Apple Education Review periodical (1992)

The Apple Education Review was an 8-page periodical aimed at the education market. This is Issue 2 from the 1992–1993 school year.

This issue contained five feature articles:

  • Multimedia Turns Five: What’s going on today? (celebrating HyperCard’s fifth “birthday”)
  • Education/Business Partnership
  • Research Review: Computers and Colleagues
  • News and Events
  • Spotlight on Innovation: Good-bye to Hide-and-Seek with Policies and Laws

The publication was printed on heavy white paper in two colors (black and gold) and the pages measured 8.5 x 11 inches.

Source: Apple

HomePod mini (Orange, 2021)

On October 18, 2021, Apple introduced HomePod mini in three new colors: yellow, orange, and blue. The three new colors joined the two original colors of white and space gray. Apple describes the HomePod mini as:

“Jam-packed with innovation, HomePod mini delivers unexpectedly big sound for a speaker of its size. At just 3.3 inches tall, it takes up almost no space but fills the entire room with rich 360-degree audio that sounds amazing from every angle. Add more than one HomePod mini for truly expansive sound.”

In addition to adding bold color to the exterior mesh fabric, Apple also color-matched the touch surface, volume icons, and woven power cable.

The technology built in to the HomePod mini is described by Apple:

“HomePod mini uses computational audio to provide a rich and detailed acoustic experience and deliver peak performance. To achieve big sound out of such a compact design, the Apple S5 chip runs advanced software to analyze the unique characteristics of the music. It also applies complex tuning models to optimize loudness, adjust the dynamic range, and control the movement of the driver and passive radiators, all in real time. HomePod mini’s full-range driver, premium neodymium magnet, and pair of force-cancelling passive radiators enable it to produce deep bass and crisp high frequencies.”

This HomePod mini is orange.

Sources: Apple (HomePod mini, Announcement, Availability)

HomePod mini (Yellow, 2021)

On October 18, 2021, Apple introduced HomePod mini in three new colors: yellow, orange, and blue. The three new colors joined the two original colors of white and space gray. Apple describes the HomePod mini as:

“Jam-packed with innovation, HomePod mini delivers unexpectedly big sound for a speaker of its size. At just 3.3 inches tall, it takes up almost no space but fills the entire room with rich 360-degree audio that sounds amazing from every angle. Add more than one HomePod mini for truly expansive sound.”

In addition to adding bold color to the exterior mesh fabric, Apple also color-matched the touch surface, volume icons, and woven power cable.

The technology built in to the HomePod mini is described by Apple:

“HomePod mini uses computational audio to provide a rich and detailed acoustic experience and deliver peak performance. To achieve big sound out of such a compact design, the Apple S5 chip runs advanced software to analyze the unique characteristics of the music. It also applies complex tuning models to optimize loudness, adjust the dynamic range, and control the movement of the driver and passive radiators, all in real time. HomePod mini’s full-range driver, premium neodymium magnet, and pair of force-cancelling passive radiators enable it to produce deep bass and crisp high frequencies.”

Sources: Apple (HomePod mini, Newsroom: Announcement, Availability)

NECC 2007 Apple booth workshop session schedule (2007)

This “Create. Share. Inspire.” schedule was distributed at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Atlanta that was held in June 2007. This organization and conference are still held annually, but the conference changed its name around 2010 to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference.

This trifold brochure measures 4.25 x 6 inches with the message:

Welcome.
Inside the Apple booth, you’ll find innovative tools, students can use to express their creativity. You’ll see the latest technologies for sharing content. And you’ll discover powerful ways to inspire students. Join us each day in the Apple booth for hands-on sessions where you’ll learn how to engage students, raise achievement, and manage your digital classroom.

Fully unfolded, six hands-on workshop sessions are described. Session titles include:
Let’s Go Global—Using iLife and iWork in Project-Based Learning
Meeting Diverse Learner Needs—Built-in Tools on a Mac
Publishing Student Voices—Podcasting in the Classroom
Managing the Digital Classroom—Tips and Tools for Teachers
Creative Expression—Expanding Reading and Writing in the Digital Classroom
What’s Hot at Apple?—Bringing Innovation to Learning

I attended this NECC conference.

Source: eSchool News