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For those of you whose life has just become oh-so-convenient ever since Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, no money spent on accessorizing it is waste. But this one might truly make up for the buck, as the iPhone although great in many aspects, doesn’t quite have a picture capturing mechanism to brag about. So while those loony pictures will do for impressing some chicks on the internet, if you’re looking for more serious iPhone photography, you might want to consider buying the iPhone zoom lens.

This one sure looks bulky and someone might mistake it for some healing fixture up the instrument but for someone who likes to fiddle with the angles before he gets that perfect shot, this one is a must have. (more…)

Fresh from the Golden Globe celebrity parties, Metallo Design was bringing fashion and function to last weeks MacWorld Expo in San Francisco with their latest offerings of gold and silver accessories for Apple products from Gilty Couture. Hollywood stars such as Jud Tylor, Rex Lee and Isaiah Washington snapped up Gilty Couture’s luxury iPhone cases and iPod accessories last week in Los Angeles. (more…)

Cnet features this morning: Over and under in Apple’s earnings. The first quarter was a dandy all right. But is the Mac and iPod maker worried about consumer spending going into the rest of the year? Word war: Jobs vs. Gates+++ The Financial Times notes that shares in Apple fell more than 12 per cent in after-hours trading on Tuesday as jittery investors took fright at the … Apple plunges as outlook disappoints +++ ‘Why Does Apple Always Give Low Guidance? Is this a Rhetorical?’ asks Seeking Alpha, earlier this morning. According to the New York-based publication, Apple (AAPL) is notorious for one thing: giving lowered guidance to their profits and revenues. Why do they keep doing this every single quarter and end up …

Apple reported a 35 percent rise in revenue to $9.6 billion. The company said it shipped 2.3 million Mac computers, 44 percent more than during the same period last year. Hard to believe, but analysts were still disappointed with Apple’s second-quarter forecast of $6.8 billion in sales and 94 cents per share, less than the $7 billion in sales and $1.09 per share they had predicted. (more…)

自从Steve Jobs介绍了iPhone以后，对于那些已经让自己生活变得很方便的人来说，已经没有钱可以浪费在买附件上面了。但是这个东西可能真的是物有所值，因为iPhone在很多功能上已经很完美，但是它没有视频拍照的功能。所以说那些可爱的照片可以让那些网虫印象深刻以外，如果你想找iPhone拍得照片的话，你可能要考虑买这个iPhone变焦镜头了。
这个东西的确看上去有点笨，甚至有人会错误地认为它是用来修机器的东西，但是对于那些喜欢追求最佳摄影角度，得到最好照片的人来说，这个东西是必备的。这个来自Conice外置的6倍光学变焦镜头仅4.69盎司重，所以你就可以用它来拍很多照片，而且还很容易携带保存。
当然，你可能需要需要一个三角架来保证它的平衡，来得到令人击节的照片效果。另外，它的价格会低于15美元，你肯定会买一个的。

能够从邮箱里得到DVD通常很开心。现在，电影数据库可以让你想看多久就看多久，同时还有来自于Netflix被称为无限数据流的视频数据服务。该公司刚刚宣布他们的这项服务跟来自于Macworld宣布的iTune的电影租借服务意外雷同。后者是首先拥有这项服务版权的供应商，但是仅限于你的浏览方案播放，而且时间是有限的。相对来说，itune的电影租借服务价格是24小时3.99美元。这个早就在电影租借领域树立地位的公司试图通过互联网来成为该行业的龙头。无论如何，挑战者iTunes是音乐下载领域最大的市场分额拥有者，现在他们在进军电影领域的同时推出了iPod Touch和iPod Nano两款硬件产品，而且只有这两款产品兼容于他们的视频服务（iTunes）。这些电影租借业务的发言人是来自于Macworld的Steve Jobs。在视频流和音乐下载市场的竞争无疑是对于消费者的选择多样化和垄断行业的避免是有百利无一害的。

Etymotic I love saying the word, etymotic… especially after these wonderful headset + headphones hf2 they have made for the iPhone, it is not exclusively for it as it is also compatible with other music phones. They incorporate the in ear earplug technique for a close in ear audible experience like the company’s other noise isolation earphones. (more…)

There is a sinful gluttony involved in personal entertainment. Every consumer wants the biggest movie and audio collection, in the best format available (HD DVD or Blu-Ray). But there is another way with Pay-Per View and hard-drives and guess what, Apple TV offers both. (more…)

Apple said Tuesday that it has added a new pink iPod nano to its lineup of digital media players just in time for next month’s celebration of love. The much-requested pink iPod nano is available immediately in an 8GB model for $199 and features a two-inch display which lets users watch movie rentals, TV shows and music videos purchased from the iTunes Store. (more…)

Apple hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass es die weltweit beliebteste Music Player-Familie um den neuen pinkfarbenen iPod nano ergänzt. Der stark angefragte iPod nano in Pink ist ab sofort als 8 GB Version für 199 Euro inkl. MwSt. erhältlich. Der iPod nano verfügt über ein 2-Zoll-Display mit 204 Pixel pro Zoll mit dem sich Lieblingsfilme, TV-Sendungen, Musikvideos oder ganz neu - gemietete Filme aus iTunes Movie Rentals* - anschauen lassen. (more…)