Apple says it expects sales of its new US$99 Apple TV to top one million units later this week. The new Apple TV offers a way to watch HD movies and TV shows, stream content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe, all on your HD TV.
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Aluratek (http://www.aluratek.com) has announced the Bump wireless/MP3 speaker line. The collection introduces four new products — the AMS01F portable boombox, the AUWS01F USB transmitter with remote wireless speaker (pictured), the AWS01F boombox kit with separate remote wireless speaker, and the APS01F 3.5mm lithium ion portable speaker.
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Acclivity has announced AccountEdge 2011 for Mac and Windows. The latest version of their small business accounting software marks a new era for the 20-year old desktop application, with a feature list including an app for iPad and iPhone, a new time-tracking web application, and advanced retainers and progress billing capabilities.
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Will we see the next version of iWork when the Mac App Store debuts on Jan. 6? Looks like a good possibility.
According to “9to5Mac” (http://www.9to5mac.com/43132/iwork-out-of-stock-at-apple-amazon), stock of iWork ’09 is running low at retail Apple Stores. Also, promotional materials for the Mac App Store have shown the three iWork applications — Pages, Keynote, and Numbers — available on an individual basis for $19.99 each. Currently, they’ve only available as a boxed bundle for $79.
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MicroVision’s (http://www.microvision.com) SHOWWX+, the second generation of its laser pico Projector, is a cool device. But at US$449, it will only appeal to a certain niche of folks since it’s too expensive to be a casual purchase — or toy, if you will — for most of us.
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