Year: 2005

Apple to be absent from CES 2005

Posted by | Jan 3, 2005 | |

Apple will not be attending this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which starts on Thursday in Las Vegas. “Scores of companies at CES will seek to chip away at the franchise Apple has created with its sleek hard drives, which can store photos and act as a voice recorder, in addition to being a music player,” reports Reuters. Apple will, of course, have a major presence at Macworld Expo next week, where it is widely expected to unveil a slew of new products.

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XtremeMac adds new SportWrap Armband colors

Posted by | Jan 3, 2005 | |

XtremeMac today announced the addition of three new colors to its line of SportWrap Armbands for iPod and iPod mini. The new SportWrap Armbands (US$29.95) come in yellow, red and blue with black trim accents. The SportWrap, made from Neoprene, is designed to go on either arm, and is able to hold the iPod in either vertical orientation. It also features a play-through cover that protects the iPod from moisture.

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IOGEAR announces new Combo Tri-Select ION Drive

Posted by | Jan 3, 2005 | |

IOGEAR today announced the launch of its new 3.5″ Combo Tri-Select ION Drive with Tri-Select technology, enabling automatic backups based on users’ settings. The new drive offers both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 compatibility and data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps (FireWire) and 480 Mbps (USB 2.0). The Combo Tri-Select ION Drive is available now in sizes ranging from 80GB through 250GB.

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Jobs ranks first in CEO approval poll… again

Posted by | Jan 3, 2005 | |

Forbes has published its latest CEO job approval ratings, where visitors can vote on the performance of a list of CEOs. Apple CEO Steve Jobs grabbed the top spot once again, with a rating of 94% for December. This marks the 18th time in a row Jobs has made first place. Rounding out the top three for December are Nextel Communications CEO Timothy Donahue and Adobe Systems’ Bruce Chizen, with approval ratings of 87% and 81%, respectively.

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