Category Archives: Apple

Wired Founder’s Chocolate Factory Monitored by iPhone

Wired founder Louis Rossetto’s new business, artisan chocolate company TCHO (technology + chocolate) lives up to its name.
The San Francisco chocolate plant is full of industrial hacks, including common kitchen gadgets, like turkey roasters and curry mixers,  a $40 space heater from Walgreens and a dryer duct. (Take a peek inside the chocolate works with [...] Continue reading

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Finally, Relief from AppStore Fart Apps

iPhone developer Jason Cross has the antidote to the nine thousand fart apps available on the AppStore, an ingenious application called iFreshener.
FIGHT BACK against Fart app inanity!
Simply launch iFreshener and touch the screen. Using its non-patent-pending psychosomatic virtual smell nonenzymes, iFreshener will make you and those around you feel like better smells are on the [...] Continue reading

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Night Vision Shows the Unseen iPhone

Cult reader Flunky Carter shares this interesting survey of his iPhone shot using a webcam’s Night Vision.
Small cracks and stress fractures he says are not visible to the naked eye under normal lighting conditions show Apple’s mobile device takes significant wear and tear in the real world.
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Laptop Decal Deters Time Wasters?

There are many co-workers who would be wise to read this message before approaching, just wonder if over time, they’d start pretending you hadn’t declared yourself the resident grouch.
Available for $6 on Etsy
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Usability Expert Jakob Nielsen Dubs iPhone ‘First Mobile Device Worth Criticizing”

Jakob Nielsen is the one of the world’s leading Web usability experts. What that actually means is that people spend a lot of time criticizing him, as he spends a lot of time criticizing them. That’s especially true because his website, Useit.com, is stripped of flashiness to the point of looking a lot like a [...] Continue reading

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