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Cygnett's ICON case contains the story behind the artists and art

by Mike Schramm (Jan 14th, 2013)

Perusing the many, many iPhone cases on display at CES is always a daunting proposition: Not only does every case manufacturer appear at the show with hundreds if not thousands of cases to show off, but even when all of the cases on display are finally out on store shelves, customers tend to ...

Inside Susan Kare's 'iconic' sketchbooks

by Mike Schramm (Nov 23rd, 2011)

We've mentioned Susan Kare and her work on the site before, but it's a story that's always worth repeating: She's the woman behind some of Apple's most iconic, well, icon designs. Kare was working as a curator at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco when her friend Andy Hertzfeld asked her to ...

Apple is tops in retail dollars per square foot across US stores

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2011)

A site called RetailSails has done an analysis of the top global moneymaking retailers per square feet of store space, and guess who comes out on top? That's right, it's Apple, who reportedly picks up over $5600 a year per every square foot of retail store space. There is some confusion and ...

Fruit Ninja shirts appearing at Hot Topic

by Mike Schramm (Apr 18th, 2011)

Halfbrick Studios' iOS game Fruit Ninja continues to grow -- the Australian company announced that it has inked a deal to sell Fruit Ninja-flavored apparel in Hot Topic (the clothing store at the mall that's about as tacky as it gets). The deal was put together with licensing agent HAP ...

Will we pay more for magazines on the iPad?

by Mike Schramm (Jun 2nd, 2010)

Business Insider has a post up from AdAge about magazine pricing on the iPad, and they've got bad news for anyone planning to transfer all of their magazine subscriptions to Apple's magical device: It'll cost ya. While a year's worth of Popular Mechanics goes for $12 from the publication's website ...

iColours for Apple notebooks

by David Chartier (Sep 3rd, 2006)

If the white glow of the Apple logo in your notebook isn't touching your heart the same way anymore, iColours might be just the touch-up you need to rekindle your love of all Apple things that glow (of which there aren't many). These 'high quality' filters come in a wide range of colors, and as you ...

Widget Watch: destroy your productivity with the Threadless Vote widget

by David Chartier (May 13th, 2006)

I have to admit: I'm a nut for Threadless. The t-shirt design submissions that actually go to print after voting can certainly be hit or miss sometimes, but they crank out enough to keep me coming back for more. As if combing their site for new threads isn't enough of a time-waster, someone decided ...