A new memorial iPhone sculpture paying tribute to Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, was recently unveiled at the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in Russia. The tribute was designed by local native Gleb Tarasov, and plays a slideshow with photos and video from Jobs’ life. The back of the monument features a giant QR code, which when scanned, takes you to a Steve Jobs memorial website.
Photo of Venus courtesy OneMoreThing
A little more than a year after his death, Steve Jobs’ sleek 260-foot yacht was christened in the Netherlands.
The boat, designed by Jobs and famed minimalist designer Philippe Starck, was named “Venus,” after the Roman goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, and their three children were there to take part in the unveiling ceremony.
Jobs’ yacht was mentioned in Walter Isaacson’s biography as a project Jobs had been working on since 2009. He said, “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.”
By all accounts Venus is an extraordinary vessel–constructed of an aluminum hull, teak decks and large panes of floor-to-ceiling glass throughout, designed by the chief engineer of the Apple Stores. The boat is also said to have seven 27-inch iMacs on board, six of which are used to navigate the craft.
The Jobs family thanked each member of the Dutch shipbuilding staff with an elegant thank-you note, along with a token gift of their appreciation — an iPod Shuffle with “Venus” inscribed on the back.
It’s fun to see how it all started. How about that first portable computer? It’s easy to imagine a laptop once you see all the components pulled together in a briefcase. True visionaries.
The similarities between a young Steve Jobs and Ashton Kutcher are striking.
Dark features. Check. Intense eyes. Check. Thick, floppy hair. Check. Cheshire Cat smile. Check.
It’s a good thing because Kutcher will be starring in an upcoming indie film about Steve Jobs, titled Jobs.
Directed by Joshua Michael Stern (“Swing Vote”) and written by Matt Whiteley, the film, according to Variety, is expected to chronicle Jobs’s life “from wayward hippie to co-found of Apple.” Production is scheduled to begin in May.
Kutcher is best-known for his role in Punk’d and Two and a Half Men, but he is also known for his tech savvy presence on the web. With more than 10 million followers, he has been crowned the “King of Twitter.” Let’s hope Kutcher’s interest in start-ups and technology helps give him a knowledge base that will add richness and texture to his portrayal of Jobs’ complex personality .
Sony Pictures is also developing its own Steve Jobs pic, based on Walter Isaacson’s book. Rumor has it that George Clooney or Noah Wiley will play the leading role.
Thirty-six years ago this month, Apple Computer was founded in Silicon Valley. Three people started it: two are household names–Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak–and the third is somebody few people know–Ronald Wayne.
Wayne, who was nearly two decades older than the young whiz kids, was instrumental in writing up the contract formally launching Apple. In the legal document he scripted, both Jobs and Wozniak would receive 45% of the company, and Wayne would receive 10%, or approximately $800 at the time.
Fearing financial risk, however, Wayne walked away after just twelve days.
How much would his 10% be worth today?
$56 BILLION.
It’s been nearly three weeks since we submitted Steve & i to Apple’s iTunes store. We’re hoping that iPad owners will be able to view Steve & i in gorgeous hi-def soon–on the device Steve Jobs was so proud of creating.
We’ll keep you posted!