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Woz's New Startup
Several readers noted that Woz has a startup called Wheels of Zeus. He's come out of "Semi Retirement"
to work on a new wireless handheld sort of thing. Not a lot of details,
but it certainly could shape up to be interesting. Specifically
mentions GPS. Supposedly Woz.com
will have data eventually, but currently is just really slow
and redirecting to Woz's personal page.
You don't turn the device on, you power it up by saying, "WOZ up."
You don't find your scheduler, you say, "WOZ happening."
The reason you can't find anything at the website woz.com is because you didn't say, "WOZ it do?"
WOZ, I'm not funny today? WOZ the matter? WOZ wrong with you?
Cool, Now Apple Can Compete With Dell!
I can just imagine Steve Wozniak on TV in an elf costume as he shouts, "Dude, you're gettin' an Apple!"
Hmmm, OK, maybe not...
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Maybe the special emphasis on GPS is to answer the question 'where is Woz nowadays?'. He just needs to carry one of the handhelds at all times.
-- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
Hmm... Why Wheels Of Zeus?
Must be some babe killer device, that you pop into your babe magnet car. Using GPS, the device automatically points you to your next laison, while spitting out details like her name, what persona you used to get into her pants, any offspring you might have sired with her.
Not what I expected from Woz, but hey, it might be a big hit.
-- If god wanted me to have a sig, he'd have given me a sense of humor.
I'm sure slashdotting it will speed it up.
Milalwi
First you link to John Romero's home page and now Woz's?
I feel like I bought one of those cheap "Homes of the Stars" maps roadside in Hollywood.
A Seqway intregrated with Wireless PDA support with a Wireless Flight helmet heads up display for an outdoor wheeled version of Quake on a specially prepared field or arena.
The First Truely wireless sports experience.
Thus: "Wheels of Zeus"
The wireless pda could be used to facilitate score keeping, etc.
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
Agreement. My dog has a deal in flight with the cat next door to produce a handheld wireless GPS widget, prototyping from stuff I left in the garage last summer. We get three or four VCs knocking at the door each day, but then she loses her composure and starts barking real loud, and they go away. Everybody is doing some slight variation on this theme.
Come on now, this is Wozniak. Maybe he can't do the insanely-ingenious thing himself any more, but I'd hope he could identify and hire somebody who still can.
WWJD for a Klondike Bar?
Woz uuuup?
My favorite story about Woz:
He was always a fan of interesting numbers, people who had addresses like 1234 Main Street. For a long time he wanted a phone number with all ten (or at least seven) digits the same, but couldn't get one. Finally when the 888 toll-free area code came out, he was able to get a cell phone with the number (888)888-8888.
Soon thereafter, he began getting mysterious calls on his new phone. The phone would ring and there would be just silence, or strange (but not particularly rude) noises. These happened several times a day. Eventually, in one of those calls, he heard a woman's voice: "What are you doing with that? Put that down." followed by the other end hanging up.
He figured out that it was babies who were calling him. If a baby or young child picks up the phone, one of the most likely numbers to dial is the same digit over and over. Kids were picking up the phone and mashing the 8 button constantly.
I read this in a Wired interview (doesn't seem to be online) which ended with the line, "...the babies of the world were calling the Woz."
You silly people! *Wheels* of Zeus. GPS. Get it?? It's a Segway that drives itself!!! You program in your destination, and hang on for dear life.
-russ
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