Category: Hatfield’s Gadgets For HedgiesApple have been all over the news over recent days. Their recent results were incredible. Dec quarter sales were US$46 billion with US$13 billion in profit. Analyst consensus for sales was $39 billion. They are now sitting on approximately $100 billion in cash! Based on the current all time high of $454.45 the market cap [...]
So just a couple of last minute digital ideas. iTune Gift Cards This is so easy and means that recipients can buy, albums, books or apps. Even TV shows and Movies. I’m on the US, UK and Australian stores and prices and selection vary across all stores. In terms of a couple of my recent [...]
It’s so exciting, Chrissie gadgets!!!! So let’s have a look at a few items for yourself, the kids, wife or girlfriend? In fact, I’ll start on some non Apple items. Sonos Play: 3 I’ve been following Sonos for some years. I was never 100% sure how I would fit their products into my stereo system. [...]
I’m not sure where the gadget world or Apple will go in the future but Steve Job’s influence will be certainly missed. I’ve always loved gadgets mainly because they enhance everyday activities. I’ve always loved my music, MP3 players, smartphones, movies, and TV shows. The efficiency that has been added to every day business usage. [...]
Still a dog, but now with fleas. I have joined an Apple Discussion Forum called “I bailed on Lion”. (see my criticisms of Apple’s OS X Lion in last month’s Australian Hedge). There seems to be an increasing group of early adopters such as myself who are rolling back to OS X Snow Leopard. Since [...]
I am normally an eager upgrader sometimes to my detriment. So when Mac OS Lion was released I eagerly upgraded. In all my years of eagerly awaiting a new OS, this is the first time that I am very unhappy. I strongly recommend that readers do not upgrade and stick with Snow Leopard! There has [...]
I love my music and for a few years I was downloading albums from the iTunes store. In the early days the bit rate was 128 kbps and the Apple file type was called AAC or Advanced Audio Coding. One thing I particularly loved was that you could get some obscure albums on the iTunes [...]
I had intended to introduce the new Nike GPS Watch and alternatives but Apple crept up on me with their iCloud announcement. At the recent Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple made a series of announcements. Actually Steve Jobs made the announcements assisted by his team. So, last week the announcements included the [...]
You might see a couple of gadgets that have Airplay. One prominent item is the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Airplay and Denon Receivers. Here is the B&W Zeppelin Air: Aside from being a high quality iPod speaker system, you can stream your iTunes Music library through the Zeppelin. Airplay works [...]
Everyone is asking me about my iPad 2 and I sheepishly reply that I haven’t ordered one. I don’t think that the upgrade is significant enough to part with hard earned cash. Not long after the Australian release, I went to the Sydney Apple store to have a play around. Yes it’s lighter, yes it’s [...]
