Apple’s iPod has been nominated for an award by the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), in association with Revolution magazine, notes Macworld UK. The article says the nominees were chose because “they represent key events in the world of interactive media.” The public vote is being conducted via mobile phone text messages. Further details are available in the report.
Read MoreIn a blog posting on eWEEK, Matthew Rothenberg offers some of his viewpoints on the likelihood of a Mac-based tablet PC and/or video iPod. “Since I noted August’s handheld patent-mania in an earlier blog entry, I’ve received a few more interesting tidbits about this alleged species, sightings of which I hinted at back in November 2002 (along with a wildly overoptimistic delivery date),” writes Rothenberg.
Read MoreAlbert Muniz, a marketing professor at De Paul University in Chicago, says that Newton fans have done a better job of marketing the Newton than Apple ever did, reports Wired’s Leander Kahney. Muniz is partnering with Roman Pixell of the Stockholm School of Economics to write a case study about the Newton community. “The fact they are having a conference now, six years after Apple discontinued the Newton, is remarkable,” said Muniz in the article. “It means the Newton will live on.
Read MoreYour Mac Life, an Internet-based Mac radio show hosted by Shawn King, has announced the lineup for this evening’s broadcast (8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET). Tonight Shawn will talk to Rich Siegel, CEO of Bare Bones Software, who will talk about the recently released BBEdit 8.0.
Read MoreIn a BusinessWeek article on how Microsoft plans to steal the spotlight from Apple’s iPod with new portable video players, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates throws a couple jabs at Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who earlier this year said that he doesn’t think “people have a burning desire to watch video on tiny little screens.” Gates says the growing phenomenon of kids watching videos during car trips is proof that there is a market for small screens.
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