NES Apple Remote, More Mac Sales and Netflix Box Arrives
Now, you are playing with power: Thank Koopa, you can now combine your love of old school video games, with your love of all things Apple. Instructables has great Nintendo/Apple Remote mash-up how-to for those who, think different while saving the princess from, yet another, castle.
Mac sales still climbing: Apple continues to buck economic trends with news that Macs units sales are up 50 percent for April compared to April last year. Compare that with a 17 percent rise in sales by the rest of the market, and Apple's sitting pretty. Take that Michael Dell.
Napster launches again: Napster's back! This time, sans DRM and boasting six million songs. Now to try it out -- oh wait. Unable to load requested page to purchase a song. Yeah, get back to us when it works.
Netflix box: The first, in what is rumored to be a long line of Netflix set-top boxes, has emerged. Finally, Mac users can stream Netflix films without launching Windows. It'll only cost you $100 and a spot near your TV.
Clean that Mac: Mac Observer has some tips on how to keep your Mac clean in their latest podcast. A clean Mac is a happy Mac.
thejason
February 17, 2011 at 12:04pm
I'll pay somebody to make this more me! Get ahold of me: thejason@me.com
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Anonymous
May 20, 2008 at 12:39pm
NES controller remote, very sweet. However, a NES Advantage controller remote would be all out awesome.
Bulky as hell, yes but awesome. Come on, it was in Ghostbusters 2!
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QuakerProf
May 20, 2008 at 11:49am
Come on! The fact that instant viewing from Netflix isn't possible on a Mac right now should be seen as a BUG, not an opportunity for a new box to buy. Plenty of us already know how to stream Mac-based media to our TVs, and a fix for the bug would be the right way to go.
Now, Netflix is setting its third party vendors up for a competition with AppleTV, which I think is a major miscalculation. Better to work out a way to make Netflix work with AppleTV or people streaming content other ways.
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Anonymous
May 21, 2008 at 3:46am
This is why I left Netflix. Now they are offering to sell me a cheap windows box to connect to my tv? Thanks but no thanks.
I would hope that Apple would team up with Hulu. That might actually get me to finally buy an AppleTV.
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Anonymous
May 20, 2008 at 12:20pm
agreed!















