In case you didn’t notice, there’s a little $2 bonus included with the new, non-conehead, draft 802.11n, 5x faster, 2x ranged, Airport Extreme. The highly controversial update that cost 499 pennies at first, then 199 pennies, then falsely zero pennies, then back to 199 pennies, is free if you buy the whole Setup. That’s a little bit of trivia for you following the somehow thrilling story.
https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-airport-extreme-no-longer-shaped-like-a-boob-227478
Beyond that, there’s actually a bit more going on with the Airport Extreme that I just learned today in terms of its USB drive capabilities.
It’ll have that USB port for turning storage into networked drive, but did you know that drive can be set to automount upon connection to the network? It can also be locked down with specific user accounts. These features are part of the brave new world of Mac gadgets. One that supports PCs as well as Macs. Does this mean this works with Vista? The USB ports also work with Printers.
The rest of the Airport Extreme’s features, like encryption, and security, are standard fare.
The Airport Extreme’s unlocking software will work on Mac Pros from august 06. Here’s the total list of machines that already have the DNA for going Extreme.
MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo
MacBook with Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac Pro with Intel Xeon and AirPort Extreme
iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo (except iMac 17-inch, 1.83GHz)
One wish: Since my cable modem is near my livingroom setup, wouldn’t it be nice if there was a super AppleTV box that had both Airport Extreme and AppleTV in one? And if it came in the same colors as the Shuffle? No? Never mind.
https://gizmodo.com/apple-ipod-shuffle-in-color-like-1gb-mp3-playing-skitt-232447
[Gizmodo]
