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Woz on Jobs: "healthy, energetic"

Roberto Baldwin — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:38:50 -0500

The Wall Street Journal reports that Steve Wozniak remarked at the All Things D conference that Steve Jobs sounded, "health, energetic" when he spoke with him. Woz went on to state that Jobs, “doesn’t sound like he’s sick.”

Woz admitted he didn't ask Jobs about his health directly.

Steve Jobs started his medical leave in January after months of speculation about his health. Jobs is expected to return to Apple at the end of June.

We're hoping Apple throws Jobs a huge welcome back party and that Woz shows off some of his sweet dance moves. No one does "the worm" quite like Woz.

Thank God for that.

Woz is Footloose

Roberto Baldwin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:35:47 -0500

After being booted from DWTS, Steve Wozniak isn't wasting anytime using his new dancing skills to get attached to the latest remake coming out Hollywood. Watch out Kevin Bacon!

Woz on Dancing with the Stars!

Susie Ochs — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:35:31 -0500

Ahhhh!!! How great was that, seriously?!

If you missed it, Dancingwiththestars.net claims to have the whole episode, but we're not having any luck getting it to work. (And the site has that super-annoying auto-playing music, which we hate.) Hrmph.

YouTube to the rescue! Here's his whole lovely, amazing segment for you to watch in amazement since it's so amazing.

Eeeeeeee! We really ain't seen nothing yet, ain't we? No, no we ain't.

If you want to see how the other, non-Woz contestants did, check out YouTube user DWTS2009, who has all the dances posted.

Oh, and VOTE FOR WOZ!!! (Yes, DWTS is one of those shows where the people vote for who's the most awesome.) Here's how it works. Online voting closed at Noon EST, so since we're out here on the Left Coast, we missed it. But hopefully you guys are TV- and/or Woz-obsessed enough to have voted already. (Isn't everyone? Just us? Oh. I see.) Ray dutifully voted 13 times!

Be sure to set your TiVos, DVRs, EyeTVs, BitTorrent clients, or whatever to catch the Dancing with the Stars judging show tonight, and more Dance Dance Woz-alution next week. Oh, by the way, it's not in the iTunes Store, even though lots of other ABC shows (including that awful, awful Bachelor) are. Go figure. THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE WOZ!!!

Apple Big Shots Take Over Reality TV (In My Dreams)

Susie Ochs — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:41:20 -0600

I know you're excited about Woz's upcoming appearance on "Dancing With the Stars," (premiering March 9 zomg!), and so am I. Seriously, I watch a lot of TV, and an embarrassing amount of that slo-mo train wreck known as reality TV. And although DWTS hasn't been on my Season Pass list before (how will I ever catch up?!?!), you know the addition of the ever-charming Woz will have me tuning in, like a nerd.

But then I got to thinking...what other reality shows would be made a million times more awesome with the addition of an Apple bigwig to the cast? Um, yeah, that would be all of them. Like these here. (Got more ideas? Comment away!)

Steve Jobs
"Survivor"

Look, it's no question that El Jobso would be a natural for "Survivor," and not just because he is an actual survivor, having beaten pancreatic cancer. He's definitely outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted in his professional career -- his triumphant return to Apple, the sweet, sweet deal he got for Pixar? Come on!

And as someone who's watched every season of "Survivor," I can tell you he's got the charismatic leader thing down as well as any of the show's winners. The guy's got the genius of Yul plus the toughness of Tom and the coolness of Earl, all wrapped up in a sassy black turtleneck. (That's another thing! Sensible clothing! No wearing a suit for 39 days for him, although we'd recommend pants that dry a little quicker than Levi's, in case he has to wrestle an alligator or something.) Can't you just see him putting the Reality Distortion Field on the jury members at the final tribal council? They don't stand a chance.

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Tim Cook
"Top Chef"

If Apple were a restaurant, Steve Jobs would probably be the owner or maitre d' -- something high profile, front of the house, out in the spotlight. Chief Operations Officer Tim Cook would be in the back, firmly in charge, making sure the products being delivered -- the food, duh -- lived up to the high standards and creative vision that keeps the diners coming back for more.

Tim handles the company's "worldwide sales and operation, including end-to-end management of Apple's supply chain," which frankly sounds a lot harder than, say, opening a restaurant overnight in the famous "Top Chef" Restaurant Wars challenge. So if he can oversee the creation of technical wonderproducts like the iPhone, iPod, and those computers Apple also makes, I bet he could whip up some tasty fois gras nachos with bacon foam, prepared in 10 minutes using only a single propane burner. Plus, um, his last name is Cook. So there's that.

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Jonathan Ive
"Top Design"

Apple's senior vice president of industrial design has already won numerous design awards -- the dude was named Royal Designer for Industry by the Royal Society of the Arts! That sounds impressive, having two "royals" in there like that. So it's a no-brainer to let his talents crush all comers on "Top Design," a competition for interior designers.

Although Ive is one of the more mysterious members of Apple's upper-uppers, it's cool -- "Top Design" is a little boring as a show, so he'd totally stand out, class it up, and keep everyone (OK, especially Apple geeks) capitvated. Plus, don't you want to see how he'd incorporate touchscreens, clickwheels, and iSights into the ultimate living room?

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Scott Forstall
"Big Brother"

Scott is the senior vice president of iPhone software, and he would completely rule on "Big Brother," no questions asked. First he'd write some crazy iPhone software that can remotely control all 9 million cameras installed around the "Big Brother" house. Then he'd hack into the control room's operating system to delete any unflattering footage (like there would be any -- the man is good looking and that's all there is to it), and then just for kicks he'd overhaul the "Big Brother" website's horrible UI. And that's just on the first day. Hopefully being surrounded by more typical "Big Brother" contestants won't cause Scott's big old brain to shrivel and die...

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Phil Schiller
"The Amazing Race"

Phil is the senior vice president of worldwide product marketing -- that's WORLDWIDE, my friends. Who knows how many languages this man can speak, what kind of air-travel ninja skills he possesses, or how beloved he is by the indiginous peoples of Burkina Faso or wherever he's sent by Phil Keoghan on the rrrrrrace around the world.

OK, and check out those guns in the picture. Plus, after the way he rocked Apple's last Macworld Expo keynote ever, don't you think he'd fly through whatever Road Blocks and Detours the show could throw at him?

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Katie Cotton
"Deal or No Deal"

Katie Cotton at Macworld Expo 2007; Creative Commons-licensed image by Violet Blue.

Sure, it's more of a game show, but Katie's got game. As Apple's vice president of worldwide corporate communications, she's the main gatekeeper between a world that can't get enough inside info on Apple's products and business, and the tight-lipped company itself. This kind of tightrope act would make her an excellent "Deal or No Deal" contestant: all business, not prone to embarrassing bursts of emotion, and able to shut down Howie Mandell's incessant yammering with a steely "No comment," while she quietly goes about the business of "no-dealing" every crappy offer, bringing the banker to his knees, and winning the million without breaking a sweat.

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Bertrand Serlet
"American Idol"

Honestly? I adore his charming French accent and think he'd have a lovely singing voice. And that's it.

DWTS - Not the First Woz Pic with a Hot Chick

Roberto Baldwin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:06:09 -0600

Yeah, Woz has been the golden nerd of celebrities for what seems like an eternity. Here is a sweet pic of Woz with "Diamond" David Lee Roth from, we're guessing, the US Festival in 1983.

Quick bit 'o history, Woz put together two musical festivals in the early 80s known as the US Festivals. Woz put tons of his own money into the events. That's dedication. We're guessing this pic was taken before Van Halen's swear-filled appearance at the 1983 US Festival.

Anywho, Woz and Dave look especially awesome in this pic, and check out the guns on Woz.

Dancing with the Stars Woz Promo Pic

Roberto Baldwin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:09:35 -0600

The most important event of the year is quickly approaching. The arrival of the new iPhone? No way! Woz's appearence on Dancing with the Stars.

ABC has released the DWTS promo pics today. We pretty much don't care about anyone else on the show, so here is Woz's pic.

Mac|Life DWTS expert, Leslie Ayers says that Woz is lucky to get Karina Smirnoff.

Yes, yes he is.

Via ohnotheydidn't

Podcast #76: Dancing with the Woz

Roberto Baldwin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:08:00 -0600

Steve Wozniak's latest foray in the world of reality TV has made Dancing with the Stars fans of the Mac|Life staff. CSS animation hits the iPhone and Google Latitude kinda freaks us out.

An R&B artist is chosen for our weekly, "Keep or Delete." Each week we download and review the free iTunes song of the week and decide whether we're going to keep or delete the file. This week's artist:

The Foreign Exchange - Take Off the Blues

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Steve WALTZNIAK?!?!

Danny Estrada — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:38:00 -0600

Out of all the Steves we know (we only know three, the third being that imaginary friend of ours. Ooh, we hate that jerk!), the Woz probably provides the most personal entertainment to the Mac|Life staff. Whether it be hard hitting, deeply personal interviews between the Woz and our very own Flo Ion, his ever so popular appearances on Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List, or the many candid photos of him on his Segway. It's easy to see why Steve Wozniak has developed a cult following.

Now more than ever, Woznites will be able to show their support for their favorite computer engineer by voting for him on ABC's reality TV show, Dancing With The Stars. YES! That's right! Steve Wozniak will be competing on the eighth season of the ever-so-popular prime time gala.

Along with 13 other stars, including singer Jewel, rapper Lil'Kim, and 17-year old gold medalist Shawn Johnson; the Woz and others will get to "showcase their fancy footwork." Fans will be able to tune in, and then call in votes for their favorite Silicon Valley mastermind beginning March 9 at 8/7c. We honestly can't express how excited we are to become fans of a show we hardly knew existed.