February 28, 2006

Apple iPod Hi-fi Pictures + Apple iPod Hi-Fi hands-on

Right after Apple Computer revealed the iPod Hi-fi, the press slipped into to a bedroom upstairs for a steamy session with the iPod Hi-fi. As the photo Evidence shows at engadget..clothes came off. After all the build up for Apple's fun event today, I am a little disappointed... this certainly is not a must have for me... yes it's pretty.. but I never listen to music at home... so this would just catch dust...

Mac Mini with Intel Microprocessors.

Apple Computer today announced an upgrade to the Mac mini . The new mac mini is built on the new Intel microprocessors. A $599 model has a single-core Intel processor that Apple says is twice as fast as last year's model. A $799 version has a dual-core Intel processor that Apple says is up to four times faster.

Apple Leather Case for iPod

Apple Computer announced a Apple Leather Case for iPod/.

Help protect your iPod or iPod nano from dust and scratches with Apple's Leather Case. It features a slim, form-fitting design that maintains its shape and a soft microfiber interior that ensures a snug, secure fit when your iPod is inside.

Removing your iPod is a breeze, thanks to an ingenious black ribbon built into the case. Just give it a gentle tug and your iPod slides out gracefully, just enough for you to view the screen or pull it out completely.

February 27, 2006

Fake Apple Goodies

Gearing up for Apple's big day tommorrow, Engadget ran this contest where readers submiited photoshop works of what Apple will reveal.

iPod "Hi-Fi" boombox tommorrow?

ThinkSecret is reporting that Apple will debut the iPod "Hi-Fi" boombox Feb 28. The product will reportedlyl deliver unique capabilities beyond what today's third-party docking speaker systems offer. The iPod Hi-Fi boombox will mark Apple's first foray into significant iPod companion products, as the company seeks to capitalize on the iPod economy it has created

Samsung Z5 portable MP3 player

According to NYTIMES, Samsung is set to unleash the Z5 portable MP3 player. The new player which will appear on store shelves March 5 features software forged at Iventor Inc. by a small team of programmers led by Paul Mercer, 38, a veteran Apple Macintosh software designer.

Samsung's decision to hire Mr. Mercer is significant because Apple, in designing the original iPod four years ago, turned to Pixo Inc., the company Mr. Mercer founded after he left Apple in 1994 to create software for hand-held devices.

Apple used Pixo software to create the music player's simple interface, and Pixo's name appeared in the credits of the original iPod MP3 player. Sun Microsystems acquired Pixo in 2003.

Just a little more until iMac boots Vista and XP

I am a little puzzled as to why anyone would want to force Vista or XP on a steamy iMac..... but thats my Mac bias speaking... .osx86project has a story of a forum user who is like this close to booting XP on his new iMac

As a heads up I seem to have gotten to make the machine boot off the local Hard Drive finally (though I'm not exactly sure what I did as I was just fuddling at that time. I'll have to look in detail later) but it still reboots and at least in this config I lost the ability to use F8 on that partition too. On a side to that I also discovered that once the bootmanager is loaded it can read NTFS drives even if the EFI doesn't see it as I put vista back on an NTFS partition on the USB drive and it started loading. Also and this may be a bit more significant....I had installed XP on another partition on the drive and so it showed up on the bootloader. It started do...well..SOMETHING as I had hard drive activity when I selected the Legacy OS boot option. Problem is I couldn't see anything on the screen and the PC rebooted itself after which it told me it couldn't find NTLDR anymore.

February 26, 2006

The Making of a 'fake' Video iPod

The photoshop artist who created this fake video ipod picture , has released a making of video ..

Apple to buy Disney?

Market Watch is reporting. that Apple could make a bid to buyout Disney after CEO Steve Jobs becomes the legendary entertainment firm's largest shareholder.

Jobs, who is the CEO of computer animation business Pixar , as well as Apple will own 7% of Disney after that firm's agreement to acquire the maker of movies like Toy Story and Finding Nemo.

"I think he has an open option," Barron's quoted analyst Christopher Whalen, a New York-based managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics. "Disney is badly undervalued right now. Jobs might get an opportunity to take it out."

February 23, 2006

iTunes Movie Store?

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu expects Intel-related news from Apple's " special event next week

He also expects Apple will use the event to launch a world-first - a movie download service through iTunes. He said: "We believe there is a greater-than-50 per cent chance that Apple will announce its first, full-length feature films available for download on iTunes."

He doesn't yet believe the company will release the so-called 'true video iPod', however, he expects more news on the transition to Intel processors: "We believe Apple will take the opportunity to round out its Intel Mac portfolio six to nine months ahead of plan with a new widescreen consumer notebook (likely to be called 'MacBook') and entry-level Mac mini, both of which will now include a remote control and FrontRow software," he told clients yesterday.

"What will make this new consumer notebook unique and likely a top seller is its small size and widescreen cinema display. Pricing should be competitive in the $1,299-$1,499 range," he said.

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