Mock iPhone Concept Drawing Hits the Web
08 December 2006 08:01 EST
Chris Barylick
It may be something that's either extremely clever or a complete waste of time, but Wired News has reported that several Photoshop jockeys have delivered a concept model of a fake Apple iPhone.
The mock-up, which hints at a rotary dial button system rather than digital push buttons, mounts the phone on a fourth generation iPod body, complete with clickwheel.
Cool stuff and amazing work. Despite the fervor surrounding the potential release of an iPhone device at the upcoming Macworld Expo, it's nice to remember that there are those who would notice how worked up we're getting - and still tease us about it.
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Apple Accidentally Sells MacBook with Pre-Loaded Porn
01 December 2006 08:02 EST
Chris Barylick
Consumer advocacy site The Consumerist has reported that a customer was shocked to find that a MacBook he had purchased from the London Apple Store for his 11-year old daughter contained a desktop full of adult material.
The following instant message conversation covers the reaction between the buyer's friend and The Consumerist's Ben Popken:
RKH: me mate just bought a "refreshed" Macbook from the Apple Store here in London, turned it on once he got home and found porn on the desktop
fakeout: how refreshing!
RKH: apple sells "refreshed" machines at a 15% discount
fakeout: It's supposed to be clean of everything I assume, including porn
fakeout: What kind of porn was it?
RKH: didn't say
fakeout: how much porn?
RKH: just said there was a "desktop full of JPGs"
fakeout: How does he feel about it?
RKH: he's pretty shocked, he bought it for his 11-year old daughtre
RKH: daughter
fakeout: Is he going to complain?
RKH: he filed a complaint with the OfCom ombudsman
RKH: and he's going to call his MP tomorrow
fakeout: MP?
RKH: member of Parliament
fakeout: Not going to talk to Apple?
RKH: OFCOM will handle that part
RKH: a government agency tends to have more power than individual consumers
fakeout: That's cool they will go to bat for him
RKH: they go to bat for anyone who complains about a company
fakeout: We should get one of those over here
RKH: Carphone Warehouse got a L5mil fine for overcharging VAT on purchases a few years ago.
fakeout: it would be great to get a photo of the desktop with the jpgs on it
RKH: he reformatted the drive and reinstalled OS X from his Tiger CD
Parenthood may not be simple, but systems CDs might make it a bit easier. It might just be worth the time to things check over before you hand a new system over to your children this holiday season...
Let us know if you've heard anything else.
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Stephen Colbert v. Wikipedia
02 August 2006 12:00 EST
PowerPage Contributor
Disclaimer: this post has nothing to do with the Mac or Apple, I just found it hilarious.
Stephen Colbert did a segment on his show last night about how easy it is to edit Wikipedia.
Watch:
Not being able to resist, I checked out the Wikipedia entries for The Colbert Report (currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved) and Elephant (displaying a "stable" version).
Then I saw this post by the Tawker who is the person that blocked Colbert:
In all, we ended up protecting 20 elephant related pages (I’m not listing them all here, I only have so much disk space :) , my stats for the the anti vandalism bots show 250 or so elephant related pages reverts. Most were, you guessed it, the fact that the population tripled - way too many times (repetition my friend).
Gold, I tell you. That Wikipedia is Gold!
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The Latest Edition to the Jobs Family
01 August 2006 10:41 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
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