Apple begins selling In-Ear Headphones

Apple has begun selling its special In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic, which should ship to buyers in approximately seven to 10 workdays. The headphones are meant to serve as an upgrade to Apple's stock earbuds, which do not isolate ambient sound due to sitting outside of the ear canal. The new gear is also equipped with separate tweeters and woofers in each earpiece, and has inline controls...

published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, macintosh-news-network

Install some programs without using installers

You may wish that all apps used the simple "drag and drop" installation, instead of Apple's installer. As it turns out, a lot of them use installers when they don't even need to -- see this hint on installing Microsoft's Remote Desktop via drag-and-drop, for instance. There are lots of others that use package installers, and then ask for admin privileges, when they don't really need to. If you're concerned that they could be running daemons or background processes that make your computer slower, or put files where you don't want them to go, here's a manual-install method to try instead: Control-click on the package in Finder and select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. Navigate into Contents, where you may see more package installers, or you may see an Archive.pax.gz file. If you see the pax.gz file, double-click on it to decompress it and you'll find your .app ...

published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, macosxhints

Marantz Japan intros Bluetooth iPod dock

Marantz Japan on Friday has introduced a new wireless dock for the iPod and iPod Touch personal audio and multimedia players. The system is composed of a receiver and multiple docks that will also charge the Apple devices and supports Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR A2DP and Bluetooth AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile). The system will allow users to play the content of their iPods via their home theat...

published on Friday, the 21. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Autodesk Serving Up Sketchbook Express With Axiotron Apple Tablet

It’s likely you’ve heard mention of the Axiotron Modbook, the third party (and only) Apple tablet computing solution, but I like talking about it anyway. Axiotron, a small company operating out of El Segundo, California, won high acclaim for their Modbook, taking best in show at 2007’s Macworld convention. The Modbook is a converted Macbook, equipped [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Web Working for Free: When We Should Do It and When We Shouldn’t [WebWork...jkOnTheRun: Ars Technica reviews the Modbook TabletTheAppleBlog: Disable Apple Remote Control

published on Friday, the 21. November 2008, apple-blog

A heads-up on pairing remotes to Macs

I just bought a new aluminum MacBook, and discovered that I couldn't get an IR remote control to pair with the notebook. This is optional, but it prevents other remotes from controlling your Mac.If you go to the Security System Preferences panel, you'll find a Pair/Unpair button. Clicking on Pair brings up a message instructing you to press and hold the Menu and Next buttons on the remote until a "paired" icon appears.I tried this several times with no luck. Finally, I found that you have to be running an admin account for this to work -- there is no indication that you can't pair from a non-administrator account. As a matter of fact, the panel is disabled until you click the lock and enter an admin account and password. But even after unlocking, you still can't pair from a standard account.So if you have trouble pairing a new remote, make sure you log into an admin account first.

published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macosxhints

Apple TV software update 2.3 adds AirTunes streaming

Apple has released the latest software update for its Apple TV devices, version 2.3. Users can now stream music to other Apple TVs or Airport Express speakers via AirTunes. Third-party remote control support has been added, allowing the system to learn the signals from other manufacturers' products to use them alongside the Apple Remote. iTunes playlists that contain movies, shows, podcasts, or mu...

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

URC Digital R50 remote skips PCs, steers iPods

Universal Remote Control on Wednesday introduced its Digital R50 universal remote that, unlike similar products from competitors, does not require an Internet-connected PC to set it up for use with home theater systems. Sporting a two-inch color LCD screen and soft, backlit buttons, the Digital R50 can control the functions of 18 home theater system components by copying the codes of their associa...

published on Thursday, the 13. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Review: Control your HTPC with Air Mouse for iPhone

We needed a wireless mouse for an HTPC setup and turned to the iPhone. It turns out that Air Mouse is a great remote application for controlling a computer from your couch, despite its flaws. Read More...

published on Friday, the 7. November 2008, ars-technica

Stream music wirelessly with AirTunes

Thanks to AirPort Express with AirTunes, you can easily stream music wirelessly from your Mac or PC to a stereo or other powered speakers in your house. AirTunes lets you stream music to multiple speakers. And you can even choose the music you want to hear and control its volume ? remotely ? using your iPhone or iPod touch. To find out how, watch our new Streaming Music Wirelessly video.

published on Thursday, the 6. November 2008, apple-hot-news

First glimpse of Sonos iPhone controller appears

Sonos recently released an iPhone application that can be used to control its devices. Some are comparing it to Apple's Remote app, saying it's even better (especially if you own other Sonos products). Read More...

published on Wednesday, the 29. October 2008, ars-technica