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Apple’s Website Circa 1993

10:48PM May 6, 2010 | Brian Barrett

If you transported Apple’s website back to 1993, I have no doubt it would end up looking exactly like this. Especially that beige menubar. HyperCard, anyone? More »


The Sleepiest Apple Design Timeline (But Wait! In 3D!)

1:14AM March 3, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

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It’s too early for trance this mellow (mmm, bed… sleeeeeep) but the 3D models of iconic Apple products from the Newton to the OG iBook to iPad are good enough to keep your eyes open for. [Recombu]


Computing

The Original Secret Apple Tablet Almost Made The Windows Mistake

1:00AM January 28, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The reason Windows tablets have sucked is that they’ve crammed desktop interfaces onto tablets. Assumingly, the Apple tablet’s magic is in the interface. So it’s funny that Apple’s secret tablet from over 14 years ago made the same mistake. More »


Computing

NYTimes Reviews The Original Apple Tablet: “Less Than Fulfilling”

3:00PM January 26, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

The Newton, like the forthcoming tablet, was introduced with expectations that it would revolutionise personal computing. Apple’s then-chairman noted, “It has been said that Apple either walks on water or it sinks.” That was after the Newton, well, sank. More »


Computing

The Apple Tablet Dates Back To 1888

1:50AM January 26, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Apple started working on Newton in 1989, but as this infographic shows, the first seeds of tablet technology were sown well over a hundred years ago. More »


Gadgets

The Fastest Text Input Test: Laptop, iPhone, Pen, Palm Or Newton?

3:00PM January 22, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

In this totally unscientific but reasonably fair test, one man writes a long paragraph on several different devices (including pen and paper) to test speed. The results may surprise and anger you. More »


Computing

The Story Behind Apple’s Newton

1:20PM January 20, 2010 | Tom Hormby

When the first whispers of an Apple tablet started going around, we’d found it amusing that Apple hired back an old Newton PDA developer. Now that the mythical device is closer, we’ve been reminiscing more about Apple’s original tablet. More »


Computing

An Ad For Apple’s Original Tablet, The Newton

10:50AM January 19, 2010 | Jason Chen

The Newton might be in the valley between an iPhone and Apple’s upcoming tablet, but it’s essentially Apple’s first stab at the form factor. And here’s how they promoted it. More »


Computing

Unreleased Apple Newton Tablets Bic And Cadillac Dug Up

10:22PM January 18, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

More dusty Newton prototypes have emerged from the archives as everyone’s busy dry-cleaning their favourite black turtlenecks in preparation of Apple’s tablet announcement. The Bic, or Cadillac, hit the FCC but never quite made it to shelves. More »


Apple Hires Back Old Newton Tablet Developer

9:02AM September 29, 2009 | Jason Chen

Apple just hired Michael Tchao back from a 15 year stint out of Cupertino as VP of Product Marketing, reporting directly to Phil Schiller, SVP of Product Marketing. More »