Friday, November 26, 2004

Apple Computer Review Apple Products Win Six Awards. [base "]Apple once again was the star of the show at the annual MacUser awards,[per thou] reports MacUser, [base "]taking away six Maxine statues including Product of the Year for the iTunes Music Store.[per thou] Other Apple award winners: Power Mac G5, AirPort Express, 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, GarageBand and DVD Studio Pro 3. [Nov 22] [Apple Hot News] Click on the Apple icon below to learn more! 7:55:17 PM    comment []

Virtual PC- Mac Os X Making XP a Welcome Guest on Mac. Microsoft's new Virtual PC emulator lets an Apple computer run Windows XP amazingly well. It's a great product for those occasions when you must sully your Mac with a Windows-only application. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News: Cult of Mac] Click on the Apple icon below to learn more! 7:23:47 PM    comment []

Apple iPod Review iPort pipes iPod music into whole-home system. Sonance is now shipping iPort, an in-wall docking station that enables you to play the music in your iPod over a whole-home audio system. It's compatible with all whole-home audio systems sold by Sonance, as well as those manufactured by other companies, and it work with all iPod models. The iPort charges your iPod's battery and allows you to use the front-panel controls on the player, or a remote control, while the music plays. Selling for US$598, the iPort comes with an accessory kit that contains all the hardware and cables needed to use any iPod with it. Sonance did not have a product page on its Web site as MacCentral posted this article. [MacCentral News] More about Apple iPod 6:28:15 PM    comment []

Apple Computer Review Apple makes Motion 1.0.1 available. Apple on Tuesday updated its digital video effects package Motion to version 1.0.1, which is a free download for Motion 1.0 owners. The company doesn't list details of the update on its Web site, but it does note that users can also download free effects and additional tutorials along with the upgrade. Motion is US$299 and requires Mac OS X v10.3.5, a G4 or G5 processor running 867MHz, with a 4x AGP card slot, 512MB RAM (2GB recommended), 10GB free hard drive space and QuickTime 6.5.1. [MacCentral News] More about Apple G4 iBook More about Apple iPod More about Apple PowerBook More about Apple G5 Minitower 6:23:13 PM    comment []

Apple Computer Store- CompUSA MacMice intros USB MIDI keyboard for GarageBand. MacMice on Wednesday announced that GarageKey is now available for pre-order and will ship on Dec. 12. Priced at US$119.99, GarageKey is a MIDI keyboard that connects to your Mac via USB and integrates with GarageBand. It features 37 full-size keys and octave up and octave down buttons as well as riser legs that enable you to stow your Mac's keyboard under it when necessary. MacMice does not list the minimum version of Mac OS X required. [MacCentral News] Click on the Apple icon below to read more!   Imac        G5     Ibook     Emac     Notebook   Ipod 4:07:06 PM    comment []

Apple Computer Store Analyst forecasts 23.5 million iPods by 2006. Another well-respected Wall Street analyst has pointed to Apple's continued success with the iPod as drawing new customers to the Macintosh fold. Needham & Co.'s Charles Wolf has issued a 27-page note to his clients suggesting that Windows users could have 100 million iPods in hand by 2008. If only a small number of those users bought Macs, Mac sales could surge, according to Wolf. [MacCentral News] Click on the Apple icon below to read more!   Imac        G5     Ibook     Emac     Notebook   Ipod 4:04:30 PM    comment []