Computer Hardware

Steve Jobs MacWorld Keynote Leaked?

Jan 14th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Strange, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

The outline of Steve Job’s 2008 MacWorld Keynote, one of the most hotly anticipated speeches of the year, has reportedly been leaked to the Internet via Wikipedia.
We can’t vouch for the accuracy of this, and it’s most likely completely bogus - but it’s fun to speculate.
If the leak proves to be real, it looks like [...]



Livebook Zephyr Brings Familiar Look To Windows Audio Laptops

Jan 13th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware

Rain Recording, a company that sells Windows-based computer systems for audio production, has introduced a new mobile audio workstation - the LiveBook Zephyr.
Look a little familiar?
While Apple MacBooks have become the first choice of many audio producers, the LiveBook Zephyr looks like a great alternative for those that prefer Windows or have to work on [...]



Apple Intros Fastest Mac Ever

Jan 8th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Apple today introduced the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor.
The new Mac Pro combines two of Intel’s new 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2 GHz, powerful new graphics and up to 4TB of internal storage to [...]



Macs Are The Platform Of New Media

Dec 27th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has a provocative review of Dell‚Äôs XPS One desktop today, saying that “has the guts, design to compete with iMac.”
He explains:
“This new Dell is no mere iMac clone. It makes its own style statement, even though it shares the same 20-inch widescreen display and a similar Intel dual-core processor [...]



New Mic For Podcasters: The Blue Snowflake

Oct 8th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Blue snowflakes sound like something that might fall in an Elvis song, right before those blue memories start callin’.
But the portable Snowflake Microphone is the latest USB mic from Blue Microphones. Blue’s Snowball USB Microphone has been popular with podcasters since its introduction. The company describes the new Snowflake model as the first professional quality [...]



Rain Recording Releases Hellishly Powerful MacBook Pro Alternative

Oct 2nd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Rain Recording has introduced the LiveBook Diablo, a laptop designed for digital audio production. The portable computer is available with a 2.93Ghz Core 2 Extreme desktop processor from Intel, 3 Gigabytes of RAM and a 200 Gigabyte, 16mb buffer hard drive,
Other features include a built-in biometric fingerprint scanner; 2 Megapixel webcam with face tracking technology; [...]



PCAudioLabs Intros New Windows Audio Workstations

Sep 24th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

PCAudioLabs has introduced two new digital audio PCs, Solar and Lunar, to their Create product line.
Both systems come equipped with dual hard drives, dual video outputs, 8 USB ports, 2 Texas Instruments FireWire ports and 2 Gigabytes of RAM. The systems are “optimized and tweaked” for demanding audio production.

Features:

Intel Core2 Duo 1.8GHz
2GB DDR2-667 RAM
80GB SATAII [...]



Apple Unveils New iMacs

Aug 7th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Apple today unveiled a new all-in-one iMac line, featuring 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in aluminum and glass enclosures. The new iMac line features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a new, ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard, built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing and iLife ’08.
The 20-inch iMac now starts at $1,199, [...]



Apple Intros New iMacs, Updates iLife

Aug 7th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware, Podcasting Software

Apple today introduced new versions of its all-in-one iMac computers and an update to its iLife suite. With the updates, Apple did not offer any big surprises, but instead enhanced its already comprehensive lineup of hardware and software for media publishing.
Updated iMacs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs first showcased the updated iMacs, which now come in [...]



Dvorak Says Get A Mac

Jul 26th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, General

If you’re looking for signs that hell may soon freeze over, PC Magazine just served one up.
PC Mag’s anti-Mac linkbaiter John Dvorak reports that he actually tried using a Mac recently, liked it and is now recommending Macs over PCs:
I can see why the Mac is gaining market share, because the rationale for using one [...]