Year: 2003

Burton and Apple announce Burton Amp Jacket

Burton Snowboards and Apple today announced the limited-edition Burton Amp, the “world’s first and only wearable electronic jacket with an integrated iPod control system.” The Burton Amp is a durable waterproof GORE-TEX snowboarding jacket made exclusively for use with the iPod that makes it “effortless for snowboarders and other active users to control their music from right on the sleeve of their jacket without fumbling with zippers, gloves or pockets.” The limited edition

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Apple debuts AirPort Extreme 802.11g wireless networking

Apple today announced AirPort Extreme, the next generation of Wi-Fi wireless networking technology based on the new ultra-fast 802.11g standard. The new AirPort Extreme Base Stations offer 54 Mbps data rates for up to 50 users, wireless bridging to extend the range beyond just one base station, USB printer sharing to allow multiple users to wirelessly share USB printers connected directly to the base station, and is fully compatible with 802.11b Wi-Fi devices.

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Apple introduces X11 for Mac OS X

Apple today introduced a public beta of X11 for Mac OS X, which allows X11-based applications to run side-by-side with native Mac OS X applications on the same desktop and makes it even simpler to port X11-based applications to the Mac. The free public beta of X11 for Mac OS X requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and is available now from Apple’s Web site. The final version is expected sometime later this year.

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