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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Computers

Benchmarking the iBook Vs. a Hackintosh Nebook

8:40AM Mark Wilson | No one expects an MSI Wind to run OSX as well as the latest MacBook, but how does the 1.6GHz N270 Atom system stand up to the 1.33GHz iBook G4 with 768MB of RAM? More »
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Design

iBook Lamp Restrains (Holy?) Light

1:15AM Mark Wilson | This iBook G4 lamp was the gift from a girlfriend to a very lucky birthday boy. Essentially just an old iBook case stuffed with fluorescent lighting tubes, the simple mod recreates the glorious Pulp Fiction briefcase effect: Those who witness the full glowing beauty of the lamp must wonder if today is the day of Apple’s Rapture. Patience, my friends. Our victory will come soon enough. And some of you with awesome lamp-making girlfriends need to expedite the process. [Flickr via Unplggd] More »
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Peripherals

Etch-A-Sketch Laptop Case Is More Fun Than the Computer Inside

7:20AM Mark Wilson | While most of us have acquired too many responsibilities to waste the day away with a good, marathon Etch-A-Sketch session, every time we pull out the laptop to get more work done we can at least dream of less productive times with this Etch-A-Sketch laptop case. More »
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Computers

Apple’s Sparking Power Supply Lawsuit Settled (Verdict: They’re Paying)

8:26AM Brian Lam | The class action lawsuit brought against Apple for PowerBook and iBook power bricks with the potential to spark has been settled. If the final approval for the settlement goes through, Apple will pay US$25 to US$79 to customers who “bought an adaptor made by Apple or another company to replace a failed one.” [LA Times, photo from Don Ramsey] More »
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