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TUAW TV Live: Apps, unboxing, and the usual cast of characters

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th, 2013)

Welcome back to TUAW TV Live! Today's show is going to give you a look at some new products; we'll delve into some of my favorite new apps; and we'll also engage in the endless conversation in the chat room. No guests are visiting this week so I can see if Skype is causing some of the streaming ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Flying solo

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th, 2013)

After a bunch of TUAW TV Live episodes featuring various buddies Skyped into my machine, I've decided to do a solo gig this week. I'm not sure if Skype is what has been causing some of the issues that have occurred recently, but this might be a good way to do a little bit of troubleshooting ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Unboxing Day

by Steven Sande (Dec 5th, 2012)

In a number of the Commonwealth nations, Boxing Day (celebrated on December 26) is celebrated both in the historical sense as a day when gifts are distributed and in the present sense as a big day to watch sporting events and go shopping. Today, December 5, 2012, is going to be celebrated at ...

TUAW TV Live: Talking minis, opening boxes

by Steven Sande (Oct 24th, 2012)

Welcome back for another fun episode of TUAW TV Live! Today I've got a lot of hot topics: the new Macs -- mini, 13" Retina MacBook Pro, and iMac; the new iPads and the handful of accessories that were announced by Tim Cook and Phil Schiller yesterday. In addition, I have been inundated over ...

Vodaphone Germany iPhone 5 unboxing video

by Dave Caolo (Sep 19th, 2012)

While you wait for your iPhone 5 to arrive, watch this unboxing video posted by an excited user in Germany. The user is reportedly a Vodafone carrier rep. In the video below, you can see him open the box, inspect the various contents and power the iPhone 5 on. Pretty exciting, no? He ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Toys, Olympic apps, and speculation

by Steven Sande (Aug 1st, 2012)

As we get into the dog days of summer, there's finally talk of an Apple event in mid-September. Well, that's about five or six weeks away, but it's enough to give me and my guest -- Doc Rock -- fodder for discussion this afternoon on TUAW TV Live. We'll also have the regular parade of new ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM EDT: The flood continues

by Steven Sande (Jul 11th, 2012)

One sure sign of a healthy Apple ecosystem is the flood of new products that just won't stop! While I usually have a few new items to unbox and demonstrate (and occasionally badmouth) on TUAW TV Live, today my virtual cup runneth over. I'll have some incredible new products to unveil this ...

Apple's beautiful packaging

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 20th, 2012)

Anthony Kay takes unboxing to a whole new level. There's no video, no jazzy music, and no wild photos. He has a simple unboxing method that examines Apple's stellar product packaging. Kay points out that packaging is often overlooked by most companies, yet the box "really is part of the ...

iPad Unboxing 3: The video

by Steven Sande (Mar 17th, 2012)

Around TUAW, it's a bit of a tradition for me to do an unboxing video whenever I get a new device -- like this one for the original iPad or this one for the iPhone 3GS back in 2009. Not being one to break tradition, I grabbed my new third-generation iPad today and did a short unboxing video for ...

Engadget goes hands-on with the new MacBook Pro

by Josh Helfferich (Feb 24th, 2011)

If you thought today couldn't get any more hands-on, you were wrong. The folks over at our sister blog, Engadget, just received a review unit of the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt technology and posted lots of delicious photos for us nerds to enjoy. (Note that unlike many other ...

Early access to Verizon iPhone: One guy got his already

by Kelly Guimont (Feb 7th, 2011)

9 to 5 Mac has linked to video of someone who managed to finagle his package out of the local UPS distribution center and get a hold of his Verizon iPhone on Saturday. This guy's camera operator flipped between portrait and landscape orientation, so if you want to get a really good look at all of ...

TUAW TV Live redux: New MacBook Air unboxing video

by Steven Sande (Oct 21st, 2010)

If you attended our liveblog of yesterday's Back to the Mac event, you were introduced to Sam Levin, a Bay Area PR guy who also happens to love Apple products. Sam was our man-on-the-street for the liveblog, sitting in the audience and giving us a firsthand view of the proceedings. On his way out of ...

Apple TV deliveries begin -- we have unboxing photos and video

by Steven Sande (Sep 29th, 2010)

Several TUAW readers have let us know that their Apple TVs have arrived, and reader Clint even sent us a link to his MobileMe gallery of his official unboxing of the new device. As you can see from the photos, the thing is tiny. The Apple TV comes packaged with a power cord, a remote, a small ...

Found footage: Stop-motion iPhone 4 disassembly

by Dave Caolo (Jul 7th, 2010)

The iPhone 4's insides are no secret anymore. The folks at iFixit alone have done a stellar job of documenting its every bit and bob. Still, the video above is worth watching. Created by repair firm Techrestore and composed of over 1,700 still photos, it's a highly entertaining stop-motion ...

Chocolate covered iPad looks tasty

by Keith M (Jun 14th, 2010)

Your wife loves chocolate, and you know she's been eying that 1.5+ lb. bar at the local Trader Joe's like a lion does a gazelle. She's also a massive Apple fan who's been dying for a shiny new iPad for months. Birthday time: the bar, or the iPad? If you're a cheap SOB, you get the bar and call ...