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Macworld's Close Reading Of iPad Invite Text

Macworld's Close Reading Of iPad Invite Text

While we wait for the new iPad reveal at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts today at 10 a.m., we've been looking back at rumor-mill coverage of the next generation iPad. Our favorite takeaway from the hoopla comes from Macworld, who gives us a close reading of the iPad invite text—which simply read, "We have something you really have to see. And touch."—that would make any Comparative Literature professor proud. more ›

Anti-Redhead Sentiment Mars Macworld Expo

Anti-Redhead Sentiment Mars Macworld Expo

In a shocking orange-rind twist of unadulterated hate, last night's media preview at Macworld iWorld Expo proved a harrowing experience for your gingified SFist editor. Specifically, this piece of art showcasing a horde of redheads—zombie readheads, mind you—chasing a group of frightened non-reds. And if there's one unfair stereotype that the reds press upon the regulars to stop believing, it's this: We are neither flesh-eating nor undead. more ›

Kevin Smith, Too Fat to Fly Southwest?

Kevin Smith, Too Fat to Fly Southwest?

After delivering a potty-mouthed tirade/iPad speech to geeks at the Macworld Expo today, filmmaker Kevin Smith (Cop Out, Clerks, Chasing Amy) sent out these delightfully irate Twitter messages regarding his getting thrown off a Southwest Air flight. It seems, while he was returning home on this evening, Smith was tossed off the plane for being fat; a flight attendant told him he was a "safety risk." more ›

Scene from a Macworld Expo

Scene from a Macworld Expo

Long gone are they days when obese Mac users fainted in line while waiting to see Steve Jobs shake his hips at Moscone. more ›

A Jobs-free Macworld Expo Kicks Off

A Jobs-free Macworld Expo Kicks Off

The annual Macworld Expo kicked off this morning, with new versions of new versions of iLife and iWork being introduced. Also, the 17-inch MacBook Pro will get a unibody enclosure makeover. (That is to say, it will be less than an inch thick, making it the world’s most anorexic 17-inch notebook to date. Oh, and it will continue to sell for $2,799.) more ›

Apple Says Goodbye to Macworld

Apple Says Goodbye to Macworld

Macworld Expo, the annual tech exposition of for the rabid Mac sect, won't see his Holiness Steve Jobs grace the stage come January. Apple announced today that next year is the last time the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the opening keynote at this year’s Macworld Conference & Expo, which will be Apple’s last keynote at the popular expo. According to Apple . the company "is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers." Speaking of reaching more people in more ways, Apple recently announced plans to sell the iPhone at garish retail chain Wal-Mart. more ›

Scenes From a Macworld Expo

Scenes From a Macworld Expo

Jonathan Winston of Bikescape sends us this fury-inducing image he caught while wandering the catacombs of the Macworld Expo. It's a "baseball cap mounted iPhone with a handy plastic magnifying strip. Just right for watching youtube while walking down Market Street! more ›

A Steve Job in 60 Seconds

Easy and compact, check out Apple CEO Steve Jobs' 90-minute keynote speech in 60 seconds. It's like the Golden Globes, only not as pretty or deadly important. more ›

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