In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast we talk about the new iPhone OS 3.0 as well as iPhone tethering.

News:

This week we travel to Microsoft’s campus in San Francisco for Startup Weekend San Francisco. Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. Founded in 2007 by Andrew Hyde, the weekend is a concept of a conference focusing on learning by creating. It is known for its quick decisions, ‘out of the box’ thinking (oh no, the buzzwords are attacking!), unique facilitation technique and letting the founders show what they can do. The program has already met with success in Boulder, Toronto, New York, Hamburg, Houston, West Lafayette, Boston, DC and more. In this episode we talk to Founder Andrew Hyde, and San Francisco Leader Tyler Willis.

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky (@danielbru)
Length: 19:36

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Sam Levin (@samlevin) from the Cool Mac Picks show joins us to talk about some Apple news!

News:

• Apple Announces New iPod shuffle
• Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 on March 17th
• Apple Netbook Touchscreen Rumors Continue
• ‘Premium’ App Store Rumors Revived
• iTunes 8.1 Now Available
• Final Cut Studio Update Due in Late April?

Sam’s Cool Mac/App Pick of the week:

• LaCie iamaKey USB Flash Drive
• AirPhones (iTunes Link)

Review: MiMo Displays
A single USB connection from your computer gets you an instant secondary (tertiary, quaternary, quinary…) display. This awesome display is perfect for your IM client, your email, a spreadsheet, or your Photoshop tools. Not only do these displays enhance productivity, but they look great. The single USB connection combined with a weight of 1.3 pounds means these displays are ultra-portable. Overall, for the size and power, the MiMo is great for a IM window, or Twitter, but with a 24″ monitor at home in my case, I found it not very useful after the different compared to the 24″ monitor.

Don’t forget about Speck’s MacBook Air SeeThru discount!

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky (@danielbru)
Associate Producer: Sam Levin (@samlevin)
Length: 30:09

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Sam Levin (@samlevin) from the Cool Mac Picks show joins us to talk about some Apple news!

News:

• Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line
• Apple Introduces New Mac Pro
• Apple Announces Safari 4
• Amazon Releases Free ‘Kindle for iPhone’ Application
• Apple Releases AirPort and Time Capsule Firmware Update
• WWDC Scheduled for Second Week of June?
• Snow Leopard Build 10A286 Seeded to Developers

Don’t forget about Speck’s MacBook Air SeeThru discount!

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sam Levin
Length: 32:38

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 5, 2008 – Apple Universe Media Group today announced that the Apple Universe Podcast will provide live coverage of the Macworld Conference & Expo 2009 keynote presentation, by Phil Schiller, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing. Live coverage of the keynote begins at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m EST. Coverage of the keynote will be streamed simultaneously from a mQik and Ustream.TV.

The popular podcast, hosted and produced by teen entrepreneur, Daniel Brusilovsky, will provide ongoing coverage of the expo and conference events throughout the week. This will include video and audio interviews with exhibitors, sponsors, and show officials.

“Macworld is one of those events that deserves to be covered from every angle,” said host and executive producer, Daniel Brusilovsky. “That’s why we are doing more than writing articles. We’re blogging about the expo, providing audio and video coverage, and involving our community.”

In addition to video and audio interviews, viewers of the podcast will be able to chat with each other, as well as with the show hosts. A fullscreen viewing option is also available in the Qik and Ustream.TV flash players on the Apple Universe Podcast site (www.appleuniversepodcast.com).

The Apple Universe Podcast is part of the Apple Universe Media Group. Founded in March,2007 by host and executive producer, Daniel Brusilovsky, the Apple Universe Podcast has covered such shows as Macworld Expo 2008, WordCamp 2007 and 2008, Office 2.0 2008, O’Reilly’s Velocity and ETech conferences. The show is one of the most viewed Apple and Technology-themed podcasts on the internet.

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Macworld 2009 Coverage

The Apple Universe Podcast is part of the Apple Universe Media Group which was founded in March of 2007 by Host/Executive Producer, Daniel Brusilovsky. The Apple Universe Podcast has covered such shows as Macworld 2008, WordCamp 2007 and 2008, Office 2.0 2008, O’Reilly’s Velocity and ETech conference, and many others. The show is one of the largest Apple and Technology-themed podcasts on the internet.

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Daniel Brusilovsky
Host/Executive Producer
daniel@appleuniversepodcast.com

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Macworld predictions run high when Max Murphy, Host and Producer of Mac News Weekly joins us!

News:

• Apple’s iWork floating into the cloud?
• New iMacs Shipping January 2009?
• An iPhone Nano At Macworld?
• More versatile Mac mini expected at Macworld

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 17:40

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Macworld predictions run high, and a iPhone battery review heats up!

News:

• AT&T Begins Selling $99 (Refurbished) iPhone
• New iMacs Shipping January 2009?
• Apple Updates MobileMe Online Apps
• Get VMWare Fusion 2.0 at a steal, after rebates, free upgrade
• 1Password for iPhone Adds Landscape Mode Support and Password Generator
• Blogo 1.2 adds Ping.fm, Expression Engine, HTML, Comment Moderation
• App4mac releases CheckUp 2.0 Public Beta for Mac OS X

Review:

• Richard|Solo 1800
• Mophie iPhone 3G Juicepack
• FastMac iV

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 20:26

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel Brusilovsky and Sam Levin (camera man for the day), visit Speck Products in Palo Alto, California and talk to Brent Baer, Director of Marketing for Speck.

Our friends at Speck have given us a 25% off discount code! Use the code ‘BUDDY25‘ to get 25% of everything at the Speck website when checking out!

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 11:57

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel shares news from prMac, MacRumors and more!

News:

• Dress up as Santa Claus with your iPhone
• Zevrix Introduces Automated PDF Output Solution for Microsoft Word
• Latest Firefox 3.1 Beta Adds Multi-Touch Support

Review:

• Lowepro Fastpack 250
• Lowepro CompuDaypack
• Lowepro Compact AW

Cool Mac Pick with Sam Levin:

• Djay

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 22:34

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel shares news from prMac, MacRumors and more!

News:

• Pixelmator Team Releases Pixelmator 1.3.1
• MacScripter LLC launches MacDeveloper Beta Testing Resource
• Mien Software releases MediaEdit 3.1.2
• Apple Promotes Environmentally Friendly Notebooks in New Ad
• Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.2
• Apple Releases iPhone 2.2 Firmware

Review:

• iPhone 3G Defender Case
• Eos Wireless Core System

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 17:13

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel shares from

News:

• Marware announces the Eco Vue for iPod touch 2G
• TweakerSoft introduces CoffeeBreak 1.0 for iPhone
• FastMac Announces iV Extended Battery and Charger for Apple iPhone 3G
• EasyCatalog for InDesign CS4 Now Available

Review:

• KOSS SB45 Multi-Media Stereophone
• Griffin Wave for iPhone 3G

Mac Pick of the Week:

• Stage Hand

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 22:51

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel reviews 2 great products:

Beats by Dr. Dre produced by Monster:

The good: The Beats by Dr. Dre headphones offer a stylish and comfortable design as well as crisp audio. Sound quality is balanced, with a great thumping bass. Included are a nice carrying case and all cables, and adapters.

The bad: The Monster Beats by Dr. Dre headphones cannot be used without batteries. Glossy black design is very smudge-prone. Right ear-cup rattles occasionally while you walk.

Daniel’s rating: 4.5 out of 5

Purchase: Apple | Best Buy | Amazon | Monster

CORRECTION: I apologize for mistaking Dr. Dre and 2Pac during the show.

Card Scan Executive for Mac

The US $259.99 package includes the small (3.5″ x 6.4″ x 1.6″) scanner, a CD-ROM with Mac and Windows versions of CardScan’s contact management software, and a USB cable. What? No power brick? Nope — it’s bus-powered so you can eliminate one more power plug. The scanner worked fine for me plugged into a USB 2.0 hub.

If you handle a lot of business cards in your daily life, CardScan Executive for Mac is a must-have. It speeds up entry of business card data into your electronic systems and works very welll for a first Mac release.

Daniel’s Rating: 5 out of 5

Purchase: CardScan | Amazon

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake
Length: 13:31

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Michael Johnston (@michaeljohnston on Twitter), Editor in Chief of iPhoneAlley: All Things iPhone.

• QuickPwn 2.1 For Windows Released
• Trism Rakes In $250,000 In Two Months
• iCopter
• iPhone Alley Podcast

This week, Daniel reviewed the Xtand by Just Mobile. The Just Mobile Xtand holds the iPhone vertically or horizontally, and rotates 360º so that you have your choice of viewing angles. The Xtand received 4.5 out of 5 stars from Daniel.

Consumers can buy the JustMobile® Xtand™ from myGearStore and, nuCourse Distribution is the
only national distributor of the aforementioned product.

Host/Executive Producer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Associate Producer: Sean Blake

REMINDER: The 2008 PodCastAwards are up and running, so please vote for Apple Universe! Just headover to PodCastAwards.com, fill in Apple Universe Podcast and the URL (http://www.appleuniversepodcast.com) and head to the bottom of the page, and fill in your info.

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel talks about the latest news regarding the iPhone 3G USB Power Adapter recall, Mac OS 10.5.6, and much more!

• Apple Recalls iPhone 3G USB Power Adapter
• Over 1 Million NBC Downloads Since Return to iTunes
• Blu-ray Support in Mac OS X 10.5.6?
• Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” Ad Airs
• VMware Fusion 2.0 and Parallels 4.0 Beta

This week, Daniel reviewed the AG-225H from ZyXEL. The AG-225H received 3.5 out of 5 stars from Daniel.

REMINDER: The 2008 PodCastAwards are up and running, so please vote for Apple Universe! Just headover to PodCastAwards.com, fill in Apple Universe Podcast and the URL (http://www.appleuniversepodcast.com) and head to the bottom of the page, and fill in your info.

Sponsors:

• Drop.io – Simple Private Sharing
• iCultur – iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

Apple Universe is pleased to announce that Apple Universe has 2 new sponsors! Please welcome Drop.io, the simple private sharing solution, and iCultur. iCultur.com is a new and exciting environment on the Internet for everyone out there who loves to “think different”.

Please visit their sites, and if your interested in sponsoring the Apple Universe Podcast, please email the Sales team!

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel talks about the latest news on prMac, prMac is focused on providing value. They believe that any business should have access to state-of-the-art public relations tools at a price that fits their budget. They provide the necessary tools you need to create, manage and distribute your press releases, making it easy to manage every aspect of your organization’s public relations activities.

• New Sonicfire Pro 5 Featured in Larry Jordan’s Final Cut Seminar Tour
• MarketBuddy 2.0 released for Mac and Windows
• Apple reseller now includes British Infovox iVox voices with every Mac
• Nuclear Nova introduces GL Golf 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch
• Marware announces Sport Grip Extreme for Apple iPod nano 4G
• LaCie 4big Quadra Sets a New Standard in RAID Technology

This week, Daniel reviewed 2 amazing Marware products. First, the Marware Protection Pack Deluxe which received 5 out of 5 stars. Next, Daniel reviewed Sportfolio for 13” MacBook, which received a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

REMINDER: The 2008 PodCastAwards are up and running, so please vote for Apple Universe! Just headover to PodCastAwards.com, fill in Apple Universe Podcast and the URL (http://www.appleuniversepodcast.com) and head to the bottom of the page, and fill in your info.

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel talks about the newly released Be.Ez LAbesace 15 Lime Drop.

You can get the Lime Drop on the Apple Online Store!

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel talks about what got announced at the Apple Media Only “Lets Rock” event.

• iPhone 2.1 Firmware Now Available
• iPhone 2.1 Jailbroken
• PwnageTool and QuickPwn for 2.1 iPhone’s released
• iPhone app sales growing at twice the rate of iTunes music
• iTunes 8 causes Windows Vista BSOD
• Analyst trims Apple estimates, says Air seeing decreased demand
• 2nd Generation iPod Touch Does Work With Microphone
• iTunes 8: HD TV Shows, Grid View, Genius Playlists, NBC
• iPhone Dev Team Portal

This week, Daniel reviewed Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac. Parallels received 4 out of 5 starts on the Apple Universe Podcast!

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel travels to Keynote Systems in San Mateo, California to meet with Abel Gonzalez, Senior Project Manger at Keynote. Abel explains what Keynote is, and some of their products. A video will be coming shortly.

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel talks about the rumors that may be either proved legit or be busted at Apple’s iPod-focused event this Tuesday.

• Patent applications hint to a future beyond multi-touch: voice, gaze, facial expression recognition – MacRumors
• Most likely no subscription plans from iTunes – CNet
• Imagination Technologies licenses PowerVR graphics cores to Apple or other unknown company – MacRumors
• Comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates star in “Shoe Circus” TV ad spot
  
• Apple continues to seed OS X 10.5.5 developer releases – MacRumors
• Engadget leaks photo of 4th-gen iPod Nano in packaging – MacRumors
• iTunes 8.0 and iPhone/iPod Touch 2.1 firmware coming September 9th? – MacRumors
• Let’s Rock event banners displayed at Yerba Buena Center – MacRumors

This week, Daniel reviewed the Davis & Sanford Provista W/75MM C BALL FM18 head pro video tripod made by Tiffen. Daniel gave the Davis & Sanford tripod 5 out of 5, a Apple Universe Podcast first!

Sponsors:

• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.

In this episode of the Apple Universe Podcast, Daniel Brusilovsky interviewed Kerry Pearce-Parkins, VP of Product and Marketing for Mixx. Mixx is your link to the web content that really matters. There’s a lot of information out there and, let’s face it, you don’t have all day to find the good stuff (if you do, we’re totally jealous). And who knows better than you what informs you, what makes you think, what makes you laugh? So why should some faceless editor get to decide what’s important? For more information, head over to Mixx!

Hosts: Daniel Brusilovsky and Kerry Pearce-Parkins

Sponsors:

• GoToMeeting – web conferencing solution that will revolutionize how you communicate with your business associates, family and friends.
• shinywhitebox – Great software for Mac. The makers of iShowU, Stomp and now Chatter!
• Skitch – The best screen capture program for the Mac!
• Spacevidcast – The video cast that lets you know the latest in space and science news!
• Today – Daily event and task manager for iCal Users!

If you would like to sponsor Apple Universe, contact the Sales team at sales@appleuniversepodcast.com.

Theme Music is provided by Daphna Kalfon. Apple Universe is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network.