Watch a drunken Jeff Goldblum pitch the iMac

March 31st | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Move over “Cheeseburger-eating Hasselhoff“, there’s a new drunk in town!
What happens when you take the classic 1999 Jeff Goldblum iMac commercial and slow it down about 30 percent? You get a hilarious piece of footage capable of taking Goldblum’s kids away in any future custody battle!

This works particularly well because of Goldblum’s somewhat slurry […]

When product placement attacks!

March 30th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

There’s an Apple in the House! Or two, or three… hard to tell.
I’ve heard nothing but good things about FOX’s House, yet for some reason I’ve never felt compelled to put forth the effort of adding it to my DVR’s schedule. However, according to faithful Macenstein reader Phil, apparently I should, as it […]

New York City Transit Authority using Keynote to run its kiosks

March 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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Faithful Macenstein reader Mike Solomon from over at The Cleverist sent us this video he made providing pretty convincing evidence that the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority is using Apple’s Keynote software to run its kiosks, as illustrated by those trademark transitions Snap! Crackle! and Pop!… err, Cube, Dissolve, and Pop.
While we think […]

Use JavaScript to unlock high-res YouTube videos

March 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Above: You can see that especially on fast motion videos, the quality is noticeably better on the high-res video video (right) than the standard YouTube offering (left).
Faithful Macenstein reader brethil clued me into a cool YouTube trick that probably everyone besides me already knew about. Apparently if you open a YouTube url in your browser, […]

Microsoft enters the chip business - “potato”, not “micro”

March 28th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Wow, this recession must have Microsoft worried. Check out their latest efforts to diversify their product line!

From Egypt, the land where copyright law is apparently as prevalent as snow pants, comes Windows brand ketchup-flavored potato chips. And of course, what better way to wash those delicious chips down than with a can of […]

Celebrity Mac Chick sighting: Jennifer Aniston

March 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Wow. Is Jennifer that short, or does she have the first 23-inch MacBook Pro!?

I know I get crap for posting celebrity Apple sightings, but c’mon, how often do you see the third biggest celebrity in the world walking around with their computer? (By the way, Jennifer, that thing deserves a case!).

Plus […]

Wow. Talk about overestimating the value of an iPod!

March 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

A 14 year-old Davenport, IA teenager was arrested yesterday after he reportedly stole a female classmate’s iPod and then demanded she send him a sexually explicit video of herself in exchange for its safe return. Davenport Police Capt. David Struckman said the iPod was taken from the girl’s purse last week, and the following […]

History: Bill Gates’ Windows Media Center Blooper

March 26th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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Sure, Steve’s had his share of keynote bloopers, but for some reason I find it endlessly more fascinating to watch Bill Gates squirm during this classic piece of tape during the CES debut of Windows Media Center. He looks like a little boy in that giant chair, fresh from being removed from a […]

Review: XtremeMac’s Sportwrap for iPhone/iPod

March 26th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Above: Know what that is? That’s some top-notch stitchin’, that’s what that is!
Now that the weather is warming up, I have decided to (reluctantly) put down the cheeseballs, and start exercising again. I haven’t really been running since last November and a lot has changed since then. First of all, I am ridiculously out of […]