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Steve Jobs helping overhaul Disney retail

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Oct 13th, 2009


The New York Times has posted about a new project that our own Mr. Jobs has taken on: he's now helping out Disney Stores with their retail business. You have to hand it to Disney, no matter what you think of the Mouse House -- when they have a problem with part of the business, they bring in the experts. First they have Pixar's John Lasseter come in and take over animation (and they're about to release what looks like the best 2D movie in ages), and now they've got Steve Jobs himself sprucing up their retail spaces. Sounds like they're making the store more interactive (walking by some displays with certain products will create an audiovisual reaction), and taking some of the tech as well (employees will be able to check out items on mobile units, and control certain displays in the store with iPhones).

They also borrowed another page from Jobs' playbook: they've apparently created a prototype store (just like Apple did way back when), not only to test out what everything might look like, but to give a charge to executives and investors who get a tour. Sounds interesting, but then again, it makes sense. What else is an Apple Store, but a toy shop for big kids?

[via MacUser]

Tags: disney, disney-store, disney-stores, displays, interactivity, iphones, john-lasseter, new-york-times, steve-jobs, stores

Filed under: Humor, Retail, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends, iMac, PowerBook, Apple

Apple t-shirt quilt available on eBay

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Dec 13th, 2008


I don't know how comfy a quilt made out of t-shirts would be, but maybe the fact that they're all Apple t-shirts will help. That's exactly what this quilt is made out of -- it's up over on eBay right now, and while the price is only around $36 at the time of this writing, it's probably gone up since then. There are about 20 t-shirts in the quilt total, and they look like they range from the late '90s (there's a bondi blue iMac on there, I believe) up to the Tiger release (at least those are all the ones I recognize). And they do seem like official store t-shirts, which means whoever made the quilt probably is or knows an Apple employee.

If you can get over the fact that someone probably once wore your quilt, it might be a nice Apple-themed bedspread to grab. I've been looking for a good quilt lately, and while this is a little too patched together for my interests, maybe Apple is missing something here. What would an Ive-designed quilt end up looking like?

Tags: apple, apple-store, apple-stores, genius, handmade, imac, quilt, retail, stores, tiger, tshirts

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Apple Financial, iTunes, iPod touch

Analysis: iTunes holds 12.6% of the US music market

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Dec 4th, 2008


Stick with us here: a new report by Forrester Research claims that of all the music purchased in the US, digital purchases have jumped to 18% of the total, and they expect it to go up to 41% of total sales over the next five years. That means that about 20% of all the music sold in the US is bought digitally. And distorted-loop.com is doing a little reasoning from those numbers -- since Apple's iTunes accounts for 70% of US digital sales, DL has decided that Apple accounts for 12.6% of all music sold in the US.

Can't really argue with that reasoning, and given that we know iPod sales are up (and increased sales of the iPod touch means more people can buy from iTunes straight to their iPods, not to mention that one of the biggest days for iTunes sales is Christmas, thanks to all the new iPods under the tree), we can probably look for that number to head even further north next year.

Tags: analysis, digital, distorted-loop, ipod, ipod-touch, itunes, itunes-sales, music-sales, report, sales, stores, us

Filed under: Retail, iPhone

Apple Stores receive iPhone 3G window displays

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Jul 7th, 2008

Gizmodo is reporting that Apple stores have started receiving their new window displays for the iPhone 3G launch. The iPhone display is similar to those that showed for last year's iPhone launch -- with a few design changes to mimic the iPhone 3G.

According to Gizmodo, Apple stores around the country will be putting up these displays today. Gizmodo has a gallery of pictures on their site for your viewing pleasure.

Tags: Apple store, AppleStore, iPhone 3G, iPhone display, Iphone3g, IphoneDisplay, retail, stores, window display, WindowDisplay

Filed under: iLife, Retail, Education, iTunes, iWork, Apple

Apple Camp '08 schedule posted

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Jun 6th, 2008

Today Apple posted the schedule for Apple Camp. Apple Camp is held at Apple retail stores for kids 8-12 to go learn about creative things like: making presentations with Keynote, taking and managing photos with iPhoto, creating music with GarageBand, and making movies with iMovie.

Each sessions lasts about 3 hours and is available at all Apple retail locations. Kids attending will receive a DVD or CD with their creations on it, field guide, t-shirt, and will be able to get other giveaways. Best of all, Apple Camp is free though registration is required.

Kids under 13 must have a parent/guardian present; otherwise, you'll have to bring an Apple permission slip (PDF link). You can now register on Apple's Camp registration website.

Tags: Apple Camp, Apple retail, AppleCamp, AppleRetail, Children, GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto, Keynote, kids, stores, t-shirt, tweet-this

Filed under: Accessories, Retail, iPhone

Get a Jawbone with your iPhone

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Jun 19th, 2007

One of our Weblogs, Inc. designers sent a Twitter the other day bragging that his new Aliph Jawbone had appeared on his doorstep. After a quick Google search, I realized he wasn't talking about a new part of his anatomy, but rather a hot little Bluetooth headset. They don't get slicker than this-- not only does it look like it taps right into your face, but apparently the science works, too, if the demo is any indication. At $120, it ain't the cheapest headset you'll find, but according to our designer, it's completely worth it.

And so I wasn't that surprised to see, according to Macworld, that Apple is going to be selling these babies in their stores, right alongside the iPhone. Apparently a quality (and expensive) phone calls for a quality (and expensive) Bluetooth headset, and we're sure Aliph is thrilled to get shelf space next to what is already set to be one of the hottest products of the year. There's no word if the Jawbone is in Apple stores yet, but Aliph says if you want one, they'll be sitting right there in 157 Apple stores across the country next Friday.

Tags: appleretail, applestore, bluetooth, expensive, headset, iphone, jawbone, pricy, retail, stores

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