Koolio

Thoughts & news on technology…well, mostly

Bargain: Logitech VX Revolution Notebook Mouse for $35

logitech-vx-revolution.jpgLooking for a wireless notebook mouse? Well, here’s the deal for you: Buy.com has the Logitech VX Revolution for $35 ($55 – $20 mail-in rebate). MSRP is $80 so this is a steal.

Specs for the VX Revolution can be found here.

If I didn’t own the Logitech V500, I’d jump all over this.

Filed under: Bargains, Deals, Logitech, Mouse

Another PC vs. Mac Commercial

Here’s another funny Apple commercial…actually, a lot funnier than the previous ‘Vista Allow or Deny’ one I posted. Enjoy!

Filed under: Apple, MacOSX, Microsoft, Video, Vista, Windows, YouTube

Details on (potential) iPhone and Monthly Rate Plan Pricing

cingular-iphone-ad.jpg

This is a leaked Cingular iPhone ad (click image to see the full version) that lists some potential pricepoints for the iPhone as well as the potential costs for the iPhone rate plan. I got the info from Appleiphonereview.com and Engadget and have a summary below:

  • Price w/2-year contract: $299 (4GB) and $399 (8GB) vs. $499 & $599 w/o contract
  • Monthly Rate Plan options:
    • Voice: $39.99 for 450 minutes, unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling, and 5,000 night/weekend minutes
    • Data: $4.99/mo for 200 text messages or $19.99/mo for 200 text messages and unlimited Internet & Visual Voicemail.

If these prices hold true, it will make it a lot easier for people to buy the iPhone and switch to Cingular.

Filed under: Apple, Rumors, Smartphone, Technology, iPhone

More Rumors for a March Release of Mac OS X Leopard 10.5

There are some more rumors that OS X 10.5 (Leopard) will be released at the end of March. I’ve come across a few sources reporting this same rumor.

With the release of Windows Vista, there’s going to be a lot more focus on what Leopard brings to the table and how it stacks up against Vista. Yes, we all agree that Vista “leveraged” a lot of features from Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) but I think Leopard will need to bring some more innovative features (other than the ones already revealed) to keep feeding the ‘pro-Apple’ momentum. Let’s hope those ‘top-secret’ features, that Steve Jobs mentioned, are killer-features.

Update (2/28/2007) I must say, my gut is telling me that Leopard will NOT be released in March but more likely in June.  There really isn’t a benefit for Apple to release Leopard earlier and, I believe, Apple will want to coincide the release of Leopard with some updated hardware (like those rumored MacBook Pros) to garner some more hardware sales.

Filed under: Apple, MacOSX, Rumors, Software