Alongside the dull 2.9-inch screen, there’s a unique 8-megapixel “360 eye” camera, which can rotate either towards you or away from you. It’s an interesting way to avoid bundling two separate cameras, so I’ll give Rabbit credit for that. But the 360 eye isn’t meant for taking photos: Instead, it’s all about computer vision. You … Read more
April 18, 1996: Apple unveils a massive $15 million promotional tie-in for the Mission: Impossible movie starring Tom Cruise. Designed to promote the PowerBook, which Cruise uses in the spy flick, the marketing campaign comes at a particularly bad time. Attempting to climb back into the black after reporting its largest quarterly loss ever, Apple … Read more
March 21, 2007: Apple launches the Apple TV, a gleaming white set-top box with a remote control, for bringing iTunes media to the living room. Unfortunately, the device lacks key features needed to make it a killer entertainment system. It’s something of a missed opportunity for Apple. Apple TV builds on a solid foundation A … Read more