Of those surveyed, 16% said they currently owned an iPod product. 25% said they planned on buying one by years end. Of the most wanted Christmas gift this year, an iPod ranked fourth behind clothes, money, and a car. 32% of the polled students were looking to buy a portable digital audio player within 12…
Apple Drops Law Firm as Beatles Lawsuit Drags On, Report Says
T he London Evening Standard reported Tuesday that Apple Computer has dropped the law firm Linklaters in its legal dispute with the Beatlesi record label Apple Corps after the firm reportedly recommended the Mac maker settle for US$36.65 million, far higher than raised Apple wanted. It now appears the dismissal of Linklaters will further delay…
HD Production: 24 Days in the Valley, Part II
24 Days In The Valley: The Life And Times Of An HD Production In South Texas In part I of this series, I introduced you to the set of a narrative feature I shot in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas called Harvest Of Redemption. It’s rough country that presents plenty of challenges to…
Detroit Free Press: iMac Top Choice For Anyone Considering New Computer
T he Detroit Free Press has published a review of Appleis new iMac G5 that calls it the "top recommendation for anyone considering a new computer." The reviewer, Mike Wendland, lists the usual things he likes about the iMac — its looks, design, lack of wires, elegance, etc. — and he also sounds the now-familiar…
AFS Announces Apple Production Suite Demo Today
Nowhere will you get more "bang for the buck" than with Motion and Appleis new Production Suite. Join Apple Product Manager Sam Loy and the Pro-Tape Systems staff in taking a FREE introductory look at the new Production Suite, which includes Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3.0 and the all-new Motion software. See…
Apple Hot Deals Update For J&R
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for J&R at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a list of Mac compatible hardware and software products on the market. The Hot Deals section of the Product Guide features several Mac retailers and special offers that one can only get, at least in…
From the Editor - Walt Mossberg: Not A Macaholic
On Thursday morning, we covered Walt Mossberg’s latest column for the Wall Street Journal, which included positive comments about the Mac platform, and the iMac G5 in particular. In the TMO Spin for that piece, I made a joke about Mr. Mossberg being a Macaholic. Mr. Mossberg wrote to me last night to explain that…
BusinessWeek Report: "Apple Is Looking Juicier"
Peter Burrows of BusinessWeek reports today that "Apple is looking juicier." According to the article, Apple is poised for growth, the iPod halo-affect is finally kicking in, and the iMac G5 could be a driver for increased market share. These factors could give Apple a significant boost in terms of revenue, profits, and the company’s…
BusinessWeek Digs Into Apple/Beatles Lawsuit
BusinessWeek’s Alex Salkever has dug into the Apple Corps. vs. Apple Computer lawsuit, and his research says that a huge victory and large settlement for The Beatles is unlikely. He bases some of his opinion on language from the two entities’ previous agreement from the early 1990s, and in part on analysis of that language…
TMO Reports - MacWorld Slips in Top Mags List; 2003 Copy Sales Off 17%
MacWorld magazine slipped six spots in Advertising Age magazine’s list of the top 300 U.S. periodicals for 2003 after a 17% dive in copy sales from 2002. MacWorld fell to 180th position from 174th. Rankings are based on the total advertising and circulation gross revenues in 2003. Results were reported in the September 20th edition…
TMO Reports - .Mac Bumps Mail, iDisk Storage to 250MB
Apple Computer increased the combined storage of its .Mac e-mail and iDisk services to 250 megabytes on Wednesday, following a trend by Yahoo and Google in recent months to increase storage capacity of free and fee-based Web-based e-mail and storage services. The default storage for e-mail will now be 125MB, but users can configure their…
Frame Line: HD Production: 24 Days in the Valley, Part I
24 Days In The Valley: The Life And Times Of An HD Production In South Texas If you have ever spent any time in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas during August, you know that we are few soldiers of salty blood; and I am sure you have felt the pain that the area serves…
DV Dailies - Blackmagic Releases Device For Viewing HD On DVI Monitors
Blackmagic Design is now shipping the Blackmagic HDLink. The Blackmagic HDLink is a device designed for viewing HDTV video on a DVI-D based computer monitor. The device supports both SDI and HD video signals with full color detail and resolution. According to Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic HDLink™ is the exciting way to get low cost true…
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Ships for Mac
A spyr Media has announced that Tom Clancyis Splinter Cell is shipping for Mac OS X. Tom Clancyis Splinter Cell is part of the Tom Clancy Rainbow Six first person shooter (FPS) franchise, but this game is a 3rd person "steal action game." The title was originally released for Windows in 2002, and this release…
EarthLink Launches TotalAccess 2005 Toolbar For Mac OS X
EarthLink has launched a new tool for Mac OS X, bringing its TotalAccess toolbar to the Mac platform. TotalAccess 2005 for Macintosh gives EarthLink’s Mac customers a variety of utilities to counter viruses, phishing schemes, and other Internet scams, as well as an RSS news reader and other tools. From EarthLink: ScamBlocker blocks users from…
Air France Adds iPod mini Promotion
Travel must be completed by January 15, 2005. Additional restrictions apply. Once travel is completed, passengers mail their information to an Air France address and will recieve an iPod mini within six to ten weeks. Air France is a major global airline with service to more than 198 cities in more than 83 countries. The…
Adobe Proposes New Universal Photo Format
Adobe Systems announced Monday a new format for digital photos that offers higher-quality, raw images in the hopes more digital camera makers and software companies will support the new standard. Adobe is proposing that its new Digital Negative Specification, or DNG, become a universal standard for a raw format to save digital images. With DNG,…
Apple Launches PowerBook "White Spot" Repair Program
A pple has launched a repair program for PowerBooks with "white spot" problems. The problem occurs in what Apple says is a "limited number" of PowerBooks that have white spots that show up on their displays. The program is called the "15-inch PowerBook G4 Display Repair Extension Program," and it allows users afflicted with this…
Adobe Updates Photoshop CS Plug-In; Supports Added Cameras
The Camera Raw 2.3 Plug-in builds on the raw file functionality already available in Photoshop CS, adding new support for the latest digital cameras from leading manufacturers, such as Canon, Epson, Fujifilm, and Nikon. The new plug-in is a free download from Adobeis Web site. The new cameras supported by the Camera Raw 2.3 Plug-in…
EarJams for Your iPod Earbuds, PodPod for the Car
Griffin Technology has quietly released two new products for the iPod, EarJams and the PodPod. Griffin EarJams are attachments for the earbuds that ship with all iPods, while the PodPod is an iPod carrier designed to fit in your car’s cupholder. The description of EarJams from Griffin: EarJams snap onto your existing iPod Earbuds and:…
Apple Hot Deals Update For B&H, MacZone
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for B&H Photo-Video and MacZone at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a list of Mac compatible hardware and software products on the market. The Hot Deals section of the Product Guide features several Mac retailers and special offers that one can only get,…
CD Rental Service Offers Free iPod for Charter Membership
A new service called Ongo Bongo is offering a free iPod mini to people who sign up as charter year-long members. Ongo Bongo is a Netflix-style music CD rental service that allows you to rent up to four music CDs at a time, and to keep them as long as you wish, and as long…
Time & Budgets Gets Outlook Connectivity
Other new features include new tools for data export and MYOB integration, as well an upgraded CORE report engine. With this release, tracking and billing for time is now as simple as keeping your appointment book up-to-date, with no additional software required. Time and Budgets enables users to seamlessly convert their appointment calendars to dollars…
Unhappy Customers Slam FreeiPods.com; Owners Blame Apple
freeiPods.com and its parent company, Gratis Internet LLC, told Wired News their business is very successful and that while they are shipping iPods, they canit get enough from Apple. “The wait is 100 percent due to Appleis manufacturing,” said Gratis co-founder Peter Martin. “Apple is on back order. The delay is three weeks plus. They…
