According to a hapless Microsoft employee, Microsoft overlord Steve Ballmer sorta kinda flipped out when he saw one of his own employees trying to snap a picture of him using an iPhone. The story goes that Ballmer was making his entrance at a Mircosoft meeting held at Seattle’s Safeco Field. The employee attempted to snap a quick photo of the ...
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iTunes 9 Goes Live on Apple.com Site
At least graphically. The download is coming soon. Stay tuned. UPDATE: NOW LIVE! Click here to get it!
Read More »Apple Live “It’s Only Rock and Roll” Event Round-Up
Just in case you missed today’s Apple “It’s Only Rock and Roll” special event, here’s what was announced: -Steve Jobs back on the keynote scene, appears on stage -iPhone 3.1 including Genius in App Store, released today for free -Genius improvements -iTunes 9, download today -home sharing and improved syncing , share library with up to 5 home computers -manage ...
Read More »Apple Slashes Prices of All iPod Devices Before “It’s Only Rock and Roll” Event
Big news already, and there are still hours until Apple’s big “It’s Only Rock and Roll” iPod event. Apple has slashed the prices of all of their iPod models, the current iPod Touch models getting the biggest price cut; the 8GB model slashed from $229 down to $189, the 16 GB down to $249 (from $299) and the 32 GB ...
Read More »Glow-in-the-Dark iPhone Case Makes Your Device Look Radioactive
AccessoryGeeks.com sent us over one of their awesome Premium Glow-in-the-Dark iPhone Cases and over the last few hours we’ve been playing around with it, giving the case a little run for its money. First off, the mere thought of having a glow-in-the-dark iPhone is insanely awesome. Glow-in-the-dark capability is just one of those features the Apple should have included from ...
Read More »iDrops: Control Your iPhone With a Blink of Your Eye
If only! Can you imagine if those logos on your pupil actually had to be pressed. I could totally see a swarm of fanboys in the hospital for ocular damage after poking themselves in the eye too many times. Damned people will do anything for that damned company. Now if you’ll excuse me, the nurse just called my name. Using ...
Read More »Greek Sculptures with a Twist of Geek
Just how iconic is the Apple iPod? Iconic enough to be featured in the hands of Greek gods. California Artist Adam Reeder created this fantastical Greek-inspired sculptures. Sculptures which prove that the iPhone is so great that even Zeus uses one. Where would Pan be without Dream Theater to back up his serenade? And where would we be if we ...
Read More »iPod Shuffle and Apple Remote Smashed Into One Device
An ingenious DIYer noticed that the second generation iPod Shuffle and the Apple Remote have a similar shape. So similar that the two devices could be merged together with some crafty electronic finagling. When headphones are connected to the Shuffle / Remote mash-up device, the gadget works as the music player. Without headphones, the device carries the features of an ...
Read More »Is This Screenshot Proof of iTunes 9 Social Networking Integration?
According to BGR, this screenshot taken from Facebook shows the upcoming social networking interaction offered by iTunes 9, expected to be announced at Apple’s September 9, 2009 special event. While the screenshot clearly shows notifications for new songs added to the iTunes library and the creation of a playlist, I wonder how far Apple has gone with the social interaction. ...
Read More »iPod Slide Concept Design
The classic iPod design has been standard for so long that even Apple calls the original iPod the iPod Classic. The iPod Slide concept updates the iPod Classic design while keeping all of the device’s classic elements intact. It just makes the classic design a little more… compact. Allowing the iPod to slide sort of like those slide phones that ...
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