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Apple announces iPad2

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:31:27 +0000

Today Apple announced the new iPad2. Steve Jobs was in attendance, though many thought his health would prevent him from attending.

iPad2 available in black or white

Great. Now my iPad which I got about 3 months ago is worthless. Not really. It will still be a great device, but I’ll be wishing I had the new features of the new iPad2:

Faster dual core processor produces 2x the speed
Front and read cameras with facetime video phone. Camera shoots HD video.
Cool new smart cover, unit wakes up when cover is removed
Garage Band for iPad
PhotoBooth (zzzzz)
Graphics speed up to 9x faster
33% thinner
iMovie for iPad

Apple's new iPad2

Apple defeats Psystar

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:01:40 +0000

Apple has won their permanent injunction against Mac clone maker Psystar. Psystar can no longer make machines with Mac OSX installed. More here.

Mac Space adds THREE new Macs!

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:39:20 +0000

After a robbery hit TMS world headquarters a couple of weeks ago, we’ve been scrambling to replace the stolen items, dealing with police, insurance and related issues.

Happily the insurance company did a great job and we’ve already gotten gear replaced and upgraded some old gear as well.

New Macs running TMS:

1. MacBook Pro Unibody 17″ 2.66GHZ, 4MB Ram, 230HD, Glossy Screen – Awesome machine!

2. Two new Mac Mini’s

Gear headed for ebay:

1. MacBook dual 2.0, 2006 model

2. PowerMac Dual G5

iFrogz iPhone 3G Luxe Case

admin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:45:53 +0000

I’ve got some new pals up north of me about an hour’s drive. They’re called iFrogz and they make cool accessories for the iPhone, iPods and other gadgets. I’ve got a iFrogz 3G Luxe Case for my iPhone 3G and it is awesome.

Materials

The hard shell case comes in two pieces which snap together in the back of the phone. This tough case provides a very good “exoskeleton” for protecting the iPhone 3G.

Despite the fact that the case is a hard plastic, the finish has sort of porous and soft feel. This makes the phone easy to handle. The original iPhone casing is very slick and slips out of my hand easily. It also slips around the dashboard of my car or wherever I put it. With the iFrogz 3G Luxe Case installed the phone doesn’t slip in my hand or around in my car.

Access

While providing excellent protection for the iPhone 3G, the 3G Luxe Case still provides access to all the buttons, ports and sensors of the phone. Once installed there’s no need un take it off.

Screen Protector

Honestly I haven’t installed the included screen protector but I thought I should mention that the iFrogz 3G Luxe Case does include one.

Colors

The 3G Luxe case is available in six different colors: blue, red, purple, green, orange and gray. The bottom half is always black and the color options are for the top half.

Pricing

This hard case retails for $20, but I’ve seen street prices for around $16.