Apple To Audit Beleaguered China Factory
Remember the factory that Apple uses to build some of its iPods that got the company in trouble? It now appears that Cupertino will conduct a “thorough audit” of the Foxconn-operated factory in China. https://gizmodo.com/apple-responds-to-poor-factory-condtions-accusations-180763 The audit focuses on “employee working and living conditions, interviews of employees and managers, compliance with overtime and wage regulations,…
Booq Bianco Reviewed (Verdict: Ummm.. White hot)
Booq sent Spungle a Python XM Bianco laptop bag, resulting in multiple puns and much nonsense word spouting. The Bianco is a limited edition bag with lots of pockets and gimcrackery. The laptop compartment is even lined with felt so your wee PowerBook won’t get scratchy-watchied. Best of all? They’re offering a 10% coupon to…
ABC Uses iTunes To Debut Pilot
Apple must be doing something right, since yet another major network has decided to put more of its content on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. The latest is ABC, which is debuting Kyle XY on the iTMS on June 20, a show about “a mysterious teenage savant who is devoid of such human instinctive behavior as…
Chinese Supplier Blabs About New iPod
Wait! Put down that white box! There will probably almost most likely possibly be a new iPod coming out in the next few months, possibly, so don’t buy that 60GB just yet. Terry Gou, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and a major Apple contractor has been talking about some sort of touchscreen iPod…
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…
Apple Responds to Poor Factory Condtions Accusations
Apple is playing spin control this week, trying to defuse a story that first appeared in a UK newspaper on Sunday, accusing the computer maker of building its popular iPod under near “slave labor” conditions in China. Reportedly, most of the workers at the factory—which is not owned by Apple—are female, work 15-hour shifts and…
White MacBook Faster Than More Expensive Black MacBook?
Those Apple zealots over at Macworld got their hands on a souped up white MacBook and found some interesting results relating to the MacBooks’ performances. While it’s true that you can upgrade the white MacBook to make it identical (seemingly) to the black MacBook, which carries the notorious $150 price premium, some of their tests…
Apple Sneakers
Everyone knows about the Nike + Apple iPod sneakers, but what about these classic super rare Apple sneakers, only given to Apple employees back in the 90s ? Looks like these kicks have some Air too… could they be Air Apple sneakers? https://gizmodo.com/ipod-nike-shoe-video-178157 Hey Steve Jobs, I want some Air Apple sneakers! Apple Logo Shoes [Red…