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Apple @ MacWorld Tokyo
rschroeder writes "Apple updated several products at MacWorld Tokyo tonight (or tomorrow morning). A $499 10-gig iPod, with, get this, custom laser engraving on the back, ($49 extra) and vCard support. They also announced a $49 USB bluetooth module, shipping in April, with beta drivers availble today. Among other tricks, Jobs synced a Clie with a mac via bluetooth. Also a new 23" (1920x1200 )Cinema Display. Jobs also said they're raising the price of the iMac due to LCD and RAM cost increases. All this courtesy MacMinute.com's live coverage." Maccentral has several stories about Jobs' keynote at the convention.
Shuffle: You can now choose between shuffling between songs or between albums. I'm not quite sure what that means.
Allow me to clarify. Shuffling between songs would take all your songs and play them in random order.
Shuffling albums would take all your albums and play them in random order. So, Album2, Album4,Alubum3..etc...
Microsoft Office AND Appleworks on the same iPod!t ml
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,50688,00.h
"Which iPod is yours?"
"It's the one that says 'Bad Mother Fucker'"
I'd just love to see you fit your Maxtor USB 2.0 HDD in your pocket, myself.
Traditionally 'Alan Smithee' is the moniker taken on by a movie director when he is so ashamed of his work that he will not be associated with it by name.
So it's a little worrying to see who they reference (via graphic) as the iPod project manager on the story link.
:)
A little tidbit for those college students/those with parents/friends in the education industry. Try going to the Education Apple Store, things are cheaper for 'ya.
Example: 5 GB iPod: $369 (Normally $399)
10 GB iPod: $469. (Normally $499)
Not that I'm complaining (being in the education industry myself). It just makes me wonder, what possible academic value does an iPod have? If none, then what's the point of academic pricing again? Not that I'm complaining, mind you (me want bargain!)
Wouldn't be easier just to redesign Unix users?
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
An AC wrote:
> I love you apple zealots. Apple addicts is the closest thing to a secular
> cult I have ever seen.
>
> Um wait I take that back, apple addicts think Steve Jobs is god.
The beautiful, protecting, heroic, wonder-working deity Mothra is the great Goddess that resurrected Apple from the dead (and parted the Pacific for good measure).
Toho is her prophet.
Steve Jobs is her servant and messenger.
Apple is her champion to put right the wrongs of Microsoft, the RIAA, and the MPAA.
Homage to King Shisa (mistranslated as Seesar or Caesar),
Guardian of Okinawa and Friend of the Mac,
on the occasion of his 38th birthday.
("Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" 1974, "Mothra 2" 1997)
Or maybe it is just that they figure people won't buy a whole new computer just to get it? I expect future Apple products will build the BT module in (unless there is basically zero demand).
Well that and if you put a Blue Tooth antenna inside a TiBook I bet it has a range of about 3 inches :-)
Pulp iPod
I wouldn't hire you to work help desk phones.