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/09/11/03/drive.burns.blu.ray.discs.at.up.to.12x.speeds/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/owcsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Other World Computing on Tuesday announced that it is now offering a Mercury Pro external Blu-ray drive with a quad interface. Users can choose between USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, or eSATA connection methods. The company claims the Pioneer BDR-205 can reach burn speeds of up to 12X on Blu-ray discs, 16X with DVDs, 4X on DVD-DL media, and 40X for CDs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/drive.burns.blu.ray.discs.at.up.to.12x.speeds/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/skips.own.gps.functions/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/pioneeriphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronics maker Pioneer has launched a free GPS application for the iPhone, AVIC Feeds. Unlike titles from companies such as TomTom, which provide full GPS functionality, the Pioneer software is designed strictly as a companion to the company's AVIC-U310BT and AVIC-Z110BT in-dash navigators. Users of the app can locate points of interest or other custom destinations in advance.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/skips.own.gps.functions/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/pioneer.outs.pair.of.pc.free.pro.dj.turntables/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/pioneercdj2000intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer will soon release two new digital turntables that do not require a PC, including the CDJ-2000 and the CDJ-900. The former sports a 6.1-inch, 480x234 LCD that displays waveforms, album art, and song info. Below the screen is a Needle Pad touschstrip that lets DJs drag directly to the part of the song they wish. An SD memory card and USB port lets users play music without the need for a conn... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/pioneer.outs.pair.of.pc.free.pro.dj.turntables/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/pioneer.demos.entertainment.tap/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/pioneerentertainmenttap.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer at the CEDIA expo today provided demonstrations of its first networked media hub. The concept device shown on the floor, so far known only as the Entertainment Tap, still has a Blu-ray player but is intended for online media playback first and foremost: it can recognize media from DLNA-ready devices over Ethernet or Wi-Fi and has access to Netflix movies, Picasa photos and YouTube videos.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/pioneer.demos.entertainment.tap/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/pioneer.xw.nas3.nas5.and.htp.sb300/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/pioneerxw-nas5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer used the CEDIA expo today to dip into bookshelf-sized iPhone and iPod speakers for the first time in the US. Having just entered Europe a week ago, the XW-NAS3 and XW-NAS5 are both single-piece units but are designed for better sound than usual in the class with 2.1-channel, digitally amped 60W output. They both also have stealth displays behind the grill and optionally support Bluetooth... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/pioneer.xw.nas3.nas5.and.htp.sb300/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/pioneer.intros.dj.mixer/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/pioneerDJM-5000intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer on Monday introduced the DJM-5000 DJ mixer made for portable use. Apart from newfound multi-zone support that lets users send two audio sources to a separate area, the DJM-5000 has three microphone inputs, 96kHz/24-bit sampling, a built-in sound card and a MIDI mapping capability. The mixer is designed to be rack-mounted.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/pioneer.intros.dj.mixer/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/30/sharp.sony.in.lcd.venture/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/sharpsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp and Sony on Thursday announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement related to the production and sales of large LCD panels and modules. Sharp's under-construction LCD production plant in Sakai City, Japan was transferred to Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP) on July 1st, with opening scheduled for October. On December 29th, Sony will invest 10 billion yen ($105 million) in... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/30/sharp.sony.in.lcd.venture/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/pioneer.dvr.xd09/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/pioneerdvr-xd09.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer today helped fill the need for external optical drives among netbooks and ultraportables by releasing the DVR-XD09. Replacing the earlier XD08, it writes and reads single-layer DVDs at 8X but has a footprint only slightly larger than the disc itself, making it even smaller than the older model. It's similarly light at half a pound and uses top loading instead of the usual front drive bay... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/pioneer.dvr.xd09/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/pioneer.elite.receivers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/pioneereliteSC27intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer on Wednesday brought out four new home theater receivers to its flagship Elite lineup, including the top-rung SC-27 and SC-25, as well as the slightly lower-end VSX-21TXH and VSX-23TXH. All four have a customized USB/composite cable that allow users to integrate their iPhones and iPods into their home theater audio systems. Once connected, the Apple devices can be controlled via the system... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/pioneer.elite.receivers/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/pioneer.outs.4.avic.decks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/AVIC-X910BTintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer announced four new double-DIN in-car navigation and entertainment systems over the weekend, including the flagship AVIC-Z110BT which sports a 7-inch touchscreen with 1024x768 resolution that tilts out to reveal the optical drive slot. Behind that screen is 4GB of internal storage space, an optical drive capable of reading CDs and DVDs and Bluetooth functionality. There is also an optional ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/pioneer.outs.4.avic.decks/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT