The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)http://www.tuaw.comThe Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.tuaw.com/media/feedlogo.gifThe Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)http://www.tuaw.comen-usCopyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Woz gets a new jobhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/22/woz-gets-a-new-job/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/22/woz-gets-a-new-job/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/22/woz-gets-a-new-job/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seems to be a lot more visible lately.

First, he's been making bad web ads for SCOTTEVEST. Next, we received pictures of Woz whizzing from the deck of his Segway. He was fined US$700 for driving his Prius at 104 miles per hour (167 kilometers per hour) on I-5. At last, we've received news that he's actually using that geek cred of his for the good of mankind.

Yes, Stephen Gary Wozniak has just joined the Board of Advisors of Axiotron, makers of the Modbook (that's the mod that turns a stock MacBook into a Tablet Mac).

Andreas Haas, CEO of Axiotron, was quoted late last week as saying "We're thrilled to bring Steve onto our Board of Advisors. His deep knowledge and experience are an invaluable resource for Axiotron. Steve's forward-thinking and non-conformist approach, his incredibly creative engineering designs and his emphasis on the human aspects of technology have always been an inspiration to me."

We'll be visiting Axiotron and reporting on the newly updated Modbook at Macworld Expo 2009, as well as interviewing some well-known artists and designers who use the Modbook as a creative tool. Stay tuned January 5th through 9th for TUAW's extensive coverage of the Expo.

Woz gets a new job originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>axiotronmodbooksteve wozniakSteveWozniakwozSteven SandeMon, 22 Dec 2008 10:00:00 ESTFound Footage: SCOTTEVEST Woz-i-sodeshttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/24/found-footage-scottevest-woz-i-sodes/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/24/found-footage-scottevest-woz-i-sodes/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/24/found-footage-scottevest-woz-i-sodes/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Apple co-founder Steve "The Woz" Wozniak must have a lot of time on his hands. He's acting in online ads for SCOTTEVEST, the company that makes those great geek clothes with all sorts of pockets, cable runs, etc...

Two Woz-i-sodes are already posted on the SCOTTEVEST site; one titled "Return of the Woz", featuring Woz as Lord Dirth Wozniak (see picture above), while the other "A Fish Story" has Woz using a 1G iPod nano as a handy fishing accessory. And of course, those geeky clothes products from SCOTTEVEST are featured heavily throughout the videos.

Additional Woz-i-sodes will be posted weekly, giving you an excuse to work on your Christmas list and have some fun in the process. Click here to view these cinematic blunders wonders.

Thanks to Kevin for the tip!

Found Footage: SCOTTEVEST Woz-i-sodes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>found footageFoundFootagesteve wozniakSteveWozniakwozSteven SandeFri, 24 Oct 2008 08:00:00 ESTUK newspaper interviews Wozhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/06/uk-newspaper-interviews-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/06/uk-newspaper-interviews-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/06/uk-newspaper-interviews-woz/#commentsFiled under: , ,

UK newspaper Telegraph recently interviewed Steve Wozniak about the iPod, iPhone and his future wishes for Apple. He discusses, among other things, the gradual end of the iPod's reign.

"The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one," he says. "Things like, that if you look back to transistor radios and Walkmans, they kind of die out after a while." I've wondered about this myself. How many time can Apple create an iPod model that's adequately unilke previous versions to create incentive to buy? Jonathan Ive is good, but he's not Gandalf. For example, the new nanos are cool, but not cool enough to cause me to abandon my "fat nano."

Towards the end of the interview, Steve suggests that Apple's next product could be an "iWatch," but we're considering that one of his infamous practical jokes.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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]]>appleipodsteve jobsSteveJobswozwozniakDave CaoloMon, 06 Oct 2008 11:30:00 ESTHappy Birthday and Best Wedding Wishes, Woz!http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/09/happy-birthday-and-best-wedding-wishes-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/09/happy-birthday-and-best-wedding-wishes-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/09/happy-birthday-and-best-wedding-wishes-woz/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The WozA very happy birthday to Stephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak, the co-founder of the company we all know and love. No comments about "third founder" Ron Wayne, please. Woz will be 58 on Monday, the 11th, but we wanted to give you the scoop on some other things going on in his life right now, so we're running his birthday greetings early.

Woz's Segway Polo team, the Silicon Valley Aftershocks, is playing in the annual Woz Cup at SegwayFesT 2008 in Indianapolis this weekend. They're currently at 2nd place in the standings.

Woz also took the time on Friday, August 8, 2008, to get married to WozWife 4.0 at SegwayFesT 2008. You will be happy / uninterested / dismayed to know that he did not marry former gal pal Kathy Griffin - the name of the new Mrs. Wozniak is not being released at this time.

Happy Birthday and Best Wedding Wishes, Woz! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>birthdaymarriagemarriedsegway poloSegwayPolowozwozniakSteven SandeSat, 09 Aug 2008 18:00:00 ESTWoz: How it all beganhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/21/woz-how-it-all-began/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/21/woz-how-it-all-began/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/21/woz-how-it-all-began/#commentsFiled under:

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and inventor of the Apple I and II, talks with the BBC about starting Apple in 1976. "Everything was ... thinking about the good of humanity," he said. His starting salary? $24,000 a year: maybe a quarter of what an Apple engineer makes today.

For those of you new to the Apple universe, this is an entertaining 10-minute brief of how it all began.

Woz has probably told this story a million times, but he talks about it with the same enthusiasm as if it happened yesterday. He discusses the Silicon Valley homebrew movement, Microsoft, and the perceived animosity between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Also -- and totally off-topic -- Woz wears a giant watch. I mean, seriously. Huge.

Woz: How it all began originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>bbcinterviewwozRobert PalmerSat, 21 Jun 2008 14:30:00 ESTWoz talks Apple againhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/03/woz-talks-apple-again/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/03/woz-talks-apple-again/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/03/woz-talks-apple-again/#commentsFiled under: ,

Steve Wozniak is in Australia this week to speak at the Broadband and Beyond Conference. He's also sat down with The Sydney Morning Herald to discuss, among other things, his disappointment with the iPhone:

"To tell you the truth I was really disappointed when the iPhone was introduced ... half the phones in the AT&T store at the time were 3G phones ... I was shocked because Apple is bringing the full internet [to mobiles] ... and it's not 3G."

Woz isn't alone in this complaint. Since the iPhone is the first mobile phone I've ever owned (I know - crazy), my only experience is with EDGE. Of course it isn't as fast as broadband in my house, but it isn't unusably slow, either.

The iPhone is scheduled to debut in Australia later this year (not that it isn't there already).

Thanks, Asher!

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]]>australiaiphonewozDave CaoloMon, 03 Mar 2008 12:30:00 ESTWharton interviews Wozhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/21/wharton-interviews-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/21/wharton-interviews-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/21/wharton-interviews-woz/#commentsFiled under: ,

Knowledge@Wharton, the online business journal of The Wharton School, has published an interview with Steve "Woz" Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, notorious prankster and a somewhat reluctant entrepreneur. It's one of the more in-depth interviews with him that I've read, covering the past, present and future, his relationship with Steve Jobs, his unique brand of humor and digging for further insights on otherwise ubiquitous information.

If you woke up this morning wishing you could peer inside the mind of a major player in the history of personal computing, and hoping for a dash of humor and a side of Apple insights, you're in luck. And if you never read iWoz, this interview is practically a CliffsNotes ... so you can pretend you had the fortitude to at least peruse the 288-page tome.

Check it out at Knowledge@Wharton.

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]]>interviewwozBrett TerpstraThu, 21 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST20 minutes with Wozhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/22/20-minutes-with-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/22/20-minutes-with-woz/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/22/20-minutes-with-woz/#commentsFiled under: ,

Dutch site One More Thing brings us a serving of Steve "Woz" Wozniak from Macworld. You may or may not be nonplussed by the exclusive interview with Apple's co-founder, but they use the word "computergeschiedenis" in the post, which you have to admit is a pretty fun way to say "computer history". At least that's how KavaServices translated it for me. And Woz, no matter how you look at it, has a place in computer history.

Not surprisingly, Woz has a lot of love to share in regards to the Macworld proceedings, the Apple TV Take 2, and other Apple affairs. He is willing to state that the first Apple TV was a "very rare case where a product really wasn't quite done right," but mostly, I'm sure, because it's already been generally acknowledged. The interview is in English, which is good for me as my ability to follow along in Dutch would be somewhere between rusty and non-existent. It's also 20 minutes long, so if you've been wishing for a little time with Mr. Wozniak, for whatever reason, get your fill.

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]]>AppleMacworld08WozBrett TerpstraTue, 22 Jan 2008 19:30:00 ESTWoz to appear in live Segway polo matchhttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/13/woz-to-appear-in-live-segway-polo-match/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/13/woz-to-appear-in-live-segway-polo-match/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/13/woz-to-appear-in-live-segway-polo-match/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Just call it the WozWatch-- not only did Woz just appear in a ride at Epcot, but now he's going to appear live on your computer, playing (what else-- this is the Woz) Segway polo.

A site called The Digital Lifestyle is going to be broadcasting a Segway polo match (it's what it sounds like-- polo with Segways) this Sunday afternoon at 1pm EST, and Steve Wozniak himself will be one of the players. I can't begin to imagine what eight old guys riding around on Segways trying to whack a ball must look like, but if you want to find out, set your iPhone alarms. "It's not a joke," claims the trailer, but we can't help but think there will be laughing involved.

Woz to appear in live Segway polo match originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>broadcastlivepolosegwaysunday-sunday-sundaywozMike SchrammThu, 13 Dec 2007 14:30:00 ESTWoz animatronic features in Epcot ridehttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/11/woz-animatronic-features-in-epcot-ride/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/11/woz-animatronic-features-in-epcot-ride/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/11/woz-animatronic-features-in-epcot-ride/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Disney's Spaceship Earth went through a little reinvigorating recently, and as you may have heard, when it reopened, there was everybody's favorite computer tinkerer sitting at a desk working on an Apple prototype-- the one, the only Woz. Originally, Jobs was rumored to make an appearance on the historical ride inside Epcot Center, but no-- Disney ended up going with the huskier and more bearded of the Apple founders.

You can click on the pic above (or hit the Read link below) for a bigger version of the image, to take it all in. The vintage Popular Mechanics on the wall behind the wooden monstrosity that would later become the Apple is a nice touch, as is the multiple pizza boxes behind him.

Woz animatronic features in Epcot ride originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>attractiondisneyepcotepcot-centertheme-parkwozMike SchrammTue, 11 Dec 2007 13:30:00 EST1st-gen iPod nano lanyards work with new "fatty" nanoshttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/14/1st-gen-ipod-nano-lanyards-work-with-new-fatty-nanos/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/14/1st-gen-ipod-nano-lanyards-work-with-new-fatty-nanos/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/14/1st-gen-ipod-nano-lanyards-work-with-new-fatty-nanos/#commentsFiled under: ,

ipod nano lanyardIn case you were wondering, the old lanyards for the 1st-gen iPod nanos work with the current 3rd-gen (aka "fatty" or "video") nanos. Apple moved the dock connection and headphone port away from each other in the 2nd-gen nanos, thus ruining the party for a lot of 3rd-party accessory manufacturers. But now all is well again, unless you just despise the look and shape of the new nano, of course.

And before a wiseacre chimes in with "slow news day, huh?" we'll be honest and say, that yes, it IS a slow news day. Apple has an event next week, which generally means a quiet period beforehand. So until someone sends us pictures of Steve Wozniak showing Larry the Cable Guy a magic trick, we're just going to have to deal with a fairly sparse day of posting.

[thanks to moo for the Woz link and Atariboy for the lanyard tip]

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]]>ipodlanyardnanowozniakVictor Agreda, Jr.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:00:00 ESTWoz recreates "awesome" commercial for charity salehttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/11/woz-recreates-awesome-commercial-for-charity-sale/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/11/woz-recreates-awesome-commercial-for-charity-sale/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/11/woz-recreates-awesome-commercial-for-charity-sale/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Woz, always ready to entertain for charity's sake, has remade his old 280Z commercial ("It's awesome," if you didn't remember from the last time you watched it) to promote the charity sale of his Nissan 350Z. Unfortunately, rather than split-screening it, the old commercial fades up for the "awesome" line, so we don't actually get to see 2007 Woz talking about how awesome his car is. But he more than makes up for it with some nice lipsyncing, a short Segway ride, and the inclusion of a Weird Al song. Roll on, Woz!

The sale itself is to benefit the IEEE lab at UC Berkeley, because Woz says that "on a global scale we are seeing America losing its competitiveness in engineering and technical skills. That is disappointing." And in addition to picking up Woz' own car (too bad it's not the Prius), you get lunch with the man himself, and the opportunity to "talk about anything that interests you."

Surely that's worth the $100,000 he has listed for the sale, right? But it is for charity. If you've got an extra $100,000 sitting around, there are probably worse ways to spend it.

[ via Macenstein, who has a very brown redesign going on ]

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]]>awesomedatsun 280zDatsun280zitsawesomemacensteinnissan350zsegwayvideoweirdalwozMike SchrammTue, 11 Sep 2007 17:00:00 ESTJoy of Tech hits 1000th episodehttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/28/joy-of-tech-hits-1000th-episode/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/28/joy-of-tech-hits-1000th-episode/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/28/joy-of-tech-hits-1000th-episode/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Here at TUAW we're fans of Joy of Tech; we post about the great Mac web comic often, and even have had a cameo. So we can't let the 1000th episode go by without comment, especially since they're also running a giveaway to mark the occasion. Prizes include signed books from Woz and David Pogue as well as a variety of tech toys from RadTech, SendStation, and Freeverse. Check out the contest and join us in congratulating Nitrozac & Snaggy!

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]]>Joy of TechJoyOfTechMat LuTue, 28 Aug 2007 09:00:00 ESTPodBrix to sell young Jobs and Woz figureshttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/27/podbrix-to-sell-young-jobs-and-woz-figures/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/27/podbrix-to-sell-young-jobs-and-woz-figures/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/27/podbrix-to-sell-young-jobs-and-woz-figures/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

PodBrix produces nifty lego figures that commemorate moments in Apple history, like the 1984 ad and a Steve Jobs keynote (I've got this one), as well as other things.

Two days from now, their next creation will go on sale: The young Jobs and Woz playset. While the Woz works on a circuit board, Jobs has another idea (yes, the thought bubble is a part of the set).

PodBrix has only produced 300 of these, and they typically sell out in minutes. Set your watches for 9:00 PM EST on 8/29/07. Good luck, and let us know if you get one!

PodBrix to sell young Jobs and Woz figures originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>applepodbrixsteve jobssteve wozniakSteveJobsSteveWozniakwozDave CaoloMon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:00 ESTWoz drives his Prius very quicklyhttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/21/woz-drives-his-prius-very-quickly/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/21/woz-drives-his-prius-very-quickly/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/21/woz-drives-his-prius-very-quickly/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Who says hybrids are slow?

Woz was recently ticketed for pushing his Prius to 104 m.p.h. on California Interstate 5. His excuse was that international traveling had him thinking in kilometers per hour, not miles. The judge thought this over, then handed Steve a $700US fine.

Why was Woz in such a hurry? Perhaps he had a date with Kathy.

Thanks, Phil!

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]]>steve wozniakSteveWozniakthe wozTheWozwozDave CaoloTue, 21 Aug 2007 17:30:00 ESTWoz is dating Kathy Griffinhttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/17/woz-is-dating-kathy-griffin/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/17/woz-is-dating-kathy-griffin/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/17/woz-is-dating-kathy-griffin/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Even as I write this, I can't really believe I'm writing it: the tabloid sites are ablaze with news that Woz is dating comedienne Kathy Griffin.

That's right. Our Woz. Steve Wozniak. Kathy Griffin. The mind boggles. Not so much because it's wrong or anything (good for both of them), but just because-- how could that possibly happen? Apparently Woz met her after seeing her stand-up show, and they hit it off. What a weird world we live in. And did you ever, in a million years, think you'd see Woz on Perez Hilton's site? Me either. What's next, Ive on TMZ?

Of course, if you're anything like me, your second thought after hearing the news was wondering WWFSS? And here you go.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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]]>datinggetsomegowozhumorkathygriffinwozMike SchrammFri, 17 Aug 2007 20:12:00 ESTOpen-Source iClip SVN established on Google Codehttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/03/open-source-iclip-svn-established-on-google-code/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/03/open-source-iclip-svn-established-on-google-code/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/03/open-source-iclip-svn-established-on-google-code/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Today hackers have responded to InsanelyGreatTee's post about the official Apple iPhone paperclip. We have created an open source (and free) alternative to Apple's proprietary and closed paperclip architecture hosted at Google Code. All developers are welcome to contribute and to help with the open-source iClip project and we hope to have a working pre-pre-alpha prototype delivered in under a week.

Update: make sure to check out the issues list

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]]>Clippy the Paper ClipClippyThePaperClipClosed systemsClosedSystemsMicrosoftOpen SourceOpenSourcePaper ClipsPaperClipsProprietaryErica SadunFri, 03 Aug 2007 17:00:00 ESTLine report: iPhone mania!http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/line-report-iphone-mania/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/line-report-iphone-mania/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/line-report-iphone-mania/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Oh, buddy. It's 4:30 in the middle of the country, lots of people are just starting to get out of work, and things are really starting to pick up now.
  • Benjamin Gilbert sends pictures from his campout at Legacy Village in Ohio.
  • Andrew Abate is lineblogging from the West Farms Mall Apple Store in Farmington, CT, where California Pizza Kitchen is apparently handing out free food.
  • Nick Bodkins sends a note from Orlando, FL, where he's sitting in line at the Millenia Mall. Apple is handing out free water there, too, and apparently security says no shopping throughout the rest of the mall.
  • Danny Perez is at the 5th Ave. Store in New York (where I believe our own Mike Rose is headed very soon), and says the feeling there is good: "There are about 300 people in line that I can tell from my location, I'm almost at the end of the line, they are giving away some free stuff. Items include, FREE Baked Caramel Popcorn (FreeEvil), Water (Water is directly from Apple - Branded by smartwater), Virgin Atlantic Airlines just gave away a gift bag with toothbrush/paste, Eye covers, Ear plugs, socks, and Lemonade. I also got some free music CD's and the best part, A FAN TO COOL OURSELVES OFF!!!"
  • And finally, the best thing I've heard today comes from Rick and Simon at the Fashion Valley Mall in San Jose, CA: The Woz is live and in person there (or was, this afternoon), and apparently the Hummer and the Segway made the trip as well.
Just under a half hour until 6pm on the East Coast, and then iPhone mania sweeps the nation. Thanks everyone for sending in all the tips, and I hope all you intrepid linesitters get your phones. I'm off to the Michigan Ave store for a report later tonight-- good luck out there.

Line report: iPhone mania! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>campoutiphoneiphonedaylinereportlineslinesittingthewozwaitingMike SchrammFri, 29 Jun 2007 17:32:00 ESTWoz at Maker Fairehttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/22/woz-at-maker-faire/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/22/woz-at-maker-faire/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/22/woz-at-maker-faire/#commentsFiled under: ,

Steve Wozniak showed up at Maker Faire this week - there he is zipping around on his Segway at right - and was classically "Woz."

He said very little of Apple, according to Infinite Loop, but instead spoke about his love of mathematics, his old dial-a-joke line and told the young electronics geeks in the audience how they can "...feel good about doing what you are good at." In other words, he displayed the brilliance and charm that make him such an interesting person.

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]]>maker faireMakerFairesteve wozniakSteveWozniakwozDave CaoloTue, 22 May 2007 15:30:00 ESTApple founders film released as DRM-free downloadhttp://www.tuaw.com/2007/02/26/apple-founders-film-released-as-drm-free-download/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/02/26/apple-founders-film-released-as-drm-free-download/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/02/26/apple-founders-film-released-as-drm-free-download/#commentsFiled under: ,

TUAW reader Steve pointed us to this article about "In Search of Silicon Valley". It's a film about a trio (Steve O'Hear, Fleeta Siegel and Selwyn George) who travels from London to Silicon Valley, tracks down Apple pioneers Woz, Hertzfeld, Raskin, and Kawasaki as well as other net luminaries like Tim O'Reilly and Dan Kottke, and talks with them. The film takes place over the period of a month and the discussions range all over the place. You can read reviews at TechCrunch and Kirkville.

After a limited DVD distribution, they've decided to release the film via Streamburst, a site that allows consumers to buy video without DRM. The download will set you back a very reasonable #3.99 (about $8 in US currency), though I'm not sure if the online version will include the DVD extras (about 30 more minutes of interviews on top of the 55 minute film). You can view the trailer at their storefront. Other Streamburst films include "Long Way Round", a TV series with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman that I've been meaning to watch for forever, and Race to Dakar about the 2006 Dakar Rally.

Apple founders film released as DRM-free download originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>CinemaDRMfairplayFilmsKottkeSilicon ValleySiliconValleyWozErica SadunMon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST