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mac fans get surface-based computer

filed under: home entertainment | interactive

ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller

While it’s not exactly the multi-touch Mac that people have been clamoring for Apple to make, Savant Systems’ touchpanel coffee table might be the next best thing.

Their Mac-based ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller provides a one-stop-shop interface to all your home entertainment needs…

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September 4th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mac mini swallowed by old g4 cube

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | just plain fun

Rich Willis Mac Mini Mod

Have an old Macintosh G4 Cube computer lying around? Why not transform it into an enclosure for a modern Mac Mini?

Like the abandoned shell of a hermit crab, Mac enthusiast Rich Willis removed the innards of the old G4 cube and filled its guts with his Mac Mini as well as some add-ons. He even went the extra mile to add a virtual laser keyboard so the whole thing is nicely self-contained…

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July 12th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

classic mac icons on note cards

filed under: computing | just plain fun | retro

Susan Kare Mac Icon Note Cards

Here’s a great little gift for any Mac fanatic. User interface designer Susan Kare makes these fun notecards that feature her original designs from the classic Apple Macintosh computer.

All of your favorites are there: the smiling computer, the watch, the paint bucket and the dreaded bomb among others. The cards come in a pack of 10 and are available from the MoMAstore for about $4 a pack.

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June 28th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

new macbook pro models from apple look sweet

filed under: computing | mobile tech

Apple MacBook Pro Models

Apple today rolled out their new high-end MacBook Pro models, ranging in price from $1999 to $2799.

Each of the Pros features a beautiful 1-inch thick aluminum case and is powered by a workhorse Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. The 15.4-inch model comes in either 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz variants, while the 17-inch model only comes with the faster processor…

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June 5th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

saitek obsidian mouse has touch scroll wheel

filed under: computing | design

Saitek Obsidian Touch Scroll Mouse

Saitek recently released their latest mouse, offering a clean modern design and a unique scrolling sensor that uses touch instead of a traditional wheel input.

The Obsidian mouse features a high-precision 1000DPI optical sensor, and operates wirelessly over RF…

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April 17th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mac pro 8-core monster officially revealed

filed under: computing

Mac Pro

Apple today revealed new Mac Pro workstation models which features up to a whopping EIGHT CPU cores.

Fully maxed out, the systems can have two Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3.0GHz processors, up to 3TB of hard disk storage and up to 16 GB of RAM. Designed with graphics, video and multimedia professionals in mind, the new Mac is one serious machine…

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April 4th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

axiotron modbook: mac tablet computer revealed

filed under: computing | mobile tech

Axiotron ModBook Mac Tablet Computer

At this week’s Macworld conference, Axiotron is showing off its new Mac-based tablet computer, the ModBook. The ModBook is an aftermarket hardware modification kit that transforms Apple’s MacBook portable into the world’s first Mac tablet computer…

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January 10th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

flying toasters rise from the grave

filed under: computing | retro

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If you have fond memories of Berkeley’s After Dark screen saver, you can now relive them thanks to UNEASYsilence’s retro ToasterClone screen saver.

The screen saver is available for free in both OS X and Windows version here.
[via gizmodo]

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October 20th, 2006 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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