The US$19 PocketDock from SendStation is a tiny adapter that converts the proprietary FireWire port on third generation iPods and later into a normal, everyday female FireWire 400 port. The boys over at SendStation are getting into the holiday spirit by giving away 1,000 original PocketDocks for FREE. All you have to pay is US$6.80 […]
MacMiniColo submits this perfect example of imitation being the sincerest form of flattery. In this case, AOpen practically cloned the form factor of the Mac mini – hell, they even completely ripped of the mini’s packaging. Should AOpen get a nasty Christmas card from the new, omnipotent Apple legal department? Or did they just coincidentally […]
Today we’ll be specifically covering the Nokia 9500, a wide-format handset with a full qwerty keyboard, a VGA camera, and Bluetooth. Those are standard fare on most handsets designed for professionals on the move, but the Nokia 9500 also adds WiFi, similar to the baby brother, the 9300i (available with a contract via Cingular in the United States).
An entry at Folklore.org by Andy Hertzfeld, a key member of the original Macintosh team, provides an interesting insight into the lengths that the company went to to protect their intellectual property. In this case, the Macintosh ROM. Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.