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Posted by Helper Monkey
It is well known amongst my friends and family that I am a complete and total geek, as well as a Mac lover to boot. When occasions like birthdays and Christmases come around, invariably someone tries to surprise me with the “coolest�? tech gadget they can find, preferably Mac-related. This is no […]
Posted by Helper Monkey
Let’s see Dell’s Jukebox do this!
Macenstein reader Wolfman Mac pointed us to a rather interesting story at Telegraph.co.uk that discusses the efforts of a Brittish company that is manufacturing satellites out of various everyday components, ranging from DVD players to iPods. Surrey Satellite Technology Limited recently launched their Giove-A satellite […]
Posted by Dr. Macenstein
The Associated Press is reporting that New York’s Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed several of the major music companies as part of a preliminary inquiry into whether the digital music services have engaged in any illegal price-fixing activity.
You may remember in September that Steve Jobs claimed music companies were acting ”greedy” […]
Posted by Igor
While browsing around Apple’s Icelandic beta site, (as I do most Fridays), I came across a startling bit of hate-mongering. It appears Apple (or at least its Icelandic web programmers) have decided to use the site to “out? Iceland’s supergroup Skitamorall.
Like most of you, I have all of Skitamorall’s albums, and up to […]
Posted by Helper Monkey
Like many of you, each Tuesday I rush to my computer, launch iTunes, and greedily download the two horrible (yet free) “Free Downloads of the Week? Apple is nice enough to provide iTunes users with each week. Since the iTunes Music Store’s launch, I have downloaded each and every one, and I […]
Posted by Dr. Macenstein
British Insurance agency Hiscox estimates Apple is likely to sell 9.4 million iPods this holliday season. To that end, Hiscox has released a memo urging customers to reevaluate their insurance policies this month to make sure they cover their iPods and their purchased music incase of loss or theft.
According to Hiscox, […]
Posted by Igor
Fans of the recent Saturday Night Live skit featuring “Steve Jobs? introducing the latest iPods will be pleased to know they can now actually buy their very own iPod Invisa.
A listing on eBay claims to have the hot new iPod. The initial listing started at only 1 penny, but after 9 bids the […]
Posted by Lab Rat
From Japan, the land of all things Hello Kitty, comes the official Pink iPod Mini: Hello Kitty Edition.
Basically it is just a pink iPod mini with the Hello Kitty logo emblazed on the back, although it DOES ship with some sort of docking station/cradle thing in the form of a faceless bear […]
Posted by Dr. Macenstein
In what should come as a shock to no one, Microsoft has announced plans to officially remove Internet Explorer from their Mactopia website on January 31st, 2006.
While there are plenty of other web browsers available for the Mac which provide a better internet browsing experience than IE does, there are […]
