Comments on: The Blue Clicker

By: tvhack

tvhack — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:49:37 +0000

I think I have the answer to one of the bullets points regarding video switching. they would require a scaling video switcher, folsom, extron or even vista montage. Which upscales all video resolutions to common resolution to enable seemless switching on all video inputs.
I currently work in video presentation services, though I haven’t done work for apple. I don’t see it on the video technology side being greatly different.

By: Taurin

Taurin — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:06:52 +0000

Ok folks, the blue clicker story….here is what I know. Many years ago, at least 30 when the Woz and Steve were getting apple off the ground one of the most facinating hobbies was hacking the phone systems. Remeber the Captain Crunch whistles, you guys probably don’t….anyways our dear young Steve was stopped by cops and he had a very primitive little invention that spoofed the dial tones in public phones. The cops knew nothing about telephony let alone technology …this box was called the Blue Box…it is my idea that that very same box is the construct of the famous blue clicker!!! Nothing more, nothing less…but isnt it ironic to have carried it this far through his life, its like the ring in the fellowship….FRODO LIVES.

By: nate

nate — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:29:37 +0000

the reMOTE controls the RObot!

By: ipod guy

ipod guy — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:46:18 +0000

greetings all! I’ll get right to it then and ask if the clicker Steve Jobs uses at every keynote is made in house or if there is a place I can get one for myself. Acually I should like two, one for me, and one for my church I work at. If you wish to follow up my question please email me because I just found this site today and probably won’t check it again thanks for your time.

By: Diggory Laycock

Diggory Laycock — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:40:19 +0000

My favourite Steve-ism during Keynotes is the distracting sip of water while he’s waiting on a busy Mac – very clever technique.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:41:37 +0000

Apple gets all the woodworking for their Retail stores done by “Fetzers Inc.” which happens to be a local company.

I just graduated from high school, and was talking to a friend of a friend who was big into woodworking when I found out he was working for Fetzers. I was like “Oh, the guys that do stuff for Apple.” He was like “How…no Why do you even know that?”

They probably store a lot of this stuff between keynotes and such. Really no need for dozens and dozens of black desks to be tossed out — that’s wasteful.

By: nobodysir

nobodysir — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:43:41 +0000

I’ve noticed that thing have been with Jobs for several years

By: Mordor

Mordor — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:01:53 +0000

BTW, thanks for the iDVD app. That one turned me into the dvd-freak iÂ´m today.

By: Mike Evangelist

Mike Evangelist — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:43:37 +0000

Bo – you’ve ask many great questions, some of which I’ll be answering in upcoming segments. There will be a lot about my ‘babies’, which were iDVD and DVD Studio Pro. Mike

By: analogika

analogika — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:38:00 +0000

Just a note: Digital delay lines to ensure that sound is as in-sync as it can be throughout the venue are completely standard at every large concert or presentation event.