Posts Tagged ‘ Apple ’

Apple TV Sales Up 35%

Mar 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

Apple TV sales are up 35% over last year, according to Apple COO Tim Cook. The company has not revealed unit sales numbers for Apple TV. And, while the 35% growth rate would be enviable for most companies, it’s a new product category and Apple has yet to hit a home run with it. “We’re […]



Boxxee Wants To Help You PWN Your Apple TV

Feb 25th, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

Tired of Apple’s “Apple TV is a hobby” attitude? Boxxee wants to help you “pwn your AppleTV” and run Boxxee – a free Internet media platform – on your Apple hardware. Here’s Boxxee’s instructions: Installing Boxee on Apple TV In order to install Boxee on the AppleTV you need to do the following: Download the […]



Apple TV Still A “Hobby”

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, speaking today in San Francisco, explained why he believes the Apple TV is a great product, but there just isn’t a large enough market to make the hardware worth a great deal of concentration from his company. The product is a “hobby,” he said, because it doesn’t compare to […]



All The Apple iPad Critics Could Be Wrong

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By | Category: General

Apple’s recently introduced iPad has been criticized by many analysts as being just a big iPod touch. A new survey, though, suggests that people are really interested in a handheld computer that’s basically a big iPod touch. RBC/Changewave found that 13% of the people they interviewed were very likely  or somewhat likely to buy an […]



Apple iPad Doesn’t Live Up To The “Jesus Pad” Hype

Feb 7th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad

Retrevo has announced results of a study done after the Apple iPad introduction, looking at consumer interest in buying the new iPad. According to Retrevo, “Not only did Apple fail to convince new buyers, it may have lost many potential buyers who now say they don’t think they need an Apple tablet computer” After the […]



Lack Of Flash On The iPad Is A Win For Accessible, Standards-Based Design

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, iPhone

There’s been a lot of discussion in the last week about Apple’s decision to not support Flash on the upcoming iPad. Early iPad users are going to see a lot of blue boxes, right, where their audio and video file would otherwise be. And publishers are going to have to decide if it’s worth the […]



How To Podcast From Your Mac (Equipment and Software)

Feb 1st, 2010 | By | Category: How to Podcast, Podcasting Hardware, Podcasting Software

This set of videos, via Steinar Knutsen, demonstrates how to podcast with a Mac. In addition to covering how to podcast with Mac software, Knutsen touches on these topics: MacBook Pro Snow Leopard Samson CO1U USB Studio Condenser Microphone Logitech USB Headphone and Microphone Set Apple iPhone 3G Voice Memos iPhone App AudioBoo iPhone App […]



Flash Is Dead + The iPad Is Its Tombstone

Jan 31st, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, Internet TV, Podcasting Software, Video

There’s been a lot of discussion since the announcement of the Apple iPad over Apple’s decision to not include Flash support on the device. Apple hasn’t officially explained its decision – but it’s clear that the company wants to marginalize Flash and push a standards-based Web. Within Apple, though, Steve Jobs minces no words about […]



Did Steve Jobs Scare Google, Microsoft, Nintendo & Adobe With The iPad?

Jan 30th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, Internet TV, Video

There’s been a lot of debate about the merits of the new Apple iPad since it was announced. While tech analysts and first adopters are debating the iPad’s strengths and weaknesses, though, it looks like Steve Jobs may have Google, Microsoft, Nintendo, Adobe & Hulu scared that the device could end up being a another […]



Apple iPad “The Best Gadget Ever Made”

Jan 27th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today introduced the Apple iPad – a new multimedia pad that promises to carve out a new category for mobile computing. “This is best gadget ever made,” says early user Jason Calacanis,  “and NOT overhyped.” * It’s conceptually a large iPod touch – but it’s really a new operating system, optimized […]