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The birth of the iPod

by Mike Schramm (Dec 9th, 2009)

Wired has an interesting look at the early days of the iPod, and what's most fascinating is just how fully formed the idea of the iPod and iTunes was. The idea itself originates from a company called PortalPlayer, where hardware designer Tony Fadell had the idea to create a player that could ...

Want to BBQ with the iPhone? You don't even need an app

by Mike Schramm (Jul 3rd, 2009)

Not really -- if you really are planning to grill up some meat (or mushrooms and pineapples, they're good too) today or this weekend, you'll need a little more heat than your iPhone will give. But it's true, Apple's little handheld can get nice and toasty when it's really working*, and illustrator ...

Wired's top 10 reader-approved iPhone games

by Mike Schramm (Feb 17th, 2009)

Our friends at Wired recently asked their readers what their favorite iPhone games were, and their list is a pretty darn good overview of some of the best choices for gamers on the App Store. Some of the picks are already well known -- we posted about Trism way, way back, and of course Galcon has ...

Could Apple be eyeballing CES? Probably not

by Robert Palmer (Dec 18th, 2008)

After news of Apple's decision to pull out of Macworld, many tech writers are wondering if Apple isn't considering participation in the Consumer Electronics Show, typically held around the same time as Macworld, in Las Vegas. Most seem to be asking vague questions about what would happen if Apple ...

Wired: New Mac mini to be announced at MWSF

by Robert Palmer (Dec 16th, 2008)

Wired's Brian X. Chen writes that Apple will release a new version of the Mac mini at Macworld Expo early next month. Chen's unnamed source didn't disclose any details about the Mac mini, but Chen offered plenty of specification speculation. Based on "trends seen in Apple's latest products," Chen ...

Today's a big day for Steve

by Robert Palmer (Sep 16th, 2008)

Fun fact: September 16 is the day in 1985 that Steve Jobs left Apple, and also the same day in 1997 that he returned to Apple as then-iCEO. Jobs first left after CEO John Sculley ousted him from Apple's board of directors after both had tried to be "co-CEOs." Jobs also filed papers that same day ...

Wired: 'iPhone takes screenshots of everything you do'

by Robert Palmer (Sep 11th, 2008)

On your iPhone or your iPod touch, when you press the Home button, there's a nice little animation that takes you back to the home screen. To create that animation, your iPhone takes a screenshot of whatever it is you're doing, and uses it for the transition. Sounds innocent, right? Not so much, ...

Wired iPhone reception survey results

by Mike Schramm (Aug 25th, 2008)

Wired has published the results of the iPhone reception survey they were running, and clearly Antarctica needs way more coverage. But they also pulled a lot of useful data out of places where people actually live, and it probably doesn't surprise you. 3G performance is slow almost all over, ...

Wired.com needs your help testing the iPhone's network speeds

by Mike Schramm (Aug 14th, 2008)

Sure, Apple claims the 3G is fast, but with all the problems with 3Gs connecting all over the world, just how fast is it really? The folks at Wired.com have decided to find out, and they need your help. They'd like you to test your iPhone at the TestmyiPhone.com network speed testing site, and then ...

Is this Apple's ultraportable?

by Scott McNulty (Jan 14th, 2008)

Wired's Gadget Lab blog has posted a mockup of the rumored MacBook Air. They based their mockups on what inside sources had to tell them. The big points are that this thing is supposedly very, very thin and lacks both an optical drive and an Ethernet port. I can see omitting networking ports and an ...

Wired offers up Macworld predictions

by Scott McNulty (Jan 13th, 2008)

One of my favorite things about Macworld is the fact that everyone suddenly feels the need to share their predictions about what Apple will be introducing this time (we at TUAW are not immune to this, and have already shared our predictions. How wrong will I turn out to be? Only time will tell). ...

Wired lists 15 dumbest Apple Predictions of all times

by Erica Sadun (Nov 2nd, 2007)

A great post over at Wired confirms what everyone alerady knows, Apple rumors are often groundless and pessimistic. Wired lists the 15 worst Apple-related predictions that failed to be realized, from iMac failures to a Sony takeover prediction, to Apple TV's MIA "extra" features. I have a quibble ...

Wired offers up 5 reasons Apple TV rules, and sucks

by Scott McNulty (Mar 20th, 2007)

Now that the Apple TV is shipping lots of people have opinions about it (imagine the amount of opinions we'll hear once people get to use it!). Wired's Rob Beschizza has compiled 5 reasons why he thinks the Apple TV will rule, and 5 reasons it'll suck. This list of 10 things nicely sums up the ...

Leander Kahney and Apple sitting in a tree

by Scott McNulty (Jul 25th, 2006)

Today Wired reporter Leander Kahney did the unthinkable: he admitted that he loves a multinational corporation that is incapable of every returning that love. Good thing the giant corporation he loves is Apple or I'd be forced to think there was something wrong with him. Leander points to the ...

iPizzle and other dubious iPod slang

by Scott McNulty (Jun 27th, 2006)

iPods are, inarguably, a large part of our zeitgeist. It is not shocking, therefore, to find out that a whole vocabulary of slang has sprung up around everyone's favorite MP3 player/lifestyle accessory. Leander Kahney, reporting for Wired, shares with us some of the more memorable iPod vernacular ...