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This is still a beast of an iPod. Hands down.



















Amazon Price $224.95, free super saver shipping

• 120 GB capacity for 30,000 songs, 25,000 photos, or 150 hours of video
• Up to 36 hours of music playback or 6 hours of video playback when fully charged
• 2.5-inch color LCD with LED backlight and 320-by-240-pixel resolution
• Supported audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• Supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4; Supported image file types: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG

Price drop for the late 2008 model of the 20" iMac.



















Amazon Price $994, free super saver shipping

• All-in-one Mac desktop with 20-inch glossy screen and sleek anodized aluminum enclosure
• 2.40 GHz "Penryn" Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM (4 GB max), 8x multi-format/dual-layer SuperDrive
• 802.11n Wi-Fi (as well as 802.11a/b/g); Gigabit Ethernet; ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT video card (128 MB memory)
• Three USB 2.0, one FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, Mini-DVI output, audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)
• Pre-loaded with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and iLife '08; includes wired keyboard and wired mouse

Looks like Amazon is clearing out it's shelves of it's old 2008 24" iMacs. If you need to snag one, this is a good price! Normally retails for $1,799.


















Amazon Price $1,394, free super saver shipping

• All-in-one Mac desktop with 24-inch glossy screen and sleek anodized aluminum enclosure
• 2.8 GHz "Penryn" Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (4 GB max), 8x multi-format/dual-layer SuperDrive
• 802.11n Wi-Fi (as well as 802.11a/b/g); Gigabit Ethernet; ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card (256 MB memory)
• Three USB 2.0, one FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, Mini-DVI output, audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)
• Pre-loaded with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and iLife '08; includes wired keyboard and wired mouse

It's still a little pricey in my book, but if you can accept this 10% discount for this pair of Apple in-ear headphones, then go for it!

















Amazon Price $71.20, free super saver shipping

• Silicone ear tips provide comfortable, stable fit and impressive sound isolation
• Control capsule offers volume and playback controls*
• Includes carrying case, three sets of silicone ear tips (small, medium, large), and two replacement mesh caps
• Cable length: 1065 mm from audio jack to splitter; 330 mm to earpiece

I know it's not much, but Apple products have notoriously been kept retail for a long time. If you're looking for a Macbook and want to save $50, then here's your chance. That's as good as the education discount, which has mysteriously halved recently too. What Apple? No love for the college folk? I remember when the MBP discount was $100??


















Amazon. Price $1,249, free super saver shipping

• Redesigned MacBook with thin, strong aluminum unibody frame and 13.3-inch LED-backlit glass display
• New glass trackpad with 40 percent more tracking area and supports more Multi-Touch gestures
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 160 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (4 GB max), DVD/CD SuperDrive
• Integraed NVIDIA graphics (with 256 MB shared memory); Draft-N Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 2.1; Gigabit Ethernet; Mini DisplayPort video output
• Preloaded with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system and iLife '08 suite of applications

There's a reason to why this is iPod is know as the "Classic". If you need the OG iPod then this is for you. No nonense, not flashy, just a beast of an iPod with 120Gb storage. This normally retails for $250, so this is a nice little deal for this iPod.

Apple iPod classic 120GB (Silver)


B & H Price $219.99, free shipping

I love these ads! Did you hear about Apple's quarter earnings report today? Sheesh. They might as well make their own "I'm Rich" music video or something.





UPDATE (10/22): This a new yet another new ad!

Wow, the new MacBooks are looking very sweet. I was a bit disappointed with the price points not dropping, but hey I'm definitely doing to pick up one of these sometime next year. I'm just wondering, which one. What do you guys think? That 24" cinema display is pretty sweet, too!

This is pretty unsurprising. John Hodgman, whose claim to fame is portraying "PC" on the Mac ads was spotted recently on a New York subway using an iPhone. It's good to see that he's such a company man. He probably has the Mac commercials that he's in on his iPhone as well!

PS - The child's identity has been hidden.


On another note, I miss the New York subways. I miss the crazys that ride it every day. I miss those god awful and uncomfortable orange seats!

The Nitty Gritty:
1. New iPod Nano: Wider screen, taller, curved metal body, accelerometer, thinnest iPod and 'shake to shuffle', microphone recording. $149 (8gb) & $199 (16gb).

2. New iPod Touch: Significant $100 price cut, thinner (!!!), 2.1 firmware (for iPhone, too), built in speaker, volume buttons. $229 (8gb), $299 (16gb) & $349 (32gb)

3. iTunes 8: 'Genius' playlists, new grid layout, HD videos

4. New iPod Classic: Only available in thin 120gb form factor $249

5. New iPod headphones: has remote control and volume control on headphones $29

6. New iPod in-ear headphones: tweeter + woofer on each bud $79

Enough with the talk! Pictures!
iPod Touch 2G
Read a Gizmodo review here!

iPod Nano 4G
Read a Gizmodo review here!

Apple In-Ear Headphones w/ Remote

All-in-all, I would say that Kevin Rose was on point with this one. So, high five for him. This keynote should please iPod fanboys and fangirls who might have felt left out with all the love going to the iPhone 3G. C'mon now. Apple even got Jack Johnson to perform on the keynote to show all the music lovers some love! The price cuts on several iPods should also please iPod fans. The headphones look interesting. I'll be keeping my eye on them all right. The remote looks pretty intuitive and the tweeter and woofer capabilities for a sub $100 headset seem very interesting. I will be waiting till it becomes available in October before making up my mind on whether to pick it up.

I've been using iTunes 8 for a couple of hours now and I'm not overly wowed by it in any way. Sure, it's a nice upgrade but it isn't really much of an overhaul. The 'Genius' playlist is working now and then for me. I still keep getting the "Genius is not available for .... " now and then. However, 'Genius' is pretty good when actually does work.

There you have it. I enjoyed watching the hour long keynote. I will be keeping my eye on the MacBook refresh. Now, that's what I'm really after.

I knew it! After all the speculation, it looks like Apple is going to make a big announcement regarding the iPod refresh. All of you holding back on buying a new iPod, this is for you! Be on the lookout on September 9th!




To add fuel to the fire, accessories maker Hama displayed some cases (above) for the yet unreleased iPod Nano at IFA 2008. Looks like it's sporting a longer (wide) screen. Yippee!

Buy.com has the lowest price on the web for a 16gb iPod Touch! With all the speculation of new iPods, it's hard to really recommend pouncing on this. If you can't live another day without one, then this might be your lucky day. On the other hand, if you want to wait and see the results of the iPod refresh later this year, then you need to stop reading this immediately!

16GB Apple iPod Touch - MA627LL/A (Refurbished)

Buy.com Price $269.99, free shipping

[ LIMITED QUANTITIES ]

Amazon has really good rebates for select Mac computers. The rebates break down as follows:

$25 on a Mac Mini purchase
$50 on the MacBook Air
$75-$100 on the iMac or Macbook
$150 on the MacBook Pro
$200 on the Mac Pro Desktop

There are already some savings on all these machines, and with the rebates on top of it, these are some of the best prices for Macs on the internet. However, it isn't as good as education as the education discount on college campuses, which means this deal is more for non-students/educators.

These rebates are good for purchases till September 15.

Check out the Amazon Apple Store HERE.

Kevin Rose (Digg.com Founder) has some interesting information on the upcoming iPod refresh! *Da da dah*!

Yes, I know many of you already know this so this is simply a reminder. It's time to go back to school. The summer is nearly over. Dust off your books and brains. Groan.

The Deal: Buy a Mac with an education discount and receive an 8GB iPod Touch or Nano free after a $299 rebate.

>> MacBook starting at $1099.
>> MacBook Pro starting at $1999.
>> MacBook Air starting at $1799.
>> iMac starting at $1199.

Shipping is free on all deals, and this promotion is valid till 9/15. This is a good opportunity to snag a fresh Mac and iPod to boot! I think I'm going to pass this year, maybe take them up next year. Wonder what they'll give for free. 32GB iTouch? Damn!

As July 11 approaches, the second Jesus Phone is slowly starting to sound like a rip off. Just go ask the Canadians, who are fuming about the iPhone 3G pricing. Here's AT&T little pitch about being 'iReady'. Say what?



Oh, the iPhone 3G walkthrough is now available. Go check it out!

Screw crackheads, there's a new kind of addict that need a rather large cash injection to get a fix.



































> Courtesy of Gizmodo <

Get the Mighty Mouse without the tail for $39.99!

Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse MA272LL/A
MacMall price $39.99, free shipping on orders over $49 - otherwise $6.49 to ship.

Retail - $69.99

Macheads unite! The third major update for Leopard is here. It boasts 300+ fixes but I'm guessing none of them will be super major or even noticeable because the problems they fix shouldn't have been broken in the first place!

Initial reports of this update are very promising but there are reports of come Macbooks being bricked because of this update! Say, what? Yes, that's right. This update may have a small side effect of bricking your beloved Mac. Bad, Apple, bad.

That is probably the reason why I haven't upgraded yet. I'm leaving soon and I've got a RAM upgrade on the way. I don't need to get bricked right now!

If you are one of the fearless, go ahead and do a system update and snag that update or you can download the standalone installer here. Let me know how it works people!

UPDATE: I say F-it and finally upgraded. So far everything works like it should. (Fingers Crossed)