If you’ve been waiting for Apple to release a cheap Mac netbook or an inexpensive tablet computer, don’t expect it to happen anytime soon.
Or ever.
Here’s why.
While the Mac is a niche computer, Apple’s targeted the most profitable niche and it’s done it very successfully.
According to the latest numbers from NPD, Apple gets nearly half of [...]

Microsoft is considering porting its Zune software and services to other platforms, including Apple Mac OS X.

There’s no guarantee that Microsoft is going to pursue this strategy.

If they do, though, they may actually be starting to think different about the Zune.

Kodak has released the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera, a $179 HD handicam which features – finally – an external mic jack.
There are a lot of cheap portable video cameras, but almost all of them suffer from horrible sound and no support for better mics.
Let’s hope that other companies will follow Kodak’s lead and start [...]

Apple has published an article looking at how the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) is using podcasting for communciations and training:
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), much like any organization with a critical mission, requires lightning-fast communications between senior staff and troops. The department also needs to deliver in-depth training, especially for situations that involve a high [...]

Netflix today announced it has released its 2nd-generation media player, based on Microsoft Silverlight, which brings the company’s Internet video service to subscribers with Intel-based Mac computers for the first time. The deployment, which will initially touch a small percentage of new Netflix subscribers, is the first step in an anticipated roll-out of the new platform [...]

This is a video introduction to voXover – a Mac voice-over automation utility and batch-recorder designed for projects that require large numbers of individual audio files to be recorded.

Audio Recorder is a free program that lets you record with your Mac from any input device directly to AIFF, WAV, MP3, MP4 or AppleLossLess formats.
Download link

Take Control Books has published a new ebook, Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac, 2nd Edition.
The ebook, by Andy J. Williams Affleck, covers what you need to begin your first podcast, without spending much (if any) money.
Changes in the book include coverage of WireTap Studio and Übercaster; updated Garageband coverage and tips on getting great interviews. 
Take Control of [...]

Audix Microphones has introduced a new mic, the Audix USB12, that is designed to gives you “studio quality sound” at your desktop
The UDSB12 is a low-profile desktop gooseneck microphone, designed for recording voice and acoustic instruments directly into the computer via the USB port.
Features:

12 mm modular threaded capsule for accuracy.
The USB12 is a plug and [...]

Apple today killed off its much-maligned .Mac service and introduced MobileMe, a service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the cloud to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs.
In a nutshell, your apps will automatically get synced, via MobileMe, so that your desktop, laptop, iPhone [...]