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Hooks Up With Every Computer Imaginable, Disease Free. One of the many down sides from the high definition video format war is that computer manufacturers (ahem Apple & Microsoft) have shown hesitancy in integrating the technology into their new line of machines. Mercifully for the videophiles out there, the folks over at OWC announced the…

New + Improved + Cheaper = Awesome Well, well… Apple’s revised their laptop lineup today (MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air). Damn technology. Lets start with construction – the MacBook is made from one solid piece of aluminum, so like your chef’s knife – this thing is streamlined, solid and sexy (like Gear Girls). Better…

Even Baskin Robbins Has Less Flavors [Click Image To Enlarge] Courtesy: Apple Apple’s chucked out a couple new iPods today: the 2nd generation iPod touch and the 4th generation iPod Nano. Apple’s given the Nano a delicious new vertically oriented 2-inch widescreen with Cover Flow, Genius Playlist and a shuffle functionality that works by shaking…

[click on image to enlarge] By Ben Bowers – As I groggily took my place in line at unspeakably early Saturday morning hours, I questioned if all the hype was justified. My previous smart phone was 3G compatible and served me well over the last year. So what if it didn’t have a glossy back,…

[click on image to enlarge] Twice as fast. Half the price. Now that’s a deal. Apple’s unveiled the much anticipated 3G iPhone today and at a price far more palatable. The iPhone will operate on AT&T’s highspeed 3G network alongside built-in GPS mapping, Microsoft Exchange support, desktop-class web browser, apps and Apple’s New MobileMe service…

Apple’s much applauded aluminum and glass all-in-one computer has been revised with faster processors, more powerful video cards, larger cache and a quicker front-side bus. (1066MHz from 800MHz if any of you care to know). In base form the 24 inch iMac comes equipped with a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory, 500GB…

[click on image to enlarge] As predicted, Apple has released the Multi-Touch enabled MacBook Pros with Multitouch. The entire MacBook Pro lineup is now enabled with Penryn-based processors roaring in at 3.6 GHz with 6MB of shared L2 cache, up to 4GB of 667 MHz RAM, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics card, and 300GB…

The iPhone is a groundbreaking device. The iPod was an even more groundbreaking device. Throw those to into a virtual blender and you get the new iPod Touch. Long spoken about and anticipated, it’s finally here along with an updated iPod and iPod Nano for you to behold. Like the iPhone, the new iPod Touch…

Today Apple introduced an all-new Aluminium iMac, updating the plastic one we’ve all seen with a sleek, decidedly professional, all-aluminum/glass beauty. Better yet, it’s not all show as this one’s got a bevy of features packed inside. Sporting 20-24 inch glossy high resolution screens with Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme processors (up to 2.4GHz), up…

It’s arrived to fanfare and some degree of sarcastic review by the naysayers but it’s here nonetheless. The Apple iPhone. The iPod turn smartphone turn lust object. It’s equipped with: Optical grade glass touch screen Apple OS X AT&T EDGE WiFi Bluetooth 2.0 4gb or 8gb hard drive Accelerometer to sense which way you’re holding…

Apple has finally hopped on board the LED revolution and released two new versions of the venerable MacBook Pro. The LED backlit displays yield up-to-an hour’s worth of battery life and the new Santa Rosa Intel processors will keep you cruising along about 50% faster than the original MacBook Pro. Equipped with 2GB of memory,…

With UMPC’s, iPods, smartphones and a slew of other gadgets out there, your mobile lifestyle has never had it so good. Let the MacBook be a well-priced hub for all your on-the-go data and computing needs. Newly released MacBook model features: 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processors 1GB of memory standard 200GB hard drive…

The world’s smallest digital music player, the 1GB iPod shuffle lets you wear up to 240 songs on your sleeve. Or your lapel. Or your belt. Clip on iPod shuffle and wear it as a badge of musical devotion.You know what they say about good things and small packages. But when something 1.62 inches long…