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Fusion-io Brings Flash Madness to Workstations and Movies Like “Hugo”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 12 at 7:35 am PT

Long focused primarily on servers, Fusion-io is now going after professional workstations, like the ones used by visual effects artists.

Woz Plus Spock Equals a Geek Swarm

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 4 at 3:20 pm PT

Apple co-founder and geek hero Steve Wozniak will share a stage with geek hero Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Spock. They probably won’t talk about how flash memory speeds up servers.

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How Siri Really Works (Comic)

Voices in Voices on October 17, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

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The Steam-Punk Dream Computer: Watch the Babbage Difference Engine in Action

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 4, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Here’s a very special something for the steam-geeks out there: Video of the famed Babbage Difference Engine, widely regarded as the first complex mechanical computer. There are only two in the world, and we captured one in action.

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Back in the Day With Woz: A Sneak Peek Inside the New and Improved Computer History Museum

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 3, 2010 at 9:51 am PT

All Things Digital was on hand for a sneak peek at the newly renovated Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., led by none other than Silicon Valley’s gadget godfather, Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak.

Weekend Update 12.13.09–A New Hope

Drake Martinet in News on December 12, 2009 at 12:10 pm PT

Just like other parts of the world, Silicon Valley has its own special magic during the holidays. We gather together around the old-timey glow of a CRT monitor and drag out our old CDs—especially the ones that say things like “Sign up for AOL now and receive 500 hours free.” With the familiar tone of a dial-up modem log-in on the stereo, we can almost smell the sweet aroma of irrational exuberance of holidays past.

Apple Co-Founder and Dancing Fool Steve Wozniak Talks!

Kara Swisher in News on June 3, 2009 at 1:56 pm PT

Today, at the Silicom Summit at Stanford University, BoomTown was on a panel about consumer media, and right in a front seat paying rapt attention was Steve Wozniak. It was the same Woz–the famous nickname of the Apple co-founder–who was also staring back last week at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference and taking it all in. So, of course, I whipped out the Flip digital video camera and asked him some questions.

Woz to DWTS Judges: "I'm Still Standing" (And Still Dancing as Bad as He Can!)

Kara Swisher in News on March 31, 2009 at 2:38 am PT

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak revved his damn-the-judges juggernaut into high gear this week with yet another low-scoring performance on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and a full-bore mangle of the Argentine tango last night. Interestingly, as the trio of judges dinged him for the fourth week in a row, they also tried to compliment Wozniak at the same time, telling him they loved his spirit. Oh, these judges know that a Silicon Valley mob riding Segways could run them down at any minute if they got too mean. “The judges have forsaken me,” said Woz, sounding more and more like a very appealing nerd cult leader. “But the geeks shall inherit the earth.”

Sam-bad: Woz Gets a 10 Out of 30 on "DWTS"

Kara Swisher in News on March 24, 2009 at 12:00 am PT

At least Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak can pun through the pain of his foot fracture and pulled hamstring. “Hey, well, one thing I learned is that if you mix a little dancing with a little Smirnoff, you might end up in an ambulance,” he joked, riffing on the name of his partner, Karina Smirnoff. What he can’t do, of course, is dance very well, which was why he got the low, low score of 10 out of 30 last night from the judges on his third week of “Dancing with the Stars.” Oh, it was a bad samba. A very bad samba. But who cares? Vote for your right to Sam-bad!

An Injured Woz Dances On: You Owe Him Your Vote!

Kara Swisher in News on March 16, 2009 at 3:32 am PT

Last week, BoomTown turned partisan in what is perhaps our only truly fair election these days: “Dancing With the Stars.” Because he is so lovably dorktastic, it seems as if Silicon Valley has to pull out all the stops to make sure the anti-Fred Astaire stylings of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak remain in the competition. Woe to everyone when it was revealed that he had hurt himself dancing, with a fractured leg. But, he will–pink silk shirt and all–survive!