Shawn King

“The Untold Story of the Birth of the iPhone” - David Pogue

I wonder if Pogue will mention me in his book. After all, he showed me the original iPhone and let me take pics of it while he was still under the Apple embargo. :)

I was the first non-embargoed person to show pics of the iPhone to their audience. Apple was PISSED. Tried to get me to tell who let me see the phone. I refused. In my head I was like, “How dumb are you? I live in Connecticut…Pogue lives in Connecticut..." FIGURE IT OUT! 🤣

Mar 7 at 3:12pmIvory for Mac
Show threadSchamschulaMar 7
@KingShawn That reminds me of the time when the Mac was still under embargo. My uncle from Germany, who founded the Chip magazine (the German equivalent of Byte), was visiting Apple headquarters and saw a sign or two with “Macintosh” on it. He asked Steve Jobs about it and became one of earliest outsiders to know some of the details.
Show threadShawn KingMar 7
@schamschula Ha! I was at the Macworld Expo that got blown up when Time magazine early announced the lampshade iMac. Saw a guy at the airport with the issue and the iMac on the cover. I asked him, “Where did you get the fake Time mag?” He said at the newsstand. I ran over and grabbed a copy and “broke” the story on it for Macworld magazine. Apple had to move the keynote up one day. :)
Show threadSchamschulaMar 7
@KingShawn I miss the days of Macworld Expo keynotes. Apple events are just not the same thing.
Show threadShawn KingMar 7
@schamschula Yeah I’ll never forgive IDG for fucking up that show…🤬