By George Mann on March 9, 2010
San Francisco, March 9, 2010 – Elgato announces America’s smallest TV tuner stick. The next generation of EyeTV Hybrid introduces an ultra-compact enclosure in a matte aluminium finish. The TV tuner stick comes with EyeTV 3 software for Mac and a driver for Windows 7 Media Center. The price of the new version of EyeTV [...]
Posted in Apple Computers, Mac portable computer, MacBook | Tagged Apple, El Gato, Eye TV, Hybrid, TV Tuner
By George Mann on October 20, 2009
I’ve been a good customer for 25 years, I have written columns, magazine articles, and thousands of blog posts about Apple computers and Apple software. Yet Apple won’t make the computer that I need right now.
Posted in Apple Computers, Mac portable computer, MacBook | Tagged $999, Apple, MacBook, MacBook Fall 2009, uni-body
By George Mann on October 6, 2009
As you may have noticed I have not made any posts in about a week now, mainly because I am suffering from Apple and Nikon Rumor Fatigue. Since Britney Spears is now acting “normal”, Paris Hilton has a steady and very boring boyfriend, and Lindsay Lohan is avoiding the US (probably to avoid getting busted for complicity, in that bungled burglary at her own house), the paparazzi focus has apparently shifted to Apple tablets and now a Nikon/Leica? clone.
Posted in Apple Computers, iMac, MacBook, MacTablet, Nikon Cameras, Nikon Coolpix | Tagged Apple, Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears, CoolPix, Leica X1, Lindsay Lohan, Los Angeles, Mac mini, MacBook, MacTablet, Nikon, Paris Hilton, Rumors
By George Mann on September 29, 2009
For the last three years now, Apple power users (who have to travel a lot) have been asking for a MacBook Pro version of the 12-inch PowerBook G4. Now that Apple has decided to discontinue future support of the older (pre-Intel) processors for their systems and software, it is again time to ask the [...]
Posted in Apple Computers, MacBook, PowerBook | Tagged 12-inch PowerBook G4, Apple Computers, Apple MacBook, Apple PowerBook G4
By George Mann on September 21, 2009
Usually there are some leaked photos, highly realistic renderings and detailed (even if imaginary) specifications, but not this time. The rumors are actually so sparse, that at times I wonder if I am reading and reporting on a modified version of a rumor that I started myself. The only thing that seems to be for [...]
Posted in Apple Computers, MacBook, Netbooks | Tagged Apple Computer, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, netbook
By George Mann on September 17, 2009
It was 20 years ago today ……. when Macintosh Portables first came out to play.
Actually it is still a few days from now, but on the 20th of September 1989, Apple introduced the first portable, battery powered Macintosh computer. In April of 1986, the Apple board decided to create a battery-powered BookMac. After Jobs left [...]
Posted in Apple Computers, Apple History, MacBook, PowerMac | Tagged Apple Computers, Apple History, Macintosh 100, Macintosh 140, Macintosh 170, Macintosh Portable
By George Mann on September 15, 2009
Analysts say that we might have a new MacBook with a slightly revised design (I take that to mean fewer features) and lower prices, available as soon as two weeks from today. This surprising piece of news, comes from Barron’s Blog (Silicon Valley Bureau), so it does carry some weight.
To quote Eric Savitz, “Research [...]
Posted in Apple Computers, MacBook, Netbooks | Tagged Apple MacBook, netbook
By George Mann on August 27, 2009
Apple to Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard on August 28
Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard
CUPERTINO, California—August 24, 2009—Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X v10.6 Snow Leopard™ will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders. Snow Leopard [...]
Posted in Apple Computers, iMac, Mac OS X, MacBook, MacTablet, PowerMac | Tagged Apple Computers, Mac OS X, Snow Leopard
By George Mann on August 24, 2009
Nokia Booklet 3G brings all day mobility to the PC world
August 24, 2009 – Espoo, Finland – After more than 25 years as a pioneer and leader in the mobile industry, Nokia will bring its rich mobility heritage and knowledge to the PC world with the new, Windows based, Nokia Booklet 3G.
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Posted in MacBook, Netbooks | Tagged Apple MacBook, Booklet 3G, netbook, Nokia
By George Mann on August 12, 2009
When will the Apple iPod become a viable storage device for digital photography?
I actually wrote most of this story a while back, but it seems to be very relevant to what is going on right now with the imminent release of some sort of Apple tablet computer. If the tablet ends up being a large [...]
Posted in Adobe Photoshop / Lightroom, Apple Computers, Digital Cameras, Digital Image Storage, Digital Photography, Flash Memory Cards, MacBook, MacTablet, Netbooks, Nikon Software | Tagged Apple MacBook, Flash Memory Cards, Macintosh and Photography, netbook
