New & Noteworthy: Albany store video; Formac ADC LCD; MiniCD-R/W; Lower prices on Pioneer DVR-A03; more
New & Noteworthy: Albany store video; Formac ADC LCD; MiniCD-R/W; Lower prices on Pioneer DVR-A03; more
Formac announces 17.4" ADC flat panel display Formac is has announced a new flat-panel LCD display that competes directly with Apple's current offerings. The Formac gallery 1740 is a 17.4" flat-panel display with an Apple Display Connector. It features a resolution of 1,280 by 1,024 and is expected to be available in the US in beginning of November 2001 with an estimated retail price of U.S. $899.
Archos MiniCDRW II 16x10x24x This new portable hand-held CD-R/W device, measuring 6.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches, boosts speeds with a faster mechanism (16x10x24x), and it available with either USB 2.0 or FireWire. The drive is available now for $179.
Pioneer Announces Lower Prices On "SuperDrive" Pioneer Electronics announced a reduced manufacturer's suggested retail price, $649, for its DVR-A03 combination DVD/CD recordable/re-recordable drive. The drive is marketed by Apple as the "SuperDrive" and is also available in some third-party Mac-ready devices. Media prices have declined as well. Pioneer's DVD-RW Re-recordable media is now available for $15.99 (MSRP) per disc.
The real reason behind the anti-Microsoft-Passport alliance From ZDNet: "You might think this [confidentiality] could be handled with a contract--where Microsoft promises not to use its position in the middle of everyone's customer relationships for its own benefit. The problem is that (a) nobody trusts Microsoft and (b) the prize is so tempting that it's hard to imagine Microsoft being strong enough to resist. Think of Passport as Temptation Island, perhaps." More.
Inc Magazine Names Power On Software an entrepreneurial growth leaders Power On Software has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which today released its ranking of the Inc 500, the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Power On Software, developers of Now Up-to-Date & Contact, Rewind, and other Mac utilities, achieved 621% growth in the past five years.
RIAA Wants to Hack Your PC From Wired: "Look out, music pirates: The recording industry wants the right to hack into your computer and delete your stolen MP3s. It's no joke. Lobbyists for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tried to glue this hacking-authorization amendment onto a mammoth anti-terrorism bill that Congress approved last week. An RIAA-drafted amendment according to a draft obtained by Wired News would immunize all copyright holders -- including the movie and e-book industry -- for any data losses caused by their hacking efforts or other computer intrusions "that are reasonably intended to impede or prevent" electronic piracy." More. Also see RIAA Threatened By Anti-Terrorist Law, by Lisa Rein.
Send in the cyber G-men From the Boston Globe: "Last year, privacy advocate Simson Garfinkel warned against corporate and government snooping in his book 'Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century.' Today, Garfinkel is putting the finishing touches on software that will make it easy to snoop on the Internet activities of millions." More.