I’m pretty sure we’ll never see Apple support for Blu-ray playback on the Mac platform because Steve Jobs is convinced all movie purchasing will soon be via download (I think he’s wrong), but I’m still hoping that Apple will at least provide the “hooks” in Mac OS X to allow third parties to release plug-and-play Blu-ray players for my favorite computing platform.
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By Greg Mills
As an Apple fan and a believer in the wisdom of most of what comes out of Cupertino, I bought the most recent Apple TV device and have used it quite a bit since it was first launched. As I noted in this space on a number of occasions I think there is an opening for Apple to challenge the cable/satellite TV content providers, since a lot of people hate them, but it won’t be easy and it is not happening yet for Apple. The numbers aren’t right yet.
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Ticonderoga analyst Brian White says in a note to clients — as reported by “Barron’s (http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/11/29/apple-stores-jammed-thanksgiving-weekend-says-ticonderoga/?mod=yahoobarrons) — that Apple retail stores in his neighborhood were crowded “well past the the Black Friday sale and into Sunday evening.”
He thinks the buzz was strongest for the iPad discount (US$41 off), and that that product probably outperformed others on Friday. Consumers appear intrigued by the MacBook Air and that unit probably also did very well, White said.
Read MoreKubota Image Tools — a provider of photographer-empowering creative imaging tools, workflow-saving solutions and educational offerings for photographers — says it has created the new Kubota Creative Tools — The Lensbaby Pak, specially designed to enhance the artistic effects created with Lensbaby optics.
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Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
All Caps Apps has announced Christmas ELF 1.0, their new electric light finder for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. With the free app, you can let the Christmas ELF guide you on a tour of all the festive holiday lights. Along the journey, vote for your favorites and tag others that you find on your own. Christmas ELF uses GPS to pinpoint the user’s current location.
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