Year: 2004

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood shipping

Posted by | Dec 17, 2004 | |

Freeverse has announced that it is now shipping Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood in North America. “Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, originally developed by Spellbound, and brought to the Mac by E.P.I.C. Interactive takes you to the legendary 12th Century where you assume the role of Robin Hood, England’s greatest Archer, Thief and Patriot!” The new game requires Mac OS 10.2 or higher and is priced at US$29.95. A demo version is available.

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Pogue: iPod mini competitors lack the ‘little things’

Posted by | Dec 16, 2004 | |

The New York Times’ David Pogue looks at four iPod mini competitors and finds that it’s the little things that put Apple’s player on top. “When your player contains a thousand songs, you need a way to scroll through them quickly. You can run your finger around the iPod’s famous click wheel fast to jet down to the W’s and then slowly to pinpoint ‘What a Wonderful World.’ But the Rio’s thumb wheel has no such variable speed; it’s four songs per turn, period.

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Apple-Motorola deal could soon bear fruit

Posted by | Dec 16, 2004 | |

Apple and Motorola could soon introduce the mobile phone the two companies are developing to play music purchased from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. “We’ve said we have something coming on this in the first half of 2005 and we’re definitely on schedule for that. Hopefully you’ll be able to see more about it soon,” Eddy Cue, vice president of applications at Apple, told Forbes. “What we’ve talked about is a something that is valuable for the mass market.

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NewerTech, OWC offer high-capacity 1G, 2G iPod battery

Posted by | Dec 16, 2004 | |

NewerTech and Other World Computing (OWC) today announced a new high-capacity 1800mAh replacement Lithium-Polymer battery for all first and second-generation iPod models. The 1800mAh NuPower battery, which replaces the 1600mAh battery at the same US$29.95 pricing, offers 46 percent more capacity than Apple’s original iPod battery. The ultra high-capacity 2100mAh NuPower, which offers 70 percent more capacity for the same models, remains available for $39.95.

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John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at Macworld Expo

Posted by | Dec 16, 2004 | |

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile recording and multimedia studio, will be at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, January 11-14. The Mac-based bus was created seven years ago to provide free workshops for school age children and teens throughout the country and to introduce opportunities within the music, audio and multimedia industries. The Bus features several Power Macs and PowerBooks and Apple’s audio and video solutions including GarageBand, Logic Pro 7, Final Cut Pro 4, and DVD Studio Pro 3.

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