Technabob » diagram http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Geek Flow Chart is Way Too Accurate http://technabob.com/blog/2008/05/04/geek-flow-chart-is-way-too-accurate/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/05/04/geek-flow-chart-is-way-too-accurate/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 15:50:26 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2163 The New York Times…, and I’m more than a little frightened by how much of it rings true. Especially the part about blogging about diagrams like this one. You can view the full chart here. [The New York Times via Ozymandias]]]> This geek lifecycle flow chart recently appeared in The New York Times, and I’m more than a little frightened by how much of it rings true.

geek flow chart zoomed nyt

Especially the part about blogging about diagrams like this one.

You can view the full chart here.

[The New York Times via Ozymandias]

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dock patent

The patent application describes a modified Apple Cinema Display with a docking slot in the side for a portable computer (presumably a new, slimmed down MacBook). Specifically, they’re attempting to patent the idea that the computer would be concealed by the LCD monitor once docked.

It’s really a brilliantly simple design concept, and would eliminate the need for bulky docking stations on the desktop. The way things look in the diagrams, it looks like some progress will need to be made with the thickness of the LCD panel before we’ll see these in the market.

…but I want one NOW!

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/01/03/apple-cinema-display-docking-patent-surfaces/feed/ 0 The Very First Pictures of the Apple iPhone http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/26/the-very-first-pictures-of-the-apple-phone/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/26/the-very-first-pictures-of-the-apple-phone/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:54:46 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/26/the-very-first-pictures-of-the-apple-phone/ I guess Apple has had their eye on the phone market for a long time…

apple phone

And before you call fake, you can view the original patent filing here. Can you imagine us all running around with phones shaped like these? The patent also makes reference to a “Pac Man” phone, which I also find amusing, although I don’t know why.

[via myiphone via Gizmodo]

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