Did You Know Apple had a 3rd Founder?

I’ve been using an Apple before they ever became mainstream. My first computer was an Apple IIe and I’ve always thought Apple only had two founders – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. So when I read this article in the Mercury about another co-founder named Ron Wayne, I was quite surprised. Apparently, we never hear about Ron because he bailed out after just 12 days!

Afraid that Jobs’ wild spending and Woz’s recurrent “flights of fancy” would cause Apple to flop, Wayne decided to abdicate his role as adult-in-chief and bailed out after 12 days. Terrified to be the only one of the three founders with assets that creditors could seize, he sold back his shares for $800. In a place where risk and innovation are part of the accepted equation of change, he became Silicon Valley’s ultimate what-if story — Apple’s iMadeAHugeMistake.

Had Ron stayed a partner, he would be worth $22 billion today.

Lego Printer with Felt Tip Pen

This “Lego felt tip 110″ printer might not have the highest quality print, but that doesn’t matter because it’s just too cool! It’s built completely from scratch with Lego bricks, an analog motor, a few sensors and a felt tip pen.

Notepod

Notepods ($20) are stationery for geeks and gadget-lovers alike. The front of both sizes is set up to match the bezel of the Apple iPad, while the back is ruled with a light 6mm grid, perfect for writing notes or jotting down the phone number of a hot geek.

Iron Mac Apple MacBook Sticker

Iron Man is powering the Apple logo light with this creative sticker ($15) on Etsy. Every Iron Man sticker is customized to fit your MacBook perfectly, and there’s even an option to change the color of the Apple logo.

Apple Magic Mouse

It began with iPhone. Then came iPod touch. Then MacBook Pro. Intuitive, smart, dynamic. Multi-Touch technology introduced a remarkably better way to interact with your portable devices — all using gestures. Now Apple has reached another milestone by bringing gestures to the desktop with a mouse that’s unlike anything ever before. It’s called Magic Mouse ($69). It’s the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse.

Apple iPod nano with Video Camera, Mic and Speaker

Apple today introduced the new iPod nano, adding a video camera, mic and speaker to the world’s most popular music player. Music lovers can now shoot video wherever they are, view it on their iPod nano and use their computers to easily transfer their videos to YouTube.

The new iPod nano features an ultra-thin and sleek design with a larger 2.2-inch color display and gorgeous polished aluminum and glass enclosure. iPod nano also features a built-in FM radio with live pause and iTunes® Tagging, as well as a built-in pedometer.

The new iPod nano is available today in an 8GB model for $149 and a 16GB model for $179, and comes in nine brilliant colors including silver, black, purple, blue, green, orange, yellow, (PRODUCT) RED and pink.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Mac OS X is renowned for its simplicity, its reliability, and its ease of use. So when it came to designing Snow Leopard ($29 upgrade), Apple engineers had a single goal: to make a great thing even better. They searched for areas to refine, further simplify, and speed up — from little things like ejecting external drives to big things like installing the OS. In many cases, they elevated great to amazing.

45 iPod Nano Cases

Old schoolers will love the cool retro iPod tape casings from 45. These nano cases are made from reclaimed cassette tapes, gutted, routered and rebuilt to fit your 4th generation iPod nano.