Today's Headlines - Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

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4:45 PM - iPodObserver - iPod nano Wins PC World Innovation Award
by Staff

PC World magazine on Wednesday announced its 2006 PC World Innovation Awards, naming Apple's iPod nano one of 25 products and services that its editors believe "set the standard for ingenuity, creativity and vision.". »

4:30 PM - Canon Debuts New All-In-One Printer, New Camcorders
by Staff

Canon on Wednesday introduced a new all-in-one printer, the PIXMA MP150, as well as four new camcorders -- the ZR500, ZR600, ZR700 and Elura 100 -- at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. »

3:00 PM - iPodObserver - Memorex Debuts Customizable iPod Wraps, exPressit Design Software
by Staff

Memorex on Wednesday introduced a new line of iPod Wraps that come with exPressit design software, which enables users to create designs not only for their iPods but also CDs, DVDs and various media storage cases. »

2:45 PM - iPodObserver - Icuiti Debuts Video Eyewear For iPods, Other Devices
by Staff

Icuiti Corp. on Wednesday started shipping its DV920 Video Eyewear glasses, which give the illusion of viewing a 42-inch screen from 11 feet away. »

2:00 PM - Mac Gaming News - Macgamestore.com Offers Mac Versions of Toybox Titles
by Staff

Macgamestore.com, the online retail arm of Inside Mac Games, on Wednesday announced that it will bring eight of Toybox Games' titles to the Mac. »

1:50 PM - No Live Macworld Expo Keynote Broadcast
by Staff

It looks like Apple is continuing with its policy of delaying the QuickTime Web broadcast of Steve Job's keynote at Macworld Expo. »

1:00 PM - New Laptop Bags from Brenthaven
by Staff

Brenthaven announced two new laptop bags on Wednesday, the Metro and the Fusion MB. »

12:40 PM - iPodObserver - Who Guitarist Townshend Sees 'Terrible Trouble' For iPod Users' Hearing
by Staff

Guitarist Pete Townshend, one of two surviving members of the original The Who and a successful solo artist, recently warned visitors to his Web site of the "terrible trouble ahead" for iPod users' hearing. »

12:20 PM - Logitech Introduces Cordless Mac Keyboard and Mouse
by Staff

Logitech announced its new cordless keyboard and mouse combo for the Mac on Wednesday. »

12:00 PM - LaCie Rolls Out New Products for Macworld Expo
by Staff

LaCie announced on Wednesday that it will release six new products during Macworld Expo 2006. Renowned designers, Neil Poulton and Karim Rashid, provided some of the product designs for LaCie. »

9:30 AM - FileMaker Server 8 Advanced Ships
by Staff

FileMaker announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Server 8 Advanced on Wednesday. »

9:10 AM - Apple Named a Top Stock Pick for 2006
by Jeff Gamet

Piper Jaffray analysts Gene Munster and Michael Olson have picked Apple as one of their top stocks for 2006. »

8:30 AM - iPodObserver - ZonePlayer ZP80 Wireless Digital Music System
by Staff

Sonos announced the ZonePlayer ZP80, a wireless multi-room digital audio system, on Wednesday. The ZP80 connects to any analog or digital amplified audio device, and streams audio wirelessly to other rooms in your house. »

8:05 AM - Apple Updates Airport Extreme, Express Firmware
by Staff

Apple released firmware updates for both the Airport Extreme and Airport Express Basestations on Tuesday. The firmware updates address issues with Airtunes, Airport network performance and compatibility, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, and more. »

12:00 AM - Review - iTrip Auto
by Misha Sakellaropoulo

Griffin Technology's popular FM transmitter can finally charge your iPod while it sends your music to your car's stereo, but at a steep price. »

12:00 AM - Could Apple Make Another Run at the Console Game Market?
by Staff

The ill-fated Pippin marked Apple's only foray into the world of videogame consoles a decade ago. However, there's some speculation right now that a revamped Mac mini -- possibly introduced during next week's Macworld -- could also serve as some kind of game console.

Joystiq features a post that runs down the pros and cons, complete with links to opposite viewpoints on the matter.

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3:15 PM - Good Help Is...Well...
Just a Thought

Vern Seward talks about the nature of using software and technology to improve the things we do, and the pitfalls of becoming too reliant on them. »

2:10 PM - iPodObserver - iTMS Adds Video Content From ABC Sports and News, ESPN, Disney
by Brad Cook

The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced that it's now selling more video content through the iTunes Music Store (iTMS), including programming from ESPN and ABC Sports, ABC Entertainment and Touchstone Television, ABC Family, ABC News, Buena Vista Television, Disney Channel, and SOAPnet, as well as classic Disney animated shorts. »

1:40 PM - Analyst Sees Apple's Competitive Advantage as 'More Than Just Software'
by Brad Cook

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu on Tuesday issued a new research report in which he wrote: "We believe AAPL's competitive advantage is more than just software. It is the company's focus, vision, industrial design, and integrated approach with hardware, software, and service that help create its easy-to-use and best-selling products.". »

9:30 AM - South Park Relies on Xserve Products
by Jeff Gamet

When South Park first aired on Comedy Central nine years ago, its creators had no idea it would run so long. As the in-house production needs have grown, the data storage systems haven't been able to keep up, so they turned to Apple. »

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