Apple
Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive aimed at new Apple MacBooks
Amex Digital announces a stylish new portable Blu-ray Drive aimed at Apple MacBooks, but it also works with Windows PCs.
The Amex Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive supports the Quiet Drive Technology reduces the noise level of audio and video playback while also delivering increased writing reliability.
Liquid Crystal Tilt/Blur Compensator plays and records to discs more reliably.
Dual/Double Layer recording provides nearly twice the capacity of a single layer recordable Blu-ray-R (25GB vs. 50GB).
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Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:08:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
You need $100 to connect your 30 inch Apple Cinema Display HD to a new MacBook
Apple introduced this week new shiny MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks with the new Mini DisplayPort interface for connecting displays. If you already own a fine 30 inch Apple Cinema Display HD and would like to connect a new MacBook Pro you just ordered then you need to spend another $100 on a Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter. Besides the cost the missing link is also not shipping for another 4-5 weeks.
Early adopters of Apple high-end gear will need patience and as always deep pockets.
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Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:59:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple iTunes gets new HD TV Series from major Networks
Apple today announced that all four of the major networks are offering primetime programs in high definition on the iTunes Store, including favorites "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost" from ABC, "CSI" and "CSI: Miami" from CBS, "Bones" and "Prison Break" airing on FOX, and "Heroes" and "The Office" from NBC Universal.
The iTunes Store is the world's most popular online TV store with over 200 million TV episodes sold, including more than one million HD episodes purchased since the launch of HD programming on iTunes last month.
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Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:43:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Apple MacBook Video helps dodge the Pricing
Apple introduced new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops yesterday. If you would like to buy one of the new aluminum MacBooks you have to pay $1,299 for the cheapest model.
It definitely helps to watch Jony Ive, SVP Design at Apple to explain how Apple makes the new MacBook and what concepts are behind it. Ive is a fantastic sales person; he could sell me the most ugly and useless box in the world and I would still buy it at any price.
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Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:52:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple MacBook Air gets more Power
Apple unveiled today new MacBook Pro and new next-Generation MacBooks. The MacBook Air stays in its design the same, but will have more performance and storage.
MacBook Air, measuring only 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, 0.76-inches at its maximum height and weighing just three pounds, now includes new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a faster architecture to provide robust support for 3D games and enhanced performance.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:17:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Apple Next-generation MacBook unveiled
Apple announced today two Next-generation MacBooks and Apple reduces the entry price of the currently available MacBooks to $999.
At least there is now an Apple notebook under $1,000 available, but it is not a new one and it is not the rumored $899 or $800 price point, but at least something. An updated 13-inch white MacBook featuring 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors, a 120GB 5400 rpm hard drive and a slot-load 8X SuperDrive is now available for $999.
The new MacBook line features the powerful new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, a revolutionary new 3D integrated graphics processor that features 16 parallel processing cores and delivers up to five times the 3D graphics performance as previous MacBook and MacBook Air designs. Apple has worked together with NVIDIA on this groundbreaking graphics processor and is the first to bring it to market in the new MacBook family.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:56:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple Event Coverage
We will not be attending the Apple Event that starts in 40min in the Apple headquarters at Infinite Loop, but a couple of sites that provide excellent live blogging will be there.
Every time I root for live video streaming for such events. Apple films these events anyway, but only releases the video after the event.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:24:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple Store is down in Anticipation of new MacBooks
Here we go again. The Apple Store just went down. Same procedure as every last time. In a couple of hours Apple will introduce new notebook computers.
The rumors have run wild for months now. Today we will see which MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air will be found under the Christmas tree this year.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:41:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Latest Apple MacBook Pro Rumors before Apple Event
In just a couple hours Apple will unveil their new MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. New leaked photos of the alleged MacBook Pro show a modular design that will enable you to remove the battery and hard-drive.
See more new photos leaked from China on Engadget.
Daring Fireball has a lengthy report which contains lots of predictions that sound pretty reasonable. Apple is set to announce a new 15 inch MacBook Pro and new 13.3 inch MacBooks, which look like MacBook Pros.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:37:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Rumored $899 Apple Product not a MacBook?
There are new details that suggest that there will be no new low priced Apple MacBook. The rumored $800/$899 MacBook has consumers and industry observers getting very excited. MacRumors reports now that the new $899 product (K29, MB382LL/A) Apple will announce tomorrow is a LED Apple Cinema Display and not a cheap MacBook.
Some leaked information about the new MacBook Pro suggest that it runs two NVIDIA chips pointing towards a strategy of more performance for the same money.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:55:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Apple MacBook Pro Photo leaked
Tomorrow on Tuesday Apple will reveal new notebooks. Hours before the event two blurry photos of what is supposedly the new MacBook Pro leaked on Engadget.
Why we still see blurry photos with all the image stabilizers out there is beyond me. The new MacBook Pro would feature the black bezel around the screen as already reported about, when unseen MacBook Pro images appeared on German Shop operated by German Telekom in September.
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Posted on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:50:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Port on Apple MacBook Pro supports Monitor Docking Feature Rumor
We reported yesterday that the new MacBooks Apple will introduce tomorrow might be able to be docked behind Apple Displays. Now 9 to 5 Mac is expanding its dock claim by identifying a new port on the MacBook cases that leaked from Asia.
The port seen on the case matches a port with similar dimensions on a Apple patent filing for the MacBook Monitor Dock.
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Posted on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:38:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Can the new MacBook be docked behind an Apple Monitor?
9 to 5 Mac just posted in interesting claim. The leaked photos of the cases of the upcoming Apple MacBooks show that all ports are on one side. An Apple patent application that raised some attention in January showed a Apple Monitor with a dock behind the screen. An Apple laptop would be docked from the side.
This only would work if all ports are on one side. A dock for a notebook behind a display would be of course a very clean solution. Most notebook docks just waste a lot of desk space.
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Posted on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:44:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple Laptop Photos from the last 20 Years
In two days there will be new Apple notebooks. Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog took the opportunity to pull together photos of Apple notebooks from the last 20 years.
The little trip down memory lane starts with the Macintosh Portable from 1989, which has been a prime example of a "Schlepptop".
The evolution of the Apple notebooks continued through several years of PowerBooks until MacBooks, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air took over.
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Posted on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:30:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Walmart rumored to sell the Apple iPhone 3G starting November 15th
Besides AT&T and Apple Stores the iPhone 3G is already sold at electronics retailer Best Buy. Now BoyGeniusReport quotes sources saying that Walmart is supposed to start selling the iPhone 3G starting November 15th.
The Apple iPhone 3G is the 2nd best selling mobile phone in the United States. It makes sense for Walmart to carry this "mass market" product. Wal-mart of course already sells the Motorola RAZR V3, which is top selling phone in the States.
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Posted on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:02:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple networked LCD HDTVs rumored
Had enough of the Apple MacBook rumors? How about a fresh Apple rumor? Jason Calacanis told CNET UK that Apple is working on networked LCD HDTVs. The Apple LCD HDTV would be able to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. Basically the Apple TV box would be integrated in the TV sets.
There is no further meat to this rumor. I am not really seeing Apple jumping into the TV business. Yes they make nice big LCD monitors, but the market for TVs is very different.
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Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:56:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Your Apple MacBook Pro might be affected by faulty NVIDIA Chips
Apple issued a support message for Apple MacBook Pro regarding potential distorted video issues related to faulty NVIDIA graphics chips.
Apparently NVIDIA told Apple in Summer that MacBook Pro notebooks are not affected by the faulty chips they reportored. Apple's investigation shows now that there are some MacBook Pro notebooks out there that have issues stemming from faulty GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors.
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Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:45:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
NVIDIA MCP79 Chipset at the Center of new Apple MacBooks rumored
The rumor that NVIDIA chips will be used in the new Apple MacBoooks Apple will announce next Tuesday has been hinted at since July. Last week the NVIDIA MacBook rumor has been renewed and now got more specific. PC Perspective claims that Apple is using the NVIDIA MCP79 Chipset.
The integrated graphics chipset would deliver new levels of power savings and outperform the integrated Intel graphics solution.
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Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:50:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Christina Applegate sparkles in ''Samantha Who?''
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It takes Christina Applegate approximately 45
seconds in the second-season premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" to dispel any
lingering discomfort the audience might have with the star's summertime
diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent double mastectomy.
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Posted on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:15:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Solar Charger for Apple iPhone
Wouldn't it be great to charge your iPhone for free? Every $ counts these days does it not? The Asian gadget makers can help you out with an oh so green solar charger for the iPhone.
This iPhone Solar charger has a built-in Lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 800mAh. You can charge the power station via USB or the solar panel. The solar charger plugs directly into the iPhone to charge it anytime and anywhere.
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Posted on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:23:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple confirms October 14th Event to introduce new MacBooks
Apple just sent out media invites for a press event on October 14th to introduce new notebooks. The rumors have turned out to be true and yesterday's doubts are cast aside now.
The newest rumor is now that Apple will introduce MacBooks starting at a low $800 price point.
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Posted on Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:34:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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