Lukáš Gondek Auction for a rare Apple-1 computer, the Pope's iPad and lunch with Tim Cook. In short, a week marked by auctions. Apple also banned the popular selfie sticks at WWDC during it, and director JJ Abrams showed up with an Apple Watch.
Rare and working Apple-1 computer auctioned on eBay (14/4)
A working Apple-1 computer is a true one-of-a-kind and one of them is now up for auction on eBay. It was bought by Joey Copson in 1976 for $666,66. It stayed with Copson for 36 years until it was bought by a writer who was working on a book about this computer. The auction description claims that the Apple-1 was recently repaired and put to work by computer historian Corey Cohen. According to his own words, he tried to keep the components in their original state. The model has the serial number 01-0022, from which it follows that it was made even earlier than the model 01-0070, which was purchased by the Henry Ford Museum last October for $905. Current eBay price? Over 55 thousand dollars (1,4 million crowns).
Source: MacRumors
No selfie sticks at WWDC (April 14)
If you happen to be among the handful of invitees to the WWDC conference, you'll have to do without selfie sticks, as they were banned by Apple at the event. In the same way, visitors cannot bring professional cameras or any wearables that can record sound or video into the building - Google Glass is also prohibited. iPhones and iPads are naturally allowed.
Source: Cult Of Mac
Pope Francis' iPad was auctioned for three quarters of a million crowns (April 15)
Pope Francis' iPad was auctioned on the online auction portal Cestells for three quarters of a million crowns. The money from the unknown buyer, who sent the winning bid via his phone, will go to a school for the poor in Uruguay. The back of the iPad is engraved with “His Holiness Francisco. Servizio Internet Vatican, March 2013”. A confirmed certificate from the Vatican and according to photos published on the auction it looks like a Logitech keyboard. Pope Francis is a supporter of the Internet, he perceives it as a gift from God and describes it as a powerful tool to promote dialogues between different faiths.
Source: The Verge
Tim Cook invites to lunch again as part of a charity event (April 15)
Tim Cook once again used his name in favor of a charity event - a lunch with the CEO of Apple is being auctioned on the CharityBuzz server. Anyone can apply and get a chance not only to meet with Cook, but also to participate in one of the keynotes. At the same time, he will donate his money to the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. There are currently 17 days left until the end of the auction and the bid amount is 165 thousand dollars (4,2 million crowns). Last year, the same auction was successful for charitable purposes get 330 thousand dollars.
Source: Cult Of Mac
Former iOS chief Forstall is set to serve as an adviser to Snapchat. At the same time, he participates in the musical (April 16)
Scott Forstall, the former head of iOS who was forced out of the company leave following the failure of the Maps app and disagreements with other executives, he has avoided the public eye in recent years and was believed to he works as a startup advisor. A leaked email from late 2014 suggests that one of the companies Forstall is working with is Snapchat. As an advisor, he will come to 0,11% of the company's value, which comes to $16,5 million over the past 24 months. Snapchat did not confirm the cooperation with Forstall, but did not rule it out either.
Just hours after the news broke about Forstall and Snapchat, he revealed a former Apple employee tweeted the rather unexpected news that he was co-producing the musical Fun home on Broadway.
Source: MacRumors
Star Wars Episode 7 Director JJ Abrams Wears Apple Watch (16/4)
Apple continues to promote its watch by sending it to celebrities. After Katy Perry, Drake and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld showed off their Apple Watch Edition, the director of the film JJ Abrams also appeared at the conference for the new Star Wars film with a new Apple watch. JJ Abrams is a long-time friend of Jony Ivo, the Apple designer even helped him with the lightsaber designs in the latest installment of the star saga.
Source: Cult Of Mac
A week in a nutshell
According to estimates, the start of sales of the Apple Watch was very successful, in the first 24 hours it was supposed to sell almost a million watches. Not even Apple can satisfactorily solve the large demand, so those interested will be able to buy watches directly in stores in June at the earliest. But the pace of the Californian company is unstoppable and we can already look forward to release iOS 8.4, in which the Music application saw major changes, but also at the WWDC developer conference, which will play out 8th June.
The situation is constantly changing even in Cupertino: a new head of the PR department je officially Steve Dowling. Plus Apple he bought the Israeli company Linx dealing with mobile photography and at the same time 146 square kilometers of forest from which a gentle method will be produce packaging. Samsung has already assembled a special team that will produce displays exclusively for Apple, and Tim Cook himself ranked among TIME magazine's 100 most influential people on the planet.
