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Mysterious Apple office in Boston linked to voice tech

Posted on August 27, 2013September 17, 2013 by timbatchelder

Check out this interesting article

Mysterious Apple office in Boston linked to voice tech | Apple – CNET News.

Mysterious Apple office in Boston linked to voice tech (cyberparse.co.uk)

Apple’s trademarked stores

Posted on February 4, 2013June 13, 2013 by timbatchelder

Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores
By Addy Dugdale, fastcompany.com

First it won ownership of a rountangle—that’s a rectangle with rounded corners—and now Apple has patented its store design. You know, lots of giant glass, pale wood, and nerds in royal-blue tees.

Apple has won itself a trademark for its retai…

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Apple’s New TV Commercial (technoteamblog.wordpress.com)
Apple adds around a million new store accounts (most with credit cards) every two days (sexymacman.wordpress.com)
Apple to create virtual currency “iMoney” on 6/6/2013 (666) (seeker401.wordpress.com)
Apple’s new ad showcases apps that change lives: Smart prosthetics, democratized health care and more (thenextweb.com)

iPad = Liberal Arts + Technology

Posted on January 28, 2010February 9, 2013 by timbatchelder

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arstechnica.com

I found it interesting to listen to the recent keynote speech on the launch of the Apple iPad, one of the most anticipated new Apple products and a groundbreaking one in the world of mobile devices due to its touch based interface. But what I found most fascinating was the mention by Steve of the importance of combining liberal arts and technology at Apple to help design products that both excel from an engineering standpoint but are also extremely usable. In my opinion that including the excellent customer service established at the Apple stores is what sets this company apart from virtually all other consumer tech companies right now.