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Apple and Starbucks team up for Product (Red) gift cards

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 30th, 2012)

Starbucks is partnering with (Red) and offering an eGift basket that'll help those living with HIV/AIDS. Each basket includes a $15 gift certificate for Starbucks and a $15 gift certificate to iTunes. For every eGift basket sold, Starbucks and iTunes will contribute 5 percent of the purchase ...

Apple retail to mark World AIDS Day by spotlighting PRODUCT (RED)

by Chris Rawson (Nov 30th, 2011)

According to ifoAppleStore.com, Apple will be spotlighting (PRODUCT) RED items in its stores on December 1 to mark World AIDS Day. A percentage of proceeds from the (PRODUCT) RED line, which Apple launched in 2006, is donated to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Sources indicate that ...

Lining up for Charity

by Dan Lurie (Jun 26th, 2007)

Out of all of the hype surrounding the imminent launch of the iPhone, this is the first story to warm my cold socialist heart. Johnny Vulkan of NYC ad agency Anomaly is first in line at the Apple Store SoHo, and has special plans for his iPhone. Instead of coveting his precious new toy like the rest ...

Apple, Bono, Oprah set to announce red iPod nano

by Dan Pourhadi (Oct 12th, 2006)

Reader Jim Judd tipped us off early, and AppleInsider reports: Just as Think Secret speculated last month, Apple is collaborating with its fave musician-gone-activist, U2 frontman Bono, and Oprah Winfrey (of all people) to release a red iPod nano that will promote an AIDS charity. According to AI, ...

Apple to ink deal with Bono for RED iPods, MacBooks and iMacs?

by David Chartier (Sep 12th, 2006)

Think Secret is reporting that Apple might be working on a deal with Bono to produce some red products to help promote and support the U2 philanthropist's RED, an AIDS awareness charity. The idea is that RED cuts deals to produce exclusively red items from which a portion of the sale is donated to ...