i360 iMac Turntable

iMac i360 Turntable Review

When you think of turntables, possibly images of Technics 1200 or Fat Boy Slim form in your head. The i360 is a different type of turntable. It is designed for the Apple iMac and will work with all G5 and Intel Core Duo iMacs and 20 and 23inch Apple Cinema Displays. The idea being that this new base will allow your iMac or Cinema Dispaly to turn easily. Allowing you easy access to the rear mounted connectors or to share the screen with a friend or colleague.

How does the i360 work?

You fit the i360 to the base of your iMac or display, which is a nice and easy task, the hardest part being deciding on which particular piece of included "eye candy" you should choose. Once installed you can easily turn your iMac, through 360 degrees, although this would tangle up your leads.

The i360 is quite a weighty piece of kit, but this weight gives your iMac or Display plenty of stability. My partner has a 20inch G5 iMac and the i360 has proved very useful for her. Plugging in digital cameras, iPods and other accessories, is now extremely easy.

i360 Verdict

The i360 is a well made and well designed piece of kit which could prove extremely useful for owners of 17 or 20 inch Intel or G5 powered iMacs or Apple Cinema Displays (not 30inch) who wish to share their screen or just gain easy access to the ports. It looks like it is part of the machine and the included eye candy allows you to customise your iMac.

Where to buy the i360

We have a few i360 stands left in our UK shop (hurry - while stocks last) , International shoppers can buy from here.

iPod Tube Map

London Underground Map

If you can't afford a chauffeur and you want to travel in London, you will more than likely make use of the London Underground. Thanks to Harry Beck you can easily find out where you want to go.

In 1931 Harry was unemployed but that didn't stop him creating the London Underground Map. It ditched scale and confusion for clarity and ease of use, drawn more like an electronic diagram than a map, it made it easy for anybody to find their way underground.

It took Mr. Beck two years to persuade a reluctant London Underground to publish the map, when they finally did it quickly became a hit with the public, and became a design icon for other Tube and Subway networks to copy.

It has only been comparatively recently that Mr Becks acheivement has been finally recognised by the London Underground, when they erected a plaque in his honour at Finchley Central Tube Station and a Beck Gallery in the London Transport Museum.

iPod Underground and Tube Maps

In 2004 I had the idea of making a text version of the underground map, so that people could download it on to their iPods. I gave up about half way through compiling the project. Now that we have iPods that can display pictures, an iPod Tube map is now made possible again and alot easier to use than my text version. Thanks to iSubwaymaps.com you can now download a London Underground Tube Map onto your iPod (requires a iPod Video or Photo iPod). They have many different iPod compatible Tube and Subway maps available. So if you are in Tokyo, Melbourne, San Francisco or anywhere else check out their fantastic free iPod Map downloads.

Mac mini Intel

Introducing Mac mini Intel

The Mac mini, Apple Computer's affordable and compact PC for your living room, has been given a great big, Father Ted style "kick up da arse". Apple have squeezed Intel Duo Core chips, Frontrow, Bluetooth, Airport and of course iLife '06 into this new digital hub.

It costs more

The only negative thing I can find about the Mac mini is that it costs more than it's Motorola G4 powered ancestors.

It does a lot more

The Mac mini is a BYODKM: Bring your own monitor, keyboard and mouse (or buy new ones). You will get Wireless Bluetooth and Airport, audio in and out (analogue and optical digital), four USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire 400, Gigabit ethernet, and an Apple Remote. It also supports up to 2GB of RAM on 2 slots.

This little Mac is 4 times as fast as before and it's bundled software; Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger), iLife '06 and Front Row make it an ideal hub for your digital lifestyle. Watch and edit movies, build web pages, create music, listen to music - hey it's a Mac remember, what ever you want to do, it'll do with style.

Mac mini Intel Conclusion

This is a great entry level computer or wonderful digital hub. It will do pretty much anything you would want to do with a computer at a fair price.

Mac mini resources

• Apple Mac mini
• Mac mini: Home Recording. Reinvented.