No one wants to fix your PowerBook. Apple’s charge for repairing the screen of a 15″ PowerBook equals the cost of a new one. Fortunately, there are 3rd-party techs who can provide customer service at a reasonable price. Read more…
RadTech announced the Mini Cocoon (US$39.95), a stylish and versatile, semi-rigid clamshell case for iPod mini. Designed for maximum protection, the Mini Cocoon is really two cases in one. A tough, outer clamshell completely encases the iPod mini for rugged protection. A silicone skin allows access to all control elements and ports, providing added protection […]
Gizmodo has a cool story about how to re-pupose the motion sensor in the new 2005 PowerBook G4: Amit Singh patched into the six-axis motion sensor in the new Apple Powerbooks?originally designed to measure quick movements, like drops, and park the hard drive to prevent damage?and wrote a program that rotates the windows based on […]
Apple has a quarterly sale for employees and their friends called QPromo where they blow out all their overstock hardware that is clogging up inventory in an effort to make room for the new stuff. It’s also a harbinger of new models coming down the line. The problem with QPromo is that like Apple’s educational […]
An interesting story cropped on Pat-Rights.com claiming that iTunes’ identity verification system infringes upon US Patent 6,665,797 for “Internet/Remote User Identity Verification.” Read more…