However, it’s cool enough to, say, act as a cubicle charm or workspace novelty that will allow you, the human, to triumph over the encroaching hellfire of technological domination. This epic science fiction film was produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester and Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL 9000.
#Hal 9000 macbook sticker skin
This skin features the artwork 9000 by Retro - just one of hundreds of designs by dozens of talented artists from around the world. Inspired by the fictional character HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) featured in the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. DecalGirl Universal Laptop skins feature vibrant full-color artwork that helps protect the Universal Laptop from minor scratches and abuse without adding any bulk or interfering with the devices operation.
To be clear, this is not an exact replica. A two colour design, hand screen printed on a regular fit 100 cotton black T-shirt. Best of all, the buttons come in white, blue, and green so you can make your own weird version of HAL that lives in an alternate 2001 universe. His brains are an Arduino Uno R3 with speakers attached and his jolly red button is a $10 arcade button. HAL is mostly made of laser cut plastic parts and a few nice decals. Given that a Nikkor 8mm f/2.8 will generally cost you in the neighborhood of 2000-3000, it’s probably better that ThinkGeek came up with their own version. Perhaps it’s because I’m an only-child and I relate to the arrogant way Apple products swagger around like they own place, believing their own hype and not playing well with others.
This bizarre little factoid came out of the company ThinkGeek, who make a replica HAL for sale. Five worst decisions Apple has made in the last five years. This is cool stuff! But if we relax our criteria just a bit, you or I can turn out a pretty decent, recognizable facsimile in a weekend for just a small fraction of the cost. HAL was built using a Nikon 8mm f/2.8 fisheye, with an incredibly bulbous front element.
The iconic eye of HAL 9000 from 2001: a Space Odyssey is one such object of desire…popular enough that detailed (and pricey) licensed reproductions exist. Devoted film fans will spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars (occasionally even thousands) to create flawless replica props for their personal collections.
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