Archive for December, 2006

Apple Store Holiday Screen Saver

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Have you walked past an Apple Store yet this month? If so, you might have noticed a 3D snowflake screen saver running in the display windows. The screen saver is called Snowfall and it was designed by Russell Warenboldt using the OS X Quartz Composer.
Here's a screenshot of Snowfall with a picture of [...]

Linksys Launches iPhone?

Monday, December 18th, 2006

On Friday afternoon I heard a rumor that the "iPhone" was coming out on Monday, December 18th. It was an interesting rumor because most people thought that Apple would announce their mobile phone product at the January 2007 Macworld conference.
Well, a new product called the iPhone did indeed come out today but not [...]

i-Playaz Interactive Hip-Hop Toy

Monday, December 18th, 2006

Who is the best-known hip-hop artist in the fictional land of Chub City? Chub C of course. At least that's what it says on the box. Just don't tell Hype. He's the white version of Chub C (a la Eminem). What the hell am I talking about? That's a good question.
Both Chub C [...]

Bill Gates Buys Blogger Buzz

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Want some positive blogger buzz about your product or service? Maybe you should just buy it like Bill Gates. To help promote the Zune and get some positive Microsoft buzz, Gates coughed up a dozen round trip plane tickets to Redmond, hotel rooms, and Zunes (of course) for a group of gadget and tech bloggers. [...]

1984 Apple LISA Demo

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Want a good laugh? This video clip from a local cable show has a rare demonstration of Apple's 1984 Lisa computer as well as some sexy 1980s hair styles. In the video, some guy named Alfred takes the $10,000 Lisa computer for a test drive. Yep the Lisa sold for $10,000. Pretty expensive for a [...]

14 Reasons to Switch to a Mac

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Need a reason to switch? Last week there was an article in the Washington Post that highlighted some of the advantages of the Macintosh over the PC.
1. Macs just work. How much time have you spent troubleshooting your PC? Imagine a computer designed by people who hate to waste time as much as [...]

Tetran Eats iPod Headphones

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Looking for a creative way to wind up and manage your headphone cables? The Tetran is a cable wrap for iPods and other portable media players that allows users to wind an earphone cable around Tetran's body and use her mouth as an earbud holder. Spikes prevent Tetran from rolling away, and a removable ball-bearing [...]

iPhone Patent Application

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Still wondering if all the iPhone rumors are true? There has been a trail of clues about the iPhone's existence all over the Internet for over a year now. But many people still remain skeptical. Perhaps the discovery of the iPhone patent application and a recent quote from Kevin Rose will make the skeptics iPhone [...]

JBL Encounter Speaker Review

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

In a world of boring shelf speakers that are as fascinating as the wires that connect them, the JBL Encounter draws people towards it with its innovative tongue-in-cheek design and then lavishes them with deep warm sound. JBL proves once again that they know how to box up a brilliant set of speakers. They appear [...]