http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/groups.take.sides.in.row.over.environmental.laws/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/app1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Both Greenpeace and the US Secretary of Energy are welcoming an Apple decision to abandon the US Chamber of Commerce. The former's toxics campaigner, Casey Harrell, on Thursday issued a statement which applauded Apple for confronting the Chamber over its opposition to mandatory limits on greenhouse gases. Apple is the first technology company to have removed itself from the Chamber over the issue... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/groups.take.sides.in.row.over.environmental.laws/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/evidence.from.apples.own.website/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ipodnano5g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The latest iPod nano may soon have an optional Nike heart rate monitor, a guide from Apple's website is said to indicate. The manual (PDF) includes a section called "Linking a Nike+iPod Compatible Remote or Heart Rate Monitor," specifically stating that the technology is only compatible with a fifth-gen Nano. Although the new player is already in stores, there is no sign of the quoted monitor.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/evidence.from.apples.own.website/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/nike.sportband.and.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/nikeplussportband.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nike today upgraded its Nike+ running gear with a new SportBand and an extra feature for iPhone users. The tracking device for calories, distance and speed has a new background to be more easily readable on the run and is weather sealed to prevent it getting wet. It can work as a stand-alone device or as a supplement to an iPhone or iPod that saves having to look at Apple's players to check run ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/nike.sportband.and.iphone/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/second.gen.ipod.touch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/ipodtouch2g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has confirmed rumors by revealing the existence of a second-generation iPod touch, bringing with it several enhancements. Central is a revised casing, which uses a contoured profile similar in shape to the iPhone 3G, but with stainless steel replacing plastic. Other similarities with the iPhone include new volume buttons, allowing blind adjustment, and a speaker, from which owners can hear... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/second.gen.ipod.touch/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/apple.last.in.industry/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has been ranked the worst among all major PC vendors and other large electronic firms in the fight against climate change. Climate Counts this week released its second annual Company Scorecard hoping to create a "simple, easy-to-understand ranking of companies would motivate both companies and consumers to step-up their efforts on climate change." Apple was ranked in last place among the lis... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/apple.last.in.industry/ Fri, 09 May 2008 06:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/25/nikeipod.gear.patent/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/nikecoach.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Nike patent application, recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, appears to detail some of the company's plans for new Nike+iPod gear. Key to the technology is an expansion beyond the single sensor offered today, which slips into a person's shoe and only tracks pacing and distance. Future sensors may monitor many different factors, including EKG, heartrate, body temperature a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/25/nikeipod.gear.patent/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/11/nike.for.iphone.touch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/nikecoach.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Nike+ fitness technology will indeed become available for the iPhone and the iPod touch, a Nike spokesperson has confirmed. Speculation began that it might when patent filings surfaced last month, pointing to an integrated fitness system similar to the existing Nike+iPod kit for Nanos. Although there is no sign of the extra sensors mentioned in the patent, or its extra activities such as wei... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/11/nike.for.iphone.touch/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/tuneband/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/tun_080407_band.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Grantwood has announced the release of tuneband for iPod nano, an armband product designed to comfortably secure the iPod nano in place during exercise, including Nike+iPod compatibility. The product consists of a comfortable and flexible armband strap that can accommodate both large and small arms, a durable silicone skin that allows access to all ports on the iPod nano, and a low-tack, cut-and-p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/tuneband/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/15/nike.sportband.unveiled/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/15-nike-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nike recently unveiled the Nike+ SportBand, confirming earlier reports that the company would release a "sans iPod" version of its fitness tracking system. According to MacLife, the SportBand functions similarly to the iPod combination set, where it can measure time, speed, distance, and calories consumed. The system supposedly writes this information to a USB memory stick for upload to a computer... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/15/nike.sportband.unveiled/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:25:00 GMT