Evangelical Tract Says Says ‘Ipod Guy’ Needs Jesus
We’re as inclined as anyone to believe that Steve Jobs is going to spend eternity in flames—somebody has to pay for all those DS_store files—but Rich Robinson of Jews for Jesus is really sure. So certain that he made this evangelical tract, currently being passed around (or thrown on the ground) in New York’s very…
European iPod Filings Confirm Apple Still Swiping Ideas
Apple Insider’s lede is a bit daft: “A recent series of design filings made by Apple Computer suggests the company may have intentions of abandoning its Click-Wheel interface in future versions of its iPod digital music players.” Taken collectively, the interface designs are clearly a work of inscrutable Apple skullduggery, slapping up iPods with control…
Apple Drops eMac, iMac Takes Its Place
Just a few days after introducing a 1GB iPod nano, Apple is once again making some changes to its product lineup. This time, Cupertino is eliminating the education market’s eMac and replacing it with a lower-spec’d 17-inch widescreen iMac. What’s surprising is that the replacement iMac isn’t just a glorified doorstop—a 1.83 GHz Intel Core…
Transparent Screen iMac Mockup
Since we’re showing off our new images capability this morning, take a gander at this speculative iMac mockup, commissioned by MacFormat magazine. Obviously the missing tech for this idea is a screen that fades in from totally transparent to a usable opacity, something that is theoretically possible to do with today’s screens—if you didn’t backlight…
Personal Troubleshooting Moment: Macbook Pro and 10.4.7
I updated to 10.4.7 night before last. Ever since, I’ve had increasingly frequent lock-ups on my system. They aren’t hard locks, insomuch as I can still move the mouse around, but I can’t click or input any text until I reboot the machine. It’s not a specific app that’s doing it either—it’ll do it from…
Availbot
Not unlike ourselves, the Availbot falls down when your friends leave. However, instead of falling down in a bar near the river, the Availbot connects to your PC or Mac and can tell when your buddies enter and leave your IM session, giving you a leg up over other’s who are unable to tell a…
Apple To Show Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard at WWDC This August
Yeah, this is a little early, but we’re Apple zealots, remember? Apple has confirmed that Steve Jobs will once again keynote the Worldwide Developers Conference this August, where he will unveil the next major update to Mac OS X, Leopard. As of yet, hard details on how Leopard will improve all of our lives are…
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…