Slog - Comments on Apple Dorks Take Note http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note Apple's finely-tuned hype machine--the best in the world by a damn sight--has everybody all frothy over whatever new must-have, slightly-different-than-the-last-one gadget Cupertino has up their sleeves this morning. Fat Nano? Wireless iTunes? iPhone Nano? iTuna? xPod? zTrip? The event starts at 10am (that's like, now), and live coverage can be found here, here, here, here, here, or here.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:00:00 -0800 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:05:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Levislade Perhaps they're finally unveiling their new product-unveiling product?

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/apple_unveils_new_product

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796686 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796686 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:03:56 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle No, it's the upgrade from WinXP.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796688 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:06:24 -0800 Comment by twee Their schtick is REALLY starting to get old.

]]> twee http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796689 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:06:41 -0800 Comment by bma Ring tones? Glad I'm not sitting in that audience, or I'd be rolling my eyes so much they'd have fallen on the floor by now. Hope he's got a killer closing...

]]> bma http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796695 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:10:41 -0800 Comment by hee #3: Not when the products are really good. Which they are.

Go Apple!

]]> hee http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796698 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796698 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:13:17 -0800 Comment by Brad iYawn.

]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796715 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:34:25 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew It's too much!

Steve Jobs is an iWitch: BURN HIM!!

(Thanks, MadTV)

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796728 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:42:37 -0800 Comment by SLAVE TO MARKETING @5: Just goes to show that anyone can be mesmerized by marketing hype so long as it is aesthetically pleasing. Oh brave new world that has such people in it...

]]> SLAVE TO MARKETING http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796738 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:59:29 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER OH GAWD DAMMIT! The ugly-ass, squat iPod Nanos are REAL!

Someone at Apple needs to be shot.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c796764 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:23:23 -0800 Comment by kate unpaid bloggers comment was played by cartman in my mind. thanks, unpaid blogger.

]]> kate http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797048 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:48:08 -0800 Comment by lostboy Actually, the squat Nano works for me in a cute-ugly sort of way.  If I could fit my music into 8 GB, I'd buy one to save money vs. the classic. (My iPod recently died.)

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797105 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797105 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:59:17 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER Funny you should say that Kate- I use the Cartman voice all the time.

It's a staple, really...

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797253 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:40:33 -0800 Comment by hee #8: Hey, man, it's not just aesthetics. The products function really well. If they just made pink computers or something that would be one thing. But they make things that people actually enjoy using.

]]> hee http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797335 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/apple_dorks_take_note#c797335 Tech Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:05:09 -0800