New Power Mac G5, iMac G5, eMac Specs Leaked

No Comments »Thursday, Apr 14, 2005, 3:20 pm Posted by Kent

Think Secret has the scoop (once again) on Apple’s upcoming product line refresh due to be announced soon.

According to sources the PowerMac G5 line will come in three new dual-core PowerPC 970MP processor configurations, available in 2.0, 2.3, and 2.7GHZ respectively. Each will feature 512MB L2 cache (per processor), 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM, running ATI Radeon 9600 or 9650 video cards. Yummy!

A new iMac G5 will offer three new configs with 1.9, 2.0GHZ featuring 512MB DDR SDRAM, and 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drives (250 on the high-end model). Both the mid-range and high-end models will offer SuperDrives while the low-end model comes with just a Combo drive.

The eMac will also get updated as well with two new G4 models speed bumped to 1.25GHz to 1.42GHz

PowerMac G5 Clone PC Enclosure

1 Comment Wednesday, Apr 13, 2005, 3:26 pm Posted by Kent

For those of you who lust longingly for a PC that looks like the PowerMac G5, I may have found your answer. Colorcases.com is offering a line of V-Tech / X-Focus PC enclosures for do-it-yourselfers that happens to bear a striking resemblence to a certain fuit-named company’s tower design, right down to the flat handle-style leg stands. The ATX towers are available in two colors (silver or black) and in two models; regular or deluxe. Prices start at around $86. Buy one while supplies last, or until Apple decides to sue.

Review: PalmOne Tungsten E2

No Comments »Wednesday, Apr 13, 2005, 1:57 am Posted by Kent

In the entertainment industry, movie sequels often fail to live up to the original. PalmOne is hoping that won’t be the case with its latest PDA offering; the Tungsten E2, which fills the shoes of its wildly popular predecessor (almost 2 million units sold to date). Does PalmOne have another hit on its hands, or will it be a box office bomb?
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Mac mini coming to Best Buy

No Comments »Monday, Apr 4, 2005, 8:52 pm Posted by Kent

According to AppleInsider, Best Buy is now carrying Mac minis at several retail outlets, and is expected to carry the product nationwide. This is a good move by Apple. The more retail venues that offer the Mac mini, the more likely Apple can grow its share of the market. Hopefully they can regain lost share and return to their 5% glory days.

Is the Apple Getting Rotten?

No Comments »Monday, Mar 28, 2005, 1:09 am Posted by Kent

Daren Smith over at NeoWin has posted a rather interesting, if disturbing, picture about Apple’s latest line Cinema displays. I had been lusting after the 20″ model…until I read this.

Review: Microsoft S+ARCK Mouse

1 Comment Friday, Mar 11, 2005, 12:58 pm Posted by Kent

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Farewell To A Great Pioneer

Comments OffMonday, Feb 28, 2005, 12:25 am Posted by Kent

This is rather off-topic, but I have just learned that Apple legend and Mac user interface pioneer Jef Raskin has died of Cancer at age 61. This is truly a great loss to the computing industry. Though Raskin has long since retired, he was a true pioneer who made great contributions to the world of personal computing, even in small ways. He helped design what would become the Macintosh user interface, and many conventions still used today on modern operating systems. I relished some of the stories he recanted of his early days designing the Mac user interface, such as a heated argument he had with Steve Jobs over the use of user dialog widgets, like the classic “Ok” and “Cancel” buttons, shaped like rectangles with rounded edges. Jobs was dead set against them, insisting instead on straight edged rectangles like those found in Windows. But Raskin stuck to his guns and even showed Steve where such shapes appear in the natural world, like highway interstate signs.Fascinating stuff.

Though his life has ended, his contributions will endure for generations to come. Thanks for everything Jef.