Among all MP3 players, Appleis rating was just barely Excellent, the only company to hit that mark. iRiver, Dell, Creative and Archos were next in line, in that order. Readers were most enthusiastic about Appleis iPods with 10GB or larger hard drives — among flash players with 1GB or less storage, Apple was at the…
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Seiko Smart Label Printer 430
Introduction Seiko hasnit been in the Mac label printer market since the late 1990s, due to a decision that retooling their software for Mac OS 8 wasnit worth the investment. But after noticing a beta Mac driver in May, Mac support in June, and the units at Macworld in July, we had to get one…
Stanford Extends Campus and Services Through iTunes
Searching the iTMS for Stanfordis lectures and other content wonit turn up much. Instead, a special link from the Stanford web site opens iTunes and takes you to the content. Currently, there are over 300 pubic downloads and about 100 reserved for faculty and students. Stanford on iTunes
TMO Reports - Attorney Discusses Lawsuit Over iPod nano Scratches
Patrick Warner, an attorney with David P. Meyer & Associates, told The Mac Observer on Thursday that a “large number of users” have been affected by the problem with iPod nanos scratching easily. He added: “We’ve been inundated with calls [since the court filing last week].” Mr. Warner’s law firm is handling the case with…
IBM to Continue Producing PowerPC Chips Without Apple
IBM plans to continue developing the PowerPC chip, currently used in Apple computers, and will focus on server and embedded chip markets, even though Apple has planned a transition to Intel processors for future Macs, according to an eweek article. IBM intends to pursue more dual core chips based on the ones used in the…
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Creative Blames Apple For Flash Memory Shortage
Creative Labs Inc. president Craig McHugh said during a Wednesday conference call that the MP3 player industry faces a shortage of 1GB flash memory chips, and that the situation “is primarily a result of a special deal that Apple has secured from a key supplier for the holiday season.” Martyn Williams reported on the situation…
Apple Video Sales Strong, More Programming On the Way
Eddie Cue, the global head of iTunes commented "The result from video has been great, as has the customer feedback." ABC seems pleased, too. It announced that negotiations are underway to clear the rights with musicians, actors and directors so that more shows will find their way on to the iTunes Music Store. More programming…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: SSH, Grep, Find, and Regular Expressions
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 25th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. To say that this show is chock full of info is an understatement! John and Dave continue their tour through the terminal, discussing shells, public key encryption and various other nuances. The meat is in the tips this…
Lugz Boots Ad Creators Upset Over New iPod Spot
After Apple unveiled the new video-capable iPod, it also took the wraps off the latest commercial created by TBWA/Chiat/Day, the company’s longtime ad agency. Unfortunately, the striking spot, which features rap artist Eminem, is very similar to an ad created three years ago to sell Lugz boots, according to industry watchers. New York Times reporter…
PortalPlayer Comments Up Analyst's Bullish iPod Outlook
PortalPlayer supplies the ARM-based system-on-a-chip used in both the iPod nano and the full-size iPod. The company saw its revenue for the quarter just ended increase 30% from the prior quarter, with 12-29% revenue growth expected for the December quarter. Given those numbers and the fact that iPods account for 33% of Appleis revenue, Mr.…
Slim Devices Announces New Squeezebox
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iPod Owners are Internet, Technology Leaders
iPod owners are more likely to create Internet content like blogs, according to an Intelliseek study. The report from August 2005 showed that iPod owners are twice as likely to have created a weblog than people who don’t own an mp3 player, and far more likely to have blogged than owners of other mp3 players.…
Lawsuit Claims Apple Knew About nano Defects
The Law Firm representing Jason Tomczak in a proposed class action law suit against Apple for defective iPod nanos has issued a statement detailing the complaint. The suit, filed on October 19, alleges that the resin coating on the surface of the iPod nano is defective, which results in excessive scratching, and that Apple may…
iSuppli Says New 30GB iPod Costs $151 to Manufacture
Gross profit margins are in the neighborhood of 50% for the new iPod according to research firm iSuppli, which took apart a 30GB video iPod and estimated that it costs US$151 to manufacture. The player sells for $299. Arik Hesseldahl has all the details in his latest BusinessWeek column. As Ars Technica noted when it…
Just a Thought - Conversations With Steve: 2 Minutes To Curtain...
The huge red curtain undulates slightly, as if sighing, as the air conditioner thrums to life. Steve stands beneath an overhead vent just beyond the curtains and closes his eyes while the cool air from the vent washes over him. Beyond the curtains, seats are filling, and the murmur of the sizable crowd grows more…
Aperture Complements Photoshop Instead of Competing
Aperture, Apple’s new professional photograph management and editing application, is a tool that complements Adobe Photoshop instead of competing with it. Even Adobe sees it as a supplement to Photoshop, according to a Publish article. Apple touts Aperture as workflow tool for professional photographers who deal with images in the Camera RAW file format. In…
Ars Technica Posts In-Depth Review, 'Vivisection' of Video iPod
Ars Technica’s Clint Ecker has posted an in-depth look at the 30GB video iPod, complete with the Web site’s usual dissection to see what makes the device tick. In this case, however, he calls it a vivisection because his “patient” lived. Mr. Ecker addressed all of the major questions that were posed immediately after Apple…
Analysts See Big Gains in Online Video Content Delivery
Research firms In-Stat and AccuStream iMedia Research have both issued reports that see big gains being made in the area of online video content delivery in coming years. The former expects worldwide revenue, on both a subscription and pay-per-download basis, of non-adult video content to reach US$2.6 billion by 2009. The latter sees a 109%…
Apple Increases Efforts to Collect 'Made For iPod' Royalties
Earlier this year, Apple instituted a program that enables accessory makers to put a “Made for iPod” logo on their products, in exchange for royalty payments. Likened to an “iPod tax” by some, the program is now mandatory for companies that want to connect their products to the dock connector on the bottom of the…
Apple Introduces Pro Photo Editing Tool Aperture [UPDATE]
“Aperture is to professional photography what Final Cut Pro is to filmmaking,” said Rob Schoeben, Appleis vice president of Applications Marketing. “Finally, an innovative post production tool that revolutionizes the pro photo workflow from compare and select to retouching to output.” RAW The RAW image format offers the clearest and most-detailed digital images, and it…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Back to MP3 - Terminal Trip, Part 1
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 18th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. No Enhanced show (yet!) this week. We’ll be building a separate feed for the enhanced show. More news to come. This week, John and Dave fire up the terminal and walk through some of their favorite utilities, focusing…
BofA Securities Sees Video iPod as 'Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary'
Mr. Bachman took a look at some of the music videos now available for sale on the iTunes Music Store and found them “to have fast download speeds and good clarity.” However, he wrote, “look for breadth of content to be the long-term regulator on adoption trends.” The analyst believes that Apple could increase consumer…
Memorex Debuts Flash Drive With LCD, Mega TravelDrive With More Capacity
Memorex has expanded its line-up of USB 2.0 TravelDrives with the introduction of the flash-based TravelDrive ID, which features a built-in LCD screen that shows its contents as well as how much storage capacity remains. The company also debuted Mega TravelDrives that come in 6GB and 8GB capacities; they use micro drives, similar to the…