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Interview: Alex Wiley, creator of the gold MacBook

In October 2007 an outfit called Computer Choppers gave us the 24-karat gold-plated MacBook Pro (15-inch) complete with diamond-studded Apple logo. Now comes the gold MacBook Air pictured with multi-colored sapphires in the Apple logo. Computer Choppers offers the following plating ...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Jewelry, Notebooks, Computer, Productivity, Computer Choppers, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, O, W

Blog posts 2008-04-22

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Gold-Plated (Apple) Sales Doing Just Fine

Leading economic indicators went up in September, surprisingly, after just two down months. Apple’s earnings come out tomorrow, after the market closed. And investors are going to be watching for any and all clues as to how spending for high-end personal computers and cell phones are faring.Here’s one, in advance:...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Productivity, Sales Strategy, Sales, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-10-20

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT

Photo gallery:2008 Dodge Grand CaravanWe were a little less than enthusiastic when a minivan appeared on our review schedule, but the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan makes us seriously question our bias. Sure, it still looks like a minivan, and our smiles and winks at a cute girl in a convertible...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, photograph, MyGig, Grand Caravan

Product reviews 2007-10-01

Intel heads out on the highway

How much horsepower does it take to propel embedded chips into the market? We’ll soon see. Intel has commissioned a custom motorcycle from Orange County Choppers of American Chopper reality TV fame to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its entry into the embedded market, according to Internetnews (Link: here). Embedded,...

Tags: multicore processors, semiconductors, Uncategorized, Intel

Blog posts 2007-04-04

HP enlists Orange Country Choppers for SuperBowl ad

HP enlists Orange Country Choppers for SuperBowl adLest we fall for the ZDNet revisionist history"Hewlett-Packard is one of the seminal Silicon Valley companies, rooted in the nerdy engineering-driven culture that also spawned Intel, Apple, Sun, Google and other legends in the neighborhood."HP did NOT spawn Apple.Steve Wozniak worked for HP...

Tags: Orange PCS, Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Wozniak, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

HP enlists Orange Country Choppers for SuperBowl ad

Hewlett-Packard is one of the seminal Silicon Valley companies, rooted in the nerdy engineering-driven culture that also spawned Intel, Apple, Sun, Google and other legends in the neighborhood. Unlike Apple, which has become synonymous with cool consumer tech, HP is still mostly iconic as an engineering company that happens to...

Tags: General, Personal Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Roman, advertisement

Blog posts 2007-01-28

Ad watchdog warns Microsoft to 'Get the Facts'

Ad watchdog warns Microsoft to 'Get the Facts'MS should turn the advertising over to the watchdogsthey seem to know how they want to frame the testing and ads.The UK must be clueless.Take a look at any advertizing where they "compare" two products. Guess what? The one making the...

Tags: advertisement, Microsoft Corp., watchdog, Ad watchdog, Linux, SUV

Discussion threads 2004-08-25

Defense bill could stifle computer trade

Defense bill could stifle computer tradeExport?It's all made overseas already. What are they talking about? Almost everything I buy to build boxes comes from Asia. This won't stop China or anyone else from getting computers. It will only deny U.S. companies access to those markets.I see stories like this and...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, U.S. Government, computer, nuclear weapon

Discussion threads 2004-07-01