Multiple presidents, celebrities and ‘fathers of the internet’ honor Steve Jobs at the Webbies
Great video. Lovely tribute.
gTar: Fully digital iPhone-powered guitar hits Kickstarter
Recently launched on Kickstarter by startup Incident, the gTar is a completely digital guitar with a built-in iPhone dock that uses sensors to relay what you are playing to a specially designed iPhone app. Unlike ION’s Audio Guitar Apprentice for iPad that we showed you at CES, gTar has strings and a fretboard layout designed to...
Check out the LEAP: control your Mac with gestures for only $69
We all know there will be a day when the mouse and keyboard will become obsolete, but many think that day is far off. However, that day just might be here with a new project called “LEAP.” As first noted by The Wall Street Journal, the LEAP, developed by parent company Leap Motion, allows you to...
Interview with Instapaper founder Marco Arment
Joshua Topolsky of The Verge recently sat down with Instapaper founder Marco Arment. For those unfamiliar, Instapaper is a popular app on the App Store that allows you to save an article or a piece of the Web for later reading. The app has a slick web interface that allows you to manage content, along with a browser extension that enables you...
Foxconn reportedly investing $210M in new Apple production line
According to a report from the China Daily, Foxconn is looking to invest $210 million in a new Apple production line that will be based in Huai’an city, China, according to the office of Taiwan Affairs today. The plant is expected to be relatively big in size, covering 40,000 square meters, with plans to hire...
Latest Mountain Lion update brings iOS-like automatic downloads for apps
The latest update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 seems to have partially enabled iOS-style automatic app downloads in the App Store. Like on the iPhone and iPad, when you buy and install an app on one of your Macs, all of your other Macs logged into the same App Store account will...
Review: Tenqa REMXD $39 over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones – Cans this good should cost more
. For a pair of headphones under the $50 mark, we often find ourselves recommending something like the standard $35 Apple earphones. You typically can’t beat the sound quality (build quality up for debate) for the price, but if you want to go Bluetooth, pickings are slim in the under $200 category. If you’re looking...
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer sends brochure to Cupertino neighbors inviting feedback on new ‘Campus 2′
Apple is currently involved in an outreach program to new neighbors in its planned “Campus 2″ area. A brochure was mailed this week to residents surrounding the new campus that provided information and invited feedback in a variety of ways. Although the project seems to be a big win for the city of Cupertino, some...
‘jOBS’ biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will shoot in original Apple Garage and childhood home
The folks behind the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, now dubbed “jOBS,” which stars Ashton Kutcher as the late CEO, released a presser this evening to announce the production’s June start date for filming. They also confirmed shooting will begin in the “historic garage” where Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple. The film’s early scenes will even feature...
Apps and updates: Mule Radio, Sonic the HedgeHog 4 Ep. 11, The Daily, and more
A few of the most noteworthy apps in the iOS ecosystem either landed on the App Store recently or received much-welcomed updates, such as the launch of Mule Radio, CNNMoney, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, and LA Clippers, or performance enhancements for Official UEFA EURO 2012 and The Daily. Check out the full slate...
iPhone 4S lands on Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular & Puerto Rico’s Open Mobile
Following a number regional U.S. carriers that launched the iPhone this month, Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular today announced availability of the iPhone 4S. The carrier covers a large section of Northwest Oklahoma, and it will launch the device in-store at select locations today, followed by other locations on May 29, June 4, June 11, and June 18....
Apple might be in talks to open Russian R&D facility?
Update: Russian speaking reader Ilya Kuchinskiy informed us that Izvestia is indeed a respected news source, but like we anticipated, the translation is erroneous. Literally it means “Skolkovo has some plans find investors and has invited to come and work in skolkovo. They have some talks to work but there is no plans to open Apple center...
