A recent patent application has been filed by Apple in relation to its Nike+iPod Sport Kit, providing details of the possible features available in this Nike iPod shoes. Based on this description, tempo of a music track might be adapted automatically by the iPod to synchronize with jogger running speed.
This might be only one example of the coming features to be codeveloped by Apple and other third-parties.
Apple keeps increasing the market for "made for iPod" logo, increasing royalties-based earnings. The iPod is a real cash machine for Cupertino, and could be the reason why Intel-based computers are priced so low compared to Apple's hardware history.
Our friend François Cuneo from Cuk.ch has just published a photo of the battery of his MacBook Pro to illustrate what could become a general problem for the MB Pro.
As shown on the photo, the battery does not have the original expected shape. François provides more details and photos on his website:
http://www.cuk.ch
Be careful, if the battery of your MB Pro have similar defect, quickly unplug your notebook, then remove the battery and contact AppleSupport (use gloves if you detect a liquid coming out of the battery).
Risks of explosions leading to damages and burnings are real, so be careful if you are facing such problem with your battery.
So far this is the first case reported to us, if you are experiencing similar problem, please contact us.
Some MacBook users have found a piece of plastic blocking the rear vent of their new purchased machine. As a consequence, MacBook were running very hot, once this piece of plastic was removed, operating temperatures were back to normal.
It seems that this plastic strip is used at some point during assembly to protect part of the case, and might have been forgotten.
So if you have a MacBook, quickly check that the rear vent are free of any piece of plastic.
In the past we have already reported the strange policies in Apple Forum leading to censure of many subjects related to defective products or series.
Since 4 days, subjects dealing with defective Airport Express are the new targets of Apple Forum censors, especially if it contains links to macbidouille/hardmac news or to the worldwide investigation we have launched earlier this week.
If this behavior might be pointless, users do not rely only from Apple Forum to get reliable news, it at least proves that Apple is aware of the problem affecting the APX, but does not want to make it public.
Hereafter is the webpage to submit references of your defective APX:
http://www.macbidouille.com/apxdefect.php
Even if we do not talk about it on a daily basis, new reports of defective APX arrive almost everyday. In addition, reports with APX SN starting with HS50 have surfaced, meaning that the APX manufactured in 2005 start dying after the estimated working period of 13-18 months.
While all BD burners already on track to be released soon feature 2x burning speed, LG has announced a new burner able to burn single layer BD media at 4x.
Other specs are DVD 12x and CD 8x, rather slow for a high tech burner. In addition this burner will not support BD-R double layer media.
It should arrive in June and its price should be around 799€.
