So the news comes this week that approximately one million of the new generation Apple TVs have been sold, raising hopes that this perennial hobby product that might, some day, shed that status. But do these initial sales signal a trend, or will the rate fall off sharply after the holiday season? Now at $99 […]

There are published reports that Apple’s once moribund MacBook Air lineup has begun to sweep the sales charts after the recent upgrade. Apple’s store isn’t showing sales rankings these days, but Amazon was listing the $999 entry-level model as bubbling under the Top 10 when I wrote this article. Of course such figures change from […]

The more I read about the expected avalanche of iPad killers, the more I’m surprised about the miracle Apple has wrought. For a company that is credited — or accused — of charging premium prices for luxury gadgets, the iPad is emerging as a surprisingly cheap contender. Consider the expectations before the iPad was launched. […]

All right, so Apple has certainly dominated the headlines in recent months with the iPhone 4, the unfortunate Antennagate scandal, a new iPod lineup and a resurrected Apple TV that hopes to shed its hobby status. That pretty much takes care of everything, except for a certain product category that doesn’t get much press these […]