Archives for November 2004

November, 30th November 2004

• Vietnam Gets First Apple Distributor

  Late on Tuesday, we reported that Apple has landed its first official distributorship in Vietnam. Our report included a a…

• Newspaper Columnist: No Sympathy For Teachers Losing Macs

  Newspaper columnist Rich Brooks has no sympathy for teachers who are protesting the local school board's decision to replace its…

• Interview: David Was and the Digital Music Revolution

  As part of our Pros with Macs series, TMO talks to David Was, 50% of the Detroit Duo ?Was (Not…

• Apple South Korea Plans 20-Fold Increase in iPod Market Share

  Apple's iPod dominates the market for digital music players in the US, Japan, and Europe. In Korea, however, the company's…

• M-Audio Announces Combo FireWire Audio Interface/MIDI Controller

  M-Audio has announced a new FireWire audio/MIDI controller called Ozonic. The 37-key keyboard offers not only full MIDI functionality, but…

• Apple Ranks 91st in U.S. R&D Spending at $471M

  Apple Computer ranked 91st among American businesses in spending on research and development in 2003, according to a just announced…

• Apple Delays iTunes Launch in Canada; Coming "Soon"

  Apple Computer admitted Wednesday it did not meet its self-imposed deadline of opening the Canadian iTunes Music Store by the…

• Apple iTunes Adds Band Aid 20 Single, But Not in US

  Apple decided to sell the Band Aid 20 single at a discount, but apparently only through the U.K. iTunes store…

November, 29th November 2004

• Analyst: Goodbye PC. Hello Game Machines & Entertainment Servers in the Living Room

  Late on Monday, we reported that one analyst sees a change in the role of computers in the home, and…

• iPod Photo Redux

  After my last column, I received a pantload of responses about the iPod Photo. A lot of readers were wondering…

• Vietnam Gets First Apple Distributor

  Apple has landed its first official distributorship in Vietnam, though Mac users who have toured the country could be forgiven…

• iMac G5 is "Computer of the Year"

  The Washington Times appears sufficiently impressed by Apple's latest iMac.

• Propellerhead Software Unveiles Reason 3.0

  The company's popular music authoring software is set to receive a major upgrade.

• iCompositions Launches GarageBand Tools Resource

  GarageBand Web site iCompositions has announced a new resource for GarageBand users called GarageBand Tools

• BeLight Releases Holiday Themes for Mail Factory

  BeLight Software has released a free set of holiday images for Mail Factory, the company's application for designing and printing…

• Sharper Image Launches Sound Soother System for iPod

  Sharper Image announced Tuesday the Sound Soother Fifty, a new, iPod-ready portable audio speaker system.

• Sony Unveils New MP3 Hard Disk Walkman

  Sony announced Tuesday a new 20 gigabyte digital music player with MP3 support that will be available in Great Britain…

• Duke Nukem 3D and Apeiron Arrive on Mac OS X

  The classic shooter game receives a Mac OS X update, while Ambrosia has released a Mac OS X port of…

• TMO Tip: Macworld At The 4-Star Grand Hyatt For $106 Per Night!

  We have once again put together our instructions for how to get your Macworld hotel room at the Grand Hyatt…

November, 28th November 2004

• Made-with-a-Mac Movie Trailer Available For Viewing

  Editing on Harvest of Redemption, a movie edited and made with the help of a Mac, is now complete, and…

• Listen Up!

  Evaluating multimedia speaker systems is no easy task, but Dr. Mac has undertaken that task in order to review a…

• Olympus Introduces 5MP Stylus 500 Digital Camera

  Olympus Imaging introduced Monday the Stylus 500, its new five megapixel, three times optical zoom digital camera.

• Merrill, UBS Up Apple Stock Estimates

  As consumers start spending on Christmas, two brokerage houses raised their estimates on Apple Computer stock Monday to more than…

• GarageKey MIDI Keyboard Made Just for GarageBand

  MacMice is now taking pre-orders for its new mini keyboard geared at GarageBand users.

• MacIDOL.com Offers 3GB of Free Space

  The site for GarageBand users expands its offerings.

• Analyst: Goodbye PC. Hello Game Machines & Entertainment Servers in the Living Room

  Game machines or versatile entertainment servers will beat out the personal computer for supremacy in the living room, according to…

• Merrill Analyst Still Expects Flash-Based iPod in Early 2005

  Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich reiterated Monday that he still expects Apple Computer to unveil a flash memory-based iPod in…

• Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 5 Released

  Mozilla.org has released the 5th alpha build of its Mozilla Application Suite 1.8. It offers several under-the-hood changes including improved…

November, 24th November 2004

• M-Audio’s Keystation 88es Delivers Affordable, Full-Size MIDI Keyboard

  At 22-pound, it's one of the lighter keyboards on the market, too.

• No Holiday Cheer for Band Aid and iTunes

  Apple has refused to carry Band Aid's charity single because its price is higher than what Apple charges for all…

November, 23rd November 2004

• Filmmaker Craig Knapp on Mac’s Role in Feature Film Production

  Mike Washlesky talks to filmmaker Crapig Knapp about the Mac's role in producing his feature film, The Sum of Jobe

• November 21-31: Steve Calls Gil, NeXT, Toy Story

  In this week in Apple History, we look back at how Apple buying NeXT got started (Steve Jobs called Gil…

• Thank-Ya!

  Brothas and Sistahs, we are gathud heeah tahday, around this feast of plenty, to partake in tha bounty laid before…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Four Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for MacMall, AudioMIDI.com, ClubMac, and Tech Depot at the Macintosh Product Guide

• DLO Ships iPod Boombox

  Drop an iPod into the iBoom and enjoy your tunes on the go. FM tuner, carrying handle, and battery power…

• Analyst Predicts iPod Sales Will Total 23.6 Million by 2006

  Charlie Wolf of Needham & Co. is especially bullish about the next couple years.

• Piper Jaffray: The iPod Halo Effect is Real and Growing

  In raising its target price of Apple to $100 earlier this week, the firm said it found six percent of…

• Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.2

  Apple has released Apple Bluetooth Module Firmware Update 1.2. The update affects D-Link USB-to-Bluetooth adapters, as well as the internal…

• Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword Ships

  Aspyr Media has announced that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword (Athena Sword) for Mac has begun shipping, and…

• Needham & Co. Raises Target for Apple’s Stock, Reiterates "Buy"

  Newratings.com is reporting that Needham & Co. has raised its target price for Apple's stock from US$43 to $62 per…

November, 22nd November 2004

• Two Apple Executives Leave Company

  Late on Monday we reported that two executives have left Apple in recent weeks

• Software to Put Under the Tree, Part II

  In this column Nancy Gravley continuing with her recommendations for software that is available in boxes that can actually be…

• Guitar Rig 1.2 Adds More Stomp Boxes

  Native Instruments has released an update for Guitar Rig, the company's hardware and software combo package for playing and recording…

• Synergy 1.5b Ready for Download

  Wincent Colaiuta has released Synergy 1.5b, his iTunes control and album over art downloading utility. The new version adds new…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Three Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW|MacWarehouse, B&H Photo-Video, and Ramjet at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Take Your mini Underwater with SV-iMini

  H2O Audio delivers a complete solution for extreme mini use.

• Aspyr Releases Demo For MTX: Mototrax

  Aspyr Media has released a demo for MTX: Mototrax for Mac, the motocross game

• Apple’s Stock Closes Over 61; Sets New 4-Year High

  Following Piper Jaffray raising Apple's target price from US$52 a share to $100 per share, the markets reacted by shoving…

November, 21st November 2004

• Want New Features in Safari? Get Saft!

  John F. Braun explores Saft, software that adds features to Apple's Safari browser

• XM Radio Online Adds Mac Compatibility

  The company behind XM Satellite Radio brings its online service to the Mac.