The date, Friday 1st December 2006 – the venue, London's Regent Street Apple Store. Yes, it has been trading for some time, but they recently had a refit, making them once again making them the largest Apple Store, adding almost 10,000 square feet of selling space. You will also find a new glass elevator, and more iPod floorspace. For some pictures you could check out MacWorld UK here.
Nintendo Wii Launched in Japan
Nintendo released their Wii console in Japan, where queues reached in excess of 1,000 outside some stores. Nintendo had around 400,000 consoles available for the Japan launch, but, you guessed it, they still managed to sell out, with some loyal fans leaving empty handed.
The UK launch is next Friday (8th December), I for one will be in the queue, though in the UK they do tend to be a lot smaller, but I still expect there will be an unexpected shortage in the UK too.
To all my readers who get one, enjoy your Wii and leave your first impressions in the comments.
Apple Store UK Savings - Today Only !
Apple Store UK has their One Day Sale today, with some excellent savings to be had. Save up to £11 on a Nano, £21 on a 5th gen iPod, and £71 off a MacBook or iMac. There are plenty of other savings to be had... support us by clicking the link and be sure to check the Apple Store UK site - remember it is today only (Friday, December 1st).
Apple ID - now you can change it !
Apple have updated the My Info part of their website. For a long time now, I have wanted to change my Apple ID, as it contained a very old email address. Although you could change your email address for contact purposes, you couldn't change your Apple ID. Well now you can, thank you Apple !
MyTVPal offers Mac TV Streaming
If you have ever fancied streaming TV on your Mac to another Mac or PC, or perhaps even over the internet to a hotel room, then it could be on the way. Gizmodo report on the myTVPal... "Matrixstream 1080p IPTV streaming has made it to the next level, now calling itself MyTVPal and offering a beta version of its software video player for free download."
This is well worth a read, so check out the full article here.
Apple ready Keyboard with iPod Dock
Sources over at ThinkSecret have reported that "Apple may be preparing to release a new USB keyboard with a built-in iPod dock, sources report."
We certainly hope this will come to fruition, as not only would it look the part, but we would also regain a USB port. Come on Apple, you know we want it.
Read the full article here.
UK Get Apple Friday Sale
Following the Apple Store US 'Black Friday' sale last week, here in the UK we are being treated to a one day sale event too. The Apple Store states "Come back to the Apple Store on Friday, December 1st for a special one-day only shopping event where you will find dozens of great gift ideas." Let us hope there is some bargains to be had... support us by clicking the link and be sure to check the Apple Store UK site on Friday.
3 New Get A Mac Ads from Apple
Apple have today made available three new 'Get A Mac' adverts. They continue the Mac & PC theme with 'Sales Pitch' and 'Meant for Work', both very funny. Their 'Gift Exchange' advert, they also gets into the Christmas spirit. All three are available to view in Quicktime format here.
Quark Xpress Windows & Mac in One Box
Quark Inc. have announced the introduction of platform-independent licenses and packaging for QuarkXPress 7. This change is a result of the company’s on-going commitment to improve licensing policies and procedures for customers and channel partners.
“In an effort to provide our customers with the most efficient and effective way to use QuarkXPress at home and at work, we are providing platform-independent licensing,” said Jürgen Kurz, Quark senior vice president of desktop products. “Creative minds should be free to design and innovate on any platform, and Quark is continuing to provide that freedom with our creative tools.”
Quark has listened to customer needs by introducing the platform-independent licensing. Now, individual QuarkXPress users can double-activate one license on different platforms at no additional cost; customers can use the same QuarkXPress 7 license on Windows or Mac OS — or both. In addition, because of another recent change regarding Quark licenses, previous versions of QuarkXPress can run under the same license when users are upgrading to QuarkXPress 7.
To learn more about QuarkXPress 7 and how to purchase or upgrade, click here.
A fully functional 30-day evaluation version of QuarkXPress 7, including the new Universal release for Intel based Macs, is available for download here.
Apple MacBook Pro Core2Duo Full Review
My recently completed full review of the Apple MacBook Pro Core2Duo has been published over at MacNN. This was a very important review for me, because on a personal note, I have had my fair share of problems with the first batch of MacBook Pros, so I was eager to see if Apple had put right some of the early problems.
Excerpt from the review, courtesy of MacNN... "There are some distinct differences in the upgraded MacBook Pro. The built in iSight camera is the same, but the indicator LED has changed. There is no longer a pinhole in the bezel surrounding the LCD screen. The LED lights up behind the bezel, which is very finely machined with tiny wholes that make this part of the bezel thinner. When the LED is off, it blends into the finish of the rest of the MacBook Pro casing."
Read the full review here.
Slim Devices Squeezebox Review
Head on over to read my review of Slim Devices Squeezebox at MacNN. I really enjoyed reviewing this product, it offers a great way of streaming music from your Mac or PC, whilst delivering the very best in audio quality.
Excerpt courtesy of MacNN... "The nicely designed Squeezebox hardware is a mix of brushed aluminum and high gloss smoked plastic. You can choose a model with a white or black finish on the back. The unit comes supplied with a power adapter, analogue RCA audio cables, a remote control complete with batteries, and a printed user manual."
I hope you enjoy the full review here.
Link to product here.
iPod Nano Product Red + Nike... soon
Just a little teaser for you all. My review of the iPod Nano (Product Red) is coming soon, followed by a look at the iPod+Nike kit. Yes, that's right, we are all going to get fit for Christmas.