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What Would A Mac Look Like As A Motorcycle?

If you missed the One Show in Portland this past February, you’re not alone and that’s OK. Here’s a nice little recap of some the show’s best. But if you skip to the 1:30 minute mark, you’ll find an interesting and all together nerdy custom built with parts from a Mac.


Original Macintosh Gets Re-Created Perfectly With Lego

You’ve seen out good friend Power Pig’s work around Giz before, but he’s totally outdone himself here. This is his Mona Lisa. (PUN. THAT WAS A PUN.) It’s an absolutely perfect recreation of the original Mac, exactly as it was pictured in that first ad.


What American Macintosh Factories Looked Like Last Time

Tim Cook laid some pretty exciting news on us today, saying that an entire Mac line would be manufactured in the US starting next year (some iMacs are already assembled here). But that used to just ho-hum standard for all Macs, when they used to be made in Fremont, California.


Running OS X On An Old Macintosh Portable Is Pointless But Awesome

This video shows an old Macintosh Portable seemingly running OS X. But how did it happen, and was it worth the effort?


Apple’s First Evangelist On Why He Ditched iOS. Meet Guy Kawasaki

iOS 6 has turned a lot of people against the Apple ecosystem, myself included. What’s interesting though is how far the disdain for the closed garden has gone. Enter Guy Kawasaki — Apple’s first evangelist, current Apple Fellow and the man who was involved on the ground floor with the first Macintosh computer. We caught up with him in Sydney to find out about his new daily driver and why he’s turned on iOS.


Never-Before Seen 1983 Mac Commercial Discovered

Software wizard Andy Hertzfeld — one of the geniuses behind the original Apple Macintosh — found these rare interviews from an original Macintosh commercial that was never aired. It reminds me of the now-classic product intro infomercials made popular during the Second Coming of Steve Jobs.


The Easter Eggs Are Back In OS X, And This One Is Insanely Great

Right after Steve Jobs came back to lead Apple, he declared a total ban on software Easter Eggs and credits in the About box of every product made in Cupertino. They are back now. And this one is insanely great:


What If Tony Stark Designed His Iron Man Suit In MacPaint?

It’s presented as archival footage of Tony Stark conceptualising and sketching the first Iron Man suit in ‘StarkPaint’ on his ‘Starkintosh’. But this lovely speed painting clip is actually Apple fanatic Matt Pearce working in MacPaint on a 1984 Macintosh.


One iOS Icon Is Larger Than The Entire Original Macintosh Screen

Here are some numbers to blow your mind: The original Macintosh, released in 1984, had a monochrome 512×342 pixel display. That was 175,104 points. Today, the icons on iOS are 512×512 pixels, drawn from a 16.7 million colour palette plus 256 levels of transparency.


Apple’s Most Amazing Products Under Steve Jobs

From 1974 up until the other night (with a brief NeXT/Pixar interlude), Steve Jobs powered the company that brought the world some of the most innovative products we’ve ever known. (Screw you, wheel!) These are his greatest hits.


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