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  1. I found the other site I was looking for and it details how to modify inline the cable from the Mac Mini power supply "brick" to the Mac Mini. You end up with a breakaway connector point without having to go into the Mac Mini or the power supply. It appears that the Mac Mini needs 18 vdc so a DC to DC module would still be needed. Some enterprising person will do a really slick mod, similare to what various companies did with the Mackies to make them DC powerable --- we will just have to find that person. In the meantime, have a look at this: http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/astramac/power/ AstraMac website; detailed assembly for adapting power cord for Mac Mini Regards, Jeff Wexler
  2. Thanks for the link to Mac Mini Surgery site --- it all looks a little drastic to me. I did some similar research awhile back and found a few useful sites which I will post below but I cannot find the best one I remember: that was a site that discussed in detail modifying the connector on the power supply brick and doing a few other less invasive things to run the Mac Mini on DC. I will keep looking. Carnetix site has information about DC to DC products for supplying power for Mac Mini http://www.carnetix.com/CNXP1900.htm Digital World Wide site has lots of monitor options and power supply options for computers mounted in cars, basically 12 vdc type operation http://www.digitalww.com/b3.htm Regards, Jeff Wexler
  3. First Look: iPod Hi-Fi Get to know Apple’s all-new iPod speaker system By Dan Frakes from maccentral.com Apple’s iPod Hi-Fi speaker system, unveiled at a Tuesday press event, marks the company’s first foray into the big-ticket iPod accessory market. But in seeking to carve out its own space with the iPod Hi-Fi, Apple couldn’t help but draw comparisons to speaker offerings already available. ? That much was clear during Steve Jobs’ presentation, which included images of some of the current “home” speakers on the market, including JBL’s $180 On Stage and Bose’s $300 SoundDock (which Playlist considers desktop rather than home speakers, incidentally). Jobs’ point: Neither of the speakers really offers what he describes as “home stereo quality.” Jobs defined that as: 1. Large sound stage 2. Precise imaging and separation 3. Wide frequency range 4. Room-filling power without distortion These characteristics seem to suggest a larger subwoofer/satellite system. Instead, the $349 iPod Hi-Fi goes in a different direction. It’s a one-piece speaker system 17-inches wide by 6.6-inches high by 6.9-inches deep—more a competitor to Bose’s SoundDock or ZVOX’s $200 ZVOX mini than to a real home stereo system. ?The basics You might describe the iPod Hi-Fi as a “bigger in every way” SoundDock. The Hi-Fi costs $50 more, is about 5 inches wider, and provides a number of additional features. Like the SoundDock, the iPod Hi-Fi includes a dock that accommodates all dockable iPods (although the Hi-Fi’s dock is top-mounted and uses Apple’s new Universal design with 10 different adapters included). The Hi-Fi also includes a remote—in this case, Apple’s soon-to-be-ubiquitous Apple Remote. Finally, like the SoundDock, the Hi-Fi does not include a dock-connector port for connecting a docked iPod to your computer for syncing; since the system is clearly not designed to be used on your computer desk, this is to be expected. But the Hi-Fi also includes several unique features. For starters, the Hi-Fi can run off either AC power or six D batteries, making it truly portable (or, at nearly 17 pounds with batteries, “transportable”); dual integrated handles help you lug it from room to room. The Hi-Fi also includes a 1/8-inch (3.5mm) auxiliary input jack that accepts either analog or optical SPDIF input, allowing you to connect an iPod shuffle, a TV or DVD player, or even the optical output of an AirPort Express for streaming music from iTunes. ? Also of note is the new “Speakers” menu that appears on fifth-generation and nano iPods when you dock them with the Hi-Fi. Provided via a new iPod software update that was slated to be available Tuesday but hasn’t appeared as of this writing, this Speakers menu allows you to configure several options specific to Hi-Fi-docking. For example, you can choose different EQ (Normal, Bass Boost, and Treble Boost) and backlight settings when docked, as well as choose to have album art remain in full-screen mode during docked playback. Unfortunately, Apple told me that this new menu item and its settings will not be available for older iPods. Other tidbits During demonstrations and conversations with Apple representatives, my colleague Christopher Breen and I also picked up a few other interesting bits of info about the Hi-Fi: 1. Input switching: The Hi-Fi can play only one source—iPod or auxiliary input—at a time. However, unlike many iPod-docking speaker systems, which simply mute iPod playback when a second audio source is connected, the iPod Hi-Fi allows you to switch between the two sources using the remote’s Menu button. 2. Automatic volume reduction: To conserve battery power, when you unplug the system’s AC power cord and cause the it to run off battery power, the Hi-Fi automatically reduces volume to “ambient” level. You can then adjust the volume as desired. 3. Touch-sensitive buttons: The Hi-Fi’s up/down volume buttons are actually touch-sensitive pads, similar to those on the third-generation iPod. 4. Auto-Play: When you place your iPod in the Hi-Fi, it automatically begins to play; the volume gradually “ramps up,” instead of blasting away immediately. 5. Volume control for newer versus older iPods: With the iPod nano, Apple introduced a new feature that lets accessories actually change the audio output level of the iPod’s dock connector—a feature that now appears on the iPod with video. Older iPods do not provide this functionality. According to the Apple representatives I spoke with, this results in subtle differences in the way volume levels are achieved by the Hi-Fi based on which iPod you’re using. When an iPod nano or iPod with video is connected, adjusting the Hi-Fi’s volume actually changes the volume of the iPod’s output; the Hi-Fi’s amplifier level remains constant. However, when an older iPod is connected, adjusting volume changes the output of the Hi-Fi’s amplifier. Users will likely never know, or care, about this difference, but it’s an interesting technical note. 6. Remote indicator light: The Hi-Fi features a small indicator light on the lower-right corner of the front of the Hi-Fi (behind the removable grille). This light glows green whenever the system receives a valid command from the remote control and orange when an invalid command is received. Say you press the Menu button when there is no source connected to the auxiliary input jack—that’s an invalid command and you’ll get the orange light. But the light also glows orange if you try to use another Apple Remote that is already paired with a different Apple device, such as a Mac mini, iMac, MacBook Pro, or Universal iPod Dock. This will be a useful feature in multi-Apple-remote households—it’s the Hi-Fi’s way of saying, “Hey, buddy, you’re using the wrong remote!” The sound How’s the sound quality of the Hi-Fi? It was difficult to do any serious listening, considering the acoustics of crowding 10 to 30 people—all talking loudly— into the various small rooms that Apple set up to demonstrate the Hi-Fi. The units on display were also cranked up to much louder levels than those at which I suspect most people will listen. And while my colleagues and I initially assumed that we were listening to high-quality (e.g., Apple Lossless) audio tracks—after all, wouldn’t Apple want to demonstrate the Hi-Fi’s best possible playback performance?—it turns out that the songs used in the demos were all standard iTunes Music Store tracks encoded using AAC at 128kbps. This explained some of the artifacts we heard, for example, on a piano track. However, with those caveats noted, my initial impressions were that the Hi-Fi offers better bass response and louder volume levels than Bose’s SoundDock, the Hi-Fi’s most similar competitor. This isn’t surprising considering the Hi-Fi’s design, which uses two 80mm midrange drivers in sealed enclosures along with a 130mm dual-voice-coil, ported woofer in a larger overall enclosure. Beyond that, I don’t want to make any judgments; our upcoming full review will have a more thorough and controlled comparison between the Hi-Fi and the SoundDock, as well as comparisons with other systems in the same general price range, such as Klipsch’s $400 iFi, which features separate satellites and a hefty subwoofer. The initial reaction Apple’s tag line for the iPod Hi-Fi is Home stereo. Reinvented. A bit of marketing hyperbole, to be sure—given that there are already several compact, one-piece iPod speaker systems out there, there’s little that has truly been reinvented here. Based on my (brief) time with the Hi-Fi on Tuesday, perhaps a more accurate tag line would be Compact stereo system. Refined.: Take Bose’s $300 SoundDock, give it a bit more “oomph,” add a few features, and enclose the package in an Apple design, and you get the Hi-Fi. What several Playlist staffers noted would have been a “reinvention” is built-in wireless so that the Hi-Fi would automatically show up as a destination stereo for AirTunes in iTunes. Also missing—given that Apple is pushing the Hi-Fi as part of your home entertainment system—is a video-out port that would allow you to view your iPod-hosted photos and videos on your TV. But the Hi-Fi is still an interesting addition to the ever-widening world of iPod speakers, and one that will likely attract lots of fans, especially among those looking for a compact system with “big” sound.
  4. Education & Training presented by the Local 695 Education Committee Saturday, March 4th Seminars Radio Transmission and Manufacturers presentation The Local 695 Education Committee and LSC will conduct the following seminars on March 4th: 1. Morning: RF theory for video and audio folks 2. An afternoon with Lectrosonics new products To be held at Pickwick Gardens, in Burbank. Breakfast served and buffet lunch. RSVP Sophie Alvarez at LSC... (818) 980 9891 Ext. 352 DETAILS: LSC will be hosting Time: Saturday March 4th at 10 AM till 3 PM Place: Pickwick http://www.pickwickgardens.com/sqs/dsk.aspx Content: Morning session: Theory of RF transmission and operation. WE suggest you read the Lectro manual on their website: http://lectrosonics.com/wg/wg2000.pdf before the meeting. Yea its long but its your job. Bring your questions. The theory morning session would be educational for video assist operators who would want to understand RF theory to better operate their video transmitters. They are invited. Afternoon session: New sound equipment: radio mike equipment from Lectrosonics. Preview and demonstration of new kit to be announced at NAB in April. 1. The SM transmitter with the new remote control firmware. 2. The RM remote controller for the SM. 3. The UCR401 which is the digital hybrid replacement for the UCR201. 4. The UFM 230 which a full bandwidth UHF band inline RF amplifier. 5. The Venue bag system which is a folded version of the 6 channel Venue receiver system with a NP1 battery in the middle. 6. The SMd transmitter which is a two battery version of the SM transmitter. 7. The SMq transmitter which is the quarter Watt version of the SMd. 8. The UM450 which is the 1/4 Watt version of the digital hybrid UM400. Some of this is in production, some in beta and some still in alpha. Personnel: Larry Fisher larryf@lectrosonics.com and Gordon Moore gordon@lectrosonics.com from Lectrosonics, Inc., PO Box 15900, 581 Laser Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124 Tel: 1-800-821-1121 www.lectrosonics.com Organization: LSC, 818-980-9891 X302 Steve Joachim sjoachim@Locationsound.com Sales Manager, will be the host. Buffet Lunch included.
  5. The Mac Mini does in fact have a fan but if properly ventillated rarely comes on, and when it does come on it is fairly quiet. Although I do not yet have a Mac Mini on my cart, I do have all the makings (minus the Mac Mini itself because my wife has our only Mini and I was waiting to see what would be coming out). I have spent a fair amount of time thinking about the powering requirements because the Mac Mini would be the first ever device on my cart that would require AC. I know that many others have already had devices that have required AC power and have used inverters, UPS units and all sorts of things to keep them running. I have been very dilligent in keeping everything to only require a nominal 12 vdc. I did do some research on the various methods to actually pull the Mac Mini apart and modify it to run on DC directly, and there have been some schemes that only require modification to the outboard "brick" that is needed with the Mac Mini. I will try and find those links and post them here. For the display I am using a Xenarc 10 inch (biggest monitor I have ever had on my cart --- you'll see when I post some pictures later).This monitor provides 2 switchable video inputs (so I can finally see what the "B" camera is shooting even though I probably don't want to know), a standard VGA input for ANY computer, and it is a touchscreen! As for powering, the monitor is 10-24 volts DC and the Mac Mini will probably go through a small inverter in line with my overall DC cart power supply. The other option would be to either have it powered up ONLY when AC is available or to have a very small short duration UPS and inverter used only for the brief times I am without AC. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  6. Like everything else, you really have to consider what software is vital to your tasks, and then make your choice of computer platform. I made the overall choices years and years ago, based on my feelings about the most primary piece of software we use --- the Operating System. In my case, as is common knowledge, was the Macintosh with the Mac OS. Over all these years I have not found that there is any software program that is so vital to my needs that is not available for the Mac, I have not had to "switch" to Windows (although Courtney's BWF Widget Pro is VERY good and useful software I have to say). So, if Metacorder is what you want to run or BoomRecorder, these are both Mac only (and for good reason). A PC equivalent may be out there but I have my doubts that it would be a serious contender even for PC users. Many people have used their PowerBooks on the Sound Cart for various purposes including master recording. Several people I know are also now using the Mac Mini quite successfully on their carts (Billy Sarokin in New York being one of the first I believe). I will post more later regarding power requirements, space considerations and cost factors, using a Mac on the Sound Cart. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  7. It sound like you are accessing the Forum through the website (where I had to have the forum "site" ride within a frame of sorts on the main website. Once you are at the jwsound.net website you can select the Direct to Discussion Group and you will be off the site and into the forum directly. Then, with any borwser on most screen resolutions, you should be able to see most everything without horizontal scrolling. If you haven't already tried, try making your main browser window wider. The forum site, if you are viewing it directly and not through the website, should resize dynamically. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  8. This requires a lengthy response (and timely as well I know) but I am too tired tonight to give it my best shot. There may be others here who can give their take on all of this. I will write something tomorrow. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  9. I had made the suggestion earlier regarding Sound Carts and equipment setups and that is one of the reasons for the section called Images of Interest. I think everyone would welcome Sound Cart pictures posted there and we'll see if maybe some more categorization will be needed. For now, I would just post any images you want right there. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  10. I have been trying to get most recent posts to display at the top so we don't have to scroll through everything from the beginning, and I think the easiest thing I've found is to use the Recent Posts list at the bottom of the Forum Boards. Selecting the heading (which is in brackets) where the most recent post is will take you right to it. I think I will increase the number of Recent Posts in the list. I want this to be as easy and hassle free as possible. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  11. I was thinking about putting up a board for people to post Want-To-Buy and Want-To-Sell items here. It would be out of the way, no one has to spend anytime there if they don't want to, and I will not be providing ANY assistance as far as sales go (this will not become an Audio EBay lite for sure). It probably would not even be "classified" as in indexed or categorized, just a place to post buying and selling. What does anybody think? Regards, Jeff Wexler
  12. I understand most all the reasons for the nicknames, handles and so forth... so at this point it really is up to the individual and I will stop worrying about what it all means. Regards, idon'tknowwhoiamtoday@jwsound.net
  13. I am certainly NOT the expert on all the varieties of TC but it does seem odd to request anything other than the standard 30 fps ND timecode when shooting standard 35 mm film (any aspect ratio). If the post supervisor is requesting this I guess it is something you will have to do, but I would in a kindly manner request a more complete explanation: for example, did this request come from someone or some facility that has actually tested such a workflow, etc. On the issue of TRACK assignment it is nice that they are inquiring about that (actually it is nice that you are talking to anyone prior to the shoot) and my standard answer (which is stated on the sound reports, on the label on the box, and on my memo to editorial) that Track 1 is always considered the main production track (which people like to call the "mix track" these days) and all other tracks will be properly logged and identified, scene by scene, as to what can be expected to find there. This focuses everyone on TRACK 1 and I like that because it definitely suits my style of working. If there are some questions like "why can't Amy always be on Track 4?" I explain that it is the nature of the work, some aspects of which are impossible to determine before shooting commences, that make it impossible to pre-determine track assignments beyond what I have just stated: Track 1 is the main production track and ALL the other tracks, when used, will have something hopefully of value on them, and this will be documented on the day. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  14. The Camera department, Sound department and Video, all had these Kawasaki ATVs, or Mule as they call it, and although it was quite cramped it allowed me to have my whole Cart set up intact and still mobile. You can see Don Coufal holding one of the many windscreen prototypes he built whle we were away in New Zealand for 5 months. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  15. along with several other announcements, most notably of interest to us is the Mac Mini, Apple introduced the iPod Hi-Fi which is a portable battery operated playback device
  16. Apple Event Live Update By Peter Cohen - maccentral.com ? Macworld’s live coverage of today’s Apple event has concluded. Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage of Apple’s own Town Hall facility at its Cupertino campus. Apple is introducing fun things today, he said — “medium scale things, but our customers want all of them.” Among the offerings is a redesigned Mac mini featuring Intel microprocessors and an iPod Hi-Fi — an integrated stereo system designed to accommodate all the dockable iPods ever made. Jobs told the assembled reporters that Apple is on track to convert its entire professional line of Macintosh computers to Intel CPUs this year. Apple tested those waters in January when it began shipping its mid-range consumer model, the iMac, with an Intel chip inside. “The reviews are the best we’ve gotten for any machine we’ve ever shipped. and we also announced the MacBook Pro, we started shipping it last week. Lot of customers have already gotten theirs, again the reviews are off the charts. Mac mini goes Intel Jobs introduced the new Intel-based Mac mini, Apple’s low-cost consumer desktop system. The base model features an Intel Core Solo CPU — a single-processor, single-core CPU. But the company is also introducing a Mac mini that features Intel’s Core Duo processor — the same kind of CPU that powers the iMac and MacBook Pro. The redesigned Mac mini features gigabit Ethernet, a total of four USB 2.0 ports, analog and SPDIF audio outputs and more. “And, of course, you can also hook it up to televisions,” Jobs told the audience. It’s been widely speculated that Apple might use today’s event to introduce a Mac model with better home entertainment integration. The new Mac mini, like its iMac sibling, features Front Row, an application that makes it possible to view movies, listen to audio, watch music videos and more from your Mac, in full-screen, using an infrared remote control from across the room. The Mac mini now sports an infrared sensor in the front of the Mac min, next to the machine’s optical disk drive slot. As demonstrated by Jobs, Front Row now has a new feature — the ability to support shared music libraries accessible through iTunes. So using Front Row, you can listen to the contents of other machines running iTunes on the same subnetwork. It works similarly with shared albums using iPhoto, and shared videos. The Mac mini appears physically the same as it did before, but it’s 2.5x faster on integer calculations and 3.2x faster in floating point calculations than its predecessor (using the same benchmarks Apple offers for the iMac and MacBook Pro), thanks to the inclusion of the new Intel Core Solo CPU. For the Core Duo models, it’s 4.8x faster in integer calculations and 5.5x times faster in floating point calculations on those same tests. The updated Front Row application is also being offered to users of other Macs running Front Row — Jobs is calling it “Front Row with Bonjour,” Apple’s nomenclature for zero-configuration networking. Predictably, the new Mac minis also feature iLife 06, Apple’s recently refreshed suite of applications that includes iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie, GarageBand and iWeb. Also standard is Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger,” a remote control, Front Row, AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth, four USB 2.0 interfaces, FireWire 400, GigaBit Ethernet, DVI video out, and Dolby Digital 5.1 and analog audio in and out. Also worthy of note is that the new Mac mini features integrated graphics on the motherboard in place of a discrete ATI Radeon 9200 graphics chip that was on the G4-era model. The entry-level Mac mini system, available starting today, is a 1.5GHz Core Solo system with 667MHz bus, 512MB RAM, 60GB SATA hard drive and “Combo” DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive for $599 — $100 more than the previous base model. The 1.67GHz Core Duo-based model features an 80GB SATA internal hard disk and 8x “SuperDrive” that can burn DVDs as well as CD-Rs, for $799. “Fifty percent of our entire product line is now available with Intel processors, in less than sixty days,” said Jobs. New iPod products Jobs recapped a recent event of import to Apple’s iTunes Music Store: The sale and download of its billionth song. “Let’s move on to new products in the music space,” said Jobs. “We’re going to have iPod leather cases. We’ve been working on these for a while, but wanted to get them just right.” Apple is introducing $99 leather cases for the fifth-generation “video” iPod and ipod nano. The slide in cases don’t appear to leave users with any access to the iPod’s controls, unlike various offerings from third parties. Jobs then turned his attention to the automobile. “Forty percent of all automobiles sold offer iPod connectivity as an option,” he told the audience. “So ‘on the go’ is big for us.” Home stereo products lack that functionality, however. And while some manufacturers are starting to add direct iPod connectivity to new amplifiers and systems, “You’re not getting rid of your home stereo,” said Jobs. Jobs talked about the requirements of audio enthusiasts. Audiophiles want a soundstage, he said, precise imaging and separation, and a wide frequency range. “You want to be able to have great bass but also be able to hear the highest frequencies,” said Jobs. “You want room-filling power without distortion.” iPod Hi-Fi: Home Stereo. Reinvented. Calling the new iPod accessory “Home stereo. Reinvented,” Jobs explained that iPod Hi-Fi “has some of the attributes of iPod products today, but with home stereo quality.” It’s a three-driver system in one unit featuring an iPod dock on top. An auxiliary input rests in the back of the iPod Hi-Fi if you have an iPod shuffle. The device also ships with inserts designed to accommodate virtually all of Apple’s dockable iPod models. Built-in handles let you tote the system around — it’s white and rectangular, and features a black grille on the front of the speakers. The power supply itself is integrated, so there’s no bulky external brick feeding juice to the unit. And it can run on batteries — six D cells, in fact. The speaker system includes two 80 millimeter (mm) mid-range drivers with a sealed acoustic suspension and a 130mm dual voice coil woofer featuring a ported bass reflex design, inside a sealed resin enclosure. “We get great bass out of this thing and it doesn’t distort when you crank it up,” said Jobs. Apple has updated the iPod’s software to accommodate the new speaker system — a new software update will add a “Speaker” menu to the iPod’s interface, allowing users to adjust tone control, control the backlight and turn on large album art. What’s more, the iPod Hi-Fi can be controlled with the Apple Remote. It can also accept input through an auxiliary jack and SPDIF optical audio input. The iPod Hi-Fi goes on sale today for $349.
  17. "Revenge For A Rape" with Mike Connors (remember "Mannix"?), shooting in Vancouver, Canada, 1975 (runaway production way back then?) I had Rob Young as the Boom Operator --- Rob is a really good guy who went on to be a very accomplished mixer doing such movies as Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven." Regards, Jeff Wexler
  18. note the custom EV "football" windscreen which actually houses 2 Schoeps microphones (see 2 XLR connectors on the bale) for stereo ambience recording. On top of the sound cart you might recognize an outboard MS matrix decoder we used for these recordings. The Nagra on the cart is still my venerable mono 4.2; we would get the Nagra 4-S (no TC) out of the truck when we wanted to do the stereo recordings. Also, you can see the smaller windscreen is one of Don Coufal's "butterfly" design --- entirely made of Acoustifoam and very effective, the shape says it all. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  19. Haskell, my father on the left, Hal Ashby in the middle, and that's me on the right (with hair --- this was 30 years ago!). Everyone always asks what I was doing on the movie... I was the sound mixer and yes I am wearing gloves (dangerous work around moving trains). Regards, Jeff Wexler
  20. Thank you Phillip for your post... I sort of had the feeling that this is what is going on. Call me "Old School" (actually, that is someone else "handle" on this forum) but I like knowing who it is I am conversing with. I guess over time we all learn who everyone is, even though they do not use their own names but rather nicknames. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  21. I have used Mid-Atlantic rack mountable products including the drawers on most all of my sound carts. They are very good but very heavy. Recently David Waelder pointed me in the direction of similar rack mount drawers but in ALUMINUM, not steel. I am using 2 of them now on the follow cart and I expect to replace the 2 on my main sound cart vert soon. Thanks to David, here's the link: http://www.starcase.com/default.htm
  22. Boom Operator, ALWAYS... Sound Mixer, almost never (just kidding)
  23. I have been asking myself the same thing but I am not working at the moment (I suppose that is obvious) so I took this project on. I am not so sure we need yet another avenue of expression but we'll see. Any suggestions from you will be greatly appreciated especially if you come up with some possibly unique and untried ideas to make this sort of thing more useful. Thanks for joining up... hope to see you again. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  24. Speculation is running rampant as to what Steve Jobs will anounce at the special Press meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 28th. from macrumors.com: More rumors of the February 28th Apple event are leaking out. As previously reported the Intel Mac mini and an iPod Boombox/Hi-Fi companion product are expected to be released at the Feb 28th event. Appleinsider now claims that the Mac mini has already been sent to manufacturing partners to ramp up for release. Meanwhile, the Intel iBook is not expected to be released at next week's event. The most detailed rumors of the Intel Mac mini were described in November: - Front Row 2.0 - "TiVo-Killer" DVR application - Built-In iPod Dock - Possible move to 3.5" hard drive Meanwhile, the iPod Boombox/Hi-Fi which was originally described in December and confirmed yesterday by ThinkSecret is expected to be priced in at over $300. The exact functionality of the new iPod remains a mystery, but hints of "unique capabilities" and "strikingly different" have been used to describe the unit. Both "iPod Boombox" and "iPod Hi-Fi" were recently trademarked by Apple in the Hong Kong Trademark office. So, we'll see what happens. Regards, Jeff Wexler
  25. I will post some more images which may be of interest to others here. It is fairly easy to do the only requirement is that the image file size not be too large. What you do is start a new topic in the Images of Interest board, give it a Subject title and then down at the bottom where it says Additional Options, you can select an image and and add it a an attachment. There was some interest awhile back for Sound Cart pictures and also some of the custom windscreens people have done. I think any pictures from the set, interesting locations, people doing challenging work or just having a good time... it's all good Regards, Jeff Wexler
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