Macenstein

You have a Zune?!?

Apple product placement and evangelism throughout Hollywood has gotten so prevalent that sometimes as a Mac user it is easy to forget we are still in the minority. Yet while Hollywood’s writers and directors may enjoy expressing their Apple loyalty by sneaking Apple gadgets into various scenes, they have always stopped short of outright Microsoft bashing… until now. Our... Read More

Apple Says “Vote ‘No’ on Prop 8” – donates nearly 335 iPhones to the cause

In a rare political move, Apple today officially announced that is is donating $100,000 to California’s No on 8 campaign. Proposition 8 seeks to change California’s State Constitution and ban same-sex marriages in the land of Schwarzenegger. Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first... Read More

Business Dean leaves leaves Yale for “Apple University” – prepares for Steve Balmer panty raids

Bloomberg is reporting that Joel Podolny, the dean of the Yale School of Management, is leaving his position with the University November 1st and will serve as vice president and dean of Apple University, a mysterious new program being created on Apple’s Cupertino Campus. We imagine it to be not unlike Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, only with more magic. Perhaps... Read More

So who took the picture?

I’ve always wondered if it was possible to take a picture of a group of skydivers without one of them giving the “thumbs” up sign. While I suppose we may never know for sure, I am leaning towards “no”. panorama via www.360bilder.de After playing around in Pangea VR for the iPhone, I’ve noticed that a lot of panorama shots end up with the creepy... Read More

Apple hits the big time – gets its own YouTube Channel

Apple has finally gotten the biggest honor that anyone can hope for – its own Official YouTube page. Yes, they don’t give those out to just anyone. Apple now joins the exclusive ranks of Chris Crocker and The Potter Puppet Pals. Is this an attempt by Apple to save some bandwidth costs by throwing hosting duties to YouTube’s servers, or did they see the awesomeness... Read More

Microsoft drops Seinfeld – now the REAL attack begins?

When we heard those rumblings last month that Microsoft was launching a $300 million ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld to directly counter Apple’s Windows-bashing “Get A Mac” ads which had more or less run unchallenged for 3 years, we were intrigued. “How would they do it?” we wondered. “What would they criticize about Mac OS X? Is Seinfled,... Read More

Review: MetaSquares is the iPhone’s “Tetris”

Yes, that’s certainly a bold claim. However, my Tetris comparison is not meant to compare game types between the two (you’ll find no falling bricks here), but rather to convey the type of single-minded, addictive gameplay the two games share. This is now what I see when I close my eyes. To me the best games, whether on consoles or portable devices are usually puzzle/strategy... Read More

Lyons: FSJ may return – but SJ still looks like $#!@

Fake Steve Jobs, aka the Real Dan Lyons, starts work tomorrow at his new gig at Newsweek, and it looks like the Fake Steve Jobs feature may be coming along for the ride. Our friends over at Mac Soda had a chance to talk to Dan about his motives for discontinuing the feature, and the likelihood of its return. Lyons had previously cited Steve Jobs’s health as the primary reason... Read More

“America’s Hat” getting iPhone tethering before America?

Rogers says iPhone customers can tether their iPhones starting in October… so how are they going to do it? There has been some speculation in the US as to whether or not AT&T will allow for a new iPhone data plan which allows for “tethering” laptops to the iPhone. Tethering allows iPhone users to share their internet connection via EDGE or 3G with their computers... Read More

Video: Waterproof spray-on coating for your iPhone, laptop

Probably the number one threat to iPhones is the dreaded “accidental toilet drop”. While all cell phones fear it, the iPhone is particularly at risk because users are often asked to shake the hell out of their iPhones when playing these games. It’s a recipe for “accidental toilet drop”-disaster. Well, Cape Cod-based Northwest Maritime Institute has... Read More