We all know how successful Apple has been as a company that churns out hardware each year for maximum profits, but let us hark back to a time when they tried to make a gaming console called the Pippin ...
December 13, 1994: Apple strikes a deal with Bandai, Japan’s largest toymaker, to license Mac technology for the creation of a new videogame console called the Pippin. The device, powered by a PowerPC ...
The fact that Pippin consoles couldn't boost into any kind of operating environment might seem kind of weird, but to Apple, that was everything. The last thing they wanted was people thinking a Pippin ...
Apple is not a name you usually associate with the infamous console wars of the early '90s. But way before the era of the iPods and the iPhones, in the age of the PlayStation 1, the Nintendo 64, and ...
It’s hard to deny that Apple’s got a hell of a track record. From the original Macintosh computer, to the iPod, to the iPhone, the star of Silicon Valley is constantly innovating. And with each new ...
In a surprising turn of events, Apple is reportedly considering a return to the gaming console market, nearly three decades after the release of its ill-fated Pippin console. With its innovative ...
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Send in the clones The Pippin games console came out of this initiative. As part of it, Apple planned to license the Pippin's design itself out to third parties who would then create sell their own ...
The gaming industry is on the cusp of a significant shift as rumors swirl about Apple’s plans to transform its Apple TV into the Apple Games Console by 2024 or 2025. This move marks a new chapter in ...