Weekly App Store Roundup: Nov. 1, 2008
The time has arrived for us to wave a fond farewell to the week that brought us the joys of seeing Steve Wozniak dressed as a Sith Lord and the subsequent horror of seeing The Woz then attempt to act. As usual, the App Store has been chugging away in the background like a steam engine fueled only [...]
published on Saturday, the 1. November 2008, apple-blog
Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Turns To Acting
With the abrupt end of Bill Gates’s recent promotional tête à tete with Seinfeld, there’s clearly a comedy void left somewhere in the galaxy. Fortunately, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, may be just the right shape to fill that void and restore equilibrium. Though far from scraping the bottom of the tech-celebrity barrel by endorsing a lackluster product, [...]
published on Tuesday, the 28. October 2008, apple-blog
Adobe's John Nack joins Woz and others to judge art contest
The digital art contest at the 2009 Macworld Expo will be judged by Photoshop product manager John Nack, celebrity engineer Steve Wozniak, artist Peter Max, and SF MoMA curator Rudolf Frieling. Entries are only being accepted for a few more days, so hurry up. Read More...
published on Tuesday, the 28. October 2008, ars-technica
Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod
Slatterz writes "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, better known in the industry as 'Woz', believes that the iPod is on its way out and has revealed his discomfort with some aspects of the iPhone. Wozniak said that the iPod has had a long time as the world's most popular media player, and that it will fall from grace due to oversupply. Wozniak also commented on the iPhone's proprietary nature and locked service provider, and compared it to Google's open Android platform. "Consumers are not getting all they want when companies are very proprietary and lock their products down," he said. "I would like to write some more powerful apps than what you're allowed.""Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published on Thursday, the 9. October 2008, apple-slashdot
Woz points out the obvious in the iPod's limited future
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says that the iPod as we know it will eventually die out, and we agree. That's why Apple is already working on bigger and better things while it milks the remaining life out of the iPod classic and iPod nano.Read More...
published on Tuesday, the 7. October 2008, ars-technica
Apple co-founder believes iPod has about run its course
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak this week likened the iPod to a fad whose days atop the consumer electronics market are number while lamenting the limitations of the iPhone 3G, for which he'd like to write certain applications but can't due to restrictions.
published on Tuesday, the 7. October 2008, appleinsider
Steve Jobs obituary accidentally published online
An obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs was recently published accidentally through Bloomberg's financial newswire, reports say. The article, though several pages long, is incomplete, with gaps for Jobs' age and means of death. It also suggests a number of important people to interview for quotes, including Steve Wozniak, the other founder of Apple; Heidi Roizen, an ex-girlfriend of Jobs; and Jon R...
published on Thursday, the 28. August 2008, macintosh-news-network
Filmmakers interview Apple's "fifth Beatle"
When you think Apple's history, one name that probably doesn't come quickly to mind is Ron Wayne -- but he was there nonetheless. The makers the documentary Welcome to Macintosh say they've snagged the first video interview with Wayne about his experiences with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the early days of Apple. The filmakers say Wayne was a f...
published on Sunday, the 3. August 2008, macintosh-news-network
Woz on Psystar OpenPro: "I like the price, so I may get one"
Psystar has caused a ruckus among the Mac community this week, with everyone buzzing about EULAs and cheap, upgradable Macs. Steve Wozniak weighs in with his own comments to Ars about the OpenPro Mac clone.Read More...
published on Wednesday, the 16. April 2008, ars-technica
Wozniak: Apple TV and MB Air good, not great
Steve Wozniak today hosted a keynote at an Australian broadband conference, and offered his mixed opinions on the Apple TV and the MacBook Air. Wozniak said that although he believes the Apple TV to be a "really good indication of the future of the world", the platform does have a few flaws. Primarily, he says that the 24-hour rental period is too ...
published on Monday, the 3. March 2008, macintosh-news-network