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mic & mac prove that love knows no operating system

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Staunch loyalists of either Apple or Windows will not approve of the romance between Mic & Mac, two machines who fall in love with each other despite their differences. The Pixar-like video, created by a certain gverstraeten, is quite old but it’s still dawwwwwww-inducing.

While Apple zealots will no doubt deem the classic gray PC…

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November 10th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing geek art + craft just plain fun video

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

the real mac tablet is a coffee table [casemod]

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With all of the buzz on the ‘nets about Apple’s upcoming tablet Mac, I think I’ve got the scoop on the original Mac Tablet.

Yvan of Switzerland’s Cosm!k’ Art Deco Team built his Tablet Mac into a coffee table.

The Tablet Mac was built using the brains of an old iBook G4 laptop (running OSX Tiger).…

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September 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods home entertainment interactive 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

openemu mac emulator lets you play and play with retro video games

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There aren’t as many video game apps for the Mac as there are for Windows computers, and even then I have a feeling that there’s no program, Windows or otherwise, that lets you play and play with retro video games the way OpenEmu does. The basic function of the app, as its name implies, is…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys hacks + mods interactive retro technology video games

elgato eyetv sat: watch 1080p satellite TV on your computer… if you have a satellite dish

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Elgato’s EyeTV Sat captures DVB-S and DVB-S2 satellite transmissions and enables playback on a computer, allowing you to record, export and even share recorded broadcasts over a network of computers. As long as you have a satellite dish. Aside from receiving free satellite transmissions, the EyeTV Sat also has a CI card slot for Pay…

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July 1st, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: home entertainment media players technology video

tricked out, victorian-inspired laptop case

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Described by its creator as “Victoriana meets Glam Rock,” this is definitely a contender for wildest laptop case ever. One part pre-bought hard case, one part rhinestones, and one part pom poms equals all parts awesome… and completely unique.

Craftster onceupon was happy with her laptop case until one day when she thought that everything…

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June 25th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing geek art + craft

neatdesk high-speed document scanner: for the oc in you

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The Neatdesk scanner from The Neat Company is touted as a digital filing cabinet. Thanks to its unique three-slot tray, Neatdesk can “scan up to 10 receipts, biz cards and standard-size documents in a single batch.” And if you have documents printed in A4-sized paper, just remove the tray and Neatdesk can handle up to…

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June 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets technology

clamshell ibook greeting cards say happy birthday from mac to you

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Remember the old clamshell Apple iBook laptop? Well even if you don’t I still think these iBook greeting cards are cool.

Handmade by Etsy paper artist Cadiz Cards, the iCard comes in sets of three, including classic blueberry, indigo and key lime iBooks, each one with a tiny screen that comes blank for you to…

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June 4th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft retro

judith: simple game, haunting narrative

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Can you imagine a simple, pixelated game that lasts no more than a few minutes, but still manages to stick with you after you’ve finished? It’s rare when a long, commercial game can produce an emotional response; to see a tiny free game do it the way Judith does is impressive.

Judith looks like an old DOS…

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June 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: video games

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