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Apple, Steve Jobs posthumously granted patent application for Shanghai Apple Store design

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March 20, 2012 at 1:32 am

Late last year, the New York Times did a great interactive feature on the 323 Patents that Steve Jobs was granted as CEO of Apple. From Patently Apple today: Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a design patent for their flagship Shanghai Apple Store which opened its doors in September 2010. One of the [...]

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Western Digital begins shipment of their Thunderbolt Duo Drives (WDBUPB0040JSL-NESN and WDBUPB0060JSL-NESN)

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March 20, 2012 at 12:50 am

We first profiled the Western Digital MyBook Thunderbolt Duo at CES in January and noted the extraordinary speed of the drives, especially when daisy chained (above find 780MB/s read, 600+MB/s write). Today, Macrumors notes that Western Digital is making the drives available for $599 (4TB) and $699 (6TB).  While those prices are steep, they fall in line with new [...]

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iPhone reverse-engineer/hacker/rapper Geohot arrested for marijuana possession on way to SXSW talk

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March 15, 2012 at 5:22 am

According to Above the Law, the original iPhone jailbreaker, Geohot, was arrested for felony possession of marijuana while at an international border crossing on his way to SXSW. According to the report, the arresting border patrol officers may have been outside of their jurisdiction (and likely measured improperly). Before you rush to judge the guy, [...]

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Is this the coolest Leica-ish iPhone camera case of all times?

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March 13, 2012 at 9:03 am

Here is something that falls squarely in the “like” category (for $70): The ultimate iPhone case has just been reborn. Taking you back to the days of Military Photographers and their Leica rangefinders, the iCA Military Edition has arrived in solid black. Transform your iPhone 4/s into a classic photojournalist’s rangefinder complete with viewfinder and [...]

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Flutter: Control your Mac with gestures and iSight

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March 12, 2012 at 8:08 am

Love this idea for controlling your Mac – especially for applications which don’t require you to be near your computer.  Apple has lots of patents on 3D gestures so it wouldn’t be absurd to see some of this at the OS level in the not-so-distant future. Download here

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Deal: Kensington KeyFolio Pro with Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad: $40

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March 9, 2012 at 5:19 am

From 9to5Toys.com: Today only, Amazon offers the Kensington KeyFolio Pro  Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard for $39.99 with free shipping.  That’s 60% off of list and the lowest price we could find for this 4-star rated keyboard for iPad 2. It offers both landscape and portrait use. This will likely also work with Apple’s new 3rd Generation iPad [...]

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