[decryption]

iTunes on the iPhone may be getting direct TV show and movie downloads. This is an obvious natural progression of purchasing music directly on the device and will no doubt make millions of dollars from men waiting for their significant others in (insert shopping centre of choice here) while they try on clothes and shoes and junk.



Boing Boing Gadgets reviews the Apple Wireless Keyboard. Yeah, the mini one with no numpad. It's a good keyboard apparently. Works well on Windows too, if you're that way inclined.

Wintek, a company Apple uses to produce some of it's equipment in Taiwan, has had claims of poor treatment such as mass sackings of workers with no prior notice, slashing the wages of those existign employees and sacking anyone who complains. Taiwan's National Federation of Independent Trade Unions protested in front of Apple's Taiwan HQ, in order to try and use Apple's influence to put the pressure on Wintek to stop being bastards.



Slate has an article on how the iPhone is attracting people to gaming via simple, addictive, cheap games, much like Atari did in the 70s and 80s.

A chest of drawers made out of empty MacBook boxes. Fantastic.

Fluff piece from PCWorld listing "Apple's 11 Most Intriguing Computer Designs" and doesn't even mention the G4 Cube or the G5 PowerMac or any of the post-G3 iMacs. Pfft.

OnOne Software are going to be releasing a wireless remote app for your Canon DSLR. It works by hooking up your camera to a computer via USB, then on the computer, an app talks to the iPhone via wi-fi, which then enables the iPhone to be used as a remote preview and trigger for photos. Pretty cool if you ask me. Hopefully it's well received and they make a Nikon version.

TechRadar have republished two MacFormat pieces that take a look at the processes and decisions of planning, developing, testing and marketing a new product. The first article follows Griffin Technology on their journey of making an Apple-related accessory. The second piece talks to equinux about making software.

PIPE Networks has been successful in laying submarine cable PPC-1 across the ocean, being the first telco neutral submarine cable for Australia, of which iiNet and Internode have invested in, so they can get cheaper data and not be held ransom by Optus & Telstra for overseas data. Midnight Update has some footage of the cable being laid in Sydney and some more info on why PPC-1 is a good thing for internet lovers Australia wide.

Photon is a Mac app designed to process large-ish photo shoots really quickly. Think of it like a mini Aperture.

[tcn33]

Originally Posted by decryption

The second piece talks to equinux about making software.

Whatever they're doing, it's not working. I tried out equinux's MediaCentral last night - I cannot imagine a piece of software that's less user friendly. It promises so much and fails so spectacularly to deliver.

[Brains]

Re the design article: I agree with every choice, except for perhaps the Apple 1. The Cube was .. well .. boring, and I would have put the iMac G4 in place of the Color Classic. The G5 and Intel flatmacs are droll, they're just monitors with a computer glued inside.

[Ecto1]

I like the iphone to be used as a cable realise for your canon. Now if it was made for Nikon a few months ago when I bought the Nikon shutter remote, it would of saved me $80.

[~Coxy]

I wouldn't have included the Mac II or the MBA, myself. I like the Mac II but it's in no way intriguing, and the MBA is just a netbook with a 13" screen and a high pricetag.

iMac G4 would have been a way better choice, now that was an original and though-provoking design. Perhaps another good "intriguing" design would have been the 8600/9600 fold-apart towers.

[Chief911]

loved the video about internet cable, very interesting...

[Mecha]

Originally Posted by decryption

PIPE Networks has been successful in laying submarine cable PPC-1 across the ocean, being the first telco neutral submarine cable for Australia, of which iiNet and Internode have invested in, so they can get cheaper data and not be held ransom by Optus & Telstra for overseas data. Midnight Update has some footage of the cable being laid in Sydney and some more info on why PPC-1 is a good thing for internet lovers Australia wide.

I hope this is as amazing as they say it will be!