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Important developments concerning a digitally-resurrected Tupac, Ikea's move into furniture-gadget hybridization and the mesmerizing fragrance of new Apple gadgets._  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent May 3, 2016 1:47 PM UTC  Afeni Shakur-Davis, mother of the late Tupac Shakur, watches the African drum ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of his death September 9, 2006 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Afeni Shakur-Davis, mother of the late Tupac Shakur, watches the African drum ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of his death September 9, 2006 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Annette Brown—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent May 3, 2016 1:47 PM UTC Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur and subject of his hit “Dear Mama,” died late Monday night, according to [the Marin County Sheriff’s Office](https://twitter.com/MarinSheriff/status/727460727724740608). She was 69. Police responded to reports of a possible cardiac arrest at Davis’ home around 9:30\. She was taken to the hospital, and died at 10:28 p.m. The Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office [announced on Twitter](https://twitter.com/MarinSheriff/status/727468634549837828) that they plan to investigate the exact cause of death. Earlier in her life, Davis joined the Black Panther movement in New York City. Police arrested her and other party members in 1969 and charged them with conspiracy to bomb multiple city landmarks. She was acquitted in May 1971 and gave birth to Tupac Shakur a month later. Shakur dropped “Dear Mama” in 1995, in which he rapped about his childhood struggles and his love for his mother. “There’s no way I can pay you back/But the plan is to show you that I understand / You are appreciated,” he rapped. Tupac was killed in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996 at the age of 25\. He spent six days in the hospital before he died. Police never caught the shooter. After Tupac’s death, Davis took over his estate, which reportedly earns $900,00 per year. Tupac’s producers put out six albums after his death, two more than he produced when he was alive. Davis also founded the [Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation](http://www.tasf.org/) and the record company Amaru Entertainment in Atlanta, for which she served as CEO. ## Transcript Technology ressurrects Tu Pac, Ikea gets into gadgets, and something smells like apple. Strap in for the most insanley important mind blowing tech news of the week. I'm Doug Amath. [ MUSIC ] Concertgoers at the Coachella Music Festival this past weekend were treated to a performance by none other than Tupac himself. But Tu Pac was killed in 1996 you say. Well some say that it was a hologram. Some say that it was not technically holography but whatever the case if you want to see someone preform badly enough whether they're alive or not technology is the answer. For the record I love that he seemed to rise up out of the ground as that hologram. I'm all for this wizardry. Like Tu Pac I'm I will surely die at a tragically young age, but unlike Tupac I will surely die while on a conference call. So, we could do some explaining there. Yeah, great. Do you have anything on the tech front we're watching? Hug Dr. Blair. You might send me a note. Now to my family, friends, and enemies, I've taken the liberty of prerecording myself as a hologram of myself doing the types of things that made my life so rich and fulfilling. Things like making coffee all by myself. Responding to email on a mobile device. Taking phone calls. [ INAUDIBLE ] Sorry, you have the wrong number. And editing tech med articles. Jared, you sure can spell. [ LAUGH ] Not a single error. I left out the conference call stuff, cause that's what killed me, I don't wanna relive that. [ MUSIC ] This week IKEA unveiled a new line of furniture called Uppleva. And it looks to kill messy cables dead. Built right into the entertainment unit is a web- connected LED- backlit TV, Blu- Ray player, a sound system with a wireless sub woofer, all available in a variety of colors and configurations starting at around $ 1, 000. All these gadgets in one place with no messy cables and. Take it, IKEA lady. Just one remote control. Just one remote control. [ INAUDIBLE ] All this with just one remote control. Lady, come on. Use your peripheral vision. All this with just one remote control. All this with just one remote control. All this with just one remote control. [ INAUDIBLE ] All this with just one remote control. All this with just one remote control. I'm for hire, IKEA, if you need a little help. And last, but not least, very exciting news. The smell of opening a new Apple product. Has final, finally the bottle as a fragrance. A group of artists teamed with a scent company called Aeraroma to recreate the smell of opening a Macbook Pro by combining fragrances similar to glue, plastic, paper, rubber and aluminum. The fragrance will be part of an art show in Australia and will not be available for purchase. What? Not available for purchase. We think of the possibilities, scratch and sniff iPod Nano, for kids. Seven great colors nasalutionary smell. I mean, this one's obvious. iChat breathe spray. When it's [ UNKNOWN ] time, don't forget the iChat. And for geeky lovers, this is perfect, iPod Touch scented oil. Only one thing feels like a Touch smells. [ FOREIGN ] Check out those insanely important, mind- blowing tech news stories and more on Techland. All this with just one remote control. Just one remote control. All this with just the one remote control. 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