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Computers
Nvidia CEO Reveals Tablet, Declares His Love For Apple
12:06AM Jesus Diaz | In an interview yesterday, Nvidia’s CEO revealed two things: First, their tablet prototype which looks just like my wet-dream Apple Tablet concept: Simple, thin and omfgIwantone. Then, he declared his enraptured love for all things Apple: More »
Random Stuff
“I Fell In Love At The Apple Store” To Become A Fanboy Classic
11:26AM Joanna Stern | Honestly, this song is catchy as hell. The kid looks like a bit of a tool singing at the Apple Store on 5th Ave in NYC, but he isn’t the only vlogger to use the store as a recording studio. More »
Random Stuff
Nerds Fly R/C Helicopter Cam Over Under-Construction Apple Store
4:40AM Adam Frucci | Guys. Cool it. I’m sure the glass roof of the new NYC Apple Store will make giving Apple your money even more transcendent, but you can wait a couple months until it’s open. Seriously. [ifoAppleStore via Purns]
Phones
Moron Smashes His iPhone Because of His Palm Pre
10:50AM Jesus Diaz | A guy named John has changed his first generation iPhone for a new Palm Pre. Nothing bad or weird about that. Until he took out a steel hammer: More »
Entertainment
Fanboys Gets a Date (Pun Intended)
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | Finally, February 6 is the date for the much-awaited movie about the Star Wars fanboys who break into Skywalker Ranch to torture George Lucas for doing the prequels. OK, it’s not about that. I wish. More »
Entertainment
New MacHeads Movie Trailer Keeps Freaking Me Out
12:30AM Jesus Diaz | Kobi and Ron Shely, the producers of MacHeads, have released a new movie trailer coinciding with yesterday’s MacBook 2008 event. In case you don’t know about it yet, the movie is a documentary on the almost-religious fervour that some Mac users feel towards their computers and Apple. Yes, the one that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak dislike so much (with good reason). It looks like it may be a good one to watch, however, even while the new trailer freaks me out even more than the previous one. [MacHeads via Cnet] More »
QOTD
Question of the Day: Do You Consider Yourself a Fanboy?
8:00AM Sean Fallon | The word fanboy gets thrown around a lot these days–so much so that Webster’s decided to officially incorporate the term into the English language. Generally speaking, when referring to someone as a fanboy it is intended to be derogatory–but the bottom line is that Fanboyism is the root of all great nerdy debates. So, it is time to take a hard, honest look at yourself. Are you a fanboy? If so, what kind of fanboy are you? And if this poll turns out skewed heavily towards no, there are a whole lot of liars out there. More »
Entertainment
MacHEADS: The Movie (The Interview)
1:00AM Mark Wilson | Kobi Shely and his brother Ron are obsessed with Apple, but they don’t camp out in line for the latest “i” product. Where as most Apple followers are excited by iMacs, iPhones or even the occasional Newton, Kobi and Ron are more fans of the fanboys— intrigued by the “Macheads.” MacHEADS: The Movie is their half-funny, half-disturbing documentary on the subject a year and a half in the making. Just last week, they put the final touches on the film to ready it for distribution. More »
Entertainment
Death Star Wedding Cake Wins Fanboy of the Year Award, Sets Grounds for Divorce
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | I got this picture from our Tips mailbox just after reading Wired’s article on Fanboys, Ernie Cline’s odyssey of a group of diehard Star Wars fans who break into Skywalker Ranch to steal a copy of Episode I before opening day. Reader Rye Clifton explained what it is, much to Addy’s disbelief:
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