SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 – Rain Design’s new one-piece MacBook stand is made in the same factory that makes Apple’s unibody Macs, says the company. According to vice president Aven Koh, the mTower Stand ($50) is carved from a single piece of aluminum using the...This One-Piece MacBook Stand Is Made In Same Factory As Apple’s Unibody Macs
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 – Rain Design’s new one-piece MacBook stand is made in the same factory that makes Apple’s unibody Macs, says the company. According to vice president Aven Koh, the mTower Stand ($50) is carved from a single piece of aluminum using the...Quick Look at Silo Ink’s Refillable Ink Cartridges
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 21012 — Silo Ink’s refillable ink cartridges are the last inkjet cartridges you’ll ever buy, according to the company. It offers a lifetime replacement guarantee to back that up. Once installed, the cartridges are refilled from bottles of ink, which cost...Hands On With the Uber-Useful Launch Center, An Automator For iOS [Macworld 2012]
Here’s a quick look at AppCubby’s $0.99 Launch Center app, a very cool and useful app launcher that’s like Automator for iOS. The app allows you to set up all kinds of actions and schedule them. Version 1.1 adds actions to iOS’s Notification Center....New Yorker Writer Susan Orlean Threatened Divorce To Convert Her Husband To Mac [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / iWORLD 2012 — Talking on stage about her love of technology and gadgets, New Yorker writer Susan Orlean rhapsodized her iPad, and told how she converted her husband to Apple technology. A self-confessed geek, Orlean told how the iPad solved...Why Macworld Is Being Rebranded As iWorld
Above: Macworld organizer Paul Kent on why the show is being rebranded as iWorld 2012. SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — In an era when trade shows are almost extinct, Macworld is a dinosaur. And that’s in a good way. Now in its 28th year,...Should Apple Make Its Products In The U.S.?
The New York Times on Sunday published a provocative piece asking whether Apple has an obligation to make its products at home in the U.S. The article describes how, in 2007, just before the iPhone hit stores, Steve Jobs angrily discovered that its screen...With iPad, You No Longer Have To Learn Board Game Rules [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – For Christmas, I bought my kids the immensely popular board game Settlers of Catan. We haven’t played it though, because no one can be bothered to learn the rules. iPad versions of popular board games solve this problem, as I...Marvel At The Shamelessness Of These MacBook Air Knockoffs At CES [Gallery]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple must be feeling very flattered. Also ripped off. Many of the new Ultrabooks here on display at the Consumer Electronics Show are so similar to the MacBook Air, they can...Steve Ballmer’s Final CES Keynote A Letdown, Despite Good Software [CES 2012]
Oh the irony! Microsoft showed off some of its best software in years at its final keynote at CES. But just as Microsoft seems to be getting its act together — its pulling out of the U.S.’s largest technology show. Steve Ballmer didn’t dance...Here’s The Craziest CES Story So Far [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – This is my friend Sergio Miranda, editor of the Brazilian Apple magazine MAC+. When I ran into Sergio last night, he complained that he’d lost his glasses on arriving here at CES. He couldn’t work without them. But no worries,...Smartphones and Tablets Are Eating Other Gadgets Alive, Says CES Organizers [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2102 — The Consumer Electronics Show is kicking off with some sobering news. Smartphones and tablets are eating all other electronics alive, says the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the organizer of the show. “Smartphones and tablets are really sucking up most consumer...Hands On: Apple’s New EasyPay Makes Shopping Way Too Easy
I went down to the local Apple store this evening with my son Lyle. The store is usually packed, and paying for something isn’t always easy. That’s what Apple has developed EasyPay, a new system for scanning and paying for goods yourself using your...
