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more about #stevejobs Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I was probably out walking somewhere.. more » veronykah: Can someone explain why I see police on these? I've never seen one move very fast and, how shall I put it, they don't give a very authoritative look. ... more » AYB: I realise they're only options but you could feed 50,000 kids in Africa for a year for less than that. It's obscene. What did he actually do during ... more » ChristopherReevesApprovalBlinkage: My interests are piqued. How might I acquire this $12.3m/6mo position? more » medopal: the Segway is something luxury, you have a car, you have a bike, you have your legs!! And you just need one more thing to fill in the gaps, would you ... more » Kakkoii: So easy even a monkey could do it... literally. He really starts getting the hang of it near the end. more » trs: Where was I? I was talking on my Iridium phone, browsing in Netscape, checking the IPO for webvan.com on PointCast and listening to songs in WinAmp th... more » tkohrs2002: They are funny looking, expensive, and extremely fun. Seriously putting all your weight forward on one of these things doing the jesus pose. Awesome. more » elSpanielo: I remember watching Russell Crowe ride one on the Tonight Show... Dean Kamen wouldn't stop touching him to make sure he wasn't going to fall... it was... more » njdevil: "Where Were You When the Segway Changed Everything?" Ascending a flight of stairs probably. more » HyphenNation: if it was ridden like a snowboard/skateboard instead of ultra dork/begging to be hit with an egg posture, it might have actually gone somewhere...this... more » godospoons: Do you remember life before the panel remembering life before the Segway? [www.theonion.com] more » NorrisCrocodile: i'm not sure that, "steve jobs endorsed it" is accurate see this article [hbswk.hbs.edu] at the harvard business school and you'll find these quotes ... more » RemembertheAmiga: Dean Kamen is a genius that is putting his brain to work improving the world in so many ways (Clean water, artificial limbs, dialysis, and on and on).... more » ouskerymatwo: I'm not sure Steve Jobs ever endorsed it. The quote was along the lines of "they'd have to reinvent cities for this." At the time, no one knew what t... more » Fractal the Meek: In response to the title: I'll let you know. more » Stevox: more » Setake: Segways: Making people look stupid since 2000! How can you have a Segway article without showing the crashes? This one is boring but it encompas... more » phool: I see a rental model working much better. Tourist spending a day in a foreign city? Rent a Segway. Need to quickly get across the airport to catch ... more » butternine: I think it's more of a status symbol than a viable means of transportation. That being said, if I had the money I'd sport one. :) Of course I'd hav... more » -
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Covering For Steve Jobs Earns Apple COO Tim Cook $12.3m in Stock
You just can't find affordable sick leave cover these days. Turns out that while Steve Jobs was off sick for six months of the year, COO Tim Cook received $12.3m in stock for stepping into his shoes. [TUAW] -
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Where Were You When the Segway Changed Everything?
The early '00s saw a lot of breathless reporting about the Segway. Steve Jobs endorsed it and Time magazine ran a massive piece with the humbling title "Reinventing The Wheel"—the conclusion of three months of in-depth reportage. More » -
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How the Apple Tablet Is Already Making People Rich
It's understandable that Apple stock is doing well—they've had a very, very good year. But after a huge rally this morning, their stock it at its highest price ever. See, yesterday, something magical happened. More » -
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Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)
Happy Festivus, readers! You lot have disappointed me in so many ways, I'm deciding to punish you with these Remainders four: HDMI prepares new 3D-ready spec, Kindle DRM stripped, Steve Jobs takes a $1 salary, and snow snow snow snow! More »
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Steve Jobs Helped Negroponte With the OLPC Laptop
Talking at the University of Pennsylvania yesterday, One Laptop per Child's founder Nicholas Negroponte said that Steve Jobs helped in the development of the OLPC computer. Wait. What? More » -
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Steve Jobs Composed of Tinier Steve Jobs, Just the Way He Likes It
Beach balls of death, kernel panics, dead iPods and tinier Steve Jobs come together to form the most unflattering portrait of Steve Jobs possible. More » -
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Steve Jobs Approves Knocking Live Video App Personally
Normally whingeing gets you nowhere, but in a heartening turn of events, a developer's late-night email shot off to Steve Jobs yielded some surprising results. More » -
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An Apple Without Steve Jobs (It Almost Happened)
Before he was a kingmaker at TechCrunch, Mike Arrington was a lawyer at Silicon Valley firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he worked on the deal that brought NeXT Software—and Steve Jobs—to Apple. It almost didn't happen. More » -
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Steve Jobs Responds to Passionate App Developer, Curtly
Apple told The Little App Factory to change the name of their popular app iPodRip, as it had the word iPod in it. The CEO sent a passionate letter to Steve Jobs, and he got a response. More » -
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Steve Jobs on Pixar Circa 1996
Steve Jobs wanted to turn Pixar into one of the biggest names in entertainment when Toy Story was released, according to Pixar's 1996 annual report. You can't help but compare his thoughts on the Pixar brand and the Apple brand. More » -
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Steve Jobs: "If You Have any Further Questions, Please Call or Write"
Once upon a time, Apple computers didn't come with keyboards or monitors or even cases. But they often came with a personal letter from Steve Jobs, like the one included with this Apple I, now available starting at $50,000. More » -
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Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving Apple From Disaster
Clearly, there is a mutual respect and admiration between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Both have been complementary of each other in the past, but Gates had this to say about Jobs on CNBC last night. More » -
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Steve Jobs Really is the Kingpin at Apple HQ
A bunch of us hadn't seen this little effigy of the Jobsian One before, and it's just too weird not to share. Dax Norman paints famous folks on bowling pins, and took these shots outside 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino. More » -
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Apple's Soaring Pile Of Cash
Apple brought Steve Jobs back to the company in December 1996. Since then, he's been building a massive pile of cash, rolling out new product after new product. More » -
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Twentysomething Steve Jobs Was a Total Twunt
I thought I knew all the anecdotes about Steve Jobs, back when he was the hottest rock star in the Valley. I was wrong. How did I miss this great scolding by former Intel chairman and CEO Andy Grove? More » -
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Why Steve Jobs Didn't Take Over Apple Back In 1997
Back in 1997, Larry Ellison was on a beach in Hawaii. After sipping his second Margarita that evening, he turned to his pal Steve Jobs, who was listening to Bob Dylan on his Sony Walkman. "Steve...Steve...STEVE! Hey, let's buy Apple." More » -
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Steve Jobs' Original Name for the iMac Was So Horrifying It Would Explode Your Ears
The iMac revived Apple after a decade of sickly malaise. The name is so obviously iconic. So it's shocking that Steve Jobs hated it and wanted to call it something so awful it would "curdle your blood." More » -
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Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Google and the Phantom Town of Argleton...10 Years of Steve Jobs' Apple Product Unveilings...AT&T's Foray Into In-Car Satellite TV Goes Miserably Wrong...Robots Will Soon Learn How to Smell Fear More »
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I Want A Bracelet To Match This WWSJD License Plate
Business Insider thinks that this license plate they spotted in Cupertino stands for "What would Steve Jobs do," but I think I think the SJ is short for Scarlett Johansson. Either way, where do I order the bracelet? [Business Insider] -
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Apple Tablet Will Restore Comic Books To Former Glory
"What is it in France they say? 'America contributed three things to culture: jazz, musical comedy and comic books.'" You can already buy two on iTunes. And if things pan out, you'll be get the third on the Apple tablet. More » -
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Apple Applies For Free Ad-Supported OS Patent
Some of Apple's patents become real products, but many more don't. So who knows if the "visual or audible" ads in this unearthed 2008 application will see the light of day. More » -
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Steve Jobs Is More Popular Than Oprah, Tony Hawk and The Olson Twins
A survey conducted by Junior Achievement found that the majority of aspiring teenage entrepreneurs age 12-17 idolize Steve Jobs over such celebrity business supernovas as Oprah, Tony Hawk and the Olson twins because he 'made the world a better place'. More » -
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Steve Jobs Whips Disney Stores Into Shape: High-Tech, Interactive, iPhone-Controlled
Disney retail stores, like many other venerable chains, have been suffering in recent years. But Disney's got an ace in the hole (or, accurately, on their board): Steve Jobs. Think Apple Store meets Zac Efron. Weird, I know. Updated: More » -
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Apple Working on a Tablet Since At Least 2003?
More fuel for the Apple Tablet rumors. According to the NY Times, several former Apple employees say a PowerPC-based prototype was developed in 2003—but it was too power-hungry, and Steve Jobs felt it was limited to bathroom Web-surfing. More » -
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Macintosh Portable Turns 20, Gets Undressed In Front of Sexier iPod touch
September 1989: Much excitement surrounds Apple's first battery-powered Mac. But the 4-inch thick, 16-pound beast stretched the definition of "Portable". And though $6500 wasn't unusual at that time, it was underpowered, and couldn't run on AC power while charging. More » -
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Today's Menu: Steve Jobs In Two Styles
In example one, we have that video Matt showed you from earlier this week of Steve Jobs pitching products he positively adores. In the other we have, well, that abomination known as the Motorola ROKR: More » -
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Apple Is "Amazing, Awesome, Beautiful, Great, Incredible, Really Nice and Unbelievable"
But hey, don't take it from me, just watch this adjective-only version of the latest iPod event. [YouTube via Fortune] -
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Mosspuppet and T-Pogue Sing an Ode to Steve
Looks like MossPuppet got his hands all over the I am T-Pain iPhone app. Then he got T-Pogue to sing an ode to Steve Jobs. It sounds as bad as Jason himself. Warning: long. -
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Why People Are Barking Up the Wrong Tree With the iPod Touch Camera Case
Some sites are saying that Jobs lied to Pogue on his reasons for the camera-less iPod touch. I would be the first one to point out Steve's lies, but this time it seems they are getting it wrong. More » -
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Adventures in Ad Placement, Steve Jobs Edition
Was placing this ad next to this picture of Steve Jobs an intentional joke or an honest mistake? You decide. [Flickr via iPhone Savior] -
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Steve Jobs Gives His Reasons for Lack of Camera in iPod Touch
There are quite a few reasons for the lack of camera in the iPod touch. Speaking to David Pogue, the Steverino himself picks a couple of them: More » -
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Steve's Ice Cream
The Man is back, and he's holding a cone: "I feel great. I probably need to gain about 30 pounds, but I feel really good. I'm eating like crazy. A lot of ice cream." Hmmmm. Ice cream. [NYT] -
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Watch Steve Jobs' Semi-Triumphant Return to The Apple Stage
The event itself may have been underwhelming, but Steve Jobs' return to the stage amid thunderous applause was definitely a bright spot. See for yourself. More » -
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Steve Jobs Is Back In The Game, Reappears In iPod Event
And on the third keynote, he speaketh again. And the people rejoiced, and feasted upon the lambs and iPods, and carp and anchovies, and iPhones and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats and tempura tofu plates. Steve Jobs is on stage: More » -
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Inside Steve's Brain: Apple Can Remain Great Without Mr. Jobs
Our friend Leander at Cult of Mac just released the "expanded edition" of his great book, Inside Steve's Brain. Here's an excerpt from the new chapters, dealing with Apple's work ethic in the event of Steve's departure or death: More » -
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SEC All Up in Apple's Business for Possible Illegal Insider Stock Trading
The SEC is all up in Apple's business again, this time over suspicions that some illegal trading may have gone down using insider information in regards to threee "three particular Apple-related developments." HuffPo's Dan Dorfman points at someone getting an "illegal lead" on iPod sales, true knowledge of Steve Jobs' health, and when Apple was gonna release info about those two things. Hmm. [HuffPo] -
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Jobs Wanted a Secret, Illegal 'No Poaching' Deal with Palm
While the Justice Department is investigating whether or not Apple and Google secretly colluded to not steal each others employees, it looks like Jobs proposed a similar deal to Palm. But he got shut down. More » -
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The Secrets Inside Steve Jobs' House (According to Me)
Steve Jobs is a private man, so only those very close to him ever get a look inside his home. Privacy shmivacy! Here's our exclusive look inside, revealing some downright surprising aspects of the bearded one's personal life. More » -
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Image Cache: Steve Jobs is Back To His Old Tricks
What can we conclude from this photo, shot Tuesday, August 11? One, Steve Jobs is back driving himself to work, and two, he still hasn't given up parking in handicapped spots. Maybe now he's there legally? [Flickr via Gearfuse] More » -
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12 Years Ago Today, Bill Gates Showed Up at a Stevenote
Remember this? When Steve Jobs had Bill Gates appear like the Wizard of Oz in a MacWorld keynote? Bill appeared to assure the world that Microsoft was going to keep developing Office for the Mac. More »
