If you’re a Verizon customer with a MacBook Pro and have been wanting some fast wireless internet, you just might be in luck. According to Macworld, they’ve announced an ExpressCard/34 card to allow access to Verizon’s wireless broadband at EV-DO Rev. A speeds. The Novatel V740, which will run you $179.99 with a […]

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If you want a bag for your 15-inch MacBook Pro that you’re unlikely to see anyone else carrying–and you don’t mind paying for it–Vaja has a new product for you. The i-volution shell, made of Argentine leather, is a briefcase-like means of carrying your MacBook Pro. While not cheap at $392 (and that’s on […]

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If you’ve been wondering what to do with that ExpressCard/34 slot on your MacBook Pro, SiK, Inc. has a clever way of making use of it. Their rex remote control can actually be stored inside the ExpressCard/34 slot, making it easy to pack up before toting your MBP around.

SiK lists these features […]

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We’ve had a soft spot for foof products for a long time, and thought it worth sharing their announcement of the reintroduction of the beloved “it’s not easy being green” fabric, as well as a discussion of their environmental stance and charitable efforts:

foof in Australia, who make protective fabric sleeves for Apple Macbook and Macbook […]

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We posted FastMac’s announcement about a week ago, but apparently now the TruePower 65-watt AC adapter is now shipping and ready for purchase.

TruePower adapter is available now for a special introductory price of $35.95. It comes with a 1-year warranty and 30-day money back guarantee.

Hard to beat that deal. If you’re looking […]

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Hey, if we were in charge of laptop bag style, we’d just carry the thing around in a burlap sack. Tied with duct tape.
But we’re not in charge of style. Acme Made is. And they realized that most Mac users care a little bit more about aesthetics than the average Dell-toter, so they’ve been offering […]

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Laptop bag-maker Tom Bihn sent us word of a new offering:

SEATTLE, WA — March 14th, 2007 — TOM BIHN, a company that designs
and manufactures laptop bags, backpacks, messenger bags and briefcases
in its Seattle, Washington factory has introduced the Ego, a new
mid-size messenger bag designed to fit the 13″ MacBook and 15.4″ MacBook
Pro laptops with the […]

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AppleInsider has word of a Bank of America report speculating on the release of a sub-notebook from Apple. Rumors have been rampant lately that Apple will be re-entering the sub-notebook market in grand fashion, with some suggesting the machine will make use of NAND flash memory for at least a portion of its storage.

Bank […]

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Up on YouTube is a clip of an iPhone demo on CBS by everyone’s favorite Apple executive…Phil Schiller. Not a whole lot of new stuff here, though interesting to hear that email configuration will be handled by simply grabbing the settings off your desktop Mac.

The always-quality MacRumors.com has some great photos of […]

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This is one of those rumors that we’re never sure if we should even give the validation of discussing, but since it seems to interest a lot of people, we’ll mention CrunchGear has a rumor of Apple licensing the iPhone platform.

Just to reiterate, there are a number of reasons why this is virtually a lock […]

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SanDisk has a new SSD (solid state drive), but with a unique difference that sets it apart from many other flash drives. The 32GB, SATA drive is a 2.5-inch model, making it suitable for use in laptops, such as the MacBook or MacBook Pro, or in an external drive enclosure.

Granted, 32GB is […]

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