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iLove Fresh Flowers (2/14/99)
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Personally, we at AtAT have never really been very fond of the whole "iMac as New Volkswagen Beetle" comparison. Sure, they're both the curviest products in their respective markets, they both capture the attention and pocketbooks of style-conscious and simplicity-minded consumers everywhere, they're both portrayed at their websites in all their 3D glory via the magic of QuickTime VR, and they've both been shown as happy spinning UFO-like objects against stark white backgrounds in commercials. But to be honest, we aren't actually all that fond of the new Beetle; something about it just looks wrong. It's not quite lumpy enough, or perhaps the curves seem less inviting and alive than the curves on its predecessor. Or maybe it's because it looks to us more like a Volkwagen Golf wearing a Beetle costume for Halloween.
But there is one thing about the Beetle that we like a lot, and that's the dashboard bud vase. It's just a nice little touch that shows an attention to detail and an allowance for whimsy that we respect and admire. Admit it, iMac owners-- you wish Apple had taken a page from VW's book and included a bud vase on your favorite translucent computer, don't you? What could be more inviting than an iMac with a happy little daisy on the front bezel? Well, thankfully, you no longer have to wonder; Freeverse Software (those lovable sadists who gave the world Jared, the Butcher of Song and Burning Monkey Solitaire) have announced the iVase, a bud vase that attaches to the side of your iMac with a suction cup and holds the flower of your choice.
Yeah, we thought it was a joke at first-- especially since the iVase description claims that it uses "proprietary 'suction' technology developed in France"-- but given that Freeverse has a secure ordering page where you can buy the iVase for a mere $8.95 (plus $3 shipping and handling), we have to assume it's for real. We expect to pick one up ourselves for our own funky blue guy, because at that price, how can you go wrong? By the way, if Volkswagen ever ships candy-colored translucent polycarbonate body Beetles, we'll definitely have to reconsider our opinion...
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Other scenes from that episode: 1338: Tangerine Dream (2/14/99) Who could have guessed that our idle musings on the fate of Tangerine would have brought elicited such a firestorm of response? For those of you who are a little behind, we're talking about the relative popularity of the five new fruity iMac colors; since Apple opted to sell all five colors at retail instead of making the special hues a build-to-order-only option at the Apple Store, there's more than a little danger that some colors will be drastically more popular than others, leading to inventory control problems unseen since the days of the Great Performa Debacle... 1340: Guest Star: Bob Barker (2/14/99) When it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Following their initial success with the idea, "Redmond Justice" writers are really pushing the envelope on this whole "videotaped evidence" plot device. First, we had the semi-controversial practice of the Department of Justice showing snippets of Bill Gates' fumbling and hostile video deposition, providing interesting insights into the potential anti-trust practices of Microsoft while also giving us some welcome comic relief...
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