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Online museum offers Steve Jobs exhibit

by Mel Martin (Dec 5th, 2011)

If you crave even more info about Steve Jobs, the Computer History Museum has just posted an online exhibit called "Steve Jobs...First NeXT, One more thing...". The exhibit has lots of information, some archival photos and a smattering of videos, some donated by friends of Steve that haven't been ...

iPod 10th anniversary: Apple design exhibit at MKG Hamburg

by Michael Rose (Oct 23rd, 2011)

Since we're celebrating a decade of iPod today, it's a perfect time to share our photos from the Stylectrical exhibition at the MK&G museum in Hamburg, Germany. This collection features scores of Apple products (largely from the reign of design chief Jonathan Ive) alongside some of the ...

Use an iPad in a kiosk with aluminum nClosures

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 18th, 2011)

The enclosures securing and protecting the iPads I spied at LaGuardia looked like custom jobs for Delta's terminal, but if you want to install an iPad for use in a kiosk, it appears nClosures has your multitouch device literally covered. The iPad kiosk mount from nClosures is a complete ...

The American Museum of Natural History's Explorer app for the iPhone and iPod touch

by David Winograd (Jul 30th, 2010)

The American Museum of Natural History on New York City's Upper West Side has released AMNH Explorer (free) for the iPhone and iPod touch. This app, funded by Bloomberg, is a tour guide and personal navigation system that allows you to easily traverse the museum's huge collection. You can search ...

iPod accessory turns up in fine art museum

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 27th, 2010)

I'm in Chicago right now visiting some of my friends. Yesterday we decided to go to my old workplace, the Art Institute of Chicago, which has one of the best collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in the world. Imagine my surprise when I found myself staring at a first-generation ...

A free app for those who love art

by Mel Martin (Jun 15th, 2009)

It's true. I'm delighted to find free applications that stimulate and involve. The iPhone/iPod touch continues to open new vistas for those willing to explore the app store. If you love great art, then get thee to iTunes and download Love Art [App Store link] which is a tour of some of the great ...

Newton Museum going-out-of-business sale

by C.K. Sample, III (Dec 22nd, 2005)

If this large vintage collection of Macs made its way into Dave's basement, I'm sure all the Newton-related items being offered up in this eBay auction will also end up there. The complete collection of The Newton Museum's stock is up for grabs and it's nothing if not a thorough collection. I ...

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