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Gadget

Analyst sees Zune, hears static

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said he has looked at the Zune documents that Toshiba filed last week with the Federal Communications Commission and is not impressed. “We are frankly underwhelmed by the much-hyped Zune device,” Wu said in a research note on Wednesday. “It appears that the Zune is essentially a repackaged Toshiba […]

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Luggage

Crumpler $4M Home; The Horseman

PowerPager Bob Snow adds to the bag discussion: My first exposure to Crumpler was about 4 years ago in S.F. I was staying in “Graphics Gulch” and they have some superb photo galleries and pro level camera shops. Last week I bought a 4 Million Dollar Home (the Crumpler camera bag, not the home) for […]

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Opinion

Why Is Apple so Secretive?

Apple has long been notoriously secretive about its unreleased products. Critics compare Apple’s secrecy against the transparent development efforts of open source projects, and even with other commercial developers. Microsoft, for example, has a history of providing detailed roadmaps of future plans. Why does Apple keep its future plans under wraps?

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battery

iBook G4 Catches Fire, Japan Orders Investigation

Japanese authorities reported Tuesday the first case of an Apple laptop catching fire in Japan and ordered the U.S. company to investigate the trouble involving the faulty Sony batteries and report back within a week. An iBook G4 laptop made by Apple Computer Inc. overheated and caught fire in April, the Ministry of Economy, Trade […]

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iPod

REVIEW: MCE iTube-201 iPod Charger & Transmitter

MCE Technologies, LLC (a PowerPage sponsor) is now distributing the iTube-201 a combination FM transmitter, cigarette lighter charger and flexible dock for the iPod video and nano. MCE is repping the US$75 transmitter for Digiana of Seoul, Korea. The iTube-201 is a FM transmitter, auto power adapter and iPod dock built around a flexible steel-neck […]