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[iPod Event]

*** Apple Intros iPod Photo, iPod U2, iTunes 4.7
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/ipods/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Peter Cohen, MacCentral

Apple took the wraps off the iPod Photo, a color iPod available in 40GB or 60GB storage capacities. The company also introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition, Apple's 20GBplayer clad in black, equipped with a red Click Wheel and featuring engraved U2 band member signatures.

*** Jobs: 'Photos Are The Next Big Thing'
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/10/26/jobs/>
MacMinute

Steve Jobs said it is clear that consumers want photo capabilities and not video features on their iPod.

*** iPod Bloody iPod
<http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,65472,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

The Complete U2 boxed set would run to more than 30 CDs. "It's impossible to have this product in the physical world," Steve Jobs said. "But in the digital era, you can buy the product with the push of a single button."

*** Apple iPod Event Posted Via QuickTime
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/quicktimeevent/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Peter Cohen, MacCentral

Apple has posted a QuickTime stream of the vent, where Steve Jobs took the stage to take the wraps off a color iPod, a special edition U2 iPod, and introduced Bono and The Edge themselves.

*** Griffin iTrip-Black Matches iPod U2 Special Edition
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/itripblack/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Brad Cook, MacCentral

iTrip-Black sports the same features as its predecessor.

*** Apple Opens EU iTunes Music Store, Canada In Nov
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/itunes/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Peter Cohen, MacCentral

The iTunes Music Store was updated to allow residents of nine new European countries to buy music online. Apple also announced plans to bring the iTunes Music Store to Canada in November.

*** iPod Updater 2004-10-20 Posted
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/10/26/ipodupdater/>
MacMinute

*** iPod Photo: As A Digital Wallet, Does It Miss The Mark?
<http://www.macilife.com/2004/10/ipod-photo-as-digital-wallet-does-it.html>
Jim Heid, Mac iLife 04 Site

Lack of a Compact Flash memory slot is disappointing, and questionable support for raw files should raise eyebrows among serious amateur and professional photographers.

*** The Video iPod Is Coming, I Hope
<http://news.com.com/2061-1041-5427612.html?tag=rsspr.5427728>
Scott Ard, CNET News.com

Yes, watching portable video now is a kluge exercise, but Apple can fix that.

*** Apple's Newest Gambit: U2 iPod
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B57F9C65B-0C16-4AC4-AC3E-41B466ED191F%7D&siteid=google&dist=google>
John C. Dvorak, CBS Marketwatch

With this U2 bundle the numbers skew wildly in Apple's favor with two-thirds of the money going to Apple.

*** Some Lessons iPod Photo Teaches
<http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/004007.html>
Joe Wilcox, Microsoft Monitor

I think Microsoft and some of its competitors could learn some lessons from Apple's approach to the new product, most importantly from the name and broader marketing.

[News]

*** Virtual PC For Mac Straddles Two Worlds
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1683640,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
John Rizzo, eWeek

What happens next to Virtual CP is in the hands of the Macintosh Business Unit. The fact that there is now a Virtual C that is a fully Microsoft version could help increase the use of Windows on Macs.

*** QuickTime Won't Make Quick Time To Cell Phones
<http://news.com.com/QuickTime+won%27t+make+quick+time+to+cell+phones/2100-1039_3-5427550.html?part=rss&tag=5427550&subj=news.1039.20>
Ben Charny, CNET News.com

While Apple competitors Microsoft and Real prefer to attack the burgeoning market for cell phone entertainment by having handset makers embed their media players directly into phones, Apple doesn't see the need, Apple Senior Director Frank Cassanova said. Major cell phone carriers already use QuickTime on their servers that manage media for photo e-mailing and other new services.

*** Regent St., London Apple Store Opens Nov. 20
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/regent/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Peter Cohen, MacCentral

The Regent Street, London location opens on November 20, 2004 at 10.00 am.

*** O'Reilly Announces OS X Innovators Contest
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/oreillycontest/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Brad Cook, MacCentral

The first place winner fromt he United States was Delicious Monster Software's barcode scanning application Delicious Library, while the same prize in the International division went to Boinx Software's slideshow software FotoMagico.

*** Apple Makes QuickTime 6.5.2 Available
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/26/quicktime/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
Brad Cook, MacCentral

The update features a security update, bug fixes, enhancements to the Apple Lossless Encoder and AAC codecs and better support for iTunes and other QuickTime-based applications.

[Review]

*** Mac Modding Shortcuts
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/excerpt/modosx_ch8/index.html>
Erica Sadun, O'Reilly Network

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[News]

*** Hard Drives To Accelerate Into Gadgets
<http://news.com.com/Hard+drives+to+accelerate+into+gadgets/2100-1015_3-5427823.html?part=rss&tag=5427823&subj=news.1015.20>
Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com

Hard drives are racing into the world of consumer electronics, according to a report released Tuesday by research firm In-Stat/MDR.

*** The Other Exponentials
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/11/brooks1104.asp>
Rodney Brooks, MIT Technology Review

Moore's Law isn't alone. Many technologies now improve so quickly it boggles the mind.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Through The Ages, A Fried Fish Triathlon
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-fish27oct27,0,4159811.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
Charles Perry, Los Angeles Times

You don't think fried fish can migrate? You underestimate it -- or you underestimate at least one fried fish tribe, which has made it from Spain to England, China and many points in between, including your local Mexican restaurant.

*** A Day In The Subway, As It Rolls Up A Century
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/27/nyregion/27subway.html?ex=1256616000&#38;en=07a1acb67c58d600&%2338;ei=5088&%2338;partner=rssnyt>
Randy Kennedy, New York Times

For a New Yorker just one day shy of turning 100 years old, the subway kept crazy hours yesterday.

[Expressions]

*** Late Self-Portrait By Rembrandt
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2108693/>
Jane Hirshfield, Slate