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iPad flies off of car roof, wedges itself into another car's bumper

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 10th, 2013)

A few days ago, the above picture began making the rounds on social media sites. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you -- that's an iPad wedged securely into a car's front bumper. Now thanks to ABC57 News, we have more information as to what happened and how the iPad landed in such an unusual ...

iPad with Bible app saves the day at firefighters swearing-in ceremony

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 11th, 2013)

In an interesting little twist to an otherwise standard swearing-in ceremony, an iPad with a Bible app came to the rescue of some firefighters. According to NBC 40, several Atlantic City-based firefighters were being promoted to the ranks of Battalion Chiefs and Fire Captains when officials ...

Vintage Mac is beautiful in LEGO

by Dave Caolo (Jan 31st, 2013)

Canadian graphics and web designer Chris McVeigh has built and lovingly photographed this gorgeous LEGO Mac. It looks fantastic and we'd love to have it on our desks. McVeigh told CNET that he works out ideas in LEGO Digital Designer. "The advantage of starting off a project digitally is that ...

Faulty iPhone reportedly generated £19,000 bill

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 8th, 2013)

According to a report by the BBC, a faulty iPhone is to blame for a £19,000 (US$30,000) bill sent to UK resident Chris Bovis over the holiday season. Bovis claims Orange sent him the whopping bill for his usage during the months of October and November. Bovis said his regular bill is ...

Burglar breaks into Microsoft, steals only Apple products

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 7th, 2013)

A buddy of mine sent me this link from Google+ user Joshua Anderson. It's a clipping from the Palo Alto Daily Post about a break-in that occurred on Microsoft's Mountain View campus early this month. Despite Microsoft's offices being presumably filled with the best MS tech on the planet, the ...

"iMac touch" parody video is pretty cute

by Steven Sande (Nov 5th, 2012)

By now, just about everyone who's been watching TV or visited the Apple website lately has seen the iPad mini ad. It shows someone tapping out the counterpoint to Heart and Soul on an iPad, with another hand joining in on the melody on an iPad mini. It's clever and cute, and now someone has ...

Mod your iPhone so it looks like a Motorola XT390

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 14th, 2012)

Looking for something to do with that old iPhone 4 or 4S now that you've got your iPhone 5 pre-ordered? M.I.C. Gadget has instructions on how to turn your iDevice into a Motorola XT390. It's not for the faint of heart. As seen above, it literally involves smashing part of your iPhone to bits. ...

Behind the scenes with "Sh*t Apple Fanatics Say" creators

by Dave Caolo (Sep 10th, 2012)

Author Ken Segall has interviewed Mac Consultant Scott Rose, the man behind the satirical and funny "Sh*t Apple Fanatics Say" video series and published the details online. Segall, who is the author of Insanely Simple, found that the project grew significantly as Rose and his partners worked on ...

Would you check your iPhone at the door of a restaurant for a discount?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 21st, 2012)

Ever have a date look at you sideways because you can't refrain from Instagramming your meal? If you need some persuasion to kick the distracted dining habit, then you may want to visit Eva Restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Owner Mark Gold is running an interesting promotion that'll give ...

SoundShrine gives your iPad the royal treatment

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 20th, 2012)

Noticed by Foolish Gadgets, the SoundShrine is the most luxurious looking iPad dock that you will never own. Created by Bavarian photographer Georg Dinkel, the TonSchrein (loosely translated from German to SoundShrine) will cradle your iPad in an ornately-designed, golden-colored polymer clay. ...

Steve Jobs' stolen iPad used by street performer

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 17th, 2012)

To close out the work week, here is a story from the Mercury News about the late Steve Jobs's iPad and how it landed in the hands of a middle-aged performer known as Kenny the Clown. As the story goes, professional clown Kenneth Kahn was given an iPad by his friend Kariem McFarlin. He thought ...

"Explore" Mars with your iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Aug 15th, 2012)

"This is why you're learning math." Robinson Meyer of The Atlantic points out this immersive, 360º panorama of the martian surface as recorded the by the Curiosity rover. It takes advantage of the iPhone's gyroscope and responds to your movements. Once the page is loaded, hold the iPhone ...

iPad point of sale kiosk spied at Panera Bread

by Dave Caolo (Aug 14th, 2012)

Reader Domenico Bettinelli has shared this image of an iPad at a Panera Bread in Pennsylvania. It's being used as a customer-facing point of sale kiosk, which sounds pretty handy. Domenico writes: "You pay at right the station and then pick up your cup. [When your meal is ready], they bring ...

Palo Alto home of late Steve Jobs burglarized

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 14th, 2012)

The San Jose Mercury News reports that the home of the late Steve Jobs was burglarized July 17, with "computers and personal items" being apparently stolen and possibly sold. No doubt the items stolen would have great value to some people if they knew whose family they were taken from. No word on ...

Cocoanetics zapruders the WWDC banner

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2012)

Oliver Drobnik at Cocoanetics has beautifully zaprudered this year's WWDC banner, finding app icons from Path, Star Walk, Instagram, Foursquare, and more (by "more" I mean exhaustively more). He notes that social networks have a place of prominence, as do maps and productivity with a strong ...