Remember the Steve Jobs action figure? Well, the guys who made it have decided to wind up Apple once again with…the iHub, a USB hub that looks an awful lot like a Mac Mini, comes with a deliberately Apple-esque name and packaging that mimics the teeny tiny packaging you’d usually see holding an iPod nano. M.I.C Gadget is selling its copyright-surfing USB hubs for $10 but if you want one, you’d better act fast. This has angry Apple lawsuit written all over it.
Out now | $10 | M.I.C Gadget
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< ?p>Another Kinect hack for you: Harishankar Narayanan has hacked together a home theatre Kinect remote control set up by combining his Mac Mini with Kinect and motion-tracking using OpenNI.
It’s a clever feat but he says you can manage it to if you follow his instructions. Click through to see the Kinect remote control at work and follow the link at the bottom of the page for details on how to do it yourself…
Apple has pushed out an OS X Snow Leopard graphics update to fix performance and reliability issues with popular Steam titles including Starcraft II and Portal. If you’ve been putting off firing up Software Update, here’s why you should sit patiently and grab the Apple graphics patch…
We hope the weekend got you suitably relaxed, because the gadget news is about to come flooding on in at breakneck pace once more. Before it does though, catch what you missed right here in our quick techie breakie round up!
The new Mac Mini finally went on sale this week, after years of rumours about a revamp with that all important HDMI slot. Apple’s hoping the new look and extra slots will put the company’s “affordable” Snow Leopard machine at the top of the shopping list for anyone in search of a simple desktop or a home theatre PC (HTPC), but with the £499 option now off the table, is that the case? Read on and find out in our full Mac Mini review.
The new Mac Mini doesn’t just boast a new look aluminium body. It’s had a big spec bump inside as well, with new graphics and even the option to add your own memory. Are they worthy upgrades, or overkill for something you might simply want to plug into your TV? Read on and find out in this part of our Mac Mini review.
The Mac Mini has seen many iterations over the years, but Apple’s little Snow Leopard box has this week had its biggest revamp yet. It’s been given the full unibody treatment, just like the super slick MacBook Pro line. How does it handle in day to day use? Read on and find out in this part of our Mac Mini review.
We’re putting the new Mac Mini through its paces right now, throwing video at it and checking out its graphical prowess. We’ll have a full review for you shortly, but before we do, we want to hear what’s got you intrigued. What do you want to know about it? Tell us, and help shape the review!
