Back when Steve Jobs left Apple in 1995, Robert Cringley did a face-to-face interview with the co-founder of Apple for a mini-series for PBS. The show was named “Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires,” and it gave a look at the the rise of Silicon Valley as a technology hub. The footage was originally filmed at Next headquarters in Redwood City, California, and the entire interview lasted about one-hour. However, only about 10 minutes were used.

Dr Macenstein recently shared his views as to why there won’t be a touchscreen iPod (aka, an iPhone without the “Phone”). He cites the difficulty of having to look at the screen just to control the device, instead of using it by touch. However, Apple does indeed own a patent where the device’s physical controls more »