Will Bill Gates pay $25 million to get a Zune into space?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein There have been numerous reports and photos over the years of astronauts who have taken their iPods up into space to help pass the time while they study the effects of weightlessness on ants and tiny screws. However, so far, no astronaut, cosmonaut, or millionaire space tourist has yet felt the need to bring a Zune up into the wild blue yonder and beyond. That... Read More
Apple pushes Leopard’s release back to October; blames iPhone
Posted by Helper Monkey Apple today announced that due to the syphoning of resources away from OS X development in order to help hurry the iPhone’s release, the release of OS X Leopard will have to be pushed back to October from its original June ship date. “iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June... Read More
Scare the crap out of your co-workers with the “Kernel Panic” Screen Saver
Posted by iGor Where was this 9 days ago when we were looking for our April Fool’s prank!?? The maniacally geeky folks over at Doomlaser have created the single most awesome screen saver since Mr. Sparkle. The Kernel Panic screen saver simulates a real-life Kernel panic when activated, and is sure to give a heart attack to any unsuspecting Mac user who’s machine you... Read More
iTunes continues to dominate legal music download sales with a 90% share
Posted by Helper Monkey Piper Jaffray released its 13th annual survey of teenaged technology consumers today. The survey found Apple’s iTunes store accounted for a whopping 90% of the online music downloads. Napster’s share of the music-download market held steady at an anemic 3%, according to Piper. The survey also indicated that more and more students are switching... Read More
First 3rd-party app for iPhone appears on Apple’s site
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Faithful Macenstein reader John claims to have found what he thinks may be the first 3rd party app designed for the iPhone to make its way onto Apple’s site. Scenario Poker by Scenario Software is a Texas Hold ’em poker game in the form of a widget that lists among its features the line “Designed for the size of iPhone’s touch... Read More
100 Million iPods Sold
Posted by Helper Monkey Apple today announced that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano... Read More
Was the “iPod with a bullet” story faked? [UPDATED]
Posted by Dr. Macenstein In response to the publicity surrounding the recent photos going around of the soldier who’s iPod stopped a bullet (and possibly saved his life) there are now some questions being raised as to how authentic the story might be. Macenstein reader Master Gunner had this to say: “I’m gonna call “bulls**t” on this one. As a fourteen-year... Read More
Courageous iPod gives its life to save soldier
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Above: Above: Kevin Garrad with his lucky iPod, and an incredibly happy nurse. We know quite a few of our fellow Apple Fanboys who would gladly die for their iPod, so it’s nice to see an iPod return the favor. This flickr post shows the results of an insurgent’s AK-47 bullet on an iPod conveniently placed in soldier Kevin Garrad’s left... Read More
Apple releases 8-Core Mac Pro, cuts display prices
Posted by Helper Monkey Apple today released the much rumored “Octo-core” Mac Pro, featuring two Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown†processors (that’s 8 total!) running at 3.0GHz. Aside from the processor upgrade, the only difference between the new 8-core Mac Pro and the “old” quad-core is the price, and that is QUITE different. Making... Read More
Is iTunes changing the way 20-somethings watch TV?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein A quick look at the top TV programs sold on iTunes shows quite a disparity between America’s top shows according to Nielsen and what the average iTunes user is watching. For instance, the TV show LOST, once a media darling, has struggled this season, and often does not make it into the top 20 shows of the week. However, LOST does consistently well... Read More
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