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Macintosh

Giz goes to Lego

Can Command + Legoland + 1 Brick Your Mac?

This is the second thing I found in my trip to the center of the Lego universe. Road sign or secret tip? I tried the keyboard combo in my PowerBook and it didn't work, but given the origin of the command symbol—as commanded by Steve Jobs and executed by Susan Kare—I thought it was well worth a try. More »

flame wars

The Street Says Mac Users are Snobs, PC Users are Cheapskates

The Street is running a new video that cites research from Mindset Media, which pretty much says Mac users are "snobs." The company surveyed 7500 Mac and PC owners, and what they found seems ok for the most part... until they talk about the five pair of sneakers. More »

apology

Macenstein's January Mac Chick of the Month

We tricked you, and if you just clicked on that link the sore memory is probably even fresher than for those who knew better. We are very sorry, and to make it up to you, here's Elise Frappier stripped half-nekkid and posing with a Macbook. Who is Elise? Macenstein's Mac Chick of the Month, of course. More »

geeky crafts

Crafts Corner: Needlepoint Mac

Old ladies make quilts, nerds make life-sized replicas of the Macintosh 128k. And the best part is that Ben Fino-Radin's design even incorporates insertable images to mimic web browsing. Ridiculous? You bet it is. Do I want one? No, not really—but I appreciate the effort. [Benjaminter via Boing Boing]

military

U.S. Army to Instigate Wider Mac Implementation

The U.S. Army's office of enterprise information systems is introducing Mac computers to its systems, it is hoped the move will render the Army less open to attack from hackers. Further, by having Macs as part of their system, it is less likely a single attack will take effect across the whole network. These new measures come at a time when the security of digital information has increasingly been under threat.
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halloween

Mac-O-Lanterns Put the 'E' Back In Halloween

Sure, there have been Apple/Halloween mashups lately, but these Mac-o-Lanterns steal the show as far as I'm concerned. With the creative use of spray paint, some epoxy paste, and a little photoshop work, the guys over at Bad Banana Blog took an old Mac Classic and gave it new life as holiday decor. I'll be expecting Old St. Mac to rear his head when December rolls around. Check out more photos here. [Gadget Lab via Tuaw via Bad Banana Blog]

apple

Apple Confirms October 26th Leopard Ship Date, Preorders Start Now

The horse has spoken: The eagerly anticipated, occasionally delayed Mac OS 10.5 Leopard is finally shipping. It will be available in 10 days, on Friday, October 26th, at 6pm in Apple Stores and at authorized resellers. Leopard may be the most ambitious MacOS update since the switch to OS X, with new features such as Time Machine, Spaces and Quick Look, plus updated iChat and Mail and a snazzy new Dock with Stacks. The upgrade will cost $129 for a single-user license, and $199 for five-user "family pack." Meanwhile, if you've bought a Mac anytime on or after October 1st, you'll get an upgrade for the cost of shipping ($9.95). Today's announcement has a few surprise features that we check out here, but we'll have an interview where we can dig for more. (Oh, and preorders start today at Apple's website.)
Apple also confirmed the simultaneous shipping of the Leopard Server software, and unveiled a new utility, Podcast Producer, "the ideal way to automatically publish podcasts to iTunes or the web."

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apple

Please, Have a Seat on the Macintosh II Couch

Macintoshseater.jpgThe chaps at the Mac Store in Maryland Heights, Missouri, put their thinking hats on and constructed the best fanboy furniture we have ever seen. The Macintosh II couch is constructed from 20 Macintosh II computers, which are all held in place by drywall screws. The Macintosh for your tosh is not available for sale, which makes us so sad we might cry. Well, at least we can dream about the plastic sofa goodness, as we can about sex with a real human being. Honda isn't the only one that believes in the power of dreams. [New Launches] More »

laptops

Tattoos for Your Laptop: Safer Than Letting Your Mac Drink Jack and Ride a Hog

A Williamsburg tattooist, Scott Campbell, has come up with half a dozen designs that you can have lasered onto your laptop for $200. If you up the price by $100 he'll etch your own design onto your machine, just like he did above, for Brooklyn-based artist Kaws. If these take off, perhaps Apple will change their ad campaign, swapping Justin Long for a large and leathered-up hairy biker who answers to the name of Steel Ball (he lost the second one in a fight down Altamont way). Check the gallery below for the six designs on offer. More »

pcs

Most Lavish Mac Setups

How much do you love your Mac? Enough to surround it with over-priced furniture or hang it on your bedroom wall plasma-style. That's what these folks have done and TecheBlog has a full run-down on some of the holiest Mac setups. It's enough to make a fanboy's heart skip a beat. This one here is my favorite cause it looks nothing like my sorry setup. More »

pcs

The House that Apple Built...

A lot of folks assume we are huge Apple fanboys here at Gizmodo, but we have nothing on Jeremy Mehrle of St. Louis. He has a grand total of 74 Macs in his house, all set up to run in some fashion or another. The entire home is even designed in the white contemporary style that Apple is known for. Bravo, Mehrle, bravo. Hit the Flickr link below to see all of the pictures of his shockingly beautiful, yet geeky, home. More »

pcs

Happy Belated Bday: First Mac Sold 23 Years Ago, Approximately


Just like my Mom's bday, I forgot the first Mac was sold 23 years before yesterday, on January 24th, 1984. That 2 days after the legendary Chiat/Day ad aired during the Super Bowl. More »

pcs

Apple Déjà Vu: Mac Name Was Taken, Too

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is probably not too worried about this latest dustup with Cisco over that iPhone trademark. Heck, he's been through this before with the original Macintosh. According to Wired, the original owner of the Macintosh trademark was Management and Computer Services Inc., a tiny Philadelphia software developer. More »

portable media

1984 Macintosh iPod Case

It must be vintage computing day around these parts because now we have another new product with a little old school feel. This iPod case has a vintage look and has none other than the original 1984 Macintosh plastered on the front. It will support all model of the iPod and includes foam padding in case you feel the need to throw a sledgehammer at it. The Computer Rock case is available for $35 over at Gerbera Designs. More »

gadgets

Classic 1984 Themed Apple Commercial Lego Set

The masterminds at PodBrix have done it again. They have built a 1984 Lego Playset themed from that Apple Commercial where the Macintosh was introduced to the world. Yes, it is that one where that semi-hot broad tosses the hammer into the screen. If you still don't know which one I'm talking about it can be seen here. More »

laptops

Send a Mac to Your Boy in College

Business Week columnist Stephen "Wild Thing" Wildstrom writes that kids going away to college should bring a tolerance for bad beer, a copy of Dave Matthews' Under the Table and Dreaming and a Mac. More »

laptops

Front Row for Musicians: Remote Control Mac Music Sets

If you're still trying to find something useful to do with that Apple Remote that's bundled with new Macs, maybe you should duct-tape it to the neck of your guitar. plasq, the developers of Comic Life, have built a new music app called Rax 2 that acts a bit like Apple's Front Row, only aimed at musicians. Hit a button, and your Mac switches to a full-screen mode displaying sets of songs for performance, complete with notes and level indicators. You can switch from song to song using your Apple Remote (or a MIDI controller). Rax will load up sets of AudioUnit effects and instruments for each song via its software mixer/host. Hook up a projector, and Rax will even pump out visuals. More »

laptops

Any Man Needin' An iPod Spends a Night in the Box

The folks at Laptop Magazine spent one night in the Manhattan Apple store aka the Cube. Because this store is open 24/7/365—that it's a cube—they didn't really have to sleep. But what do you do in an Apple store all night? Fiddle with pretty computers and surf the web apparently. They also noticed that many people were interested in the MacBook and iPod tables, naturally. People also wanted to know how to download TV to their computers and watch it without commercials—TiVo, people. Even at 5:30 there were 5 customers looking for an angry iMac fix. More »