This has to be the 15th thing this month I’ve sene go up in flames. This time it’s an iPod nano that sets on fire.The owner says that the force sent his iPod flying to the ground, where it started smoking and sparking until it was unplugged. Unfortunately, the iPod was out of warranty, so the owner wasn’t able to get an immediate replacement. But let this be a lesson to all of us: Always keep an eye on your charging gadgets, ’cause you never know.
AP Nike President and Chief Executive Mark Parker recently said that all Nike running shoes will become compatible with the Nike+iPod sensor by the end of the year. There were no other details offered, but I would suspect that over the year Nike will slowly phase out the old kicks in favor of new ones that are Nike+ compatible.
This is especially nice to hear given that the average Nike running shoe can cost as low as $50 or so while the Nike+ compatible shoes push the $100 price tag.
By now I would imagine you’ve seen the pictures floating around the internet. Now some users are declaring they have loaded non-supported Codecs like XviD. The actual hacking shouldn’t be too hard for the skilled, it involves removing and mounting App TV’s hard drive and installing a few scripts. Odds are this is a fake, or a haox, but stay tuned for more news on it.
Tired of that same old eliteist laptop? Want something that looks even better than titanium? Check this guy out. As seen in in the guy’s flickr page, he’s added a See-Through Speck Shell, a custom rainbow Apple logo, an 802.11n card from a Mac Pro, and black MacBook keys as seen in the Zebra MacBook.
Flickr Set [via Tuaw]
Speck Shell [Speck]
Apparently in an effort to produce even crappier-sounding music than earbuds, Japanese manufacturer Thanko is preparing to offer this VONIA bone conduction “Sports HeadBand,” which is designed to work particularly well with the new iPod shuffle. Electronista is reporting that the headband will not not have to sit directly over your ears in order to transmit those high beat rate tunes directly through your hard noggin, thus leaving you free to hear that dump truck on your morning run.
I’m not so sure about this one, but they go on sale in Japan soon for about $84. It’s not clear if they’re coming Stateside.
The Efficient Mac User weblog posts 11 tips to optimize your Mac’s performance.
For example, the post suggests that you regularly “clean out” the Other section of the System Preferences, in which several programs you install on your Mac sometimes find a home. It’s a lot easier to go install-crazy on a Mac because programs don’t normally clutter up your system the way Windows apps do, but you should still keep in mind that some programs you’ve forgotten about are going to auto-start and add a little extra weight to your system if you don’t keep your eyes open. Share your favorite tips for how you keep your Mac clean and quick in the comments.
Strike three for Vista’s product activation system: the latest Vista activation workaround is called “Timerstop t2a” which works by automatically renewing the 30 day grace period before the user has to “activate” their presumably legit copy of Windows. Besides the obviously malicious undertone to these kind of utilities, we’re certain that there are a whole lot of legitimate Vista owners out there that would prefer to go through this admittedly complex process rather than attempt the normal activation procedure. Just like with DRM, anti-piracy PSAs before movies, and heck, even excessive surveillance, innocent people tend not to like it when they’re treated as suspects. The lesson for Microsoft is that when people want to pirate software, they will: even in the face of increasingly complex activation systems. A pity then that Redmond’s fired up photocopiers technically can’t copy a function that — purposely — doesn’t exist in Mac OS X.
Apple and their eliteist ideals, appeal to those who like function, with a good art quality. They like form, and style as much as anything. These computer desks are right in the mac mindframe. iG0 Desk has taken up this burden, and it apparently passes the test at first glance. What do you get for a minimum of $333? For starters, each iG0 desk comes with a turn table for your display, an adjustable keyboard panel, a halo lamp for night owls, a cable compartment for a semblance of order, and a digital hub panel that helps keep all your gadgets in place. Additional features include a gel-filled wrist rest and mouse pad as well as a pair of multi-purpose integrated holders.
Apple insider today reporting that ATI could be turbo charging the next gen Mac Pros. This extra long will feature 1Gb of GDDR4 ram, clocked at 2GHz. This would dominate alot of cards ont he market. This right here could be the step Apple needs to really get into the monster graphic category.
ATI Radeon X2800XT with CrossFire AppleInsider
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lionsgate and Apple(R) today announced that movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes(R) Store (www.itunes.com) starting today. iTunes customers will be able to purchase blockbuster Lionsgate films like “Terminator 2,” “LA Story,” “Basic Instinct,” “The Blair Witch Project” and “Dirty Dancing” and more than 150 titles coming to iTunes this month. The iTunes Store has become the world’s most popular online movie store, with a catalog of over 400 titles.