Everything Apple, with a few exceptions.
I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Truth is, I was getting frustrated with what In Moderation was becoming: another Mac rumor site. A few of my posts proved themselves to be false (Leopard’s release date being March 24th was a big miss), which I definitely received heat for, and for that I apologize.
As I begin to figure out what to do with In Moderation, I refer you to MacRumors and LoopRumors. Two trusty sources for all the Mac rumors you can handle.
Be back soon.
Introduced earlier than expected, the 8-core Mac Pro made its way on Apple’s front page today. Rumor had it that the machine would be unveiled at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show on Sunday, April 15. However, with the Apple Store being down early this morning we knew something was up. Something big. Hello 8-core Mac Pro!
Here’s what Apple says about the machine:
“Opt for the 8-core Mac Pro and you get the power of two Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown” processors running at 3.0GHz. Or choose a quad-core Mac Pro featuring two Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” processors and decide how fast they fly: 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, or 3.0GHz. At 3.0GHz, the quad-core Mac Pro runs up to 2x faster than the Power Mac G5 Quad.1.”
Base price of $2499 for the 2.66GHz Quad-core model.
Add an additional $1498 for the 8-core 3GHz model.
As if releasing the 8-core Mac Pro wasn’t enough, Apple discreetly discounted their Cinema displays.
20″ – $599, previously $699
23″ – $899, previously $999
30″ – $1799, previously $1999
Found on the AT&T/Cingular website–the service company have set up an email signup list to be notified of the iPhone’s release date. Already 1 million people have requested to be informed!
Adobe has officially announced the release of Creative Suite 3—the first universal binary version of Adobe for Intel Macs. The company calls the release “the largest software release in Adobe’s 25-year history.”
Standard version is $1,199 (upgrade for $240)
Premium version is $1,799 (upgrade for $440)
What’s included in Design Premium CS3?
*Watch the Features Tour video from Adobe here
(click on the tab: Features Tour)
Check out the newly released Apple TV being unveiled over at Gizmodo.
The Apple iMac is likely to undergo a serious redesign in the near future. Slimmer and sleeker than the current iMac (released Sept 6, 2006), the new design will put its competitors to shame. The 20- and 24-inch models are up for the redesign, however, the 17-inch may not be so lucky. In fact, rumors have it that the future of the 17-inch iMac is uncertain.
Mactactic shows the iMac being replaced extremely soon.
Regarding the iMac going black—nothing new has been reported on this subject.
The first batch of Apple TVs are shipping today. What was originally scheduled for a February ship-date, the Apple TV will be in the hands of its first customers in 3-5 days. This shipping timeframe will increase as the demand increases of course.
Coolasfunk.com has made reference to a Japanese site, rakuten.co.jp , regarding their wooden iPod cases. As you can see from the picture, they’re available for the iPod nano (1st gen only?) and the iPod video (30GB, 60GB, and 80GB).
Rakuten.co.jp has priced them at 5,775円 = $50?
*The owner of this computer added a keyboard and wooden case
Apple Computers was founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. It was in this year that they created the first Apple computer — Apple I.
Hand-built in the garage of Jobs’ parents, the Apple I was actually just a motherboard. The user was required to provide two different AC input voltages (the manual recommended specific transformers), wire an ASCII keyboard (not provided with the computer) to a DIP connector (providing logic inverter and alpha lock chips in some cases), and to wire the video output pins to a monitor or to an RF modulator if a TV set was used.
200 total units were made. Jobs convinced a local computer store, The Byte Shop, to buy 50 at $500 a pop. These are the only 50 known to exist.
One of the original purchasers, Joe Torzewski, paid $666.66 for the board back in August of 1977. He sold it for $30,000.
Joe’s original Apple I
Joe’s finished Apple I
Click here to enlarge the image
Wallpaper — InterfaceLIFT
Icons — InterfaceLIFT
Miscellaneous Programs
Adium X (free)
Free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.
Tofu (free)
Makes reading easier to digest
CandyBar ($12.95)
Customize your Mac OS X icons
Toast ($79.99)
Burning software
