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Why Apple Matters
Today at 6pm, Apple opens their new 24×7 flagship store in Manhattan — and in typical Apple fashion it’s a blockbuster of design: the store itself is hidden underground and customers enter off 5th Avenue by walking into a glistening 30 foot high glass cube. People have been lined up overnight to be the first to see the spectacular as soon as it’s opened. Gary Allen, a blogger who has chronicled other Apple Store openings, is [blogging live] from the line outside.
This is why Apple matters. They succeed wildly in marrying technology to style and fulfilling our fantasies of the tech future we were promised as kids. Microsoft and Dell may have all the money — but I think people sense that Apple conciously decided to be a bit player (relatively, anyway) because it was required to maintain design and philosophical integrity. Cool.
Now where’s my damned flying car?
Posted in Blather 05/19/06 | 
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Your flying car is here!
In fact, the roadable has been here since 1949 when Molt Taylor designed it. His dream was to see a Taylor Aerocar in every garage. Simply back the car out of the driveway, tow the wings along behind to the airport, attach them and rotate! Once you arrive at your destination, strip it down and your on the road again. How sweet is that?
See an actual model on display at the Seattle Air Museum or inspect it here online: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Taylor+aerocar&btnG=Google+Search
Comment by melfeasance — June 4, 2006 @ 12:35 pm
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I shoulda’ known some garage genius would’ve come up with something… but [this] is the one I was promised as a kid and, Goddamit, I’m holding out for it.
Comment by Sprague D — June 4, 2006 @ 5:57 pm