Friday, January 14, 2005
KenRadio Broadcasting - Content
KenRadio Broadcasting - Content
Sorry you have to register to view the site, but it's an article entitled 'Steve Jobs rules the world with "mini me"', which is about the launch of the new iPod shuffle and Mac mini.
The Mac mini is obviously Mr Job's 3rd incarnation of the Cube (NeXT Cube, Mac Cube now Mac mini) and it looks like this time he may have got it right. Instead of charging a premium, he's given it all the features you need in a base unit and at a sensible price.
It's the perfect box for a PC user who buys an iPod and realises they need to upgrade to run iTunes, why bother with a new PC just go for the Mac - use your existing keyboard/mouse/monitor.
The iPod shuffle will hit the solid state MP3 player market right in the belly with a punch to hurt. It may not be perfect (I'd want to screen, but they'll need an iPod shuffle2) but it will attract all those iPod wannabe's who cant quite afford an iPod mini.
Seems Crucial (the memory people) who had a memory upgrade for the mini yesterday morning, removed it yesterday afternoon, have put it back today (it uses standard PC2700 memory anyway) - about half the price of Apple's and you can sell the Apple DIMM (of course you also void warranty).
p.s. I've got an old NeXT slab, it needs a disk and memory and if anyone knows how to fit it out and get some software on it, do let me know.
Sorry you have to register to view the site, but it's an article entitled 'Steve Jobs rules the world with "mini me"', which is about the launch of the new iPod shuffle and Mac mini.
The Mac mini is obviously Mr Job's 3rd incarnation of the Cube (NeXT Cube, Mac Cube now Mac mini) and it looks like this time he may have got it right. Instead of charging a premium, he's given it all the features you need in a base unit and at a sensible price.
It's the perfect box for a PC user who buys an iPod and realises they need to upgrade to run iTunes, why bother with a new PC just go for the Mac - use your existing keyboard/mouse/monitor.
The iPod shuffle will hit the solid state MP3 player market right in the belly with a punch to hurt. It may not be perfect (I'd want to screen, but they'll need an iPod shuffle2) but it will attract all those iPod wannabe's who cant quite afford an iPod mini.
Seems Crucial (the memory people) who had a memory upgrade for the mini yesterday morning, removed it yesterday afternoon, have put it back today (it uses standard PC2700 memory anyway) - about half the price of Apple's and you can sell the Apple DIMM (of course you also void warranty).
p.s. I've got an old NeXT slab, it needs a disk and memory and if anyone knows how to fit it out and get some software on it, do let me know.
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