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How Much Should an iPod Shuffle Cost?
PC World seems to know: Analysts at IDC recently took apart an IPod Shuffle and come up with an estimate of how much the diminutive music player costs Apple Computer to make. They found that Apple makes a healthy 35 percent to 40 percent profit on each player sold, and stands to make even more…
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iPod Shuffle Drives Memory Demand
Toshiba announced yesterday it will boost production of semiconductors in an attempt to prepare output of flash memory chips, a move fueled in part by iPod shuffles sales: “When it comes to the supply-demand balance we are currently unable to satisfy all customer demands,” Muromachi said, noting in particular the launch of iPod Shuffle by…
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Lubbock Pushing to Improve Image, Little Else
Some members of the Lubbock media are quick to jump on the press release bandwagon. Much like this: According to the ACCRA, Lubbock is the 5th least expensive city to live in, in the US. The company surveys 314 metropolitan areas of all sizes in North America, taking into account six primary expenses: groceries; housing;…
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Review: iPod Shuffle
If you want to be using an iPod, but don’t have several hundred dollars to spend, you’ll feel right at home with the iPod shuffle. My shuffle arrived last week almost a month after I placed my order at the Apple Store, thanks in part to a rush of new adopters soaking up the 512MB…
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Free Speech at Texas Tech?
Officials at Texas Tech are revising policies in response to a federal court ruling that orders university administrators to revise the campus’ free speech policy: Judge Sam Cummings of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled in favor of plaintiff Jason Roberts in part, saying his personal First Amendment rights had…
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Podcast News
Will Podcasting be the most revolutionary thing to hit the internet since blogs? It might be. Blogging became powerful because it essentially added a component to the internet that turned anyone with a web browser and internet connection into an armchair journalist, occasionally giving big media a run for its money. Imagine the same approach,…
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Mac and Me
My Mac Mini arrived 2 weeks ago and I couldn’t be more impressed with it. My original Mini configuration was 1.25ghz processor, 40 gig HD, and 256 MB of Ram. But even before my Mini arrived I went to Crucial and purchased a 512 MB Ram module, and did the upgrade myself. There’s been some…
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Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington Campus Abundant with Apple iPods
Wired recently reported that employees at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington campus are abundant with Apple Ipods: To the growing frustration and annoyance of Microsoft’s management, Apple Computer’s iPod is wildly popular among Microsoft’s workers. “About 80 percent of Microsoft employees who have a portable music player have an iPod,” said one source, a high-level manager who…
Michael Castellon 