Apple today started shipping Apple TV, a new class of computer peripheral that turns your HDTV into a big screen iPod. Apple TV connects physically to your television and wirelessly to a Mac or PC running iTunes. The device then lets you play iTunes content on your TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, podcasts… Read More Apple TV Brings iTunes To Your Home Theater
Cisco and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the “iPhone” trademark.Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the “iPhone” trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In… Read More Cisco and Apple Reach Agreement on iPhone Name
Apple has patented (#7,176,374) a music synthesizer and a method of generating a synthesizer output with a constant beat. In a nutshell, the patent covers a design that lets two oscillators be synced with a Hz difference that is constant across the range of the keyboard. If you tune (detune) the oscillators to be 6… Read More Apple Patents Music Synthesizer
At the recent 2007 NAMM Expo, a trade show for the music industry, Behringer was displaying a prototype of its popular B-Control BCF2000 USB/MIDI Controller in white: There’s been no official announcement about the product, but it’s designed to match the white cases of Apple’s iMac line perfectly. Our sources told us that the company… Read More NAMM Secret: Behringer’s Music Controller For Apple Stores
Apple today announced that the iPod shuffle is now available in five colors: blue, pink, green, orange and the original silver. “iPod shuffle is the world’s most wearable digital music player,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “Music fans can now choose iPod shuffle in one of five brilliant colors,… Read More Apple iPod shuffle Now Available In 5 Colors
This is sort of stupidtastic, but NYC musician Andy Neesley has transcribed the iPhone ringtone and even created a MIDI file for it: Now, if Apple would just let you use your own files as ringtones, this might be interesting. via Gizmodo
Apple today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 million feature-length films have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store. “iTunes has crossed another major milestone by selling over two billion songs—with over a billion of them sold in the last year alone—making it by far the… Read More iTunes Hits Two Billion Sold Milestone
Macworld update: Apple today introduced iPhone, a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps—into one small and lightweight handheld device. “iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any… Read More Apple Intros iPod Phone
Apple today filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2006 and its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (”SEC”). Both filings had been delayed pending the conclusion of an independent investigation by the special committee of the board of directors into past… Read More Apple Tries To Bury Stock Options Controversy
Griffin Technology today introduced the Elevator desktop stand for portable computers. Elevator raises laptops off the desktop and helps users reclaim valuable desktop real estate. Griffin has designed Elevator as a substantial realization of a simple design. Elevator uses a 1/2-inch-thick crossbar to hold two 1/4-inch-thick aluminum standards, positioning the laptop’s screen at an ideal… Read More Griffin Intros Laptop Elevator
