iPods and iPhones that can heal themselves… We’re one step closer to the robot uprising

March 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

We’ve all seen it in movies a thousand times… A snail-loving scientist wonders if there is a way to bond protein to various elements in the periodic table and grow new materials, one thing leads to another, and then BAM! Skynet becomes self aware on August 29th 1997 2:14 am Eastern Time.
Well, if […]

Review: Audioengine AW1 Premium Wireless Audio Adapter – It just works

March 14th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

The idea of wirelessly streaming music from a remote home media server to a living room audio system has long been the “Holy Grail” for husbands who have been forced by their wives to move their bulky computers into the basement, and who have been told they cannot drill holes in walls and run […]

Is the shuffle really an iPod?

February 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

I caught a little flack yesterday when I mentioned I don’t consider the iPod shuffle to be a “real” iPod. Many people correctly pointed out the term “iPod” is Apple’s to do with as they please, and they alone should be able to decide what does and does not qualify as an iPod. If […]

Apple announces it will keep stringing us along on the new MacBook Pros

February 19th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Well, once again, a Tuesday morning has started with Apple’s “We’ll be back soon” Post-It note on their store, and ended without new MacBooks.

The “big” news today was a new 2 GB shuffle, a price drop on the 1 GB model, and a new Xsan. Kind of an odd combination of updates, assuming the […]

Finally, an iPod accessory even Greenpeace can’t bash (too much)

January 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Sure we all love the environment, but the iPod is just so cool… If only there were a way to listen to our iPods while killing the planet… more slowly…

Faithful Macenstein reader meggert turned us on to Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker, the most “green” iPod speaker you can buy make yourself.
This unique […]

Unilever’s “shuffle pops” sighted

January 9th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Gizmodo has managed to find pictures of the legendary “Brazilian iPod shuffle popsicle“, long thought to be extinct until Unilever’s Kibon ice cream brand found 10,000 of the skittish creatures in some god-forsaken jungle, and decided to give them away as a promotion. Apparently, Apple had a hand in helping to certify the “Shuffle […]