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Woz PodBrix Contest

Written by: Adam Christianson

Categories: News

PodBrix WozThe folks over at PodBrix.com are running a cool sweepestakes. You can enter to win a one-of-a-kind Woz PodBrix. Go to the sweepstakes page to enter and for more details

Skittles Star Wars iPod

Written by: Adam Christianson

Categories: News

PodBrix KeynoteSo here is the Skittles iPod and iPod iSkin you can win in their Star Wars Episode III promotion. Is it just me or is this one even lamer than the one available for sale at ShopStarWars.com?

iPods at 7-11 in Singapore

Written by: Adam Christianson

Categories: News

7-11 iPodsListener Lim let me know about 7-11 stores in Singapore that are now selling iPods. He included an ad from a local paper. I think it is great that 7-11 is now a “Apple Authorized Reseller”. Notice the logo in the ad.

Lim says:
Seven-Eleven Singapore is working with Apple Singapore to sell iPod products in Seven-Eleven Stores in the island. Soon you can walk into Seven-Eleven and get your iPod!

Second PodBrix Mini Figure Released

Written by: Adam Christianson

Categories: News

Podbrix, http://www.podbrix.com has released it’s second edition collectible mini “LEGO” figurine. This one is titled “Keynote” and features Steve Jobs doing a presentation and holding an iPod Shuffle. The limited edition of 300 hand numbered and signed figures went on sale at midnight on February 25th and sold out in just 36 minutes.

PodBrix Keynote

New iPod Photo Packaging

Written by: MacCast

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New iPod Photo packaging is thinner, has foil lettering and less emphasis on the word “Photo”.

New iPod Photo Box

Apple shows off Tiger Retail packaging

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In a newsletter released Wednesday, Apple gave customers a first look at the packaging for OS X Tiger scheduled for release in the first half of 2005. The package is all black with a large platinum “X” that extends off the edges of the box. Drop shadows add to the illusion.

MacMini AV Dock Concept

Written by: MacCast

Categories: News

This is too cool. I actually thought something like this would be ideal for the MacMini. Wordman has posted this concept for a MacMini dock to allow integration into your home media center over on his Asteroid blog. I totally want one.

MacMini Dock

The one person who bought the Cube

Written by: MacCast

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Todd over at Geek News Central mentioned this on his Podcast. This guy could be solely responsible for all Apple’s sales of the Cube.

Cube Fetish?

Now that’s a Mac Geek

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Listener Russ sent in tis picture of his Apple Logo tattoo. Man, is that a Mac fanatic or what?

Robert's Set-up
From Russ:
Here is some Mac evangelism for you. It’s a tattoo that I about two years ago and as you can see it needs some touching up.

If they made a G5 PowerBook

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G5 PowerBook

OK. So this is pretty funny. This photo was on Engadget. It basically plays off the statment we discussed on the show where Apple claaims they could make a G5 PowerBook, but it wouldn’t meet their design standards. I guess they would be correct.