Awesome Apple

With a tame CPU and only a single USB-C port for everything – including for charging – the new MacBook isn’t for everyone. Armando Ferreira used the now famous Spanish dishwashing story to mock Apple’s new laptop.

While the new 2015 MacBook is definitely thin, many of us think Apple has gone too far with its “less is more” approach, especially with its new single USB-C port. Cinesaurus perfectly parodies the point, backed by Jony Ive’s original voiceover.

(NSFW: Language) “…it allows you to communicate with unrivaled accuracy that you have $10,000.” When you create a gadget that’s easy to lose and destined to be obsolete yet costs up to $17,000, you deserve to be mocked.

At just 2lb. and with a single USB-C port for everything, the new MacBook is as minimal as it gets. It has an insanely small fanless logic board, a 2304×1440 12″ display, 8GB RAM and 256/512GB SSD. Drops 4/10 for $1299+.

HBO for cord-cutters finally comes to the U.S. Offering every episode of every HBO show over your broadband connection. It’s an Apple exclusive for launch, compatible with iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Launches 4/2015 for $14.99/month.

We’ve got another awesome giveaway happening over on the new Technabob Shop. This time, one lucky entrant will end up with a shiny new 13″ Macbook Pro with a Retina display, 8GB RAM, and a 128GB SSD. (Contest Ends 3/18/15)

Graphic Design student Florence Meunier was required to make a printed user-friendly version of the End User License Agreement (EULA) of the Apple iCloud. To entice people to read it, she created an appropriate story from the document.

Twelve South’s stylish and stealthy case is now available for the new iPhones. As always, it’s bound in genuine leather and has book-like accents on its spine. It also has pockets for cards and cash and comes with a protective case.

“The [Apple II’s] retail price was $666.66, because I as a mathematician like repeating digits.” Personal computer pioneer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talks about the early days of the company in this rare interview.

9to5 Mac compared Google and Apple’s dashboard interfaces for their mobile devices. CarPlay (4:45) seems less elegant than Android Auto. Regardless, both seem to be just as distracting as using your phone while driving.

(NSFW: Language) CollegeHumor pokes fun at Apple’s self-inflicted branding dilemma now that it’s resorted to adding “Apple” instead of “i” to its product names. We guess the company’s CEO is no longer with us.

The Rutledge Edition of Twelve South’s BookBook cases feature leather covers that are tanned and finished by hand – no two covers will look or age the same. Available for the iPad Air/Mini and MacBook Air/Pro/Retina.

Pop Chart Lab’s The Insanely Great History of Apple 3.0 is a chronological checklist of the tech giant’s 534 products, from the Apple I to the iMac with 5K Display. It even comes with System 6-style rails for mounting. Zoom in here.

Our curiosity is piqued by the UI for the upcoming Apple Watch. While waiting for the real deal, programmer Lucas Menge prototyped the same experience on the iPhone, and it seems way better than pages full of icons. Source here.

In what might possibly be the most infamous autocorrect fail of all time, the creators of Replay were showing off their app at Apple’s iPad Air 2 launch – which was broadcasted live – when the tool intervened. Poor guy.

Apple’s iWa– the Apple Watch is packed with features. Perhaps overly packed. YouTuber jacksfilms pokes fun at the new smartwatch and its potentially confusing interface and tricks. Prepare for penis sketches on your wrist.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus both have the new 64-bit A8 CPU, an improved 8MP camera and NFC, which is required for Apple Pay. The iPhone 6 has a 4.7″ 1334×750 display, while the iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5″ 1920×1080 display.

Apple’s smartwatch offers swappable faces, notifications, Siri, messaging, fitness tracking, maps, weather, calendar, photos, NFC payments, and 3rd party apps. Its UI leverages the crown so you don’t block the screen. Out early 2015.

A smartly designed aluminum stand for iMacs and Apple Thunderbolt monitors, which includes front-facing USB ports, and audio jack and magnetic docking cradles to hold and charge a wide variety of smartphones or tablets.

A tablet conversion of the 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina display. The Modbook Pro X will come with a digitizer pen and retain all of the laptop’s internal hardware. It will have a keyboard dock and rear keys as optional accessories.

Are you excited at the prospect of an Apple smartwatch? YouTuber Matthias isn’t as optimistic. He imagines it will be hyped to the high heavens but won’t actually be that useful. Also, didn’t Apple release a smart watch already?

Boost the storage of your Mac laptop or Mac Mini with the Transcend JetDrive. It comes with all the tools you need to replace your computer’s current SSD. It even has an enclosure so you can reuse your old SSD as an external drive.

On the 30th anniversary of the Mac, Apple sent 15 camera crews around the world to shoot this ad. The crew used only the iPhone 5S to shoot while director Jake Scott and his team edited the footage on Mac-powered workstations.

30 years ago, Apple introduced the first Macintosh with its trademark flash and panache. Today, the Mac has been eclipsed by its smaller siblings, but it’s still the personal computer of choice for many people. Look back here.

There’s still no confirmation that Apple is working on an iOS-powered wristband, but that hasn’t stopped us from wondering what one might actually look like. We’re particularly enamored of the UI on Todd Hamilton’s concept design.

The new Mac Pro can have up to a 3GHz 8-core Intel Xeon E5 CPU (non-upgradable), 2 6GB AMD FirePro GPUs, 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD. It has 4 USB 3, 6 Thunderbolt, 2 Ethernet and an HDMI port. See how it’s made here.