Year: 2004

iPod mini vs. standard iPod in weight, size

Posted by | Jan 8, 2004 | |

While addressing some public reaction to the iPod mini, Mac pundit John Gruber noted some interesting details on the new device’s size and weight as compared to the 3G (third generation) iPod: “I’ve also seen it argued that the mini isn’t even that much smaller than the standard iPods. But when you’re talking about pocket-sized objects, a few fractions of an inch in each dimension can add up to a big difference in volume. The iPod mini weighs 33 percent less (104 vs.

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iLife ’04, Virginia Tech supercomputer videos posted

Posted by | Jan 8, 2004 | |

Apple has posted the iLife’04 introduction video, which highlights the new features of the bundled applications and features Iann Robinson, Sheryl Crow, Tony Hawk and Elijah Woods. Also now online is the Virginia Tech supercomputer video, which shows off the university’s “X” supercomputer cluster made up of 1,100 Power Mac G5s. Both videos were shown during the Macworld Expo keynote yesterday.

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Salkever: iPod mini too expensive for storage size

Posted by | Jan 8, 2004 | |

BusinessWeek’s Alex Salkever puts into words what many are thinking of the new iPod mini. “Less music in a device marginally smaller at about the same price. Get it? I didn’t, and few others will, either,” he writes. “Even Jobs’ Jedi-esque powers of reality dispersion can’t alter the unfavorable math behind Apple’s new offering. Here are the hard numbers. The new iPod mini will cost $249. It will offer 4 gigabytes of capacity on its hard drive.

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