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Apple joining effort to build $2 billion hospital

by Mike Schramm (Feb 22nd, 2011)

Apple has joined up with other computer firms, including eBay, HP and Intel, in an effort to build a brand new hospital in Stanford, near Palo Alto, CA. The hospital is expected to cost over US$2 billion, and $550 million of that will be donated and raised by the corporate partners program, which ...

Rare official Apple playing cards up for auction on eBay

by David Quilty (Feb 21st, 2011)

If your Apple collectibles case has an empty slot in it for something new, you may just want to check out these very rare Apple Computer Playing Cards up for auction on eBay. Brought to our attention by MacStories, this official Apple-branded set of OS 7 icon playing cards was purchased at an Apple ...

eBay's mobile app strategy shared at CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 11th, 2011)

When I went to meet up with eBay at last week's CES conference, I went to a booth run not by that company, but by a company called RedLaser. Started by two U of Michigan grads, RedLaser is an eBay acquisition that has released a barcode scanning app for the iPhone that will scan your products and ...

iPhone and iPad among eBay's "top-shopped" items in 2010

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 29th, 2010)

eBay listed its "Top Shopped" items of 2010 this week, and the iPhone 4 rose to the top, beating out classic toys like Barbie and Hot Wheels. While the iPhone 4 took first place, the iPad was not far behind, occupying fifth spot behind Barbie, Hot Wheels and military jackets. Interestingly enough, ...

Macintosh Portable prototype hits eBay, unusual keyboard configuration intact

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 27th, 2010)

If you are looking to grab a piece of Apple history, here is your chance. Spotted on eBay is a prototype Macintosh Portable computer, an early predecessor to the PowerBook. The Macintosh Portable debuted in September 1989 and was a semi-portable, battery-powered version of a desktop Macintosh. The ...

Ask TUAW: Outlook 2011 attachment problems, Apple TV alternatives, deleting apps and more

by Chris Ullrich (Dec 17th, 2010)

Welcome back to another edition of Ask TUAW. Each week this column will feature questions from readers and answers by the TUAW team. If you have questions for the following week's column, drop them in the comments, and I will do my best to get to them. When asking a question, please include ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me accessorize my iPod nano on the cheap

by Erica Sadun (Sep 18th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I bought a brand new multitouch nano, and now I want to accessorize it. But money is tight, and I don't have a lot to spend. I don't really care about "pretty," but I'd like to see what kind of functionality I can get (accessory-wise) on the cheap. Can you recommend any really ...

The app market, by the numbers

by Mike Schramm (Aug 20th, 2010)

The very insightful Stuart Dredge over at Mobile Entertainment has compiled an amazing primer on all of the numbers behind the app market (which you can also see by clicking the "Read More" link, although it's not viewable on an iPad or iPhone). If you want to know anything about how many apps are ...

iPads selling on eBay for as much as $5000

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 6th, 2010)

In an email to Bloomberg, eBay stated that almost 80 percent of iPad purchases came from outside the U.S. and that the average selling price for an iPad was $777 during the week leading up to Saturday's launch. If that money tree in your back yard is doing so well that you can spend ten times ...

The saga of the Apple stair comes to a $9950 end

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 3rd, 2010)

Ten days ago we reported that eBay seller heylookitskibbe was auctioning a stair from the staircase from the Fifth Avenue Apple retail store in New York. Shortly after our report, the stuff hit the fan. Heylookitskibbe turned out to be former Apple employee, Mark Burstiner. The stair, made by ...

Despite legal threats, Apple stair back on Ebay

by Dave Caolo (Mar 2nd, 2010)

A former Apple Store employee has defied legal threats and re-listed a broken stair on Ebay. In 2008, three broken stairs were removed from the spiral staircase in the Fifth Avenue Apple retail store in New York. Former employee Mark Burstiner asked the Seele GmbH employees who were hauling them ...

Glass stair from Apple Fifth Ave spiral staircase on eBay

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 21st, 2010)

The seller says the stair is a "collectible" and could be used as a coffee table if you get some cinder blocks. He also states that "I know for a fact that only three of them exist outside of the retail stores' circulation, and this is one of them." According to the seller the stair originally cost ...

TUAW Brainfark: Build or buy your own iPad mockup and fool your friends

by Steven Sande (Jan 28th, 2010)

Denver-area Apple consultant, trainer, designer, and professional paraglider instructor Tim Meehan surprised me yesterday with the photo you see at right. It was one of a portfolio of pictures he sent to me via email, all of which had me wondering how the heck he had managed to get his hands on an ...

eBay Deals iPhone app pushes bargains in your face

by Steven Sande (Nov 23rd, 2009)

Do you use eBay regularly for shopping for goodies? If you do, and if you're an iPhone or iPod touch owner, you probably ought to turn on your device right now and download the new eBay Deals app [Free, iTunes Link]. In eBay parlance, a deal can be one of two things: An eBay Daily Deal, which ...

Found on eBay: An original Apple-1 with wonderful documentation

by Steven Sande (Nov 18th, 2009)

A few months ago, we provided details of an auction that featured a Mac that had been given to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry by Apple. If you missed your chance to pick up that prime item, now you have an opportunity to own an Apple that is even more rare: an Apple-1 (also known as the Apple I) ...