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- Rumors: iTunes TV to debut in Europe
MacWorld UK reports that Apple will launch its European TV and Movie iTunes store this spring. Luxenbourg's Economy Minister, Jeannot Krecke, claims that Apple will set up its service in Luxembourg to capitalize on the country's low (15%) VAT--although if Apple were hunting for a tax haven, wouldn't you think they'd look at the Channel Islands first? Anyway, rumors of European iTunes video content have surfaced regularly over the last few months, so this report just adds more buzz to the fire.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Internet Tools, Widget Watch
Brett Taylor has update Twitterlex, his Dashboard widget that is still my favorite UI for using Twitter, to v1.1 with some handy features and one major addition: Growl notifications. Updates from friends are now passed through Growl, letting you stay on top of what's going on with minimal workflow intrusion (tip: if you want to shut off these notifications, you can do it through the Growl System Preferences pane). Other enhancements include the widget updating itself only every 5 minutes while in the background, update notifications for new versions and a warning when your status is near or at Twitter's SMS-friendly character limit.
It may not be quite as sexy as the Icon Factory's Twitterrific that we mentioned, but Twitterlex's functionality is light years ahead for this blogger.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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Filed under: iTS, Software, iTunes, Apple
Vista is upon us, and as I understand it the 'Wow' is starting now or something like that. If you're running Vista and went 'wow' when you discovered that iTunes could no longer play your iTS purchased items, worry not. Apple has just released the iTunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0 which, 'will repair permissions for important files required by iTunes to play your iTunes Store purchases'.
This is noteworthy because it marks Apple's first piece of Vista specific code. I imagine we'll see an iTunes rev shortly to make it more Vista friendly, and to include new icons for those wacky new shuffles.
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Filed under: Hardware, iPod Family
Eagle-eyed reader Mark spotted this product as it was being added to the display racks at his local Sony Style store: the Sony iPod Audio Docking Station CPF-IP001 is a $250 desktop speaker set featuring the ubiquitous (at least, on gear from other manufacturers) iPod dock connector, onboard DSP, separate line-in, and 15W subwoofer.
If this is the first Sony product that bears "Made for iPod" certification -- and it's the first I can find before my coffee is ready -- it emphasizes the passing of the audio torch from the 20th century's top consumer electronics brand (the Sony Walkman) to the 21st century's equivalent (guess what).
Hello, Sony. So glad you could join us! Welcome to the social; enjoy your ice cream.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/02/02/sony-sells-ipod-dockable-speakers/#comments - Valet - a flexible application launcher with Parallels integration
Filed under: Software, Productivity
Valet is a new kind of application launcher that brings some interesting innovations to the table. First, upon activation it offers a heads-up display containing application icons, organized into categories of your choosing. This is a rich visual departure from competition like LaunchBar and Quicksilver. Second, Valet is heavy on voice control, though you apparently still need to activate it with a hotkey.
Perhaps most interesting is Valet's ability to also open Windows applications inside of a Parallels virtual machine. That's right: you can create a category containing Windows apps like Internet Explorer, Access or even shortcuts to Control Panel items. Calling these things from Valet will start Parallels, open your virtual machine and fire up the Windows app of your choosing. Does anyone else see the line between OSes getting thinner with new apps like this?
Valet doesn't stop there though; other tricks up its sleeve include Growl support and automatic detection of new apps. If you want to see Valet in action, its developers have put together a nice demo (QuickTime link) of the voice activation and heads-up display features.
Valet is a Universal Binary. Licenses are $25, and volume licensing options are available upon request.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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