The Captain

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Our story begins today in 1851, during the California Gold Rush. James Savage, a ruthless rogue trader, corner Indians central Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the United States. This designates a group to gain control of all lands, the infamous Butterfly Battalion.

When explored Yosemite Valley discovered a rock formation over 2300 meters. A resounding granite monolith, a force of nature impassively over 100 million years watching from the distance.

Since those days, "Captain" has become the most recognized symbol in American national parks. Also regarded as a mythical place in the history of climbing. The Captain will also now the image of the new operating system from Apple. And I have never believed in coincidences.

Tribute to Jonathan Ive

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"Ive is the most innovative and influential figure of our generation in the field of industrial design. No other designer has done so much to transform the way we view and share information," said Neal Benezra, director of SFMOMA. "SFMOMA was the first museum on the east coast to establish a department of architecture and design and are happy to celebrate the revolutionary achievements Ive"

Neal Benezra is very clear, and that his institution will honor Ive handing the Bay Area Treasure Award, an award that recognizes artists and the creative world leading figures in the area of ​​San Francisco and becoming vice president of design at Apple with names like director George Lucas, painter Wayne Thiebaud or landscape architect Lawrence Halprin.  

Jonathan Ive lived a good point in his career where not stop winning awards. A year ago Ive jumped into the list of the hundred most influential people in the world of Time magazine. The previous year, he flew to London with his entire team to collect the prestigious Design & Arts Direction award when he was still fresh in his memory knighthood by the Queen of England.

It is behind the design of some of the most iconic products from Apple, the MOMA in New York has a collection of six products with its signature: the Mac G4 Cube and precious speakers, subwoofer iSub, iBook, iMac G4 and the first iPod.




Ive collected his award at the ceremony that took place on October 30, but has been quick to show their appreciation to the museum with a brief statement:
"I have always enjoyed my visits to SFMOMA and I think represents the design and contemporary art in an exceptional way. I am very grateful to the museum and proud to be recognized among an impressive list of previous winners."

Steve Jobs designed part of the next two iPhone

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After the death of Steve Jobs was much talk about the future of Apple since it was the strongest pillar of the company. However, at the time also spoke of the legacy that Steve had left after his death and beyond being a visionary, Jobs did his best to continue his beloved company on track. That is why months before the launch of iPhone 5S is rumored that the genius of Cupertino was closely following its development as well as two future devices. Now he has returned to mention that Steve Jobs designed part of the next two iPhone.

As reported in the blog MacTrast, the district attorney of San Francisco, George Gascón, has been commissioned to reveal that Jobs participated in the design of the next two iPhone while it apparently was in contact with the company based in California and he received confirmation from Michael Foulkes, the manager of the bond business - government. 

According to this information, the contact began after the increase in the rate of robberies in mobile devices, since in San Francisco one of the devices has been stolen iPhone. For the same reason George Gascón participated with Apple to develop a system that could disable devices remotely and reduce the number of thefts.

The truth is that this statement is not entirely surprising. Steve Jobs was known for his obsessive attention to detail, in fact, it is well known that often used to design products well in advance. There is even a belief that the company has other products previously designed by Steve Jobs and most likely helped design part of the next two iPhone and many other things.