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Dutch officials impound Steve Jobs' 'iYacht' after alleged missed payments
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Officials in Amsterdam have impounded a yacht that late Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs commissioned back in 2007 after Jobs’ estate allegedly missed payments to its architect. Reuters reports that yacht designer Philippe Starck claims that he has only received €6 million of the €9 million owed for his commission and that Dutch...
Steve Jobs' Yacht 'Venus' Launched in the Netherlands
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Earlier this year, it was revealed that French designer Philippe Starck was working with Dutch shipbuilder Feadship on a new yacht for the family of Steve Jobs. The yacht had been mentioned in Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs as a project he had been working on since 2009, but the...
Steve Jobs' yacht spotted in the Canary Islands en route to US
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After a small dispute with French designer Philippe Starck over an unpaid 3 million euro bill, late last month we heard the Jobs’ family yacht was free to set sail after Steve Jobs’ estate paid Starck to free the ship from a port in Amsterdam where it was impounded....
Philippe Starck's Project with Apple is Steve Jobs' Yacht
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In the wake of a claim from French designer Philippe Starck that he has been working with Apple on a "revolutionary" new project, Apple has issued a statement to AllThingsD specifically denying the assertion.Reached for comment, an Apple spokeswoman said the company is not working on a new product with...
The yacht that Steve Jobs built with French designer Philippe Starck revealed [Gallery]
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. Dutch site OneMoreThing grabbed some pictures of the unique vessel that Steve Jobs was designing at the time of his death a year ago with French designer Philippe Starck. . The boat certainly has an interesting look/shape. The control center of course has iMacs (are those the new ones?!)...
Steve Jobs' superyacht is a sleek memorial to his minimalist aesthetic
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Designed in collaboration with Philippe Starck, the Jobs gin palace looks like a floating stack of Apple productsHe was a man of modest means, who lived in a normal house and only ever wore jeans and a black turtle-neck sweater.So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that...
Parrot Zik by Starck review: Is $400 worth it for the fanciest, techiest headphones around?
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You do know that Parrot makes more than just the AR.Drone, right? It was at CES earlier this year that we first caught a glimpse of -- and subsequently began geeking out about -- the Parrot Zik by Starck. For those unfamiliar, these headphones are jam-packed with enough technologies...
Apple denies collaboration with Philippe Starck on 'revolutionary' project
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When reached for comment by AllThingsD today, Apple flatly said that it's not working with Philippe Starck on a supposed project for later this year that the French designer called "revolutionary." It's been suggested that Steve Job's under-construction yacht — mentioned in Walter Isaacson's biography of the Apple founder...
Designer Philippe Starck Says Working on 'Revolutionary' Product with Apple, Release in 8 Months
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As noted by Mac4Ever [Google translation], legendary French designer Philippe Starck revealed on a radio show today that he has been working with Apple on a "revolutionary" new product, with the product set to launch within the next eight months. Philippe Starck (Source: Flickr/jikatu) French newspaper Le Figaro has more...
Watch: This close-up video of Steve Jobs' super-yacht will give you a serious case of gadget envy
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If you’re up for the ultimate case of ‘gadget’ envy, take a look at this close-up video of Venus, the high-tech yacht designed by the late Steve Jobs, that was shot from the docks in Amsterda by TNW reader Michiel Frackers. The boat was recently set free from its temporary impoundment...
A Year After His Death, Steve Jobs' Yacht Is Finally Ready
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Steve Jobs spent years designing his custom yacht. And now, a year after his death, the yacht has been completed, reports Dutch blog, One More Thing. Perhaps the most unique thing about the ship is that it's controlled by a bunch of 27-inch iMacs from the control room, known as...
Steve Jobs' Yacht Impounded in $3.6 Million Dispute Over Design Fee
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DutchNews.nl reports on articles from the Dutch media noting that Steve Jobs' yacht Venus, which launched nearly two months ago, has been impounded by authorities due to a dispute with famed French designer Philippe Starck over design fees for the ship.Baliffs boarded the brand new yacht Venus last Wednesday with...
French Designer Says He's Working With Apple On A 'Revolutionary' Project Due In 8 Months (AAPL)
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Here's an exciting mystery. French designer Philippe Starck said on radio that he's working with Apple on a "revolutionary" project that will be released in 8 months, Le Figaro reports. (Translation via our French reporter Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry.) Starck didn't say anything else, because of Apple's "religious cult of secrecy." Clarifying...
Parrot Zik launching in August for $399, free app included for iOS and Android
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Remember those cool-looking Parrot Zik wireless headphones we saw back at CES? Well, now we have a date and a price for you Philippe Starck fans out there. Announced at the Hong Kong launch event earlier today, these NFC-enabled, active noise cancelling Bluetooth cans will be available globally in...
What is Philippe Starck’s big secret project?
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Friday afternoon, I picked up a report that Philippe Starck, the French designer, has been working on a big project for Apple. He’d been to see Steve Jobs regularly before the Apple co-founder’s death, he told the French media, and continued to see Laurene Powell Jobs. Since Starck had worked...
30 Years of Microsoft Hardware: From mice to men
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Although Microsoft may have never intended to become a hardware company, it has quietly grown into one in many ways, from the constantly evolving peripherals it creates to the popular Xbox entertainment center. And while the Xbox hails from a different division, “Microsoft Hardware” itself has recently turned 30, and to...
Parrot jazzes up sleek Philippe Starck speaker
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At CES, Parrot shows off a beautiful but costly speaker system that connects with just about anything. Crave's Christopher Macmanus goes ears-on. [Read more]...
That 'Revolutionary' Apple Product That Comes Out In 8 Months Isn't What You Think It Is (AAPL)
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French designer Philippe Starck is working on a yacht for the family of the late Steve Jobs, reports Apple Insider. Starck was quoted as working on a "revolutionary project" with Apple, setting off endless speculation about the long-rumored Apple television. Apple was quick to deny any professional relationship with Starck....
Paris Metro brings a bit of style to NFC
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Philippe Starck designs last Navigo card The Paris Metro will be getting new payment cards next year, cards which pave the way to board-by-bonk phones by being compatible with the NFC standard.…...
Steve Jobs' yacht free to leave after payment dispute with designer Philippe Starck is resolved
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A few days ago we learned that Venus, the yacht that renowned designer Philippe Starck crafted for the late Steve Jobs, was stuck in a harbor due to a payment dispute. According to Le Monde, the issue has now been resolved. The problem stemmed from a simple issue of...
What is your dream Apple product?
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Apple denies designer Philippe Starck's claims about a "revolutionary" new product, but we can still dream, right? Tell Crave about your ultimate Apple device for a chance to win some cool prizes. [Read more]...
Steve Jobs' Yacht Impounded in Amsterdam
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A yacht commissioned by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been impounded due to a payment dispute with its designer. The yacht, whose design began in 2007 and was seen as a collaboration between Mr. Jobs and Philippe Starck, is called the Venus. The price to build it has...
LaCie Blade Runner drive now available, offers stand-out storage for $300
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LaCie teased us at CES with the prospect of a rare high-concept hard drive design in the Blade Runner, but it left out the rather important matter of when we could buy the Philippe Starck-designed storage. As we've discovered, we didn't have to wait long -- the Blade Runner...
Jobs family yacht seized in Amsterdam over 3M euro dispute with designer
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The mega yacht commissioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has reportedly been sequestered by lawyers for designer Philippe Starck in Amsterdam over a payment dispute....
Steve Jobs' New Yacht And Other Secret Projects Revealed
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"I know that it's possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat. But I have to keep going on it. If I don't, it's an admission that I'm about to die." Steve Jobs on the then-uncompleted yacht in his biography by Walter Isaccson. Like Tupac's hologram...
Parrot Zikmu Solo reaches US in November, makes a tower of wireless sound yours for $999
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Parrot has taken some time trotting out the Zikmu Solo speaker since we first saw it at CES, but those enamored with very vertical audio can rest easy now that the unit has a North American release schedule. Both Canada and the US can buy the Philippe Starck-crafted speaker...
Apple says Philippe Starck isn’t working on a product for them, ‘revolutionary’ or otherwise
thenextweb.com
A rumor was started by French designer Philippe Starck earlier today when he said that he was working on a ‘big’ and ‘revolutionary product with Apple, due out later this year. Now a statement from Apple to All Things D has put the kibosh on the rumors, with the company...
Starck confirms 'Apple project' is actually Jobs' yacht
www.electronista.com
French designer Philippe Starck has finally confirmed that his initial quotes about a "revolutionary" Apple product that will come out "in eight months" were in fact about his long involvement in designing a yacht for the Jobs family, the Wall Street Journal reports. The yacht, which began life as a...
Silicon Valley VC @Shervin Pishevar follows Ashton Kutcher into space
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In case you hadn’t heard, famous actor and occasional tech startup investor Ashton Kutcher has signed up as the 500th customer of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, a commercial spaceflights venture. Kutcher, who stars in the show ”Two and a Half Men”, coughed up $200,000 for a coveted spot on one...
LaCie's CES 2013 lineup includes 5big 5-bay Thunderbolt and NAS Drives as well a 'unique' Philippe Starck designed portable
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LaCie is throwing down two more 5big drive enclosures for CES this week. Starting at $1,199.00, the Thunderbolt version boasts up to 20TB capacity and transfer rates that extend to 785MB/sec. Meanwhile the much less expensive Gig Ethernet NAS version is aimed at small business and starts at just $549....
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