Filed under: Macworld, Mods, The Woz, Apple History
Woz gets a new job
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seems to be a lot more visible lately.First, he's been making bad web ads for SCOTTEVEST. Next, we received pictures of Woz whizzing from the deck of his Segway. He was fined US$700 for driving his Prius at 104 miles per hour (167 kilometers per hour) on I-5. At last, we've received news that he's actually using that geek cred of his for the good of mankind.
Yes, Stephen Gary Wozniak has just joined the Board of Advisors of Axiotron, makers of the Modbook (that's the mod that turns a stock MacBook into a Tablet Mac).
Andreas Haas, CEO of Axiotron, was quoted late last week as saying "We're thrilled to bring Steve onto our Board of Advisors. His deep knowledge and experience are an invaluable resource for Axiotron. Steve's forward-thinking and non-conformist approach, his incredibly creative engineering designs and his emphasis on the human aspects of technology have always been an inspiration to me."
We'll be visiting Axiotron and reporting on the newly updated Modbook at Macworld Expo 2009, as well as interviewing some well-known artists and designers who use the Modbook as a creative tool. Stay tuned January 5th through 9th for TUAW's extensive coverage of the Expo.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
kolbydukes said 10:23AM on 12-22-2008
why is the apple upside down on Steve's Powerbook g3? Were they like that? I can't remeber.
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mark said 10:27AM on 12-22-2008
Google is your friend.
dandaman said 11:31AM on 12-22-2008
So am I. They were all like that.
Howie Isaacks said 1:52PM on 12-22-2008
That's the dumb way that Apple put their logo on laptops before the titanium PowerBook G4. I can't for the life of me understand why they had the logo upside down.
Nick said 9:41PM on 12-22-2008
so when you closed the laptop it would be the right way up for you.
solarpos said 10:42AM on 12-22-2008
G3
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gaute said 10:56AM on 12-22-2008
yes the apple upside down. I'm running a yogastudio and have my G3 MacBook in the reception. I put it there for 5 years ago. It must be 8 years old now It works nice, plays music and we browse the web, not watching youtube. Never crashes runing 10.4
eaven we are 7 people using it
all I've done is adding memmory and new hard drive every second year. It keeps it qaiet.
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Jess said 11:26AM on 12-22-2008
The first few revs had the logo upside down from the back, but right side up from the perspective of the user, opening the powerbook.
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Jeff said 11:13AM on 12-22-2008
Woz makes me sad.
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JKT said 8:50AM on 12-23-2008
I have to agree. He had flashes of brilliance in the 70's when he created the Apple I and Apple II, but since then he's really lost himself. He's an anachronism now, lost since his glory days are so far behind him. When I heard a few years ago he was hauling his Segway around in the back of his Hummer, he lost any residual "cred" he had with me.
Cory Schulz said 11:29AM on 12-22-2008
Seems like kind of a weird fit... But we'll see... At least he's doing something
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Jon said 11:17AM on 12-22-2008
How on earth is this not a conflict of interest? lol
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Rae Whitlock said 11:02AM on 12-23-2008
What interests are in conflict here, exactly? Woz is not an Apple employee.
Couch Pundit said 12:45PM on 12-22-2008
Dear God,
Please do not allow an internet site to publish a photo of me urinating or defecating no matter how famous and/or geeky I become.
Amen
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Gene Cowan said 1:13PM on 12-22-2008
Woz has been using his geek cred -- and money -- for the good of mankind (for real, not sarcastically) for a very, very long time.
One only has to drive on Woz Way here in San Jose to be reminded of that.
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dorian said 2:57PM on 12-22-2008
i just really hope they a real keyboard on these things. that was the key thing that stopped me from getting on. (and the prices... sheeesh, apple tax my butt)
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Raphael Salgado said 1:18PM on 12-22-2008
Can someone give me a primer or real brief summary on what's up with this guy? Did he have a falling out with Steve Jobs? Does he still have any financial ties to Apple? He seems to be the opposite, in terms of liking mods, hacks, and jailbreaking and whatnot.
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Howie Isaacks said 1:54PM on 12-22-2008
Does Woz actually do anything of any relevance? He is arguably the inventor of the personal computer and I thank him for that but, is he actually useful anymore?
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mex said 2:36PM on 12-22-2008
and about that "Albert" that make that tshirts with that e=mc2... he is still useful?
Your comment was usefool at least ;)
Frank said 3:34PM on 12-22-2008
i hope he convinces them to make them cheaper. i have an old powerbook screaming for a makeover.
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