Archive for the 'Flickr Finds' Category

Million Dollar Remote on Amazon

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

Amazon.com is currently selling a $999,999.00 1/2 ounce plastic SiK rex remote control that works with the Apple MacBook Pro, iPod Universal Dock, Apple TV, Front Row, iPod Hi-Fi and is Front Row compatible.
No joke. You can see the SiK rex Amazon page here.
Sound too expensive for a little piece of plastic? What if i [...]

Gadget Birthday Cakes

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

How do you know you are a true geek? Well, when someone bakes you a gadget themed birthday cake, you might as well admit your chosen place in life. In a weird coincidence (or was there a gadget cake bake off recently) I found both an iPhone and Mac Mini cake on Digg's front page [...]

Buyer Gets Soap Instead of iPod

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

I was on Jason D. O'Grady's PowerPage when I saw this article and started cracking up. We've all heard of the iPod's vaunted "clean design," but this is ridiculous.
Apparently someone named Sean bought what he thought was an iPod from Smalldog.com. However after removing the shrink-wrap and opening the box, he instead found [...]

Touchscreen iPod Rumors

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

If the latest round of touchscreen iPod rumors are true, you may want to revise your holiday wishlist.
Touchscreen iPod rumors have been circulating around the Internet for awhile now. Even MethodShop.com posted some touchscreen iPod patent pictures back in February. The new twist to this story is that the touchscreen iPod might have [...]

Mac Spyware Prediction Wrong

Friday, September 29th, 2006

18 months ago, Symantec, makers of the popular program suite Norton Utilities, had a scary prediction for Mac users. Symantec claimed that the Mac OS was "increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft." That's quite an ominous prediction from a company that claims to be the "global [...]

Broken iPod Reborn as iPod Dock

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Got a broken iPod? If you can't fix it yourself or don't have the money to get it repaired by iPodMods, then you can always rip it apart and make an iPod dock like Andrew Monks. This photo montage on flickr shows how he teared apart his existing iPod dock and jammed it through the [...]

iTunes 7 Interface Changes

Friday, September 15th, 2006

iTunes 7.0 Originally uploaded by mike3k.
After you download and install iTunes 7, you may be a little surprised at the new user interface. It doesn't even remotely resemble the standard Mac OS X Aqua theme set. iTunes 7 has a much flatter and darker appearance like a Windows or Java [...]

Apple Recalls Laptop Batteries

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Unfortunately Dell isn't the only company plagued by exploding defective Sony batteries. On Thursday afternoon Apple announced that they will recall 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook batteries after nine devices overheated. Two people have even reportedly suffered minor burns due to these battery malfunctions.
You can check out some of the fiery Apple laptops in [...]

Worst Scratched iPod Contest

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Does your iPod look more like the photo on the right or the left? Chances are the average iPod owner will collect a few scratches here and there over time. That’s especially true for iPod Nano owners. But if your iPod looks like it got into a fight with a gang of alley cats, then you might want to check out a company called ColorEnvy.

Steve Jobs Dress-up

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Steve may not be able to handle a wardrobe change, but that can’t stop the rest of us from trying.

iPod Radio Found on Bus?

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

This sign was found late last night (April 22) on the 3rd floor of the Manhattan Port Authority bus station.

iPod Vending Machines

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Chances are an iPod vending machine is coming to a location near you.

Remembering the Apple PowerCD

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Before the iPod and the iPod Hi-Fi, there was the 1993 Apple PowerCD.

Apple’s “Mecca” begins to be unveiled

Sunday, April 9th, 2006

Apple’s "Mecca" begins to be unveiled Originally uploaded by bhaggs.
Flickr continues to deliver on new shots of Apple’s upcoming midtown Manhattan location. This one gives us a tiny look inside the much ballyhooed 30 foot tall glass cube that will serve as the entranceway to the [...]

Apple Midtown - Photo Progress

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

apple store here , large size Originally uploaded by presta.
Flickr user "Presta" has posted a photo of the continued construction of Apple’s new store on 5th Ave in Midtown Manhattan, rumored to be the first ever Apple retail location to be open 24/7. As in previous pictures, the focus [...]

Apple SoHo Celebrity Sightings

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Me in Stealth Stalker mode Originally uploaded by blueneurosis.
I promised a few weeks back to put more focus on reporting the goings ons at the brick and mortar Station A, the Apple retail store located in the SoHo section of New York City, and this sites namesake. So [...]

The Best Idea Ever

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

The Best idea ever Originally uploaded by thorner.
Came across the above pic on Flickr this morning and was instantly impressed by the ingenuity exhibited by the shop owner responsible for this stores window. The picture has little in the way of a description, but it looks like it [...]

PC -vs- MAC

Friday, March 17th, 2006

PC -vs- MAC Originally uploaded by Ryan_C.
Sums it up prettily nicely doesn’t it?
- AH

Come to the Darkside

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Come to the Darkside Originally uploaded by Joe Pineapples.
- AH
Source: Flickr