8/31/2004
The new G5 iMac
Today Apple introduced its new G5-based iMac with a new form factor that resembles the iPod. In fact, it was designed by the same team that created the iPod.
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Adding ActionScript support to Xcode
The guys over at pixelconsumption have put together an excellent tutorial on how to add ActionScript support to Xcode on Mac OS X. This is really sweet, and includes support for: syntax-indexing code-completion projects compilation
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Peering beyond the technology hype
It is extremely difficult to predict which technologies will become part of everyday life in the future.
Some of the best known innovations, like the net, have swiftly become part of the furniture for millions, even though many said it would only benefit academic research and governments.
Similarly, few predicted text messaging would take off the way it has, with millions of thumbs across the globe twitching away every day.
Sometimes, according to Gartner technology analysts, a gadget, gizmo [iPod] or technology just needs one good idea - a trigger - to catapult it into something that even dads have heard of.
But other times a whizzy idea sinks into oblivion, only to be reborn when the other factors come into play.
[Via BBC]
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Web Surfers Hit Higher Speeds
The majority of Internet users in the U.S. have ditched dial-up, survey says.
The MethodShop Spin: Broadband isn't for everyone. One of our writers, Marcus, still loves dial-up.
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8/30/2004
Fashionable and affordable protection for your iPod
"I wanted a small, durable, funky bag made especially to protect my funky iTunes. Sure tons of companies make iPod cases and storage bags. A quick Google search for "iPod bags" returns over 150,000 results. But most of these bags are the boring equivalent of an iPocket-Protector, or way too iExpensive. I want all of the high fashion style of the Gucci ($200) and Fendi ($1500) iPod carriers currently on the market, but I want it for less than the price of my iPod Mini, please.
After an extensive online research mission, I found the perfect solution to my iPod bag headache, the Electra iPod Bag." [Quote: Ashley Gillen]
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LaCie launches dual-layer DVD burners
"LaCie today announced two dual-layer DVD burners, updating its DVD line with the latest technology to burn full-length DVDs or back up 8.5GB of data."
[Via MacNN]
The MethodShop Spin: iBling or a good example of someone who has too much money?
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Apple's Paris buzz
Speculation is high over whether the computer maker will unveil the G5 iMac on Monday at Apple Expo in Paris, and various fanatic and rumor sites are busy puzzling over just what the new iMac will look like.
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MSN Music: It's really about Windows
Microsoft is expected to enter the online song store market this week, which should put the software giant head-to-head with Apple Computer in the music business at last.
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Computer Maker in an Alien World
For one brief moment during a recent business meeting, Nelson Gonzalez wondered whether he'd inadvertently booked himself an appointment for a forced brain reboot by the men in black.
Gonzalez, co-owner of Alienware Computers, was showing off the company's collection of space-invader style machines to a group of potential buyers that included representatives from the Air Force and the Pentagon.
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Duke Enrollment Package: New iPod
DURHAM, N.C. -- Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words "Class of 2008."
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8/29/2004
P. Diddy Reveals his diamond-encrusted HP iPod
"Coinciding with the release of Hewlett Packard’s iPod digital music player, rap star P. Diddy plans to attend his post MTV Video Music Awards party with his personalized Apple iPod encrusted with 120 diamonds. HP is a major sponsor of the music awards, and all the guests at P. Diddy’s party, are to receive a gift of their own HP iPod, minus the diamonds."
The MethodShop Spin: iBling or a good example of someone who has too much money?
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8/27/2004
Feds launch Internet crime crackdown
Federal agents armed with search warrants conducted raids in three states Wednesday as part of a nationwide crackdown on the theft of copyrighted materials through the Internet, the Justice Department announced.
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8/26/2004
Apple stock jumps ahead of HP iPod, iMac launch
Shares of Apple on Thursday rose to their highest level in nearly four years ahead of the launch of Hewlett-Packard's version of the iPod digital music player and the launch of Apple's revamped iMac computer. "Tomorrow you've got HP doing their consumer electronics launch and the HP iPod launch, and next week there's the introduction of the new iMac," said Shannon Cross, an analyst at Cross Research. Shares of Apple rose $1.73, or 5.2 percent, to $34.78 on the Nasdaq, where they were among the most active issues. So far this year, Apple stock has climbed 63 percent.
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Internet machine shop offers custom tooling
It's the Internet Revolution meets the Industrial Revolution: a new program that lets people design 3-D objects like car parts and door knobs in metal or plastic then order them online.
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Intel Unveils Tri-Mode Centrino
Intel Thursday unveiled tri-mode Centrino technology that will enable laptops to access WLANs based on the 802.11a, b and g specifications.
The new chipset, dubbed the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection, also will have new software, which the company claims will simplify the end user experience, and support for the 802.11i security standard. Enterprises can also use a single sign-on feature, which the company says simplifies log-in and authentication to corporate WLANs.
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HP's iPod to lead consumer push
Hoping to make a big bang in consumer electronics, Hewlett-Packard plans on Friday to unveil its long-awaited HP-branded iPod, along with its first televisions, an entertainment hub and the usual array of new printers and cameras, sources said.
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Sprint certifies Xserve, QuickTime for PCS Vision
Sprint and Apple jointly announced today that Apple's Xserve G5 and QuickTime software have been certified as mobile multimedia delivery platforms for Sprint's new PCS Vision Multimedia Services. The technology enables professional content service providers to deliver streaming audio and video clips to Sprint customers using recently announced Sprint Vision Multimedia Services. "We are excited to certify Apple's world-class mobile multimedia platform and make it available to our professional content providers," Sprint said in a statement.
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8/25/2004
DMB - Wasting Time
Authorities were considering criminal charges Wednesday against the Dave Matthews Band and one of its tour bus drivers for allegedly dumping human waste from a bus into the Chicago River, dousing a tour boat filled with passengers.
The announcement came a day after the state sued the band and driver Stefan Wohl, accusing them of violating state water pollution and public nuisance laws. The lawsuit seeks $70,000 in civil penalties.
Chicago police said surveillance footage from nearby buildings shows a bus crossing the grated bridge Aug. 8 as the tour boat passed underneath.
"Certainly, this is the bus that discharged this fluid," Cmdr. Michael Chasen said. He said the driver told police he crossed the bridge around the time of the incident but didn't admit dumping the waste.
More than 100 people on an architecture tour were showered with foul-smelling waste. The attorney general's office said no one was seriously injured.
The MethodShop Spin: "Don't Drink the Water"
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Colleges are Napstering!!
A Stanford University programmer has released new software that allows music to be swapped via Apple Computer's popular iTunes jukebox.
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Tell Real Who's Boss!
Whether you think Real Networks is just trying to get attention, or they just plain suck, sign this pro-iTMS petition. The anti Real petition already has more than twice the signatures of the anti-Apple petition.
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What's Your Latitude buddy?
Ever wanted to know the latitude and longitude of your house? ZipInfo.com will give it to you down to the last decimal point! Let's hope your enemies don't have GPS enabled Smart Bombs.
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Students crazy about iPod follow the music to Apple laptops
Apple's trendy iPod digital music player, which has revitalized the company, is giving laptop sales a boost during back-to-school season.
Many students, after falling in love with the iPod, are packing for college with new Apple Macintosh computers.