Time gadget of the week: Apple in the living room

by Scott McNulty (Mar 13th 2006 9:00AM)

I think it may be Constitutionally required that Time name every new Apple product gadget of the week. This time around it is the iPod Hi-Fi and the Mac mini (how do you like that for multitasking?). Time is excited to see 'Apple in the living room' ...

Apple special event on Sept. 12?

by Scott McNulty (Aug 31st 2006 7:30PM)

iLounge is reporting that Apple is summoning journalists to an 'undisclosed' location in Northern California on September 12th (unrelated to the event on the 25th). The scuttlebutt is that Apple will be announcing something at this event, though who ...

Apple announces two new sets of headphones

by Mat Lu (Sep 9th 2008 11:30PM)

Another interesting detail released in the excitement of the Let's Rock event: Apple's announcement of two new sets of headphones designed for the new iPods and their voice notes recording feature. The first set is similar the the present iPhone head...

How To: Build your own computer speakers

by Scott McNulty (Dec 28th 2005 4:30PM)

I am not an audiophile by any means. My iMac is hooked up to some JBL creature speakers which sound just fine to me. However, if you are an audiophile and a do it yourselfer (another group I do not count myself amongst) then has MacMod got the projec...

Seagate 1 inch 12 GB drive

by Scott McNulty (Feb 14th 2006 11:30AM)

Who doesn't love tiny little hard drives with lots of capacity? Seagate recently announced their smallest drive yet, measuring 40x30x5 mm (that's millimeters, which is metric for "frickin' tiny"). Why do you, as an Apple fan, care about th...

MacBreak covers the Apple announcement

by Scott McNulty (Mar 3rd 2006 2:00PM)

MacBreak, Leo Laporte's (and friends) Mac video podcast was on the scene for the 'fun announcement' and they shot some video [iTMS link]. When I first saw this pop up in iTunes I thought they were just going to broadcast the Stevenote, but I was wron...

Fantasy design for an iPod boombox

by Jan Kabili (Mar 6th 2006 8:00AM)

Japanese designer and photographer Isamu Sanada is known for his fantasy designs of alternatives to Apple products. He's done it again--this time with a speculative design for an iPod boombox that gives the iPod Hi-Fi a run for the money. His sleek d...

iPod LoFi

by Dave Caolo (Apr 28th 2006 11:00AM)

So, you say you're unimpressed with the iPod HiFi? Or maybe you find the price a bit prohibitive. No worries, just check out the iBoom LoFi. PC Mag writer Bill Machrone got himself an old Sanyo boom box, crammed the iPod into the cassette drawer and ...

Rumors: Apple Tablet

by Erica Sadun (Nov 27th 2006 11:00AM)

And now for something completely different, a TUAW rumor post that's not about an upcoming iPhone. Nope, today's rumor concerns an Apple Tablet computer. Over the weekend, Smarthouse reported that Apple had built a tablet PC prototype that was being ...

Alligator iPod speakers

by Scott McNulty (Dec 18th 2006 6:09PM)

Nothing says, 'I love you,' more this holiday season than an iPod Hi-Fi wrapped in Alligator skin. What iPod toting excotic skin lover wouldn't be happy to find this Dunhill Alligator iPod Speaker with their name on it? This is a one of a kind, made ...

PandoraJam 1.0

by Scott McNulty (Aug 22nd 2007 10:00AM)

I listen to music the way Jobs intended: on my iPod that is filled to the brim with only iTunes Store purchased music, however, I hear tell that there are some people out there that enjoy web based Internet Radio stations. Pandora is a favorite of th...

DIY iPod boom box

by Dave Caolo (Feb 28th 2006 9:30PM)

The new iPod Hi-Fi looks really cool, but who has $350US sitting around doing nothing? Why now whip up your own solution from the parts you probably have sitting around your house right now? That's what Phillip over at Make:Blog did. Buy hacking an ...

Memory lane: initial reactions to the iPod

by Scott McNulty (Mar 1st 2006 8:00PM)

' I’d call it the Cube 2.0 as it wont sell, and be killed off in a short time…and it’s not really functional.' Is that quote talking about the iPod Hi-Fi perhaps? Nope, someone wrote that about the original 5 gig iPod which Apple i...

Cog: open source audio player

by Scott McNulty (Sep 6th 2006 12:30PM)

Lots of people bemoan the fact that iTunes doesn't offer support for some of the more obscure audio formats (most notably Ogg Vorbis). Most people who care about Ogg support tend to be fans of Open Source software, and probably aren't thrilled with ...

Apple Store 5th Ave. treats 1 millionth visitor

by Dave Caolo (Sep 10th 2006 2:30PM)

Her new name is "Mrs. Right Place, Right Time." When shopper Elizabeth Rodriguez walked into New York's flagship Apple Store this past Saturday, she was showered with a MacBook, iPod, iPod Hi-Fi, and an Apple ProCare membership, all for being visitor...