Newton

The Story Behind Apple’s Newton

When the first whispers of an Apple tablet started going around, we’d found it amusing that Apple hired back an old Newton PDA developer. Now that the mythical device is closer, we’ve been reminiscing more about Apple’s original tablet. https://gizmodo.com/apple-hires-back-old-newton-pda-developer-5369712 In the late 1980s, Apple appeared to be in the middle of a resurgence. John…

Tech News Tom Hormby Jan 19

An Ad For Apple’s Original Tablet, the Newton

The Newton might be in the valley between an iPhone and Apple’s upcoming tablet, but it’s essentially Apple’s first stab at the form factor. And here’s how they promoted it. Setting aside the ’90s taint on the ad, it’s strange to see how much Apple pumped the faxing angle on the Newton in its subsequent…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 18

Unreleased Apple Newton Tablets Bic and Cadillac Dug Up

More dusty Newton prototypes have emerged from the archives as everyone’s busy drycleaning their favorite black turtlenecks in preparation of Apple’s tablet announcement. The Bic and Cadillac hit the FCC but never quite made it to shelves, apparently. https://gizmodo.com/apples-batmobile-5450321 The various photos were uploaded to Flickr by users Sonnyhung and Jimabeles, who says that he…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 18

Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer

Apple just hired Michael Tchao back from a 15 year stint out of Cupertino as VP of Product Marketing, reporting directly to Phil Schiller, SVP of Product Marketing. Mike was previously on the Newton team before he left to work on stuff like Nike’s Techlab, which produced products like the Nike+ iPod system that I…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 28

MoGo Talk Bluetooth Headset For BlackBerry Comes With Its Very Own Baby Carrier

Bored with just talking about their microthin Bluetooth headsets, MoGo has started screwing them to things. For example: BlackBerrys! Now you can buy a headset with an adorable little backpack for your Curve and Javelin, and soon, Bold and Tour. The Mogo Talk is more or less the same MoGo Bluetooth wafer that’s been kicking…

Tech News John Herrman Jul 22

Desktop-Collapsing Mac ‘Virus’ Now Available for Download

One year ago, the Newton “Virus” for OS X dismantled Mac users’ desktops on video, subjecting icons and menu bars alike to the merciless force of gravity. Now, finally, you can download your own copy of this erstwhile art project. https://gizmodo.com/plug-n-play-usb-virus-makes-macbooks-fall-to-pieces-363490 Well, more accurately, buy: the Newton Virus—which, for those of you who still aren’t…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 8

Apple Kinda Had iPhone Copy/Paste Figured Out with Newton 15 Years Ago (But Not Really)

There’s a lot of hypothesizing and App Store creating going on today because the supposedly simple act of cutting and pasting is absent from the iPhone. What’s strange about all this is that Apple sorta had it figured out 15 years ago with the Newton. As the video shows, cutting and pasting with a touchscreen…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 7

$200 Xbox 360 Getting Motion Control for Christmas?

It’s a rumor, but it sure is a juicy one. According to an Xbox360Fanboy source close to Microsoft PR, the $200 Xbox 360 Arcade (the SKU with no hard drive) will be sold in a bundle with a motion controller and a few motiony games during the coming holiday season. The possibility is certainly not…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 22

Intel Germany CEO Spills on Atom-Based Mini-Tablet iPhone

Through the fabulously true-to-life magic of machine translation comes word from ZDNet.de that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer has confirmed an upcoming, larger (more tablet-y?) “version of the iPhone” based on Intel’s Atom platform. Supposedly, the beefier unit size isn’t due to the Atom chipset, but to the previously rumored bigger 720×480 display. https://gizmodo.com/intel-reveals-all-about-atom-processor-range-374976 This…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 14

Xbox 360 Spring Update Bringing 80 New Functions?

Our ground PONG-snorting buddies over at Kotaku have gotten their hands on a potentially legitimate list of new functions coming with the annual Xbox 360 Spring Update. In the list we see more confirmation of the Newton motion controller, as well as hints at a news/weather service, more hard drive game data caching and four-person…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 14

More Xbox 360 Wiimote Details: Code Name ‘Newton’

After MTV News broke the news on Microsoft designing a Nintendo Wii-like Wiimote for the Xbox 360, 8bitjoystick felt it was time to give up their secrets as well. Not only do they confirm that the project exists, but they can give up the codename for it: Newton. Jesus was kind enough to mock up…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 9

Plug-‘n’-Play USB Virus Makes MacBooks Fall to Pieces

Behold, a video of the Newton Virus. Back in 2005, Troika, the British-based art collective that was behind the Heathrow Terminal 5 sculpture that some of you recently described as a “disco turd,” created a virus for Macs, called Newton. It came on a little USB key that looked like a cross between a malevolent…

Tech News AddyDugdale Mar 4

Macworld Rumor: Mac Tablet Not Coming This Year, First Macworld Spyshots Appear

Apple Insider has sources who say the Newton-esque tablets Apple are working on will not be announced at Macworld 2008. The unnamed tipsters say there are challenges in the development stages similar to problems which arose with the iPhone last year. And as proof that the Macworld madness is nearing, Apple Insider also received a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 11

iPhone Mod Thinks Differently

With iPhones selling like hot cakes that have web browsing, call making and photo taking capabilities, it is hard to make your device really sit out from the crowd. Well, Mark over at Geek Technique has given his iPhone a rather striking retro black paint job, topped off with the old technicolor Apple logo. We…

Tech News Haroon Malik Oct 30

Newton Sugar Creamer Set

Tonfisk Design has created something unnatural. Combining both the cream and the sugar into one, multifunctional breakfast utensil, Tonkfish is using such “bi-condiment” devices to take the coffee world by storm. We believe the Newton set works by placing the sugar bowl on a bar. Since the creamer can only pour in one direction, the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Apr 21

“Helio’s iPhone Prototype”

We’re gonna go out on a limb and call bullshit. Wait, let’s go with “rumor”. Yeah…that’ll work. Helio’s iPhone Prototype [flickr]

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 10

Newton Museum Winds Up on eBay

Are you a Newton fanatic who just can’t let go? Want to get your hands on every Newton model ever made? Now’s your chance, because unfortunately the (virtual) Newton Museum has closed. John Venzon has decided to sell off his massive PDA collection on eBay. You won’t just scoop up Newtons and eMates (what an…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Dec 22

The Story Behind Apple’s Newton

An Ad For Apple’s Original Tablet, the Newton

Unreleased Apple Newton Tablets Bic and Cadillac Dug Up

Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer

MoGo Talk Bluetooth Headset For BlackBerry Comes With Its Very Own Baby Carrier

Desktop-Collapsing Mac ‘Virus’ Now Available for Download

Apple Kinda Had iPhone Copy/Paste Figured Out with Newton 15 Years Ago (But Not Really)

$200 Xbox 360 Getting Motion Control for Christmas?

Intel Germany CEO Spills on Atom-Based Mini-Tablet iPhone

Xbox 360 Spring Update Bringing 80 New Functions?

More Xbox 360 Wiimote Details: Code Name ‘Newton’

Plug-‘n’-Play USB Virus Makes MacBooks Fall to Pieces

Macworld Rumor: Mac Tablet Not Coming This Year, First Macworld Spyshots Appear

iPhone Mod Thinks Differently

Newton Sugar Creamer Set

“Helio’s iPhone Prototype”

Newton Museum Winds Up on eBay

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