the MacBook Air. Regardless, we are all better off now after consuming this sweet slice of knowledge. Kudos!
Why would someone give Mac stuff to a HP idiot stuff?