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os calculators: I bet the mac version will be twice as expensive as the windows one

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Call it a case of life imitating software: a designer at Mintpass recently showed off a couple of designs for calculators that look exactly like the calculator apps in Windows and in OS X.

The Mac version has a metal case and a 2-liner LCD screen like its software counterpart, while the Windows calculator sports…

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November 4th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun mobile tech technology

moto g4 mac mod speeds down the road

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Now in all my research of the old Apple PowerMac G4, I can’t find anything in the spec sheets that mention a 49cc, 2-stroke petrol engine. I must have missed that part somewhere. As a matter of fact, this is the first Mac I’ve ever seen that measures its speed in MPH, not MHz.

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October 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful

rumornabob: new imac and macbook to be released “in the next several weeks”

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Research firm Wedge Partners recently claimed that Apple will unveil updates to the iMac and the MacBook within “the next several weeks” (like what, 64 weeks from now?) The MacBook redesign “is likely to be limited,” (perhaps it’ll just be renamed to macbook. or MaCbOoK) while the new iMac will have a “thinner, organic design,…

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September 24th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech gadgets technology

oops: upgrading your mac’s os to snow leopard downgrades your flash player

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If you’ve upgraded to Apple’s much-hyped and well-received Snow Leopard, I recommend that you update your system’s Adobe Flash player – even if you already had the latest version prior to the installation. That’s because in the process of installing Snow Leopard, your current Flash player will be replaced by version 10.0.23.1. Both Adobe and…

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September 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing technology

zelda iphone case for storing iphones, not rupees

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Oh man, this little gem couldn’t have come at a better time. You see, last week I was overcome by a powerful urge to replay The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. And so I did. In fact, as I write this post, poor little Link is idling at the Tower of Ganon…

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September 2nd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

rise from your grave, apple tablet development rumors

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You just can’t keep a good rumor down. One would think Apple aficionados would have enough to talk about, what with Snow Leopard now gracing the machines of any Mac-owner willing to pony up the paltry $29 Apple asking price.

I guess not.

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August 31st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

filed under: computing future tech technology

rare red original mac computer up for bid on ebay

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This just in… It turns out the very first MAC computer was not released in 1984 by Apple. In fact, you can get your hands on a very rare candy apple red MAC made all the way back in 1980 if you’re the high bidder over on eBay.

Gotcha! This relic from 1980 wasn’t made…

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August 30th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing retro technology

retro skins make for delicious apple gadgets

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Infectious is like Threadless for your gadgets – the designs are submitted by users, so you’re bound to find something that suits your tastes. Here are a bunch of retro laptop, iPod and iPhone skins currently available at Infectious:

The awesome cassette tape player skin is called Retro Stuff is Better, designed by Tony Aguero.…

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August 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun retro

apple tablet pc pics, specs, price and release date speculation

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month, tech geeks all around the world have been speculating salivating about the impending announcement of a Apple’s tablet computer, currently rumored to be called the iTablet (I’ve also heard it could be called the MacBook Touch or the iPAD). Today, the guys over at…

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August 15th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing future tech gadgets mobile tech technology

apple sneaks in anti-glare option for 15-inch macbook pro

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Yep, people who buy the 15-inch Macbook Pro now have the option to ditch the glossy display for one with an anti-glare coating. As with the 17-inch Macbook Pro, the anti-glare coating costs an extra $50 (USD). Glad to know that the angry commenting mob still has something to bitch about.

It’s funny how the…

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August 12th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing technology

45 nano ipod nano cassette tape case makes for a confusing title

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The 45 nano cassette tape case isn’t for people who like to wear tight pants, because it will turn your 4th gen, stick of gum-sized iPod nano into something as large as, well, a cassette tape.

And if you thought Apple did you a favor by having all sorts of colors for the iPod nano’s…

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August 11th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro

apple macbook pro and iphone cake looks way too good to eat

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This amazingly intricate cake by New York’s BCake is an edible version of an aluminum MacBook Pro, along with a delicious iPhone among other things.

The centerpiece of this geeky cakestravaganza is an aluminum MacBook Pro laptop, complete with a highly detailed keyboard, and LCD (that’s Lickable Candy Deliciousity) display with an on-screen message to…

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July 30th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft just plain fun mobile tech

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