Geek is chic.
The good 'ol iBook. Sure, today we have sleek and lighter MacBooks and MacBook Pros, but the iBook, with its happy colors and clamshell shape, was undeniably adorable. But since I can imagine the speed would be slothlike compared to today's machines, I'll settle for these nostalgia-pleasing iBook Cards. The set of three is $12 and contains assorted colors (just like the originals). Oh, and when Read more
Most of us store our old, broken laptops on our desks, under our beds or as door stoppers - without spending much time considering more innovative, artistic or geeky ways of housing and using our once beloved machines. Not the case for the folks over at the Chaos 2.0 blog, who turned an old iBook with a faulty screen (as in not working at all) into a server. While the handy folks from the Chaos Read more
With student loan costs rising to astronomic levels, those on a quest for learning may be forced to find less expensive alternatives outside the traditional classroom. Thank your lucky stars for iTunes U's free online classes, now neatly compiled into an awesome iPad app so you can take your lessons on the go. Apple announced the new iTunes U iPad app this morning during its education-themed Read more
Steve Jobs introduced iCloud at today's WWDC keynote presentation, which promises to move the center of your digital life to the cloud. Essentially, all of the info you receive on your iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touches, and MacBooks) is sent to the cloud first then gets pushed down into your devices, so you're completely synced at all times. Further, iCloud "just works" with all of your apps. Read more
Along with OSX Lion, Apple detailed some of the new additions coming along with iOS 5, which will be available for iPhone 3GS and 4, both iPad versions, and third and fourth generation iPod Touches this Fall. Over 200 new features are coming packed inside the latest updates, but Apple picked a few of the more exciting ones to showcase. Check out what's new below! Better push notifications — Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! It's cheaper than ever to snuggle up with an e-reader. But finding bargain-bin books is a challenge. 1. Look for big deals on the big three. You can now buy an Amazon Kindle, a Barnes & Noble Nook or a Sony Reader for $150 or less. Plus, if you were going to buy a tablet computer anyway, the Apple iPad ($500) and Motorola Read more
There are plenty of iPad stands to choose from, but none quite like this gutted Macintosh Classic that houses the futuristic iPad in its vintage case. Although the Mac's display area is almost the same size as the iPad's, the tablet's resolution totally clobbers that of the old computer from 1990. 1990 doesn't seem like that long ago, but look how far we've come! Obviously, this modded case is Read more
Remember the five flavors of the original iBook? And how half a bajillion women around the world wondered how Carrie Bradshaw could turn one down? PC lovers will soon get a chance to share in that multi-colored computer love when Dell releases its new series of notebooks. According to UK Gizmodo, they will include the 14.1in Dell Inspiron 1420, the 15.4in Inspiron 1520 and the 17in widescreen Read more
