HP iPod and Updated iMac Launch Help Drive Apple Stock Price Higher (2004)
News around both the HP iPod, Hewlett-Packard's version of the iPod digital music player, and a revamped iMac computer was enough to get Wall Street excited.
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Intel Unveils New Tri-Mode Centrino Wireless Security Technology (2004)
Intel unveiled their new tri-mode Centrino technology that will enable laptops to access WLANs based on the 802.11a, b, and g wireless specifications. The Intel new chipset dubbed the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection, also will have new software, which the company claims will simplify the end user experience, and support for the 802.11i security …
Sprint certifies Xserve, QuickTime for PCS Vision
Sprint and Apple jointly announced today that Apple's Xserve G5 and QuickTime software have been certified as mobile multimedia delivery platforms for Sprint's new PCS Vision Multimedia Services.
HP to unveil new HP iPod
Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil their long-awaited HP-branded iPod among dozens of new gadgets that HP CEO Carly Fiorina hopes will help HP get a foothold in the consumer electronics business and lead their consumer push strategy. Besides the HP iPod, some of the new gadgets include the company’s first digital projector for consumers, televisions, and …
The Dave Matthews Poopgate Incident: When 800 Pounds Of Human Waste Got Dumped On A Chicago Tour Boat
On August 8, 2004, the Dave Matthews Band tour bus was observed dumping human waste on to a tour boat filled with passengers in the Chicago River. Keep reading to learn more about the Dave Matthews Poopgate incident.
OurTunes – Hack iTunes And Make It Function Like Napster (2004)
A clever Stanford University programmer released a new application called "OurTunes" that allows music to be swapped via Apple Computer's iTunes program.
Real Networks’ Anti-iTunes Petition Backfires Thanks To Apple Fans (2004)
Real Networks was forced to pull down an online petition demanding Apple open up its FairPlay DRM technology after Apple fans got involved.
Students crazy about iPod follow the music to Apple laptops
Apple‘s trendy iPod digital music player, which has revitalized the company, is giving laptop sales a boost during back-to-school season. Many students, after falling in love with the iPod, are packing for college with new Macintosh computers. What about you? Are you a Mac user or a PC user? Do you own an iPod? Please …
College P2P File Sharing Is On The Decline
A combination of authorized music services and lawsuits is successfully helping to control illegal file-swapping on campuses, a joint entertainment industry-university group said on Tuesday. In the last year, more than 20 schools have signed up for deeply discounted access to music services such as Napster, MusicNet and RealNetworks’s Rhapsody, the Joint Committee of the …
Can DealMac.com’s Online Apple Deals Compete Against Amazon? (2004)
Will DealMac be able to take on growing mega-sites like Amazon.com? We will just have to wait and see.
Filmmaker Errol Morris Challenges Americans To Swap Your PC And Your President
Errol Morris, the famous documentary filmmaker who produced Apple's well-known series of ads about discontented PC users who switched to Macs, had a similar idea on how to reach undecided American voters.
SayWear Launches First Online T-Shirt Sayings Registry (2004)
Today SayWear announced the first online T-shirt sayings registry and e-commerce site. SayWear enables consumers to register their unique saying and own the one-of-a-kind T-shirt bearing that saying. Users can then purchase that saying on a shirt. According to the site, the first saying purchased by a customer was “Shit Happens”. From SayWear’s about page: “It takes …
Griffin Technology Now Taking Orders for Road Trip Accessory
Griffin Technology is taking orders for the Road Trip, its new all-in-one iPod accessory that acts as a car charger, FM transmitter, and cradle.
DVD Jon Hacks Apple’s AirPort Express Encryption (2004)
DVD Jon hacked Apple's encryption software used for wireless music streaming with Apple's AirPort Express WiFi base station.
iPod Chipmaker Called PortalPlayer Plans Stock Offering
PortalPlayer, the Silicon Valley company whose chip powers the iPod, is looking to play its tune for Wall Street. The Santa Clara, California based company filed registration papers last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the first step toward an initial public offering. PortalPlayer said it hoped to raise as much as $75 million. They did not say …
John Mayer Releasing Live Version From His “As/Is” Album All Month In iTunes
Four live shows from John Mayer's current North American summer As/Is tour will be posted exclusively in the iTunes Store.
RIP Rick James – Flamboyant Singer Dead At 56 From Natural Causes (2004)
Rick James, the famous funk rocker, passed away August 6, 2004, of what appeared to be natural causes.
