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Consumer Electronics

First Working $100 Laptop

Following many prototype mock-ups, here is the first working model of the One Laptop Per Child project, unveiled at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting yesterday in all its ‘Fisher Price, My First Laptop Computer’ glory, along with a number of ‘nearly finished’ prototypes. Nicholas Negroponte (co-founder of MIT Media Lab, writer of Being Digital) […]

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MacBook Pro

Counter Point: Thermal Grease Fix Overrated

An article on ARS Technica disputes the claim that MacBook Pros run cooler by reducing the amount of thermal grease that Apple applies to the chips in the machine: James Duncan Davidson of O’Reilly’s MacDevCenter recently explored the issue, disassembling his own MacBook Pro, removing and reapplying paste, measuring the effects, and laboriously documenting all […]

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Accessory

REVIEW: RadTech BT600 Bluetooth Mouse

RadTech is now shipping their full-size Bluetooth desktop mouse, the BT600 (US$60). The BT600 is a rechargeable Bluetooth five-button and scrolling mouse that is easily paired with the Mac. After that it’s, well, a mouse. Bluetooth peripherals (specifically keyboards and mice) offer unprecedented freedom for notebook users that are tired of plugging and unplugging peripherals […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Apple partners with Nike on iPod for runners

Nike and Apple announced a partnership targeting runners and iPod users. Tune your run is a way to use the iPod to track data captured in the soles of new Nike running shoes. Nike+ compatible running shoes range from US$85 to US$130 and the Nike+iPod Sport Kit is expected to ship within 60 days… Read […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: All your MacBook questions answered

Macworld magazine has done a respectable job breaking down all of the questions you might have about Apple’s new consumer portable in their MacBook FAQ. In it Jonathan Seff and Jason Snell detail almost every aspect of the new portable from the price to the color to the expensive black paint. Some of the best […]