Year: 2005

TuneJuice battery backup for iPod, iPod mini announced

Posted by | Jan 14, 2005 | |

Griffin Technology today announced TuneJuice, a new battery backup for iPod and iPod mini. Using a single 9-volt battery, TuneJuice provides up to 8 hours of additional power to any dockable iPod. “TuneJuice is the perfect carry-on for airplanes and road trips,” said one Griffin employee whose battery ran out during the Macworld show. “Luckily I had TuneJuice.” The price for Griffin TuneJuice has been set at US$19.99, and it is scheduled to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2005.

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Are Macs simply objects of devotion?

Posted by | Jan 13, 2005 | |

The BBC’s North American correspondent Stephen Evans has posted a column about the Apple Macintosh fan base. Clearly this issue has been written about many times in the past, but in light of Apple’s recent successes and a flurry of media attention surrounding the company, more and more articles are bringing it up again. In his column Evans writes “There seems little doubt that the products are very good.

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