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Apple Delays; Too Much Secrecy?

Can't be too much joy in the land of Apple Computer with recent reports from PC Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Apparently, following a shift in suppliers, updated versions of Apple's iPod nano will ship in the fourth quarter instead... Full Story

Posted on June 29, 2006 8:00 PM

Microsoft iPod/iTune Killer Under Development?

All kind of noise yesterday about Microsoft developing a MP3 player to compete with Apple's iPod as well as a music download service to rival iTunes ... Hard to imagine this is any kind of "iPod/iTunes slayer" -- anybody think... Full Story

Posted on June 20, 2006 8:31 AM

Creative Technology Sues Apple Over iPod

Who would ever think that the Wall Street Journal is must reading for real gadget guys and gals? (let's not use "gadget gurus" please)? Well, today's edition has a very interesting article about how Creative Technology (best known for... Full Story

Posted on June 8, 2006 5:31 PM

Apple To Open New Store in Big Apple

With the opening of Apple's new store in New York City just a little over a day away (T minus ... and counting), I wanted to give you all a chance to see a little bit of the the type... Full Story

Posted on May 18, 2006 4:03 PM

EQO Mobile for Skype available for Mac operating system

EQO Communications today announced EQO Mobile for Skype for Mac users. EQO Mobile lets users make and receive Skype calls, exchange Instant Messages, and view presence information about their buddies over the Skype network from more than 45 different phone... Full Story

Posted on April 13, 2006 6:01 PM

Dual boot Mac and Windows

Apple fans can now dual-boot into either Microsft Windows XP or the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS X). Today, Apple announced the beta release of Bootcamp, a boot-time utility that lets you create a 2nd partition to hold the Windows... Full Story

Posted on April 5, 2006 11:18 AM

Jobs & Apple Hear the Music (and Let You Make It Lower)

Didn't take Steve Jobs and Apple long to respond to my blog entry on "How to Prevent Hearing Loss" from a week ago.Seems Apple just announced a software update for the iPod that would let users set a maximum volume... Full Story

Posted on March 29, 2006 3:41 PM

Microsoft Vista; Horizon Now Stretches Further ...

Much hubbub late yesterday and today about Microsoft delaying its upcoming Vista OS, called "perhaps the biggest technology transition since the Windows operating system arrived more than 10 years ago" in today's Wall Street Journal.Seems it won't be here until... Full Story

Posted on March 22, 2006 6:13 PM

iPod Blues: Where Have All the Colors Gone?

Is it just me, or do you miss iPods that came in different colors other than black or white?It wasn't that long ago that the iPod mini (alas, no longer with us as a new product) came in a choice... Full Story

Posted on March 13, 2006 2:29 PM

iPod nanoTune launches

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO), today introduced the DLO nanoTune for iPod nano. It combines an FM Transmitter, FM Radio and Headphone Amplifier into one unit. The nanoTune’s FM Transmitter allows owners to play their iPod nano’s music in the car,... Full Story

Posted on March 8, 2006 2:42 PM

Apple's iPod Hi-Fi: Why?

Will anybody buy Apple's new iPod Hi-Fi at $349 when there are other well-established docking stations/home stereo like the ones from Bose and Altec Lansing (among others)?If you do, please let me know why ...... Full Story

Posted on March 7, 2006 2:31 PM

Steve Jobs unveils new Apple products

At today's special Apple Event, Apple made several product announcements that can finally silence the "hype" that has been surrounding this news event for the past several days. As I predicted, Apple did not launch an Apple iPod VoIP... Full Story

Posted on February 28, 2006 3:00 PM

Apple launches VoIP iPod?

Red Herring is creating their own little "herring" by speculating that Apple plans on launching an Apple iPod with VoIP capabilities. Red Herring writes:When Apple talks, people listen-and chat among themselves—and the computer company’s announcement about products to be unveiled... Full Story

Posted on February 28, 2006 10:11 AM

Announcement: We Have a Winner in Apple's iTunes Contest

Attention Apple iTunes shoppers! The 1 billionth legally downloaded song from the site, ”Speed of Sound” (purchased as part of Coldplay’s X&Y album), fell into the basket of Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Michigan!As the grand prize winner, he will... Full Story

Posted on February 24, 2006 7:40 AM

iTunes Marches On To 1 Billion -- And You Can Win

I’m sure Apple in its wildest dreams never imagined that iTunes would be the runaway hit that it is.  As the iTunes Music Store heads toward download number 1 billion, Apple has 1 billion reasons to celebrate.  And to mark the... Full Story

Posted on February 23, 2006 8:07 AM

Sour Taste in Apple's Intel iMacs

Well, everything can't go right for Apple.  Seems like there is mucho chatter across the Internet about video problems with the new Intel-based iMac -- distortion and other glitches have raised their ugly heads.Too bad, but not surprising considering it's... Full Story

Posted on February 13, 2006 3:06 PM

More on Apple's iPod Phone

With Verizon recently announcing its own music store -- V CAST -- that will enable that service's users to download high-quality digital music on its cell phones, it's little wonder that Apple seems to be advancing in its own march... Full Story

Posted on January 19, 2006 3:13 PM

Now for Something Really Useful: 'SNL' for iPod

How much can we write about the iPod!  Lots, because there is simply so much news about Apple's little wonder. Under the "Now Here Is Something Really Useful" category comes news that Apple will sell a limited number of old... Full Story

Posted on January 17, 2006 1:49 PM

Apple Mobile Me iPod phone

According to Yahoo/Reuters, Apple is developing the oft-rumored iPod mobile phone with a recent trademark of the phrase "Mobile Me". Hey, if they are going to marry an MP3 player with a mobile phone, they may as well marry VoIP... Full Story

Posted on January 13, 2006 11:55 AM

The Twain Shall Meet: First Intel-Based Mac

Today, at Macworld, Apple announced its first Intel-based Macintosh computer.A milestone! And the end of the days when Windows and Intel were inseparable and the Macintosh was in its own separate competing sphere. Knew Steve Jobs had something up his... Full Story

Posted on January 10, 2006 3:45 PM

Gates Does Windows Again and Again (New Vista Unveiled at CES)

  There's plenty of action now that CES in Las Vegas has opened, but much of the big news and buzz today centers around Bill Gates' keynote speech and the formal introduction of the next generation of the Windows operating... Full Story

Posted on January 5, 2006 3:42 PM

NYko's iTop Tops iPod

Judging by the long lines at the Apple store last night, plenty of folks still expect to give and/or receive an iPod Nano or Video this holiday season. If you've already got one (or the other), there are oodles of... Full Story

Posted on December 21, 2005 4:52 PM

Altec Lansing Says Goodbye to Cheesy Headphones

Leveraging the company’s well-earned expertise in professional audio reproduction, Altec Lansing has entered the consumer earphone market with its inMotion™ iM616 and iM716.  Both models utilize patented Etymotic Research technology to provide a market-leading 35db of noise isolation.  The inMotion... Full Story

Posted on December 6, 2005 9:12 AM

Now I’ve Heard Everything! An 'iPod Tax'?

Thank goodness the Japanese plan to charge royalties on portable digital music players fell apart yesterday in Tokyo.According to a New York Times report (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Japan-iPod-Tax.html), Japan's recording industry has been urging an “iPod tax” tax for two years since the... Full Story

Posted on December 2, 2005 5:29 PM

MMS Podcast to your mobile phone

Recently, Tea Vui Huang told me about his new application for Multimedia Messaging (MMS) that creates "bite-size" podcasts for your mobile phone. An MMS message is a multimedia presentation that encompasses images and audio clips. This innovative new telco software... Full Story

Posted on December 1, 2005 5:34 PM