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Apple Recalls PowerBook, iBook Batteries (Again)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced an Apple PowerBook/iBook battery fire hazard recall: Hazard: An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Apple has received six reports worldwide of batteries overheating, including two reports in the United States. Description: The recalled lithium ion batteries are […]

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Mac Porn: Nude iBook

Redrevolt has posted a couple of sexy pictures of a nude iBook, and while I have no details on his methodology, I totally dig it. (I suspect that he used a solvent to remove the white paint from the inside of the case.) I’ll update the article when I find out more. It kind of […]

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Peripheral

Apple Two-Button Bluetooth Optical Mouse

I think it’s about time Apple sucked it up and gave us an Apple designed and branded two-button mouse. I’m a long time PC user and I recently made the switch to Mac OS (finally!) and bought a PowerBook G4 17-inch only to find I had to buy a third party two-button mouse to be […]

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Hardware PDA

PalmOne Announces LifeDrive HDD PDA

Just when you might have considered Palm down for the count they breathe new life into the PDA with a hard drive-based device called LifeDrive MobileManager (US$499). The LifeDrive is the first HDD-based Palm and features a 4GB hard drive, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity and high resolution screen, this device is sure to be a […]

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Accessory iPod

SLAPPA ShockShell Case for the iPod mini

SLAPPA Distribution has just released a brand new storage case for the iPod mini – the SLAPPA ShockShell Case (US$34.95, Pre-order for US$24.74). SLAPPA guarantees the ShockShell case will protect your player under normal wear and tear. They even drop tested the iPod from three feet while in the ShockShell case. “SLAPPA has successfully tested […]