Archive for September, 2006

Mac Spyware Prediction Wrong

Friday, September 29th, 2006

18 months ago, Symantec, makers of the popular program suite Norton Utilities, had a scary prediction for Mac users. Symantec claimed that the Mac OS was "increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft." That's quite an ominous prediction from a company that claims to be the "global [...]

Free on iTunes: Battlestar Galactica The Story So Far

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

With the premiere of season 3 of Battlestar Galactica just two weeks away (October 6th), the Sci Fi Channel (US) has released a free retrospective episode of the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica on iTunes. They hope to entice new viewers to the show, as well as remind current fans just where the series [...]

Mercedes with Backseat iMac

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Perhaps there should be a German version of the popular MTV show Pimp My Ride. German car customizer Mattes Interieurtechnik built a Mercedes CLS with an integrated backseat iMac. Mattes even carefully covered the outer edge of the iMac in leather to help it blend in with the cream colored interior.
 
Where are [...]

Broken iPod Reborn as iPod Dock

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Got a broken iPod? If you can't fix it yourself or don't have the money to get it repaired by iPodMods, then you can always rip it apart and make an iPod dock like Andrew Monks. This photo montage on flickr shows how he teared apart his existing iPod dock and jammed it through the [...]

Disney Sells 125k iTunes Movies

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Apple has been selling movies in iTunes 7 for a full week now. How are sales? According to The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney says they've sold 125,000 movie downloads totaling $1 million in revenue. Not bad for just 1 week.
"This is just the beginning," Disney CEO Robert Iger told Wall Street analysts [...]

Is Apple Losing OS Share?

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Apple is riding high lately. Their transition to the Intel chip has been smooth and the popularity of both iTunes and the iPod has been translating into computer sales.
But according to the Net Applications newsletter I got in my inbox yesterday, the apocalypse is about strike at Apple. What are the signs [...]

MacBook Cat Toy

Monday, September 18th, 2006

YouTube user Matt Coats has found the perfect toy for his pet cat named Robot… the only problem is it costs about $1000 and it's his MacBook laptop.
Not only is the MacBook very warm and the perfect place to take a little catnap, but it can also provide hours of entertainmnet thanks to [...]

iTunes 7 Interface Changes

Friday, September 15th, 2006

iTunes 7.0 Originally uploaded by mike3k.
After you download and install iTunes 7, you may be a little surprised at the new user interface. It doesn't even remotely resemble the standard Mac OS X Aqua theme set. iTunes 7 has a much flatter and darker appearance like a Windows or Java [...]

New iPods, iTunes and iTV

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Apple saved the music business with the iPod. Can they do the same for Hollywood? In the five years since the iPod's rollout, Apple has locked down the online music business. 1 in 5 Americans owns or has owned an iPod and consumers have downloaded more than 1 billion songs from Apple's iTunes music [...]

Klipsch iGroove

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Klipsch's snazzy new iPod speaker, the Klipsch iGroove, has a couple of tricks yet to appear on other brands' compact power speaker systems. First off, it comes with a pair of two-way speakers (woofer and tweeter), whereas most iPod-inspired alternatives rely on a single, small woofer per channel. Within the Klipsch iGroove's compact dimensions, Klipsch [...]

New iPods, iMac due September 12

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Planning on attending Apple Expo Paris? Looks like it might be a hot ticket this year. According to ThinkSecret, Apple will use a September 12 media event for Apple Expo Paris to introduce the 2G (second-generation) iPod nano, an updated 5G iPod, movies in the iTunes Store and an upgraded wall-mountable iMac.
Although the [...]

Touch Sensitive iPod Patent Pictures

Monday, September 4th, 2006

Here are a few patent pictures Apple submitted to the US trademark website.
Is the touch sensitive iPod going to be a reality? You be the judge. After seeing these images, I must say it looks like an iPod to me. And with the increasing popularity of tablet PCs, a touch sensitive iPod would [...]