Year: 2001

IT, the mysterious invention from Dean Kamen thought to be a revolutionary personal transportation device, is set to be unveiled on Monday’s Good Morning America, according to Reuters. Kamen will reportedly detail the device in both television and newspaper interviews early next week. The most popular theory is that IT is some sort of personal hovercraft that relies on an emission-free Stirling engine that recycles much of its own heat.

A new Apple feature discusses how the SuperDrive-equipped Power Mac G4 and DVD Studio Pro are changing the way many media companies operate. The article spotlights Cap TV, a company that produces test commercials for ad agency clients.

MacEdition has published an interesting interview with Walter Mossberg, technology columnist for the The Wall Street Journal. Mossberg offers his opinion on the current state of the industry, and offers perspective on what the future may hold for Apple.

MacMinute reader Claude Lee notes that Apple has been awarded a conditional contract with the State of Maine for the Maine Learning Technology Classroom Solution. Assuming final negotiations go smoothly, seventh grade students and teachers at public schools in Maine will begin using wireless Apple products during in the Fall of 2002, followed by equipping all eighth grade students and teachers the next year. “The Department was fortunate to receive several high-quality bids. Apple Computer prevailed in a competitive contest.

Apple this morning opened two new retail stores at Clarendon, in Arlington, VA, and South Coast Plaza, in Costa Mesa, CA. Apple’s retail page has been updated to reflect the next two store openings: Palisades, in West Nyack, NY, and Rockingham Park, in Salem, NH.