A Radiohead Remix on ZX Spectrum

The music program of the day is rather unique: it wasn’t released on a vinyl record or even on a CD… but on YouTube. It’s the track Big Ideas: Don’t get any by James Houston. It’s a remix of Radiohead’s Nude, using a ZX Spectrum along with printers, scanners, and hard drives. And the beginning of the track contains the program’s code.

Posté le 11/11/2022 par

A 9th generation iPad with a white bezel… for the FCC

With the 9th-generation iPad (released in September 2021 but still sold as an entry-level model), Apple made a choice: the screen bezel was only available in black, with a space gray or silver back. The white bezel, present since the iPad 2, disappeared. But if you visit the FCC website, surprise: the tablet is white.

Posté le 08/11/2022 par

Les meilleures promotions du jour

Sur cette page, je vous mets les promotions du jour. Ce sont celles que je poste de temps en temps sur Twitter, et les liens sont sponsorisés, ce qui me permet d’acheter certains accessoires pour le site. Je mets des liens vers des promotions intéressantes, idéalement des produits que j’ai essayés ou que je connais bien, avec évidemment une orientation vers les nouvelles technologies.

Posté le 08/11/2022 par

A Gold Apple Watch Demo on eBay

Seen on eBay, a special Apple Watch: it’s the demo model used to showcase the Apple Watch Edition.

Posté le 05/11/2022 par

A ZX Spectrum program on a Serbian vinyl record from the 1980s

Another ZX Spectrum program hidden in a record? Again. This time, it’s on a single by the Serbian group Bajaga I Instruktori. It’s not really hidden, though: it’s indicated on the record.

Posté le 04/11/2022 par

A Fully White AirPort Extreme Prototype

Seen in an FCC document, a prototype of an AirPort Extreme base station with a unique visual feature: it is entirely white.

Posté le 29/10/2022 par

A Prototype of the 20th Anniversary Mac

Seen on eBay, a prototype of the 20th Anniversary Mac. The seller states that it does not work and comes without accessories, so the asking price ($5,900) seems a bit high to me.

Posté le 26/10/2022 par

Aphex Twin hid an SSTV image on an EP

Richard David James (Aphex Twin) often hides things in his records; there’s even a piece of a game for the ZX Spectrum in the Richard D. James Album (I’ll talk about it again, it’s peculiar). But in the EP 2 Remixes By AFX, there’s an image encoded in SSTV.

Posté le 24/10/2022 par

A prototype iPhone 3G motherboard

Seen on Twitter, something a bit unusual: a prototype iPhone 3G motherboard.

Posté le 21/10/2022 par

A MacBook Pro logo on a MacBook Pro Apple Silicon prototype

With the ARM-based MacBook Pro (14 and 16 inches), Apple removed the « MacBook Pro » name from the chassis, at least under the screen (the name remains engraved under the shell). However, this decision was apparently made late: the 16-inch model tested by the FCC still features the logo.

Posté le 19/10/2022 par

eARC and Siri Remote: The little things that were planned for the Apple TV

I’m continuing with the FCC, with two related products: the second-generation Apple TV 4K and the third-generation Siri Remote (paired).

Posté le 13/10/2022 par