New nano ads appear on MySpace
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Yes, I have a MySpace account, so sue me. Read More
No Educational discounts on the new iPods
Posted by Helper Monkey Faithful Macenstein reader John Q. alerts us that while browsing the Apple Store for education, he noticed Apple is not giving its usual 10% discount on ANY of the new iPods announced this week. While Apple dropped the price on the 5.5G iPods by $50 for consumers in general, greedy (ie POOR) students get no extra special treatment. Read More
Free on iTunes: Disney’s The Replacements
Posted by iGor Apple and Disney (is there a difference?) have posted the premiere episode from the new animated Disney series, “Disney’s The Replacements� as a free download on iTunes. From the show description: Disney’s The Replacements is an animated comedy about tween siblings Riley and Todd who can replace any adult in their life by making a simple call to the Fleemco company. With the help of their good friends at Fleemco, they sent away for two... Read More
Apple updates Compressor to v 2.3
Posted by Helper Monkey In addition to iTunes and QuickTime updates, Apple today released an update to Compressor, their professional compression software for generating high-quality video for use on the iPod, the web, wireless devices, and DVD. No new features are mentioned. The new version (2.3) seems to just be a stability/performance release, and is recommended for all users of Compressor 2.1 (no word on what happened to version 2.2…). As of this posting, it is only... Read More
Apple unveils iTunes 7, iTunes Movie Store, new iPods, and previews iTV
Posted by Dr. Macenstein As widely rumored, Apple today unveiled their new iTunes Movie Store and iTunes 7 (available today), as well new colorful nanos, and an even smaller shuffle, but not the “true� video iPod many users have been begging for since the original video iPod debuted. However, there WERE a few surprises announced as well. Rumors that most major studios had declined Apple’s invitation (and pricing model) to join the iTunes Movie Store proved... Read More
iTunes Store Down: It’s Showtime
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Only three and half hours left… Read More
Intel’s Core 2 “Quadro” Chips reviewed
Posted by Helper Monkey Tom’s Hardware has managed to obtain an early sample of Intel’s new 4-core chip, the Core 2 “Quadro” (as thesite dubs them) Kentsfield. While the chip is not slated to ship until mid-late October, Tom’s Hardware was able to obtain an in-progress sample, and do some preliminary testing and has posted their results, comparing the Quadro to today’s top of the line Core 2 Duo chips. Of note they found that the Quadro,... Read More
Get a free 17-inch Apple display PLUS $375 cash!
Posted by Lab Rat Ok, so that headline is slightly misleading. You can’t actually get a free 17-inch display from Apple… unless, that is, you are thinking of buying a Mac mini. In addition to beefing up its iMac line today, Apple was nice enough to bump up the low-end Mac mini from a 1.66 Core Solo processor to a 1.66 Core Duo (perhaps a hint at the needed power to run their upcoming Leopard OS?). However, prices have not changed for the mini line, and neither have... Read More
Apple releases new Core 2 Duo iMacs, introduces 24-inch model
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple today updated their entire line of iMacs with Core 2 Duo processors, and introduced a new $1999 24-inch model (outdoing the rumored 23-inch iMac). In addition, the price of the 17-inch model has dropped to a “Mac mini killing� $999. The new 24-inch Mac daddy iMac is approaching the specs of a bona fide Mac Desktop system, blurring the line between consumer and pro user (both in performance and price). In addition to its 40% brighter,... Read More
REVIEW: The POWER POUCHâ„¢ Sports Bra for iPod
Posted by The Bride of Macenstein Back in July, the boys here caught wind of the POWER POUCH Sports Bra by gracie’s gear, and dubbed it “single most important iPod accessory to ever have been made.� Well, little did they know, they were actually on to something. I received our test POWER POUCH about 3 weeks ago, and have been putting it through its paces on an almost daily basis. I am happy to say that the POWER POUCH actually IS one of my favorite iPod accessories... Read More
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