The original Apple iPod – from 1979

Perhaps the oddest item in the museum’s collection is another Apple piece. It is a giant briefcase inside of which early Apple employee Daniel Kottke built, what was essentially an early Mac prototype and which also was a portable music player.[...] Thanks to geekchic for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 704Diggs).

What other users say about this:

TdiFFRob6876: Dugg for Xerox Alto… Ha Xerox makes paper.

meshman: “This is the ancestor of the iPod.”

The reasons why this claim is a giant pile would be too numerous to list here.

chuckiej: No photos in article of any machines = lame

mikehill33: Gotta love CNet keeping to the purist (read: failed) strategy of not hyper linking outside the site.

blurplevtx: Flickr mirror: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexisalex/1184936766/

motheroats: just imagine, we can revolutionize the cd industry. one iPod at a time….

bassman730: Pictures or it didn’t happen

HappyScrappy: So, by playing music, they meant it had a musical keyboard attached to it (see pics).

That makes it an instrument, not a music player.

holygram: http://www.digibarn.com/stories/dankottke/page_03.htm
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There. Diggers, you didn’t seem to see the first comment, maybe that will catch your respective eyeballs.

TheSeeker11: http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/23144/2005874743824765926_rs.jpg

TeamWookie: How many uncompressed songs can you fit on a floppy disk from 1979? That computer is not an ipod prototype.

ExSlashdotter: no pic + cnet = no digg

rdwarlock: No Pic, No Care

dajuggernaut: no picture = no digg

PhoenixAvatar2: Description says it all?

Trip down memory lane: Woz the car salesman

“Long before he began dating Kathy Griffin, Steve Wozniak was bitten by the show-biz bug and agreed to appear in the 2nd best Datsun 280Z commercial ever.”[...] Thanks to koregaonpark for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 746Diggs).

What other users say about this:

FelixdaaHack: Another Boing Boing viewer beat me to it

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/20/index.html

joe361: The fat fuck couldn’t even fit in that car now.

airdrummer: funny how woz looks like a geico caveman;-)

MrViklund: LOL!
He’s tha man!

theMcPatriot: Dugg for Black Gooooooooold!

coit: AAAWWWSSSOOOOOOOOMMMMEEEE!

[trademarked Datsun catchphrase]

floam: Black Gooold!

jimsf: Wow! What a flashback. I don’t think I’ve seen that commercial since it aired.

Jimgress: I love how the way Woz answers the narrator’s questions made it seem like they just approached him out of nowhere as if they were door to door salesman or something.

astrosmash: That Black-Gold commercial looked way ahead of its time, up until the 5-second mark.

p014k: I believe this is the third time this has been on digg…

fishbert: Is it really that hard to search before posting?
http://www.digg.com/apple/Woz_Selling_Cars

kjm16: What sophisticated onboard computer?

TurkishSquirrel: The car is a 280ZX, not a 280z
but still freakin’ awesome commercials

Kinjiru: Ahh.. I loved that car when I had one years ago!

Steve Jobs’ Grave [Image]

Title . .[...] Thanks to Heggy for providing this nice story on Digg.

What other users say about this:

phantomcheg: This will be the last project by Steve

naio: iWish it was true.

Nextrix: “What is it?” “It’s an iHouse.” “But it has no windows…” “EXACTLY! Hahahaha…..”

cfuse: iDontGiveACrap – everyone knows that when one falls, two spring up to take its’ place.

MrViklund: Ehh. That’s not Jobs grave stone. That’s Bill Gates. This Image is inaccurate. Buried.

directsun: Pretty soon “Title says it all” is going to be shortened to just “T”

skinfitz: Steve Jobs is not dead. Buried as inaccurate…

penguincentral: Amazing, simply amazing.

Hooded38: I thought it would say ‘Boom’.

covic: Definitely different!

DanGleesacks: RiP

TheSubStylee: When was the last time you saw a fatal error on a mac? Does this mean Steve Jobs will live forever?

anmarizer: Can anyone believe this is the most popular topic of all time on Digg.com
It’s got 3020 Diggs so far!!
That’s interesting!!

Jawmht: That is retarded.

supermanred: Will Bill’s have a huge bluescreen above it?

iLounge.com Upgrades Million-Copy Free iPod Book to Version 3.3

The editors of iLounge have remedied that omission with the release of The Free iPod Book 3.3, an updated, iPhone-friendly 244-page edition in Adobe PDF format. Available immediately for download in versions viewable on any PC or Macintosh computer, The Free iPod Book 3.3 goes beyond offering expert advice on Apple’s iPods, iTunes…[...] Thanks to gmark13 for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 34Diggs).

What other users say about this:

lkv87: Direct: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/sitenews/comments/download-now-the-free-ipod-book-33-with-the-free-iphone-book

mobilehavoc: gmark13 – Do you even look at what you submit?? This is pure bullshit spam.

OS2Guy: You freakin numbchucks. This is nothing more than a spam book of products. Buried as spam.

Apple Accessories Unveiled

USBfever uveils a travel charger and armband and wristband cases and more for iPhones and iPods.[...] Thanks to gmark13 for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 29Diggs).

What other users say about this:

mobilehavoc: The title is misleading, these are not Apple accessories but accessories FOR Apple iPhone/iPods by some 3rd party called usbfever. Judging by the pics and their site, they look pretty shitty too. Buried as inaccurate

WTF?! iPod Forensics

With this new functionality the iPod has recently found its way into the criminal world. With the continued growth of the digital music device market, the iPod’s use in criminal activity will only continue to increase.[...] Thanks to obeezy for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 16Diggs).

What other users say about this:

mikev: heads up: the file is a pdf :X

Credit Where Due | “New and Improved iPhone — by Hackers”

“Well, that was quick. The hacker community has taken over the iPhone. Heck, in some cases, hackers are already releasing updated versions of their underground software.” Some welcomed independent journalism from the Washington Post.[...] Thanks to verge for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 18Diggs).

What other users say about this:

mobilehavoc: So far I haven’t found anything worth hacking my iPhone for. That and the fact that it looks like with every software upgrade anybody who hacked their iPhone has to go through a tedious full restore to update which means losing some things that don’t get backed up. Maybe when they come out with something really worthwhile I’ll take the plunge but right now it’s all just a bunch of people coming up with as many apps as they can without really putting much thought into it.

duggtodeath: Later, the CIA visited the site and the building magically collapsed after they had planted large, box-shaped “thermometers” at key structural stress points. This is in keeping with the post-9/11 physics which states that dissent is unpatriotic.