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Initial plastic molds of first-gen iPod prototypes shown

This in inarguably cool. Author, investor, and all-around tinkerer Tony Fadell has posted an extremely cool tweet showing the prototypes for the first iPods, which were printed around May or June of 2001. The units were 3D-printed and offered an idea as to what the engineers could expect to work with and what the users […]

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Hack: How to use your old ADB keyboard with your current USB-equipped Mac

Ok, this could prove to be awesome. And it’s one of the many reasons I believe the mighty Topher Kessler doth rock on a regular and efficient basis. Over on CNET, Kessler’s penned a cool hack to use your old Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) keyboard with your current USB-equipped Mac. The hack centers around tech […]

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“jOBS” biopic movie quietly delayed, no new release date announced

There might be some editing room hijincks going on right about now… Per Deadline and iMore, the Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher which was set to make its big screen debut on April 19 has now been delayed. According to a recent report, the film will no longer arrive on April 19 and no […]

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Previous Apple patent applications reveal plans for line of wearable computing devices

You know that whole iWatch thing? It could be just the tip of the iceberg where Apple and wearable technologies are concerned. Per AppleInsider and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the company is secretly developing an entire wearable/attachable computing platform and ecosystem comprised of wireless sensing systems for monitoring not only sports activity, […]

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Apple nukes $100 rebate with purchase of qualifying printer, future incentive programs in question

You know, it was kind of nice having a nifty incentive/rebate to look forward to. Per