Apple Store facts

Just in case you were wondering (at least 1% of your were, surely) here’s some facts you might not know about Apple retail stores.

*Apple stores get more than 1 million visitors a day.

*According to Apple, every Apple Store is powered by renewable energy. Go team!

* Bondi, Sydney, Australia, is the only Apple store in the world to contain trees.

*The first Apple Store opened at 10am on 19 May, 2001 at Tysons Corner, Virginia.

*The second Apple Store opened three hours later at Glendale Galleria, California.

*There are now 457 Apple Stores in 15 countries.

* More than half of an average Apple Store is given over to education and support space.

*Some high-profile stores feature a theater for presentations and workshops and a studio for training with Apple products.

*Of the 43,000 Apple employees in the United States 30,000 work at Apple Stores

*Rumor has it that like In-N-Out and the recent coming out of Macdonalds, Apple has a secret menu. Ask for a double JobsMacPad Pro. You’ll thank us.*

*Not really. Har har.

Virtual reality is here!

Virtual reality is an emergent and super exciting industry, with top dogs like Google, Facebook and Microsoft (among others) competing for first and best place in a field that will grow immensely to awesome, if science fictiony levels in the coming years.

If you haven’t seen what it’s all about – check out the video’s below which shows you an example of some of the top VR tech products already here or shortly coming to the commercial market.

Hint: if you’re wanting to test out the whole VR thing- get Google Cardboard. It’s really cool, and a steal at around $4 – $25. Check it out here and on Amazon.

Facebook’s Oculus Rift –

Microsoft’s Hololens –

HTC Vive Headset –

Google Cardboard:

To the future!

Tech of the week

If you or someone in your family or friends circle suffers from serious food allergies – you know this shizz ain’t no joke. Especially considering how many children are affected and how unpredictable protecting them can become – this is something that understandably a lot of people are working towards eradicating.

Even if it’s not a serious allergy- lower allergic reactions are not pleasant, and we don’t have time for that!

The wonderful folks over at 6Sensorlabs are such wonderful people. They’ve come out with a portable sensor, called NIMA Sensor, that can detect toxins in dishes, warning those with allergies before it’s too late.

Shireen Taleghani Yates and Scott Sundvor both struggled with food allergies, so they’re building something to help the hordes of people suffering along with them. At the moment, the sensor exclusively detects gluten, but will soon be able to detect dairy, eggs, and peanuts as well.

To use, you simply add a food sample to the pocket-sized test pod and in two minutes the sensor will display if there is any trace of gluten in your dish. Viola!

Check it out!