Steven Sande

Features Editor

Steve was born two weeks before the start of the Space Age, and has been a fan of technology since birth. A lifelong resident of Colorado, Steve graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (1978) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (1983).

He began writing for TUAW in 2008, and is now the Features Editor for the blog. Steve hosts the weekly TUAW TV Live show and Daily Update podcast, and is a frequent voice on the TUAW Talkcast as well.

When he's not blogging for TUAW, he's writing books for Pearson and his own publishing company, Sand Dune Books.

Steven Sande's Latest Posts

Apple still most valuable global brand

by Steven Sande (May 21st 2013 6:00PM)

Every year, Millward Brown Optimor produces the BrandZ list, a listing of the 100 most valuable brands. As with last year, Apple is at the top of the list with a 2013 brand value of just over US$185 billion. Apple's brand value rose only 1 percent this year, but that number is still well over No. ...

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Daily Update for May 21, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 21st 2013 3:45PM)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

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AT&T waiving overage charges for Oklahoma customers affected by tornadoes

by Steven Sande (May 21st 2013 11:00AM)

This morning, AT&T sent out a message to Oklahoma customers affected by yesterday's tornado devastation noting that those in the affected areas will have all voice, data and text overages waived through June 30. The company also reminded AT&T Wireless customers across the country that ...

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Yahoo raises the stakes for free Flickr storage: 1 terabyte

by Steven Sande (May 20th 2013 6:20PM)

It's official: Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer has gone completely bonkers, as the Yahoo-owned Flickr has just announced that all users now have a free terabyte of storage. That's a thousand gigabytes, folks. For free. As the Flickr website touts, one terabyte will hold 537,731 photos at an average size ...

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Daily Update for May 20, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 20th 2013 5:45PM)

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Control-Alt-Grrrrrr: A look at Penclic's Mini Keyboard K2

by Steven Sande (May 20th 2013 5:00PM)

Tired of the same old keyboard design and looking for something a bit different? The Penclic Mini Keyboard K2 (US$69.95) definitely fits the bill in terms of not being the typical keyboard, and as you'll see in this review that's not necessarily a good thing. Design and Functionality When I ...

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Asymco's Horace Dediu touts record Apple Store revenues in Q1 2013

by Steven Sande (May 20th 2013 12:30PM)

Asymco mobile industry analyst Horace Dediu is up to his number-crunching again, this time with numbers showing that Apple Stores continue to have the top retail revenues per visitor of any retailer in the US. The first quarter of 2013 (Apple's second fiscal quarter) saw visitor growth of 7 ...

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Happy Owl Studio Cashbox: a beautiful hand-crafted iPad cash register

by Steven Sande (May 20th 2013 11:30AM)

The last time I talked to the guys from Happy Owl Studio, they were busy cranking out great-looking leather bags for Apple devices. Now the company is producing the Cashbox (starts at US$750 - $1,500, depending on the payment solution selected for the register), a product that was still in ...

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Caturday: Mac mini is Biru's pillow

by Steven Sande (May 18th 2013 3:00PM)

What can be more comfortable to a cat than a pillow that blows warm air out of an optical media slot and vibrates ever so gently? That appears to be why Biru (Indonesian for Blue) loves to rest on a Mac mini owned by reader Peter Stagg and his wife. Peter says, "Biru is my wife's British ...

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Kenu Airframe: An ingenious car mount for your iPhone

by Steven Sande (May 17th 2013 7:00PM)

One thing that seems to be a common attribute of hard-core Apple fans is that they are connoisseurs of great design. It doesn't matter if it's the sleek curves of a new iMac or the minimalist slab of the iPhone 5, we love how the devices are designed with pleasing dimensions and an enjoyable ...

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