Category: New Products

A new iPhone app called Kluckr just launched, designed to appeal to the tastes of chicken wing connoisseurs nationwide. It not only locates wing joints, but also provides consumer ratings and reviews. We’re excited to try Kluckr, and we’re also excited because Kluckr has a Small Dog connection: it was founded by Mark Gilmor, good…

The lineup stayed pretty much the same, with a few exceptions: the iPod touch, classic, nano and shuffle are all still around. However, there are some new features worthy of note… here’s a rundown: iPod touch Price changes: $199 now gets you an 8GB model, and the 16GB has been ditched to make way for…

Check out the typically deeply in-depth (say that three times fast) Ars Technica review of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard by clicking here. If you’re curious about what makes 10.6 Snow Leopard a revolution for OS X and the Mac platform in general, this article is a must read. “Snow Leopard is a unique…

This morning Apple introduced an all-new iPod shuffle, available in silver or black. The previous brightly colored models have apparently been discontinued. The new shuffle is half the size of the previous generation, but now has 4GB of storage. This means the new shuffle will hold up to 1,000 songs. Rather than using a display,…

Time Capsule and AirPort models were updated this morning, adding some fun and much-needed features. New features on both: Simultaneous Dual-Band WiFi: Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme now work on both 2.4GHz (the same frequency as cordless phones, by the way) and 5GHz bands at the same time. Guest Networking: Now Time Capsule and AirPort…

Apple upgraded the entire iMac family today, and is now offering the iMac in four new configurations. The biggest change to the iMac family is a move to larger 24-inch monitors. Out of the four standard configurations, only one features a 20-inch display (1680-by-1050 resolution). The next three models up feature 24-inch displays (1920-by-1200 resolution).…

“Beauty outside. Beast inside.” New Mac Pros were announced this morning, and boy, are they hot. Here’s a rundown of the new features: New Intel Processors Intel’s road map indicated that an update was coming; however, the Xeon Nehalem processor beat those expectations. The Nehalem processor has single-die, 64-bit architecture that is touted to be…

In this case, “speed bump” means going faster… the 15” MacBook Pro got a processor speed boost today. The new processors now come in at 2.66GHz rather than 2.5GHz. They will be listed shortly for preorder!

Apple has released the fourth version of its Safari web browser as a public beta for both Macs and PCs. This impressive new version of Safari builds on its previous core features (speed, clean interface, integration with Apple’s other OS X-native services and programs). It also adds a bunch of new features, many of which…

iMovie is the application that persuaded me to get a Mac back in late 1999. I had previously edited film and video in college on huge, expensive editing bays, so cutting digital video on a G3 iMac was a revelation. It didn’t take long for me to get a copy of Final Cut Pro. The…