- Apple today announced its new lines of iPods, but the news about the Classic line seems to be getting short shrift. Apple is ditching the 80GB and 160GB iPod Classics for a thinner 120GB Classic at the 80GB’s price point ($249). Interesting, but I think they need more of a range of prices for the larger non-flash sizes. Would a $200 80GB cannibalize iTouch sales? I doubt it. Still, I’m more curious about iTunes 8: in particular, does it do a database conversion from iTunes 7? That’s always bad news.
- Today they flipped the digital switch in Wilmington NC, with few problems. Still, I’m a little leary of the conversion. No, I’m not worried about reception (I have DirecTV). I’m worried about all the ancillary devices: the amplifiers, VCRs, and DVD players/recorders. There are precious few picture tube TVs still being sold; most of what you find are HDTVs. The ancillary devices often have analog outputs. Will the digital TVs, especially those made in a few years, be able to handle the analog outputs of these devices? Are we going to need analog-to-digital converters for our old recording stuff?
- Well, I wanted a third item, but couldn’t find anything. So read this article about KFC moving its secret formula to a new temporary undisclosed location whilst they shore up security at the original one. For more than 20 years, it has been tucked away on an old yellow piece of notebook paper in a filing cabinet equipped with two combination locks. To reach the cabinet, the keepers of the recipe would first open up a vault and unlock three locks on a door that stood in front of the cabinet.
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