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- The US Apple Store has gone offline
Filed under: Retail, Rumors, Apple
Our tipline is exploding this evening with announcements of the US Apple Store going offline (is anyone outside the US seeing the same?). It's probably nothing, but just in case, keep your eye on TUAW for updates. If it returns with new goodies in tow, we'll let you know.
Now, you may resume your obsessive watch over store.apple.com.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/the-us-apple-store-has-gone-offline/#comments - Apple cancels booth for NAB
Filed under: Software, Video, Other Events
If you were planning on Apple pulling something out of its hat on a booth at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas in early April, you're going to be disappointed. TVTechnology.com has received confirmation from Apple's Senior Manager of PR Anuj Nayar that the folks from Cupertino are cutting back on their show participation, and will not be having a booth at NAB this year.
With some of us at TUAW hoping to get some more details on the long-delayed Final Cut Server at NAB, this is something of a disappointment. Despite a statement that FCS will be 'available in early 2008,' the software has yet to ship. Of course, Apple not having a booth doesn't mean that the future of Final Cut Server is indeterminate -- Apple is touting its use at a Los Angeles TV station, after all -- but all those hoping to see it in action at NAB will be left wanting.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/apple-cancels-booth-for-nab/#comments - Rumor: Apple event the last week of February
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Other Events, Apple, iPhone
TUAW has received a tip that the company that does television for Apple's live events and Macworld is apparently hiring for an unannounced Apple event at the end of February. Keep in mind that this is an unconfirmed rumor -- while TUAW trusts our source, job listings are not available on the video company's website, and Apple has not yet announced any events happening this month. But Apple did promise us a year flush with announcements, and starting with the new Mac Pros all the way up to the bigger iPhones and iPod touches last week, they haven't disappointed yet.
And what would the event be about? Considering that we've got our ultraportable already, and our HD Apple TV, what big news are we possibly hoping to hear in "the end of February"?
This is just a rumor, so don't get too excited yet. But if it is true, and if Apple is holding an event before the end of the month, get ready, baby. We just might be about to see the iPhone SDK.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/rumor-apple-event-the-last-week-of-february/#comments - The biggest Apple USB mouse in the world
Filed under: Humor, iMac, Apple History, Graphic Design
TUAW reader Kim, who runs the Danish blog Kinablog,dk, sent us this piece he wrote about what he calls the world's biggest Apple USB mouse (a.k.a. the iMac mouse, a.k.a. the hockey puck). It's actually a building in China that houses the National Centre for the Performing Arts, with room for 6,500 people in three halls inside 2,000 square meters, designed by Paul Adreu. And he's right-- it bears a striking (though not quite exact) resemblance to the round little early iMac peripheral. Considering that construction started on the building in 2001, and the mouse was released before that, it's a little less of a stretch (though still a stretch) to think that one inspired the other.
But Kim is thinking even bigger-- not only does he dare us to imagine the sound of a click on a mouse that big, but he asks what an iMac that size would look like. Stop bending my mind like that, man! Apple is going thinner, not bigger.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/the-biggest-apple-usb-mouse-in-the-world/#comments - Freeverse's Neon Tango continues the shape shooter tradition
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, Odds and ends
Freeverse has release a new arcade shooter for the Mac called Neon Tango, and upon first glance, it looks a lot like Geometry Wars (which I've played many, many times late into the night on my Xbox 360). But then again, Geometry Wars looks like Asteroids, which looks like Space War, and so on, all the way back, so the only thing that really matters here is how it plays; fun's fun. Freeverse brags that Neon Tango has "state of the art OpenGL graphics," a techno soundtrack put together by someone named "Digital Droo," and lots and lots of various shapes throughout 50 stages for you to shoot with your little ship avatar.
The game is currently available as a trial download over on their website, or you can get the full version for $24.95. Looks like fun.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/freeverses-neon-tango-continues-the-shape-shooter-tradition/#comments - FolderTeint: darkness for your desktop
Filed under: Freeware, Leopard
When it comes to my desktop and the icons that sit upon it, I have a fondness for darkness. It's not because of a fatalistic world view or any gothic tendencies on my part, I simply like my work to pop out against a non-distracting background. The black desktop is easy, but I've been looking for a fast and easy way to darken my icons without a lot of bells and whistles. And then I stumbled upon FolderTeint.
FolderTeint is free and Leopard-only. Using its slick interface, you can select which folders to affect and apply different effects to each selected set. The simplicity of the interface is what I like the most. The adjustment HUD only allows you to change the contrast, saturation and brightness of the icons, with an optional overlay color for hue control. It's perfect for making your system folder icons a nice, dark shade of grey. But to answer the question before it's asked: yes, it's also simple to make every folder a different shade of hot pink. Fortunately for those who regret their iconic 80s tribute later, you're always a click (and a logout) away from restoring the stock icons.
FolderTeint is free to download and use, but I'm certain that author Thomas Zoechling would gladly accept some PayPal love.
Update: Please read the comments carefully before downloading. While I've had great success with changing and reverting icons on a MacBook Pro running 10.5.1, not everyone has had such luck. Also be sure to note the author's response in the comments!Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/folderteint-darkness-for-your-desktop/#comments - Perian 1.1. released
Filed under: Multimedia, Video
A few weeks ago, we were talking about our must-have Mac programs on the Talkcast and one of our readers mentioned Perian; I couldn't agree more. For anyone unfamiliar, Perian is a plugin that allows QuickTime to playback all kind of popular video formats (.AVI, .MKV, .FLV and more). It's a great utility for anyone who watches video on their Mac. Back in December, Erica wrote about the 1.1 beta; well beta testing is over and Perian 1.1 is available now!
Here's a rundown of some of the improvements since the last update, taken from Perian's update page:
- Major performance improvements
- TrueAudio, MP1, and DTS audio support
- Slice-based multithreaded decoding for MPEG-1/2/H.264
- Apple H.264 now handles AVCHD/interlaced video
- Compatibility fixes for QuickTime 7.4 and Leopard
- Objective-C GC compatibility
- Fixed a crash in Toast
- Better subtitle rendering
- Subtitles play during MKV loading
- Snow support
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/perian-1-1-released/#comments - Upgrade to 16GB iPhone without changing contract
Filed under: iPhone
iLounge is reporting that some people have received incorrect information when contacting AT&T about upgrading their 4GB or 8GB iPhones to the new 16GB iPhone. In a recent thread on the Apple Discussions, an Apple employee "Nathan C." said that you can just replace the SIM with your current iPhone's SIM. He later updated his post saying, "My apologies these steps may not work. You may need to activate it with the new SIM choosing the option to "replace" an existing phone on your account."
Mark Siegel who is the Executive Director of Media and Analyst Relations with AT&T emailed iLounge to tell them that if you choose to upgrade your iPhone from 4 or 8GB to the new 16GB, your contract will be backdated to the starting point of your original iPhone's activation date. He went on to say that iPhone customers should use the SIM that came with their iPhone.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/upgrade-to-16gb-iphone-without-changing-contract/#comments - iPhoto Photobooks come to Australia, New Zealand
Filed under: iLife, Multimedia
iPhoto users in Australia and New Zealand can finally purchase iPhoto books, calendars and cards from Apple. You'll need iLife '08 with iPhoto at version 7.1.2. Picture Books start from $39.99, calendars are $26.99 and postcards and greeting cards range from $1.99 to $2.69.
Now that you've got access, here are some cool things you can do
- Teach your students a foreign language
- Make a flip book
- Create killer gifts (grandparents especially go nuts for these)
- Demonstrate martial arts forms (Record with a video camera, export to frames with Quicktime Pro, import into iPhoto, make a flip book)
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/06/iphoto-photobooks-come-to-australia-new-zealand/#comments - QuickTime 7.4.1 update fixes issues
Filed under: Software Update
Today, Apple updated QuickTime to version 7.4.1. Apple says that this update fixes security issues and "improves compatibility with third-party applications." They recommend this update to all QuickTime users. Ars Technica is reporting that this update also fixes some AfterEffects rendering issues that cropped up in the last QuickTime update.
This update is available for:
You can get the update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or by clicking one of the links above to download the software installer package from Apple's support downloads website.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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