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Apple Quietly Updates the Mac mini

Rumors have been bandied about in the blogosphere regarding the anticipated Mac mini revision. Well, the wait is over and the new 1.5GHz (formerly 1.42GHz) and 1.33GHz (formerly 1.25GHz) models are now shipping.

What else do you get in the revised models?

An updated Boot ROM version 4.9.4f0
Hard drives were upgraded to 5,400-rpm models
The SuperDrive equipped Mac mini features a new 8x dual-layer SuperDrive from Matshita (Panasonic), which supports 5x DVD-RAM burning along with 8x DVD+/-R support, 4x

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Make Your Own iPod nano Sleeve

Posted in Other Peripherals

MacVroom was lucky enough to score the last 4GB iPod nano in-stock at our local Apple Store. We are planning on integrating the iPod nano into our Mac mini MR2 install. For those of you that have not experienced the nano in person, it is an amazing must-have (and hold) gadget. We have been previously toting a 60GB iPod, but the diminutive size of the nano drove us to test it out as a pocket-friendly replacement.

Our only disappointment …

MacVroom Helps MacFormat Magazine Mac Your Ride!

Posted in MacVroom News

The October 2005 issue of MacFormat magazine (#160) includes an excellent feature on the Mac mini and car installs. MacVroom helped out on the article with our “10 Tips for a Successful Install.”

The story also profiles the Mac’d Rides of Dennis Monckton (2000 Land Rover Discovery), Mario Echeverria (Lexus 2002 IS300), Matt Turner (VW GTI), Tom Berry (2001 VW Beetle) and details how they did it and how you can do it too.

The MacFormat October …

dBlogger: Mobile RSS widget

Posted in Third party Software

Team Banzai, the creators of ‘Dora‘, the fully autonomous vehicle driven by Mac OS X (and three Mac minis), have been busy preparing for the upcoming DARPA Grand Challenge race. But they still had time to arrange a public demonstration of Dora’s driving capabilities and innovate a new RSS widget to get the news out.