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Wedding, Event and Party Planning Search Engine TheParty.Net is Giving Away A...
TheParty.Net (www.TheParty.Net), the only Do-It-Yourself (DIY) search engine designed for wedding, party and event planners is celebrating its 3-month anniversary by giving away five Apple iPods.
Ahead of the Bell: Apple iPod exec leaving
NEW YORK -- Tony Fadell, senior vice president of Apple Inc.'s iPod division, is reducing his role at the company and will serve as an adviser to Chief Executive Steve Jobs, the computer and gadget maker said Tuesday.
WSJ: Apple's iPod boss stepping down, replacement stuck in legal limbo (Updat...
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
He might not be a household name, but Tony Fadell is the chief of Apple's iPod division (and credited with bringing the iPod idea to Apple) and part of the executive team responsible for the iPhone's development. At least he was. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources "familiar with the matter," reports that Fadell is jumping off the Infinite Loop for personal reasons but will remain at Apple's disposal in a consulting role. Here's the kicker: Mark Papermaster appears to be the named successor assuming IBM's lawyers don't put a stop to Apple's plans. None of this matters of course since it's common knowledge amongst investors that Steve Jobs does everything from inventing the iPhone to replacing printer cartridges around the Apple campus -- his staff is just there for tax purposes.Update: It's official. Papermaster is in as senior VP of Devices Hardware Engineering reporting to Jobs -- Fadell is out. That means he'll lead the iPod and iPhone hardware engineering teams. IBM be damned.Read -- WSJ rumorRead -- Tony Fadell BioWSJ: Apple's iPod boss stepping down, replacement stuck in legal limbo (Update: now official) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
Apple's Greg Joswiak touts iPod touch as the future of handheld gaming
Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video
We speculated in our review of the new iPod touch that Apple had designs on more than just consumption of music and video, and now an interview with company VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak all but confirms that sights are set on the gaming market. In a conversation with T3, Joswiak boasts that the devices are breaking through as a viable alternative to established handhelds (such as the PSP or DS) due mostly in part to competitive software pricing and the company's content delivery system. While much of the interview focuses on iPod sales figures, it does delve into more detailed comparisons of platforms, with Joswiak stating, "The 3D graphic power here [iPod touch] is significantly greater than what you have here [picks up Nintendo DS]. So this allows people to do significantly higher quality games." While it's not unusual to hear Apple's honchos hyping their products like they just skipped across some water to heal a few lepers, it is a new trend to see the company aggressively going after gaming platform mainstays so directly. With Sony and Nintendo just getting up to speed on non-traditional content delivery, Apple may find an edge come holiday season with casual gamers -- the real question is whether the hardcore will bite.[Via Eurogamer]Apple's Greg Joswiak touts iPod touch as the future of handheld gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tablet iPod Rumored on Weak Evidence
John Markoff of the New York Times is reporting that a source from a search engine has shared log information showing hits from "an unannounced Apple product with a display somewhere between an iPhone and a MacBook."
By itself, that might not have attracted much attention. But during a rare appearance on Apple's earnings call this week, Steve Jobs commented that Apple didn't "know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk" and - far more positively - that Apple is watching the nascent market for netbooks (small, inexpensive, portable computers used primarily for Web and email access).
Combine Jobs's comments with the search engine logs, and it's easy to imagine an iPhone- or iPod touch-like device with a larger screen. Just because Apple can't build a sub-$500 computer that's not junk doesn't mean they can't build a sub-$500 device based on the iPhone software. Sounds an awful like the device I suggested in "Open Letter to Steve Jobs: In Support of an iPod reader" (2008-03-05), doesn't it?
However, much as I'd love to see an iPod reader and believe that it would be good business for Apple, I'm suspicious of the evidence as given.
A quick scan through my Google Analytics shows a wide range of screen resolutions - 393 in the last month, including a few hits from devices that report pixel counts from 0 by 0 (clearly a audio-only Web browser) all the way up to 65536 by 65536 (must be a custom screen used on the sly by Bill Gates's Mac-using housekeeper). There are tons of hits from devices reporting resolutions between an iPhone and a MacBook. Our traffic is infinitesimal in comparison with that of a search engine, but I can't see how more data would do anything but further muddy the issue.
There are two other things this anonymous search engine could do to glean more information about a particular screen resolution, which I can't do easily. First, they could limit the search to IP number ranges known to belong to Apple, and second, they could examine the user-agent string for anomalous resolutions. Although it's conceivable that Apple would allow prototype devices out on the Internet from within an Apple-controlled IP range, I can't imagine seeing a user-agent string along the lines of "Unannounced Apple Product."
So, I have to say that I'm not buying the rumor, much as I would buy the device if it actually existed. Copyright © 2008 Adam C. Engst. TidBITS is copyright © 2008 TidBITS Publishing Inc. If you're reading this article on a Web site other than TidBITS.com, please let us know, because if it was republished without attribution, by a commercial site, or in modified form, it violates our Creative Commons License.
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Apple's new iPod chief ordered to stop working
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Apple's poaching of Mark Papermaster from IBM to run the iPod division is getting more dramatic by the day -- the court on Friday ordered him to stop working at Apple while it sorts IBM's lawsuit against his hiring. For his part, Papermaster (seriously, what a great name) says he left IBM with good intentions and that he kept his old company fully aware of what was going on before he was hired -- a statement supported by the fact that IBM let him keep working for two weeks after he accepted the Apple gig instead of escorting him out of the building. We'll see how this plays out -- although Steve personally handcrafts every iPod out of a kitten, he does lean on his exec staff to keep the Benz washed and waxed. Read - Papermaster ordered to stop working Read - Papermaster says leaving was legitApple's new iPod chief ordered to stop working originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
Apple deals: iPod shuffle, Nano, Touch, more
Currently the Apple store is offering a variety of refurbished iPods and peripherals. At the bottom of the iPod pricing scale is the 1GB iPod shuffle for $39 and the 2GB model for $59, both come in silver, blue, green and purple. Next up is the 8GB iPod nano for $99 in silver, blue, green, black or pink. The iPod classic is priced at $169 for the 80GB model and $249 for the 160GB model, both co...
Apple Releases Apple TV 2.3 Software Update
Apple has released a new update for the Apple TV tonight. Apple TV owners can download the new updates by accessing the "Update Software" menu option in their Apple TV's settings.
Apple lists the new features and fixes found in 2.3:
Apple deals: refurbished iPods from Shuffle to Touch
Apple's online store currently has a variety of previous generation refurbished iPods. Starting at $39 is the 1GB iPod shuffle in green, purple, green, and silver or for $59 is the 2GB Shuffle in the same colors with one addition, blue. The iPod nano models start at $79 for 4GB in silver or $99 for the 8GB model in silver, blue, green, pink or black. The 30GB iPod with 2.5-inch color display is...
iPod only 14.2 percent of Apple Q4 revenue?
Sales of the iPod have become only a small portion of Apple's revenue stream, claims Bullish Cross. Reflecting on Apple's fourth-quarter financial results, the site notes that company revenue grew approximately 75 percent year-over-year, if revenue deferred through GAAP procedures is taken into account. Under these conditions, the iPod -- frequently cited as the reason for Apple's rebirth -- has...
Apple deals: refurb Macs, iPods and accessories
The Apple store is currently offering a generous selection refurbished items from iPods to Apple accessories. The 1GB iPod shuffle stores up to 240 songs, is priced at $39 and comes in silver, blue, green, and purple. MacBooks start as low as $999 for the 2.4GHz model with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Also starting at $999 is the 20-inch 2.4GHz iMac with 1GB of memory and 250GB hard drive...
Apple deals: refurb iPods to iMacs
Apple's online store is currently offering a range of refurbished products from iPods to iMacs. Priced at $39 and $59 are the 1GB and 2GB iPod shuffle, both models are available in green, purple, blue and silver. The 80GB iPod classic is priced at $169 and the 160GB Classic is $249, both models come in silver or black. Twenty inch iMac models start at $999 for a 2.4GHz model with 1GB of RAM and...
Apple earnings climb 26%, iPod, Mac sales rise
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. on Tuesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 a share, on revenue of $7.9 billion, up from of $904 million, or $1.01 a share, on $6.22 billion in sales in the same period a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had forecast Apple to earn $1.10 a share on revenue of $8.02 billion. Apple said that when adjusting to eliminate the impact of subscription-based accounting related to certain products, it would have earned $2.44 billion on $11.68 billion in sales. For its first quarter, Apple estimates it will earn between $1.06 to $1.35 share on revenue in a range of $9 billion to $10 billion.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
Apple files patent for iPod background display
Apple has developed a technology that would let iPhones and iPods display basic warnings to users without invoking the full screen, a new US patent filing shows. The system would use a second, always-on but power-efficient backlight to illuminate a custom-shaped notification when the main backlight isn't switched on, such as an indication that an iPod is stopped or an SMS text message has reached...
Report: Tony Fadell, iPod chief, to leave Apple post
The longtime Apple executive is set to leave the company, to be replaced by IBM's Mark Papermaster as head of Apple's iPod division, according to a report.
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