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nerdspotting
The Woz Cuts iPhone Line
Steve Jobs is famous for possessing a "reality distortion field" that bends people to his will. But today he's got nothing on his Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who talked shoppers into letting him jump an iPhone line. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by misslinda: Silly nerds. If they banded together they could've gotten Woz to buy all of their iphones for him in exchange... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Market Shrugs Off Reports of Steve Jobs' Imminent Return to Apple
Steve Wozniak told a Wall Street Journal reporter his Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sounds "healthy, energetic," signaling the CEO will return from medical leave at the end of June as planned. The market wasn't particularly interested. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by sample032: That chart looks just like QQQQ from 12 to 4. [www.google.com] Which means, yes, the news was leaked. 3 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Dancing With Woz No More
Sure, he once briefly flipped out about rigged online voting, but Steve Wozniak's Dancing with the Stars stint will be remembered for the Apple cofounder's overflowing good humor, maintained through his inevitable defeat. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by PRIsNotJournalism: I found him endearing until I learned he dated Kathy Griffin? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Dancing with the Woz
Woz Worms His Way Into America's Heart
The judges gave wounded Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak 10 out of 30 for what one called "the worst samba I've ever seen" Monday night. And yet Tuesday voters kept him on Dancing With the Stars. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by ChivasMcSadSack: he fucking got an ambulance for a pulled hammie, AAAAUUGHHH more » | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Why Woz Is My Favorite Reality TV Star
We thought only geeks would dig Steve Wozniak when the rotund Apple cofounder took to Dancing with the Stars. But with his clumsy moves, injuries, and conspiracy theories, he's proving perfect fodder for reality TV! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by thecowardlylion: I admit it, I voted for Woz because my tweeps told me to. No, really I am serious. I have... more » | Other threads
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trainwrecks
The Woz Feels the Weight of Geek 'Dancing' Expectations
On Dancing with the Stars, adorably lumpy Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak pranced his way into our hearts with a broken foot. Even the judges warmed to him. No one called him a "Teletubby" this time! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by 1Melanie: This guy is so funny! He is great, seems like he has just decided to live life to its fullest,... 3 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
A Wounded Woz Vows to Dance Through the Pain
Can anything stop Steve Wozniak, the goofy billionaire Apple cofounder who's waltzing across TV screens nationwide on ABC's Dancing With the Stars? Apparently not — not a roasting by the judges. Not even a fractured leg. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by CaptainFantastic: He's going to have a robot leg installed. What won't come out for several months is that the leg is... 1 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
The Woz Triumphs on Dancing With the Stars Just by Showing Up
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak made it through his routine on Dancing With the Stars without doing anything deeply tragic! Except, you know, for going on Dancing With the Stars in the first place. More »
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Nerds Squeal with Glee for Dancing with the Woz
Since Silicon Valley has so few real celebrities, why not go crazy for the ones we have: Dancing With the Stars premieres in one week with Apple co-founder (and Kathy Griffin ex) Steve "Woz" Wozniak. More »
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Steve Jobs? Total hippie
Wozniak on Jobs: "Steve was into everything hippy, he ran around shouting 'free love man' and eating seeds." That's the best part of this long interview with Woz, which devolves into a bunch of platitudes about the cyclic nature of the stock market and consumer electronics that you'll read elsewhere today as "Woz predicts Death of iPod." I'm trying to factcheck this sentence: "His first love was an Iraqi super computer, a poster of which he had pinned to his bedroom wall." Um, what model? (Photo by dbasuito)
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By Paul BoutinComment by drinkwater: "The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one. . . . Things like, that if you... 1 Responses | Other threads
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FlakJack
The thought of Steve Wozniak gallivanting around the Bay Area like it's his own personal kingdom touches my geek heart. But Woz inspired today's featured commenter, FlakJack, to pursue an interesting parenting technique: More » -
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Woz gets VIP Segway access
A tipster alerts us: "Steve Wozniak and his wife were spotted Saturday evening rolling through the crowds inside the Outside Lands concert on their Segways. We wonder how he got this exclusive Segway-access when the concert organizers explicitly banned bicycles, skateboards, and scooters inside the concert grounds?" Compared to Larry Ellison violating airport noise curfews in his private jet, Woz is still the billionaire it's hard to hate. (Photo by RobotSkirts)
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Steve Wozniak only joined Apple after intervention
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Did Steve Wozniak make his flight back to San Francisco?
Gamasutra writer Christian Nutt, waiting for a flight at New York's JFK airport, hears a call for "passenger Wozniak" to board a flight to San Francisco, continuing on to Tokyo. Was it our Woz, the newly married Apple cofounder — and did he make the plane? Woz sightings always welcome on the tips line.
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By Owen ThomasComment by ferricide: i am deeply offended you turned my personal musings into a sensationalistic story! ... not really. more » | Other threads
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wedding announcements
Meet Janet Hill, the woman secretly married to Steve Wozniak
Why has everyone from Kathy Griffin to Steve Wozniak himself been so coy as to whether or not Woz has remarried? Well, for starters, it would have clearly tipped My Life on the D-List's audience that the "romance" between the comedienne and the billionaire Apple cofounder was a sham, though since when has that stopped reality television producers? More likely because longtime friend and Apple education development executive Janet Hill is publicity-averse. (Though that didn't stop the pair from showing up for the publicity scrum at the latest iPhone release.) Why will we never know, officially, if the pair are truly wed? More »
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By Jackson WestComment by Figaro: @MalcoveMagnesia: I think the current colloquial expression is: "pick a fold and fuck it." Maybe Woz is hung well so... more » | Other threads
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rumormonger
Did Steve Wozniak marry his fourth wife last night?
A brief tip in our inbox today tells us that Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak tied the knot for the fourth time last night, but offered no other details. When Wozniak's strictly platonic relationship with comedienne Kathy Griffin hit the skids, Griffin suggested that the rotund Segway enthusiast had already found another paramour. In the latest episode of Griffin's My Life on the D-List, Griffin fessed up that she would never marry Woz, and that he got engaged only a month after they broke up. Who's the, erm, lucky lady? Dunno. Maybe someone at the "Woz Challenge Cup" Segway polo tournament in Indianapolis can clue us in with more details. -
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Woz speaking at Cisco
We hear Steve Wozniak — he's the Apple cofounder who doesn't rain expletives on reporters — is speaking at Cisco at 11:30. We're curious what he has to say. Update: A reader sent in the photo above, and another eyewitness wisecracked: "It's like they transferred all the fat from Jobs to Woz." Ouch! Even former Woz flame Kathy Griffin wasn't that harsh. Any other Cisco tipsters care to send more? Below, a clip from another Woz talk at Google last year: More » -
nerdspotting
Apple cofounder wonders if "The Price is Right"
Was our favorite Segway polo-playing, D-list celebrity-dumping, kitten-saving,iPhone 3G line-cutting Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak a recent audience member at a taping of gameshow The Price is Right? A poster to the MacRumors forum uploaded this screen capture that suggests so. More »
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geek love
Kathy Griffin denies having bumped uglies with Steve Wozniak
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak never rounded third with former girlfriend and D-list celebrity Kathy Griffin. "We were dating, but were just friendly," Griffin told US Magazine. "I never fucked him or anything!" Griffin said that after she and Woz broke up, he quickly moved on — and for the better. "I have had dinner with them, and she’s a thousand times more appropriate!" Griffin said. "I hate to say it, but in the Bruce, Demi, Ashton [scheme of things], I’m the Bruce!" Does that means the new lady can play Segway Polo? (Photo by AP/Moloshok)
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Comment by Uncle-Sam's Littlle Helper: Kathy Griffin is a hottie. I wish I was Steve Wozniak. wOOt! more » | Other threads
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Kathy Griffin Talks About Billionaire Ex-BF Steve Wozniak On Today
Kathy Griffin talked to Al Roker (and gave him a lap dance) on Today this morning, to promote her upcoming season of My Life on the D List. One of the 10 new episodes will feature a staged date with Britney Spears' ex-paparazzo Adnan Ghalib. Kathy's ex-BF, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, will also appear on the series, as the two were still dating at the time. They've since broken up, but remain good friends and she let Al know that she's ready to meet another billionaire. Clip above. [Jezebel]
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By TracieComment by kimboslice: I LOVE HER. I can't wait until the show. more » | Other threads
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geek love
Steve Wozniak and Kathy Griffin all broken up
Speaking to an Us Magazine reporter on Saturday, comedienne Kathy Griffin declared that she and billionaire Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak have moved to Splitsville, population: Them."As a matter of fact," she added, "I got an email last week from him, and he is going to marry someone else... I think he might be married. I don't really know that for sure, though."
Wow, with Wozniak's marital status up in the air even while dating, it sure comes as a surprise that the two couldn't see eye-to-eye in the relationship. It couldn't have helped that rumors suggested the notoriously flaky Woz may have held up production of episodes of Griffin's reality show "My LIfe on the D List" slated to air on Bravo. Still, they'll always have Sunnyvale. (Photo AP/Danny Moloshok)
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Steve Wozniak meets rival for world's ugliest cofounder title
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak and comedienne Kathy Griffin meet Rascal, the "world's ugliest dog," and his master, Dane Andrew, at the Humane Society Silicon Valley's Fur Ball benefit on Saturday. The two were filming an episode of Griffin's "My Life on the D List." Suggest a caption in the comments. (Photo by Pandy Arrieta)
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By Owen ThomasComment by WagCurious: For cripes sakes give me one of these contests Owen! more » | Other threads
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quotable
Woz: OK, so Jobs stole from me, but he also made the iPod
Back in the day, Steve Wozniak developed a game for Atari called Breakout. His friend Steve Jobs sold it for him. Jobs told Wozniak he sold it for $700, and split the proceeds. Actually, Jobs sold it for several thousand dollars and kept most of the cash for himself. Wozniak told Knowledge@Wharton he doesn't judge Jobs based on "these encroachments on personal decency or personal honesty with other people or disrespect of people." More »
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Comment by OaklandTechie: @macbeach: I bet Jobs *still* isn't sorry about it. more » | Other threads
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silicon valley users guide
Woz's how-to for how-to videos
I should've guessed the painful price of my bitching about boring developer vanity videos yesterday: People sent me even more of them. The most promising clip shows Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak teaching Segway Polo. It's also an inadvertent lesson in what to do and not to do with a how-to video. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by raincoaster: @sample032: you can't save Segway enthusiasts. Just let it go, man. Just let it go. more » | Other threads
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unreal estate
Woz's house up for grabs, only $7 million
Property No. 794032 on the Bay Area's multiple-listings service belongs to Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. The Los Gatos mansion has 7 1/2 bathrooms, a "children's discovery complex" and Woz Caves designed by the San Francisco Academy of Sciences. What we don't know: Why's he selling?
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By Paul BoutinComment by lgobserver: Steve Wozniak hasn't lived in this house for several years. He lives elsewhere in Los Gatos. We covered a party... more » | Other threads
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spaceship earth
Only one greasy-haired hippie named Steve built the first Apple
Walt Disney's monument to international culture and technology, Epcot, was stunningly advanced when it opened in 1982, but many of its original attractions became horribly dated over the last quarter-century. Particularly its centerpiece, Spaceship Earth. The ride within the iconic, giant silver golf ball documents the advances of human communications and technology. Recent renovations have brought Spaceship Earth into the Internet age, but when it emerged that the ride would include only one Steve toiling away in a garage to create the historic first Apple computer, controversy ensued. Which Steve? More »
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By Tim FaulknerComment by Davidkevin: That cardboard(?) box certainly doesn't look like anything the Steves built or sold in the early days, but more like... more » | Other threads
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fanboys
The only virus you'll ever get from Apple
The slight case of sniffles and coughs making the rounds in SF has been dubbed the Woz Cold. Urban legend has it that Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak appeared to introduce Fake Steve blogger Dan Lyons on the Peninsula a week ago despite a nagging head and/or chest cold, depending on who you ask. Woz shook hands and buddied up for photos at the event. Now we're all snuffling and Apple's stock is ... oh wait, it's back near 170. Never mind.
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By Paul BoutinComment by sample032: Remember the scene from the South Park movie? "Yeeth, I saw the Terrance and Phillip movie, who wants to... more » | Other threads
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fanboys
Steve Jobs lends reality distortion field to Apple cofounder
Paul Boutin, Valleywag's very special correspondent, may act all tough in his fancy glasses and his Beemer. But let me tell you some things you don't know about Boutin: Those are girl glasses. And he rents that Beemer by the hour from Zipcar. Yeah, real fancy, Boutin. Worst of all, get this guy next to His Steveness, and he starts giggling like a Japanese schoolgirl. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Paul Boutin: Those are not girl glasses. These are girl glasses. But I agree with Nick: Who cares about us? WOZ SIGHTING! more » | Other threads
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live coverage
Fake Steve Jobs, at last we meet
So I'm here at Keplers, the bookstore in Menlo Park, with a bunch of Stevetards waiting for Dan Lyons, the faux Apple CEO who pens The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs and the new book Options, a parody memoir of Steve Jobs. He's here for a book reading, and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has taken the podium to introduce him. Woz starts speaking a mile a minute, referencing his on-again, off-again romance with comedienne Kathy Griffin. And then he spins into a weird numerological digression. I'm starting to think this guy is actually kind of nuts. Either that, or Lyons has written this routine for him. And then Wozniak presents him with a genuine Apple turtleneck. It's only getting weirder from here, I fear. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jimforbes: Dan Lyons is the funniest writer I ever worked with, even funnier than Dave Churbuck. And he's never been mean... more » | Other threads
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crash this bash
Fake Steve to meet other Steve
Options, the parody Steve Jobs novel, has totally surprised those of us who expected a throwaway. It's 248 mostly hilarious pages, with a tight story line and a protagonist who evolves credibly. You can read my enthusiastic review in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, where it's the business book of the week. But more important is this teaser email from Kepler's Books in Menlo Park, where author Dan Lyons will appear Thursday evening. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by Paul Boutin: Nah just talkin to myself. Slow day. more » | Other threads
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clips
Steve Wozniak, kitten-saver
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has always had a soft spot for charity cases. He's taught fifth graders, he auctioned off his car to benefit UC Berkeley's engineering program, and, just last month, he gave much needed press to a needy D-list celebrity Kathy Griffin. But now the bear-like entrepreneur has has turned his attention towards solving the feral cat problem in Northern California. In this clip, embedded above, Woz introduces a trailer for a DVD from the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. He talks about the plight of homeless cats and encourages you to help. It's hard to tell what's funnier — the melodramatic mewling kittens in the trailer or watching Woz's massive hands awkwardly pet a furball named Max. Kathy, we beg you: Think about your future.
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By Owen ThomasComment by googoobaby: Her privates are probably made out of plastic these days or some sort of long-wearing composite. Woz is only... more » | Other threads
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Wozniak donates car to charity, laughter to us
To the tune of Weird Al Yankovic's "White & Nerdy," Steve Wozniak is pimping his 2005 Nissan 350Z Anniversary Edition at Hotswap.com. The Apple co-founder thinks America is losing its engineering and technological competitiveness, so he wants to donate the proceeds to UC Berkeley's Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The lucky buyer gets the pick up the car at Woz's pad and join him for lunch (and hopefully a Segway ride). He'll even provide his autograph (hopefully on the car, not lunch) and talk to you. But his generosity doesn't stop there — he's created a parody of a Datsun 280Z commercial he starred in back when his hair was a healthy brown and he was half as wide. Unfortunately, Hotswap is rather protective of their embed code, so you'll have to jump over there to see Woz in his Segway riding glory. For comparisons sake, take a gander at the 280Z commercial. More » -
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Steve Wozniak Busted For Driving His Prius 104 MPH
Who knew the little hybrid could even go that fast? Oh wait, Al Gore III knows it does. Now you can add "The Woz" to the list of folks who've taken the Prius to the limit and beyond. Steve Wozniak, the man known as the "Father of the Apple II" was caught taking his Prius on the PCH a wee bit beyond the speed limit. And by wee bit, we mean like 104 mph. We wonder what his miles-per-gallon were at that speed anyway? [via San Jose Mercury News] [Jalopnik] -
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Where is he
Steve Jobs must have overheard the speculation that one day he, like Bill Gates, will get tired of calling the shots. After he presumably bit the jugular of whichever aide suggested he relax, he went on a roaring rampage over the past few weeks, wrangling with the SEC, telling fanboys that they'll use Cingular and they'll like it dammit, blaming bad education on teachers' unions, and asking for DRM's head on a platter. Soon he'll throw down onstage with Old Man Gates. By the way, what's Jobs's co-founder Steve Wozniak doing? Well, other than reading his book at town council chambers and buying a semiconductor foundry, not much. But dig this clip of his 1983 commercial for a slick Datsun. More »nowin 1983?
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Ask Valleywag: Why don't you get your gossip from New York City?
No one in Silicon Valley would know it, but Rush and Malloy are gossip royalty, right? The New York Daily News columnist couple is on top of all that's new and juicy, like the news about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and his new book: More »
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chris anderson
Remainders: Steve Wozniak to become awesomest person on earth
- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is taking a trip to the South Pole. In a hydrogen-powered Hummer. With Buzz Aldrin in the driver's seat. And James Cameron filming it — in 3d. [Barrons]
- When your web host illustrates a three-week corporate recap with the Hindenberg, a house on fire, a hurricane, rubble, and a mushroom cloud, is that a bad sign? [Dreamhost blog]
- Microsoft's Windows chief changes horses in the middle of a stream. [Microsoft Watch]
- Time Warner says it will "enhance the growth of AOL's advertising business" — by killing off AOL's paid access business. [Time Warner press release]
- Looks like Wired editor Chris Anderson has found that vital element to every seminal work of popular non-fiction: a nemesis. The Wall Street Journal's Lee Gomes writes another installment of the "Chris Anderson is wrong" series. [WSJ]
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rocketboom
Midyear predictions: Rocketboom hooks up, Ballmer holes up, Wozniak shapes up
Just like Christmas in July, New Year predictions deserve a mid-year refresher — especially since Valleywag wasn't here for New Year's. Valleywag predicts that by the end of 2006: More »
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