Okay, you've probably seen this by now, but there's no way we can pass up making a comment or two. Some nutcase (and we mean that in the extremely positive sense of the word-- really!) actually built a 21" iMac. That's right: he took apart an iMac, ripped out the non-monitor guts, and somehow transplanted them into a Nokia 21" monitor. The resulting Franken-iMac is beige, sure, but it's still very cool. Come on, it's got big gaping holes cut into its case! And everyone knows that chicks dig scars...

So if you haven't seen pictures of this thing yet, head over to MacAddict for the scoop. Don Hardy, the sleep-deprived maniac who decided to play mad scientist and create a freak of technology, actually did a great job. The iMac's original speakers, headphone jacks, and IR port all peek through holes in the monitor's case, right where they'd be if Apple actually ever shipped a 21" iMac. The same thing goes for the CD-ROM drive. And the iMac's port panel appears to be in the back, poking through yet another gash in the poor Nokia. Heck, the microphone even peeks through a small hole in the top of the front panel, just like on a real iMac. Given Don's attention to detail (and obvious capacity for Different Thinking), we wonder if Uncle Steve will drop him a line and offer him a job.

Then again, even though Don had to overcome all sorts of technical obstacles to build his techno-freak iMac, we suppose he could have taken it farther. Sure, he had to extend Apple's internal connectors "via soldering and shrinkconnecting no less [sic] than 230 wire ends." Yeah, he added "extra airconditioning via electric fans." And he proved that he really sweats the important yet easily-missed details by noting that he was "ever conscious of distorting the sensitive electromagnetic field around the edges of the huge Hitachi monitor." But why didn't he craft a complete replacement shell for the Nokia out of translucent polycarbonate? And where's the photo of the Nokia's original box painted up to resemble the original iMac's orange and white shipping carton? Oh, no, this won't do at all...