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Review: Focal XS 2.1-Channel Multimedia + iPod System

Guess what? Your current iPod speakers suck. No, I don’t need to know what you’re using, because I know what you’re NOT using, and that’s the problem. What you should be using are the Focal XS speaker (that is, assuming you have $600 burning a hole in your pocket). “$600 for iPod speakers!” you say? Yup. Focal, makers of high end studio speakers are breaking into the high-end iPod/computer speaker market with the very nice Focal XS, and for... Read More

I feel the same way

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Coincidencia? Or is the Mexican Government ripping off Apple?

Eagle eyed Faithful Macenstein reader Christian noticed a little potential Mac-infringement down Mexico way. “Doc, look at the image, its the pic of the infonavit (something like fannie mae or freddie mac, a house mortage corp operated by the government in mexico) they are using a variation of the finder logo in red -look center to the right the logo acts as an “A” inside the word contacto- the image is also used in printed banners and promos the web is http://contacto.infonavit.org.mx/ best... Read More

What do you know? Macs DO crash!

Has your computer ever crashed? No, I mean REALLY crashed? Like from 10,000 feet? Well, here’s the story of a Mac that did and lived to tell the tale. Above: Oh don’t worry, that will buff right out. When a Turkish Airways Flight crashed in Amsterdam earlier this year, killing nine people and injuring 121 others, there was one survivor that makes a pretty convincing case for unibody Airline construction: Passenger Sefer Baris’ MacBook Air. Sefer’s... Read More

The best thing ever

Odds are if you’ve spent any time on the interwebs, by now you’ve all seen this video 1000 times, but I am reposting it here because it is probably the best thing I have ever seen. Sure, it has nothing to do with the Mac per se, but we mas Mac users do seem to get pulled into flame wars more than others, so I think you will appreciate this. A lot of humorous things on the web come close to greatness but just miss. But this video, which nicely sums up the “Flame... Read More

Win a Mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G!

Thank you, we have a winner, and it is faithful Macenstein reader Torrance! Congrats Torrance! What’s this?!?! Did I just say you can win a Mophie Juice Pack Air?!?! Why, those things aren’t even out yet! I must be crazy. Let me just re-read that again… Yep, looks like we really ARE giving one away to one very lucky winner. Maybe even YOU! (But let’s face it, odds are it won’t be). If you have an iPhone 3G, you want the Juice Pack Air. Why? Well,... Read More

Celebrity Mac Chick Sighting: Evangeline Lilly

Wow, this makes LOST even MORE confusing. How did Freckles get an iPod? Is this iPod in the past, present, future, or all in Desmond’s mind? [via UseMyComputer]  Read More

Do not want

I think Luxury book publisher Kraken Opus has dramatically overestimated the number of people who currently do not respect money. How else can you explain their attempt to sell a limited edition Prince iPod and a velvet covered book for $2100? Or the fact that there is even such a thing as a luxury book maker, for that matter? The book is an accounting of Prince’s 21 Nights tour, and for that price, you likely could have seen him live at all 21 shows, and still have money... Read More

Denise Milani does MacBook unboxing right!

I never really got the whole “unboxing pictures” phenomenon. It seems every time a new Apple product comes out, a slew of Mac sites rush to their Apple store in hopes of getting their photo gallery of the new device to Digg first – usually in vain because Gizmodo or Engadget pretty much always beats them to it. Well, as much as I don’t really go in for unboxing galleries, for some reason I am strangely drawn to these pictures Mac Chick Denise Milani sent... Read More

SSD MacBook Pro’s conquer Mt. Everest

First Ascent, a new sub brand from Eddie Bauer, is sponsoring a climb of world class mountaineers up Mt. Everest and they’re sending out daily dispatches documenting the climb. Yesterday’s dispatch was a “behind the scenes” about how the group can get internet connectivity and electricity when they are at such high elevations in the middle of nowhere. Featured are MacBook Pro’s with solid state hard drives, and the coolest foldable solar charger... Read More