Year: 2006

BusinessWeek on Apple’s stock option woes

In his column today on BusinessWeek, Arik Hesseldahl provides a comprehensive look at the stock options irregularities Apple is investigating at the moment. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on June 30, 2006 that Apple issued a brief statement the day before, stating: “an internal investigation has discovered irregularities related to the issuance of certain stock option grants made between 1997 and 2001.”

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Studio exec ‘confirms’ iTunes movie plans

Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment, told analysts at the company’s recent financial earnings conference call that Apple indeed has plans to offer movies on iTunes, reports Macworld UK. “We also have digital delivery deals in place with Cinema Now, MovieLink, and iTunes, with upcoming announcements with at least two more major industry players,” he told analysts, according to /Film magazine.

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Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse USB Laser Mouse Announced
August 18, 2006

Today, MacMice announces its new flagship product, the Danger Mouse
USB laser mouse.

“When Apple released its Mighty Mouse product just over a year ago,
we were already well along in our design work to create what we felt
would be the perfect USB laser mouse,” says M.H. Peng, CEO of
AllSpirit Co., Ltd., manufacturer of the new MacMice product, “Like
Apple, we were seeking the simplest, cleanest design that would
perform well and look great on the desktop.

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Danger Mouse USB laser mouse announced

MacMice today announced its new flagship product, the Danger Mouse USB laser mouse. The Danger Mouse has a glossy white outer shell with two button, scroll button, and scroll wheel functions. Its 1,600 dpi laser pickup mechanism provides superior tracking performance on difficult surfaces. And, it’s notchless MicroScroll mini scroll wheel gives an added sense of precision. It has a five-foot soft grey USB cable, and is compatible with the standard mouse drivers included in either Mac OS X or Windows XP systems.

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