links for 2010-04-28

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• Ultra-Rare Apple I Computer Up for Auction
  An Apple I computer, the low-powered PC that started it all for the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, co-founder Steve Wozniak and the then very new Apple Computers, is up for grabs on May 25. All you need is somewhere north of a half a million dollars. The still-working computer goes to the highest bidder at the German auction house Auction Team Breker. According […]
  Lance Ulanoff
• Tips From a Reporter on Great PR Writing
   We’ve been doing a lot of coverage in PR News lately on great PR writing. And as I was reflecting on this very intricate craft—a form of writing that requires immense skill—I thought it might be useful to … | MORE »The post Tips From a Reporter on Great PR Writing appeared first on PR News.
  Tony Silber
• Hanson Beer Mmmhops to Make Its Debut
  Nearly two years after pop band Hanson announced it would be introducing a beer line, Mmmhops is almost ready for its debut. That's right, dear readers — you'll be able to sip your way into '90s nostalgia. Called Mmmhops — a reference to the brothers' popular "MMMBop" song from 1997 — the pale ale makes a cameo in the film Hango […]
  Samantha Murphy
• Officials: Stopping 3D-Printed Guns Could Be Impossible
  As the world's first 3D-printed handgun starts to be replicated, authorities are scrambling to react to a technological advancement that only a few weeks ago sounded more like science fiction than fact.. But according to a leaked bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security, any effort to stop the printing of these guns might be in vain. A May 21 DHS […]
  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
• Syrian Electronic Army Taunts Twitter in Latest Hack
  The Syrian Electronic Army claimed credit for hacking one of British television network ITV's Twitter accounts Friday. One of the SEA's hijacked tweets linked to a story about Twitter's recently introduced two-step verification, aimed at preventing such hijackings. "Just kidding. The Syrian Electronic Army was here. #SEA via @Official_SEA […]
  Alex Fitzpatrick
• Tips From a Reporter on Great PR Writing
  We’ve been doing a lot of coverage in PR News lately on great PR writing. And as I was reflecting on this very intricate craft—a form of writing that requires immense skill—I thought it might be useful to … | MORE »The post Tips From a Reporter on Great PR Writing appeared first on PR News.
  tsilber@accessintel.com
• Sony's Cute Speaker Ball Is Music to our Ears
  I'm kind of in love with Sony's little egg-shaped speaker, the SRS-BTV5. The tiny, tennis-ball-sized gadget is so cute, it really deserves a name other than the seemingly random series of characters. Maybe Veronica. It looks like a Veronica. At least mine does, but that's probably because it's raven colored. I really wanted one of the bri […]
  Pete Pachal