Briefly: AAPL earnings, Keyspan Tuneview

Briefly: Apple earnings are due next week, a few weeks before its shareholders' meeting, while Keyspan launched a new black enclosure for its Tuneview Remote and IconKits.com released new collections.... Ahead of its May 10th shareholders' meeting, Apple will announce its 2007 second quarter financial results after market close on Wednesday, April 25th and hold a conference call -- available via QuickTime audio -- followed by its quarterly analyst conference call to discuss earnings at 5:00 p.m. ET on the same day.... Keyspan today revealed a new black version of its LCD-based iPod remote. The new black enclosure for its "TuneView for iPod" which provides a new wireless way to manage music throughout your house or office.

The $180 kit includes universal iPod dock, 2-way RF remote with color LCD screen, a USB power adapter, audio and USB cables, and selected dock adapters, allowing users to connect the iPod to a stereo or powered speakers using the line out jack or connect the iPod to a TV using the S-Video jack as well as browse and control the iPod from around the house with LCD remote.

The TuneView dock may also be used to sync an iPod with a PC or Mac and charge the iPod from an AC outlet using the USB Power Adapter.

The remote features a color LCD screen that enables you to remotely view the contents of your iPod -- and it currently supports four languages (English, French, German and Spanish).

New Icons

Iconkits.com has added two new icon collections, including the Candy Base Kit ($200), which includes 80 playful icons rendered in a bold and colorful style. The new Aquality Addon 2 Kit ($50) includes many useful concepts such as Backup, Filter and Savings.

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