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Song from the new MacBook air ad

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Here is the song from the macbook air ad.

Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac

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Photoshop Elements 6 is another item on my MacWorld list of things to see. For people who need more than iPhoto but don’t need all the power of photoshop. I like the way the group shots feature works. You can do this in Photoshop but not this easily.

Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual

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Looking for a book for a mac user that recently upgraded to Leopard? Get them this book and make them read it. You would be surprised at all the features your mac has that you never use because you didn’t know existed. David Pogue has a way of making the most mundane features seem interesting.

“Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual” (David Pogue)

Or maybe you know someone that just bought a Mac. Check out the switcher version.

“Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition (Missing Manual)” (David Pogue)

A look at Android

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Android the true geek phone platform from Google. Android is not a phone but a platform. This is what makes it a great geek phone. Geeks can never agree on what makes the best device. With Android every geek can have his own phone and customize it at the hardware and software level to their hearts desire. The Android platform reminds me of something Microsoft would do. Take some of the cool features from the iPhone and release a mobile OS. The twist here is Google made the whole thing open source and that makes a huge difference. You can modify the operating system anyway they want with no restrictions. Watch the video from my favorite muppet Sergey Brin.

You can definitely see some resemblance to OSX and the iphone. From the Webkit browser (from Apple) to the icons.

A look at Android

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Android the true geek phone platform from Google. Android is not a phone but a platform. This is what makes it a great geek phone. Geeks can never agree on what makes the best device. With Android every geek can have his own phone and customize it at the hardware and software level to their hearts desire. The Android platform reminds me of something Microsoft would do. Take some of the cool features from the iPhone and release a mobile OS. The twist here is Google made the whole thing open source and that makes a huge difference. You can modify the operating system anyway they want with no restrictions. Watch the video from my favorite muppet Sergey Brin.

You can definitely see some resemblance to OSX and the iphone. From the Webkit browser (from Apple) to the icons.

SNL iPhone ad

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SNL iPhone ad

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User created iPod touch ad

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Here is the first ad for the iPod touch. Below is the YouTube version that inspired the ad. Very close to the ad that aired.

User created iPod touch ad

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Here is the first ad for the iPod touch. Below is the YouTube version that inspired the ad. Very close to the ad that aired.

Damn I knew I should have bought the Apple stock!

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Apple announced numbers today. The after hours market seemed to like the numbers. After Hours: 150.18 +13.06 (9.52%)

CUPERTINO, California—July 25, 2007—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 third quarter ended June 30, 2007. The Company posted revenue of $5.41 billion and net quarterly profit of $818 million, or $.92 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.37 billion and net quarterly profit of $472 million, or $.54 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.9 percent, up from 30.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 40 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

Apple shipped 1,764,000 Macintosh® computers, representing 33 percent growth over the year-ago quarter and exceeding the previous company record for quarterly Mac® shipments by over 150,000. The Company also sold 9,815,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 21 percent growth over the year-ago quarter.

Net income up 73%

Apple’s growth rate more than 2 1/2 times the predicted growth rate for the quarter. Mac notebooks up 42%. 9.8 million iPods, 31% growth over the quarter.

71.5% share of MP3 players are iPods. iTunes surpassed Amazon and Target in music sales.

270,000 iPhones sold

$915M sales at Apple stores, 33% year to year growth, avg. revenue per store $5.1M. 50% of customers were new to the Mac, 21.9 million people in stores total.

$13.8B in cash

$5.7B revenue target for the upcoming quarter-

Best Buy rollout? We were around 50 stores at beginning of quarter, 75 by end, almost 300 by end of 2007

Million iPhones by Sept (took iPod two years to do that), and 10M by the end of 2008

info from TUAW and Apple
Listen to the call here