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Latest AT&T ad for the iPhone touts ability to “talk and surf at the same time”
With Sprint all set to start carrying the iPhone this October, consumers in the US will soon have more options than ever before as to which carrier to choose. Consequently, Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T will inevitably tout their strengths in an effort to attract new subscribers and keep current customers from defecting. Take AT&T, for [...]
Continue reading...Pac Man vs. Mario and Contra vs. Tetris [Video]
Monday, September 5, 2011
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Some Labor Day video action courtesy of some ole’ NES and arcade favorites. Pac Man vs Mario: Tetris vs. Contra:
Continue reading...Steve Jobs explains why Apple wasn’t keen on tablet computing back in 2003
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Apple didn’t release the first tablet computer or even come up with the idea for tablet computing itself. If anything, Microsoft, and Bill Gates in particular, were championing tablet computers years before the iPad was released. In this video clip from the first All Things D conference in 2003, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs explains [...]
Continue reading...Knight Ridder promo video from 1994 describes iPad-esque tablet device [Video]
Sunday, August 21, 2011
The iPad essentially revitalized a tablet market that was previously non-existent. That’s to say, the iPad wasn’t the first tablet to hit the market, but it was the first tablet to actually have a discernible impact on the marketplace. The notion of tablet computing has been around for ages and can be traced back to [...]
Continue reading...Man brings goat into Apple retail store [Video]
Monday, August 1, 2011
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Mark Malkoff had an interesting observation. As far as he could tell, customers in Apple retail stores could do whatever they wanted. In fact, Apple gave customers so much leeway that it seemingly welcomed patrons to sing songs, record online videos, and even bring in housepets. Malkoff had even heard rumors of Apple Store patrons [...]
Continue reading...New Taiwanese animation depicts fake Apple Stores in China [Video]
Friday, July 22, 2011
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These Taiwanese animation shorts are ridiculous, and Next Media Animation’s latest entry is a typically hilarious depiction of those fake Apple stores in China. And just for old times sake, here’s a Taiwanese news station’s depiction of the iPhone 4 Antennagate situation.
Continue reading...Bender from Futurama loves his Mac
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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The folks at Futurama sure love themselves some Mac – which, of course, isn’t all that surprising given that co-founder Matt Groening did some artwork for Apple back in the day while David X. Cohen, the show’s other co-founder, is an unabashed Apple fan who named Dr. Zoidberg after a character he created for an [...]
Continue reading...Dynamic Icons in iOS 5 – Concept Video
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Yet another intriguing concept video courtesy of Jan Michael Cart, a college student from the University of Georgia with a talent for interesting iOS concept videos. In the one below, he outlines how dynamic icons in iOS might be implemented. We can’t lie, it looks pretty cool and is clearly a blend between iOS’s standard [...]
Continue reading...iPad enables legally blind woman to see her kids faces for first time in 30 years
Saturday, May 14, 2011
By Sarah Petit: Apple likes to tout its iPad as magical, and while Apple is of course no stranger to hyperbole, the following story really strikes a chord. The video below profiles Evelyn O’Brien, a woman who has been legally blind for more than 30 years after being diagnosed with Macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is [...]
Continue reading...Eric Schmidt tries to talk Tina Fey out of her iPhone [Video]
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Anybody who watches 30 Rock has undoubtedly noticed a strong tinge of Apple product placement. MacBook Pros abound, and more than that, Liz Lemon (played by Tina Fey) is constantly whipping out her iPhone. Indeed, Tina Fey in real life has noted that she does, in fact, use a Mac to work on 30 Rock [...]
Continue reading...South Park poised to roast Steve Jobs and Apple
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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The Simpsons have done it. Futurama has done it time and time again. And now South Park will make it a trifecta. What are we talking about here? Why making fun of Apple of course. Tomorrow night, the season premiere of the 15th season of South Park will air and it will feature Steve Jobs [...]
Continue reading...Aziz Ansari from Parks on Rec on “Zerts” and “apps” [video]
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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This isn’t related to Apple but is too hilarious to pass up. If you don’t already watch Parks and Recreation, get on it, Son. Hell, who cares if they subliminally support Windows, this is some grade A hilarity in full effect. The clip below is from the recent “Soulmates” episode where Tom Haverford, played by [...]
Continue reading...Hilarious because it’s fake – Video of Steve Jobs practicing his iPhone 5 introduction
Monday, April 25, 2011
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This is an obviously, no-question-about-it fake video purporting to show Steve Jobs practicing the introduction of the iPhone 5.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs reads “The Times They Are A-Changin’” by Bob Dylan
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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An old clip of Steve Jobs reading the lyrics from “The Times They Are A-Changin’” by Dylan. That’s Bob Dylan. The video is from Apple’s 1984 annual shareholders meeting.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs iPhone introduction with Mike Tyson’s Punchout theme music [Video]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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We were bored and decided to see what Steve Jobs’ original iPhone introduction would sound like set against the theme music from the NES classic, Mike Tyson’s Punchout. If the iPhone is Mike Tyson, would that make Android Buster Douglas? Or maybe the iPhone is Manny Pacquiao and Android is Floyd Mayweather?? Okay, enough Boxing analogies. Enjoy [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on passion [Video from 2007 D5 Conference]
Thursday, April 7, 2011
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The following clip is excerpted from the 2007 D5 Conference when Steve Jobs and Bill Gates took the stage to chat with the WSJ’s Walt Mossberg. Below, Jobs talks about the passion necessary to truly achieve success not only in Silicon Valley, but in any avenue of life. People say you have to have a [...]
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
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