Engadget Podcast 063 - 01.17.2006

Well, it's time to get back into the swing of things and throw down another episode of the Engadget podcast that isn't daily from CES. January's definitely been a crazy month, between the madness of the Consumer Electronics Show and Jobs at Macworld announcing the first round of Apple hardware running on Intel chips. But while Intel and Apple were getting all cozied up, the guy in charge of that other OS (what's it called again, Windows?), took a few minutes to sit down with us, and Mr. Gates seemed none-too-scared of the threat OS X on x86 could pose. We also discuss how a boost from rich uncle Bill and Microsoft and Intel keeps HD DVD in the game, albeit on life support; and as for products that aren't even alive yet, the folks from Optimus say they're planning to release an OLED keypad with three keys in February. Not to be outdone, however, Vanessa Camones from iRiver tells us in a sit down interview about their success with the U10, and how it's become iRiver's flagship device.

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Hosts
Peter Rojas and Ryan Block

Producer
Randall Bennett

Music
J J J - 'Suits' in Japan

Format
57:04, 26.1 MB, MP3

Program
02:25 Macworld '06
11:01 MacBook Pro
17:56 Apple's Intel iMac
25:02 The Engadget Interview: Bill Gates (again!)
28:56 HD-DVD on life support?
32:32 Nikon kills (almost all) analog cameras
37:31 The Optimus mini three
41:59 The iRiver U10
50:20 The week ahead, the 2005 Engadget Awards and what's on tap for 2006

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[JOSE EDUARDO CAMONES @ Sep 15th 2006 11:55AM]

I want to know mero inf. write to my adress bye.

[JL984 @ Jan 17th 2006 5:23PM]

You incorrectly said that the G4 powerbooks were much higher resolution than the new Macbook Pro.

According to the Apple website, the 15-inch G4 Powerbook has a 1440 x 960 resolution while teh 15-inch Macbook Pro has a 1440 x 900 resolution.

You made it sound like a huge deal when the difference is in fact only 60 vertical pixels. Also, the 17-inch iMac also has a 1440 x 900 resolution.

[Zorn @ Jan 17th 2006 5:41PM]

You incorrectly said that the 15" Macbook was a step back in resolution from 1680x1050. Actually, that was only on the 17" Powerbook. The 15" was 1440x960. The Macbook will be 1440x900, with those 60 pixels making room for the build in iSight. So essentially, it's going to be the same res as the previous 15" Powerbook.

I'd expect that the 17" Macbook will have 1680x990 res.

[Zorn @ Jan 17th 2006 5:43PM]

Okay your post definitely wasn't there when I posted mine, stupid delay :p

[Marcus @ Jan 17th 2006 7:28PM]

Great podcast.....And for the record, I think Apple will change "PowerMac" to "MacTowerPro." That way you can buy a MacBookPro, or MacTowerPro. I also think that Apple should have called the powerbooks, "ProBooks," something similar.

[Ryan Block @ Jan 17th 2006 7:41PM]

Yup, you're right! I correctly cited the resolution for 17-inch version, not the 15-inch. My bad, sorry about that!

Best, Ryan

[Tim @ Jan 17th 2006 8:00PM]

Is it just me or is this podcast dated 01.17.2007?

It's okay, I forgive you Engadget. :)

[Tom @ Jan 17th 2006 10:55PM]

The podcasts are not working w/ my psp anymore (at least rss feed). They worked fine during CES. Anyone have info on this topic? Please help me out engadget.

[Michael @ Jan 18th 2006 2:37AM]

Is anyone else having problems getting the RSS podcast engadget feed via itunes?

[Joshua @ Jan 18th 2006 10:23AM]

Jobs said during the keynote that he wants the name "Mac" in all their products. So, the "iBook" name will go as well.

[Ben @ Jan 19th 2006 12:04PM]

I happen to be one those burned by a recent PowerBook purchase. I would like to note that there are typically good reasons to not go with a rev 1 system from Apple. Unfortunately, the last generation of the aluminum PowerBooks have a number of issues that make the normally wise decision sting. I didn't feel like I could wait for the next generation, the updated display (more on that in a sec), and overal system were very appealing. Typically I avoid the first generation systems, to avoid issues that frequently arise, just as you note. Yet now I have a system that has a serious display issue that affects anyone that does any serious graphic/visual work. There's also an acknowledged sound echo/looping problem. I was already unhappy with my system, but not so unhappy that I would consider returning the machine. And then the MacBooks dropped. I dunno, it's time to go visit my neighborhood genius and see if they can say something new regarding my situation. Alas.