May 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Look who’s fightin’ AIDS in Africa with her (Product) Red™ iPod nano! It’s Leelee Sobieski, the most unlikely named woman in Hollywood. Kudos to you, Leelee!

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April 15th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

In looking over my recent speaker reviews, I’ve noticed that I have given out quite a few 8 and 9 out of 10 ratings… well, prepare yourself for yet another. It seems as though speaker technology has gotten so good in recent years that it’s almost impossible to make a bad-sounding iPod speaker for […]

April 2nd | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

OK, this is getting scary. It’s almost as if famous chicks are running around with their Apple gear just so I will mention them here. After all, we know Macenstein is a launching pad to the stars.

Above: I’m so happy to see Maria using an iPod I will forgive the mixing of Nike with Reebok
Here […]

March 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

We’ve all seen it in movies a thousand times… A snail-loving scientist wonders if there is a way to bond protein to various elements in the periodic table and grow new materials, one thing leads to another, and then BAM! Skynet becomes self aware on August 29th 1997 2:14 am Eastern Time.
Well, if […]

March 14th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

The idea of wirelessly streaming music from a remote home media server to a living room audio system has long been the “Holy Grail” for husbands who have been forced by their wives to move their bulky computers into the basement, and who have been told they cannot drill holes in walls and run […]

February 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

I caught a little flack yesterday when I mentioned I don’t consider the iPod shuffle to be a “real” iPod. Many people correctly pointed out the term “iPod” is Apple’s to do with as they please, and they alone should be able to decide what does and does not qualify as an iPod. If […]

January 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Sure we all love the environment, but the iPod is just so cool… If only there were a way to listen to our iPods while killing the planet… more slowly…

Faithful Macenstein reader meggert turned us on to Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker, the most “green” iPod speaker you can buy make yourself.
This unique […]

January 25th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Those of you who do not fear refurbs may be interested in knowing that Apple has begun selling refurbished current generation 8GB iPod nano for only $169. The 4 GB is only $129. Both models have free shipping. Not bad.

All Apple-certified refurbished products:
· Undergo a stringent refurbishment […]

January 22nd | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Odds are a pink 8GB nano would have caused a riot at last week’s Macworld Keynote if Jobs had made it his “One More Thing”, but at least a riot implies strong emotions, something this year’s Macworld speech did not deliver.
Speaking of strong emotions, what better way to say “I don’t know a […]