SAN FRANCISCO — The Apple Specialist Pavilion at Macworld has three companies showing off new products during the show this week: Actoris Software’s Xpress Schedule 1.1, EZQuest’s Thunder Pro external hard drives and Xsilva’s LightSpeed 1.1. The version 1.1 release of staff scheduling tool Xpress Schedule offers the ability to print graphical views of schedules,…
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TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #35: Highlights from the Show Floor
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 12th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Version courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!. Still at Macworld Expo, John and Dave talk through some of their favorite things from the show floor. Show Sponsor: Etymotic.com – Check out Etymotic for all your in-ear listening…
Macworld Expo Keynote Available to All
If you canit get enough of watching Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrate iLife i06 for half an hour, Apple has you covered with a stream of todayis keynote presentation. Other highlights include the 3D charts Mr. Jobs featured throughout the presentation (new to Keynote 3, available today as part of iWork i06) and a nifty…
QuickTime 7 Gains iLife '06 Support, iTunes 6.0.2 available
A pple delivered a minor update to QuickTime following the Macworld Expo keynote, adding iLife i06 support to the software. QuickTime 7.0.4 also “delivers numerous bug fixes” and “H.264 performance improvements.” The 49.9MB update is available via Software Update or as a standalone download. iTunes 6.0.2 Apple also updated iTunes Tuesday evening to version 6.0.2,…
Adobe Counters Aperture with Lightroom [UPDATED]
Adobe emphasized Lightroomis Lights-Out mode, which enables users to relegate control panels and tools to the background as they work on an image. In addition, the Identity Plate feature “allows photographers to apply their own branding to the application and its output, so that it becomes their own personal gallery for showcasing work,” the company…
Sony CEO Stringer: Jobs "Smarter" with iPod/iTunes
In an interview for CBSi 60 Minutes, Mr. Stringer said “there is no question that the (Apple) iPod was a wake-up call for Sony. And the answer is that Steve Jobs was smarter at software than we are.” Mr. Stringer admitted Sony has spent too much time worried about its record division and made it…
Google Cofounder Talks Video Store and More
LAS VEGAS — Google cofounder Larry Page delivered the final keynote address of CES Friday afternoon. Like the company itself, Mr. Page’s keynote was markedly different from those of other executives at CES. The soft-spoken billionaire wore a Google lab coat and carried a packet of notes, as if he was making a presentation to…
Sanho's HyperDrive Mini Backs Up Flash Cards to its HD
The HyperDrive Mini features a rechargeable battery and can connect to a computer via USB 2.0. It also doubles as an audio player compatible with the MP3 and WMA formats. Storage capacity, pricing and a ship date were not available, and a product page is not yet up on the Sanho Web site. A company…
Editorial - Apple and Microsoft Battle for Entertainment Dominance
Apple and Microsoft Battle for Entertainment Dominance CES may be the big name in consumer electronics and entertainment, with the likes of TiVo, Google and Yahoo! all puffing their chests and beating their drums, but the king of the digital entertainment market is very absent: Apple. Well, not exactly absent, since the iPod is a…
Bluetooth Firmware Update for Tiger
Apple released a Bluetooth Firmware updater for Mac OS X 10.4.3 on Monday. The updater improves Bluetooth performance and reliability, but the Mac models it is intended for is a bit confusing. From Apple’s Web site: The Bluetooth Firmware Updater supports D-Link USB Adapters and Apple internal Bluetooth modules on the following CPUs: iMac G4…
Apple Hot Pick for 2006, Winner in 2005
Appleis growth both years is credited to the iPod, considered the most popular MP3 player on the market. The iTunes Music Store (iTMS) also accounts for the majority of growth in the legitimate music download market. Those two products combined are now helping to increase interest and sales of the Macintosh computer line. Analysts expect…
Intel Gets a Facelift
The re-branding effort is being overseen by Intelis Senior Vice President, Eric B. Kim. His team is changing Intelis logo, and doing away with the “Intel Inside” slogan. The new tag line will be “Leap Ahead,” to tie together the companyis different platforms. Intel is expected to talk about the new consumer technologies it is…
iPod Makes AFI Moments of Significance
Apple was recognized by the American Film Institute (AFI) for its contributions to the entertainment industry in 2005, according to Podcasting News. The AFI’s Moments of Significance notes important events that have had a major impact on the world of moving images, and this year the emergence of on-demand video was marked as a significant…
Intel-based Laptop Manufacturers Named, New 'Books at Macworld?
The article also claims that Apple stated it will be exhibiting its Intel-based laptops at Macworld Expo 2006 in San Francisco. Apple is notoriously tight-lipped about up coming product releases, so it seems unlikely that the company publicly stated that it is showing its forthcoming PowerBook and iBook products at Macworld Expo. Itis more likely…
2006: The Year of Free Wi-Fi
JiWire tracks wireless Internet access points, and currently has over 100,000 hotspots from around the world in its database. In 2004, there were almost no free public hotspots listed, but in 2005, that number jumped up to 7,000. Kevin McKenzie, JiWireis CEO, commented “Weive seen a huge increase in shops offering free Internet access as…
Cinematize Now Outputs Video in iPod, PSP, Web Formats
Cinematize 2.05 is free for existing users. The full software sells for US$69.95 in a boxed version or $59.95 as a download. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.2, a G3 processor, 128MB RAM (256MB recommended), 2.5MB free hard drive space and QuickTime 6.4 (QuickTime 7.0.3 required for iPod-compatible output).
TMO To Go Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Dec. 22nd, 2005
Direct Link: MP3 Version TMO to Go presents the Weekly Roundup, the best way to keep track of the headlines in Mac and iPod news. Each week The Mac Observer’s Ricky Spero covers the territory, paints the picture, and fills in the gaps. It’s like stealing notes after you missed the meeting. Or maybe five…
TMO Reports - Goldman Sachs Ups iPod Numbers Based on Holiday Demand
Goldman Sachs on Wednesday issued a research note in which the firm increased its expectation of iPod shipments this quarter from 10 million to 11.6 million, in light of strong holiday demand and supply chain checks that show better component availability. As a result, the firm has bumped its EPS forecast to US$0.53. Goldman Sachs…
Apple Joins Push For New PC-HDTV Link
UDI would be compatible with HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) and would support that standardis content-protection technology, Silicon Image president Steve Tirado told the newspaper. He noted that the technology is supported by Hollywood movie studios that are concerned about high-definition movies being pirated.
Reading the Macworld San Francisco Tea Leaves
Several analysts told her that they expect Apple to show off its first computers with Intel processors, with laptops the likely product line. Intel will introduce its dual core Yonah processor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the previous week, which led Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner to suggest that PowerBooks will be the…
Pro and Con: Should Apple Buy Palm?
Mr. Arendsi reasoning is that “iPods are not quite as invincible as they look,” arguing that Appleis refusal in the 1980s to license the Macintosh operating system is similar to the fact that iTunes Music Store purchases will play only on an iPod. With Palmis current net value of US$1.1 billion, Mr. Arends reasons that…