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Is It Apple’s New Mac Pro or a Japanese Trash Can?

7:00 AM, Jun. 14th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

A Trash Can & the Mac Pro

This is too fun: Amazon Japan sells a trash can (Google translation) that looks a lot like Apple's brand spankin' new Mac Pro. Some may find that fitting since there was a barrage of "it looks like a trash can" comments when Apple announced the device on Monday.

A Pixar Artist on Testing Apple’s New Mac Pro (w/out Seeing It)

9:50 PM, Jun. 13th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

MARI demo

You've probably seen Apple's new Mac Pro. It's gorgeous. It's sexy. It's powerful, too, according to some people who have been working the device in recent weeks. In an Apple video called "Painting the World," the lead developer of 3D rendering tool MARI and an artist at Pixar both talked the Mac Pro and how powerful it is.

Kanye West Says He’s the Next Steve Jobs

7:10 PM, Jun. 12th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Kanye West

Kanye West. Rapper, pop star. He's iconic and an iconoclast, both. He's not afraid to reinvent himself with each new album, and he clearly, clearly has no problem saying what's on his mind. If that reminds you of someone, let Mr. West be sure you know who, that's Steve Jobs. Bryan Chaffin offers his thoughts on the matter.

Apple’s New Mac Pro - The Specs (So Far)

8:41 PM, Jun. 10th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Apple's New Mac Pro

Wow, what a beauty. There's only one thing wrong with Apple's new Mac Pro: we can't buy it yet. Announced Monday at the company's World Wide Developer Conference keynote, the Mac Pro completely re-imagines workstation-grade computing power. The thing looks great, but we know you're just dying to see the specs. So, we put together what we know so far.

Closeup Photo of Apple’s New Mac Pro

4:40 PM, Jun. 10th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

New Mac Pro

We know you want to see it, so here you go: a closeup photo of Apple's new Mac Pro. This is the device from the back with the ports in view. The hand being held up for scale belongs to our friend Neil Ticktin of MacTech.