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Smithsonian to display Steve Jobs patent collection in exhibit at National Mall

, May 3rd 2012 Discuss [3]

The Smithsonian Institution is getting an exhibit ready that will highlight some of the many patents and products that Steve Jobs is responsible for. The exhibition will be displayed on the National Mall in conjunction with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The exhibit is set to open on May 11 and is called “The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World." Read The Full Story

Steve Wozniak actor tipped for Jobs biopic

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the actor known as Josh Gad, aka the star of the hit Broadway play The Book of Mormon, has been tipped to be playing Steve Wozniak in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic. Though we generally try to stick to the technical background behind a film when we cover such Hollywood news bits here on SlashGear, it's always fun to pop in a little actor action, especially when it has to do with casting a major role in our everyday consumer gadget environment. Now that we've got Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs and the South Park creator's play star as Woz, who will they find to play Jonathan Ive? Read The Full Story

Jobs wanted to go Wonka for the millionth iMac

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [3]

I wager anybody who grew up in the 80s has watched the original Willy Wonka flick. It was vastly superior to the one with Johnny Depp. Apparently, the late Steve Jobs was a fan of Wonka and wanted to hold on Wonka-esq celebration for the one-millionth iMac sold. The tip comes from the official biography of Jobs. Read The Full Story

Starck confirms project for Jobs family, not Apple

, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [2]

The buzz last week that iconic designer Philippe Starck was working on a "revolutionary" project for Apple was quickly shot down by the Cupertino company and now the designer himself has issued a statement confirming the same. Starck is indeed working on a design project for the late Steve Jobs' family, but it's a personal project that involves Jobs' private yacht and not a next-gen product for Apple. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs film with Ashton Kutcher as the lead aims for Q4 launch

, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [1]

With the passing of Steve Jobs, there are two movies in the works about his life. Sony is working on the big-budget production based on the autobiography of Jobs published very shortly after his death. The second film is an independent project with Ashton Kutcher playing Jobs. What we didn't know when the picture was first announced was when it would be released and what specific timeframe the movie would be looking at. Read The Full Story

Foxconn’s Brazilian address is now on Steve Jobs Avenue

, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [1]

I think many would agree that out of all the companies and people that made Foxconn so successful Steve Jobs and Apple are likely the most important. Jobs passed away last year. The day after Jobs died a request was placed in Brazil to change the name of the street where Foxconn's Brazilian plant is to Steve Jobs Avenue. Read The Full Story

Rare prototype Macintosh with Twiggy drive: yours for $100k

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [5]

There have been some crazy tech related auctions thrown up on eBay over the years, but this one could possibly be the rarest of them all. A new listing is offering a prototype Macintosh with the Twiggy drive. Originally, the Macintosh was supposed to use the 5.25” Twiggy drive, but high error rates with the system forced Apple to switch to Sony’s 400k 3.5” drive instead. Read The Full Story

Renault channels Steve Jobs: You don’t know you love our electric buggy yet

, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [4]

There's a vehicle out there by the name of Renault Twizy, a cross between a buggy and a car, smaller than a Smart Car and made specifically for city use. This vehicle has been tested out by Antony Ingram at Green Car Reports and as they describe it as a "high-rise electric go-cart," it seems at first to be a bit strange for $10,000 and $65 a month for battery rental, even if that's one of the cheapest electric vehicles on the market today. Renault is noted, on the other hand, has having prepared for the eventuality of the unconvinced customer with a Steve Jobs quote, of all things. Read The Full Story

Ashton Kutcher pegged to play Steve Jobs in inde pic

, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [4]

With Steve Jobs' passing last year I think we all knew movies about life of the man behind Apple would be coming. There are in fact two different films about the life of Steve Jobs headed to theaters at some point. Ashton Kutcher will play Jobs in the independent production about the life of Steve. The movie will be called "Jobs." Read The Full Story

Post-Jobs Apple lacks “bad design” firewall claims ex-Apple TV guy

, Mar 24th 2012 Discuss [17]

Controversy over the third-gen Apple TV today, as a former Apple designer responsible for the last-gen set-top box's interface criticized the new UI as old ideas recycled now Steve Jobs is no longer around to veto them. Michael Margolis took to Twitter to comment on the recently announced 1080p Apple TV, suggesting that "those new designs were tossed out 5 years ago because SJ [Steve Jobs]didn't like them" and that "now there is nobody to say "no" to bad design." Read The Full Story

Linux creator Linus Torvalds declined job offer from Steve Jobs

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [12]

In an alternate reality somewhere, Linus Torvalds could have been working for Apple. Wired recently sat down for an interview with the creator of Linux, who revealed an interesting tidbit. Back in 2000, Steve Jobs contacted Torvalds with a job offer. He asked that Torvalds work on Unix for Mac OS full time, although he would have had to drop all work on Linux. Read The Full Story

Apple’s Jony Ive blasts misguided design rivals

, Mar 12th 2012 Discuss [22]

Apple design chief Jonathan Ive has criticized rivals for being unduly obsessed with wanting "to appear new" and allowing that to distract them from the "remarkable focus" the Cupertino company brings to its aesthetic. Ive, who was recently knighted and is Apple's senior vice-president of industrial design, told the Evening Standard that part of the company's ethos is being blunt about whether it can bring any significant value to a segment, rather than simply jumping in regardless: "If we can’t make something that is better," Ive says, "we won’t do it." Read The Full Story
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