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Apple Computer will unveil a new iPod at Macworld Expo Tokyo that comes with a 10GB hard drive and optional software that will let consumers use it as a digital organizer, sources said. In addition to the new iMac, Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple will show off a high-resolution 23-inch flat-panel monitor.
Presenting the new iPod: The first MP3 player to pack a mind-blowing 2,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a stunning 6.5-ounce package you can take anywhere. Now with a choice of a 5GB (@ $399) or 10GB (@ $499) iPod, you can take your entire music collection with you wherever you go.
The new iPod has a Contacts feature that lets you view names and addresses downloaded from applications like Microsoft Entourage, Palm Desktop and Mac OS X Address Book* for easy access to your personal information, wherever you happen to be. The iTunes software gets an update to 2.0.4, which adds expanded AppleScript support, and improved stability and performance.
One neat feature available on the Apple store now, is the ability to customize your new iPod, with laser engraving, including adding a simple two line message, for an additional charge of $49.
News source: Apple iPod
Apple also introduced a new 23-inch (viewable) thin film transistor (TFT) active-matrix liquid crystal display supports an astonishing 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution.
The word “huge” doesn’t begin to cover it. Attach the new Apple Cinema HD Display to your Power Mac G4*, and you’re looking at over 2.3 million digital pixels — more than enough to display high-definition (HD) content in its native format, with acres of screen real estate to spare (and yet it takes up very litttle space on your desk, thanks to its small footprint). The cost, #3499!
News source: Apple 23 inch Cinema HD Display
News source: CNet - Apple brewing up new products
Other Apple news, it is rumored that they will unveil a new recordable DVD drive in some of its computers. Pioneer, which provides Apple with recordable DVD drives, announced a new model Wednesday.
Additionally, Apple also said that due to significant increases in component costs for memory and LCD flat-panel displays, the company will increase the price of all new iMac models by $100 (US).
Apple will honor all existing reseller orders and Apple online store orders as of today at the original pricing.
“Rapidly increasing component costs is an industry-wide issue right now. Since the new iMac’s launch in January, memory costs have tripled and flat-panel costs have increased twenty-five percent, with little relief in sight,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
“Some manufacturers are de-configuring their models in response to these rising costs—reducing memory and disk drive capacity, for example. We’ve chosen to raise prices by $100 and stick with our three fully-configured new iMac models.”
News source: Apple In Volume Production of New iMacs, raises prices
View: MacWorld Toyko 2002
Apple Computer will unveil a new iPod at Macworld Expo Tokyo that comes with a 10GB hard drive and optional software that will let consumers use it as a digital organizer, sources said. In addition to the new iMac, Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple will show off a high-resolution 23-inch flat-panel monitor.
Presenting the new iPod: The first MP3 player to pack a mind-blowing 2,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a stunning 6.5-ounce package you can take anywhere. Now with a choice of a 5GB (@ $399) or 10GB (@ $499) iPod, you can take your entire music collection with you wherever you go.
The new iPod has a Contacts feature that lets you view names and addresses downloaded from applications like Microsoft Entourage, Palm Desktop and Mac OS X Address Book* for easy access to your personal information, wherever you happen to be. The iTunes software gets an update to 2.0.4, which adds expanded AppleScript support, and improved stability and performance.
One neat feature available on the Apple store now, is the ability to customize your new iPod, with laser engraving, including adding a simple two line message, for an additional charge of $49.
News source: Apple iPodApple also introduced a new 23-inch (viewable) thin film transistor (TFT) active-matrix liquid crystal display supports an astonishing 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution.
The word “huge” doesn’t begin to cover it. Attach the new Apple Cinema HD Display to your Power Mac G4*, and you’re looking at over 2.3 million digital pixels — more than enough to display high-definition (HD) content in its native format, with acres of screen real estate to spare (and yet it takes up very litttle space on your desk, thanks to its small footprint). The cost, #3499!
News source: Apple 23 inch Cinema HD Display News source: CNet - Apple brewing up new productsOther Apple news, it is rumored that they will unveil a new recordable DVD drive in some of its computers. Pioneer, which provides Apple with recordable DVD drives, announced a new model Wednesday.
Additionally, Apple also said that due to significant increases in component costs for memory and LCD flat-panel displays, the company will increase the price of all new iMac models by $100 (US).
Apple will honor all existing reseller orders and Apple online store orders as of today at the original pricing.
“Rapidly increasing component costs is an industry-wide issue right now. Since the new iMac’s launch in January, memory costs have tripled and flat-panel costs have increased twenty-five percent, with little relief in sight,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
“Some manufacturers are de-configuring their models in response to these rising costs—reducing memory and disk drive capacity, for example. We’ve chosen to raise prices by $100 and stick with our three fully-configured new iMac models.”
News source: Apple In Volume Production of New iMacs, raises prices View: MacWorld Toyko 2002
The Mobility Group has been unable to make significant headway against major rivals Palm, in the handheld market, and Nokia, in the cell phone market, according to analysts. Microsoft remains behind both companies in market share and is making targeted efforts to supplant them.
Analysts had been predicting that Microsoft would be able to make major gains in market share against both companies but that has failed to happen at this point. Sales of Pocket PC devices, which come from Compaq Computer and Hewlett-Packard, among others, have actually grown faster than sales of Palm devices, in terms of percentage, but Palm-based products still account for the lion's share of the market.
Personal leave, like the one Waldman is taking, can last up to a year. He is expected to return to Microsoft. A Microsoft representative said that this differs from a sabbatical, which usually lasts a few months, but generally executives who leave on sabbatical don't return to Microsoft.
Shields will report to Pieter Knook, who is vice president of mobile devices and network service providers at Microsoft. Vice President of Marketing Juha Christensen, who came to Microsoft from Symbian, remains with the Mobility Group and continues to report directly to Ballmer.
Former Mobility Director Phil Holden is now a director with the MSN group, and former Mobility General Manager Rogers Weed is now a vice president in the PC Experience group.
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