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This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Apr 23, 2009. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware and software products. In addition, the Company offers its own software products, including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Mac; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education, and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops, and markets to Mac and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players and its iPhone mobile communication device, along with related accessories and services, including the online distribution of third-party digital content through the Company’s iTunes Store. In March 2009, the Company introduced updates to its iMac®, Mac Pro, and Mac mini desktop computers and in April 2009 the Company introduced an updated Xserve. In March 2009, the Company introduced the new iPod shuffle, which is nearly half the size of the previous model and is the first music player with the VoiceOver feature enabling it to speak song titles, artists and playlist names. iPod shuffle features a new aluminum design, holds up to 1,000 songs and is the first iPod shuffle to accommodate playlists. A detailed discussion of the Company’s other products as of the end of 2008 may be found in Part I, Item 1, “Business,” of the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K. This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Jan 23, 2009. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware and software products. In addition, the Company offers its own software products, including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Mac; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education, and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops, and markets to Mac and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players and its iPhone mobile communication device, along with related accessories and services, including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Store. In January 2009, the Company announced its redesigned 17-inch MacBook® Pro model, which includes the all-metal unibody enclosure and a new built-in battery that delivers up to eight hours of use and up to 1,000 recharges. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro has a widescreen light-emitting diode display, Intel Core 2 Duo processors running at up to 2.93GHz, and the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor. The Company expects to begin shipping the new 17-inch MacBook Pro in late January 2009. In January 2009, the Company announced iLife® ’09, which features major upgrades to iPhoto®, iMovie® and GarageBand®, and includes iDVD® and an updated version of iWeb™. iPhoto ’09 adds Faces and Places as new ways to easily organize and manage photos, iMovie ’09 adds new features including Precision Editor and video stabilization, and GarageBand ’09 introduces a new way to help users learn to play the piano and guitar. The Company expects to begin shipping iLife® ’09 in late January 2009. In January 2009, the Company introduced and released iWork® ’09, the latest version of its office productivity suite, which features upgrades to Keynote®, Pages® and Numbers®. Among the new features in iWork, Keynote ’09 introduces advanced object transitions, Pages ’09 features a new full screen view, and Numbers ’09 introduces a quick way to group and summarize data and a simplified way to create complex formulas.
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A detailed discussion of the Company’s other products may be found in Part I, Item 1, “Business,” of the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K. This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Jul 23, 2008. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware and software products. In addition, the Company offers its own software products, including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Mac; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X and became available in October 2007. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Mac and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players and its iPhone mobile communication device, along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party digital content through the Company’s iTunes Store. In January 2008, the Company announced MacBook® Air, an ultra-slim notebook computer that measures 0.16-inches at its thinnest point and 0.76-inches at its maximum height. The MacBook Air includes a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight® video camera, a trackpad with Multi-TouchTM gesture support, and AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking.
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In January 2008, the Company also announced iTunes® Movie Rentals, an online movie rental service that allows customers to rent movies from the iTunes Store. Rented movies can be watched on Macs, Windows-based computers, all current generation video-enabled iPods, iPhones and digitally enabled televisions using Apple TV. In June 2008, the Company announced iPhone 3G, the second-generation iPhone, a handheld device that combines the features of iPhone with 3G networking, a built-in global positioning system (“GPS”) and iPhone 2.0 software. iPhone 2.0 software includes new enterprise features, including support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and Cisco IPsec VPN. The Company began shipping iPhone 3G and making iPhone 2.0 software available to all iPhone customers on July 11, 2008. A detailed discussion of the Company’s other products may be found in Part I, Item 1, “Business,” of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K. This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed May 1, 2008. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware and software products. In addition, the Company offers its own software products including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Mac; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X and became available in October 2007. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Mac and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players and its iPhone mobile communication device, along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party digital content through the Company’s iTunes Store. In January 2008, the Company announced MacBook® Air, an ultra-slim notebook computer that measures 0.16-inches at its thinnest point and 0.76-inches at its maximum height. The MacBook Air includes a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight® video camera, a trackpad with Multi-TouchTM gesture support, and AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking. In January 2008, the Company also announced iTunes® Movie Rentals, an online movie rental service that allows customers to rent movies from the iTunes Store. Rented movies can be watched on Macs, Windows-based computers, all current generation video-enabled iPods, iPhones and digitally enabled televisions using Apple TV.
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A detailed discussion of the Company’s other products may be found in Part I, Item 1, “Business,” of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K. This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Feb 1, 2008. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware and software products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Mac; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X and became available in October 2007. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Mac and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players and its iPhone mobile communication device, along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Store. In January 2008, the Company announced MacBook® Air, an ultra-slim notebook computer that measures 0.16-inches at its thinnest point and 0.76-inches at its maximum height. The MacBook Air includes a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight® video camera, a trackpad with Multi-TouchTM gesture support, and AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking.
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In January 2008, the Company also announced iTunes® Movie Rentals, an online movie rental service that allows customers to rent movies from the iTunes Store. Rented movies can be watched on Macs, Windows-based computers, all current generation video-enabled iPods, iPhone and through Apple TV. A detailed discussion of the Company’s other products may be found in Part I, Item 1, “Business,” of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K. This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Aug 8, 2007. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Store. In January 2007, the Company announced iPhone™, a handheld device that combines in a single product a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device. iPhone’s user interface is based on the Multi-Touch™ display allowing users to control the device with their fingers. iPhone lets users make a call by pointing at a name or number in their address book, a favorites list, or a call log as well as select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order they want. iPhone also allows users to play their iTunes® content, including movies, television shows, music, photos and podcasts, with the touch of a finger. iPhone features desktop-class email, web browsing, searching, and maps. iPhone is compatible with a Mac or PC and automatically syncs content from a user’s iTunes library, as well as contacts, bookmarks, and email accounts. iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone featuring EDGE and Wi-Fi wireless technologies for data networking, Bluetooth 2.0, a built-in 2 megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch touch screen with 480 by 320 resolution at 160 ppi, and providing up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback. AT&T Mobility LLC (formerly Cingular Wireless LLC) is the exclusive U.S. carrier for iPhone. The Company began shipping iPhone in the U.S. on June 29, 2007. In January 2007, the Company announced Apple TV™, a device that permits users to wirelessly play iTunes content on a widescreen television. Compatible with a Mac or PC, Apple TV includes either a 40GB or 160GB hard drive capable of storing up to 200 hours of video, 36,000 songs, 25,000 photos, or a combination of each and is capable of displaying content in high definition resolution up to 720p. Apple TV connects to a broad range of widescreen televisions and home theater systems and comes standard with HDMI, component video, and both analog and digital optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort® 802.11 wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers directly to a television. The Company began shipping Apple TV in March 2007. A detailed discussion of the Company’s other products may be found in its 2006 Form 10-K. 21 This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed May 10, 2007. Products
The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its family of iPod digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Store. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2006 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below: iPhone™ In January 2007, the Company announced iPhone, a handheld device that combines in a single product a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device. The iPhone user interface is based on the Multi-Touch™ display allowing users to control the device with their fingers. iPhone lets users make a call by pointing at a name or number in their address book, a favorites list, or a call log as well as select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order they want. iPhone also allows users to play their iTunes® content with the touch of a finger. iPhone features desktop-class email, web browsing, searching, and maps. iPhone is compatible with a Mac or PC and automatically syncs content from a user’s iTunes library, as well as contacts, bookmarks, and email accounts. iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone featuring EDGE and Wi-Fi wireless technologies for data networking, Bluetooth 2.0, a built-in 2 megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch touch screen with 480 by 320 resolution at 160 ppi, up to 5 hours of talk/video/browsing battery life, up to 16 hours of audio playback battery life, and up to 8GB of storage. The Company has announced that AT&T Mobility LLC (formerly Cingular Wireless LLC) will be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, and that it expects to begin shipping the iPhone in the U.S. in late June 2007. Apple TV™ In January 2007, the Company announced Apple TV, a device that permits users to wirelessly play iTunes content, including movies, television shows, music, photos, and podcasts, on a widescreen television. Compatible with a Mac or PC, Apple TV has a 40GB hard drive to store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos, or a combination of each and is capable of displaying content in high definition resolution up to 720p. Apple TV connects to a broad range of widescreen televisions and home theater systems and comes standard with HDMI, component video, and both analog and digital optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort® 802.11 wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers directly to a television. The Company began shipping Apple TV in March 2007. 21 This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Feb 2, 2007. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Store. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2006 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below: iPhone™ In January 2007, the Company announced iPhone, a handheld device that combines in a single product a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device. The iPhone user interface is based on the Multi-Touch™ display allowing users to control the device with their fingers. iPhone lets users make a call by pointing at a name or number in their address book, a favorites list, or a call log as well as select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order they want. iPhone also allows users to play their iTunes content with the touch of a finger. iPhone features desktop-class email, web browsing, searching, and maps. iPhone is compatible with a Mac or PC and automatically syncs content from a user’s iTunes library, as well as contacts, bookmarks, and email accounts. iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone featuring EDGE and Wi-Fi wireless technologies for data networking, Bluetooth 2.0, a built-in 2 megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch touch screen with 480 by 320 resolution at 160 ppi, up to 5 hours of talk/video/browsing battery life, up to 16 hours of audio playback battery life, and up to 8GB of storage. The Company has announced that AT&T Mobility LLC (formerly Cingular Wireless LLC) will be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, and that it expects to begin shipping the iPhone in the U.S. in June 2007. Apple TV™ In January 2007, the Company announced Apple TV, a device that permits users to wirelessly play iTunes content, including movies, television shows, music, photos, and podcasts, on a widescreen television. Compatible with a Mac or PC, Apple TV has a 40GB hard drive to store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos, or a combination of each and is capable of displaying content in high definition resolution up to 720p. Apple TV connects to a broad range of widescreen televisions and home theater systems and comes standard with HDMI, component video, and both analog and digital optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort® 802.11 wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers directly to a television. The Company expects to begin shipping Apple TV in February 2007. 21 This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Dec 29, 2006. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS® X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh®; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod® digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Store®. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2006 Form 10-K. 34 This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed May 5, 2006. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and portable personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS® X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh®; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod® digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party content through the Company’s iTunes Music Store®. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2005 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below.
Through April 1, 2006, the Company had introduced the new iMac®, MacBook™ Pro, and Mac® mini computers, which run on the Intel microprocessors. The iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini feature Mac OS X version 10.4
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Tiger, iLife®’06, and the Company’s new translation technology, Rosetta®, which allows most PowerPC-based Macintosh applications to run on these new Intel-based Macintosh computers.
iMac® In January 2006, the Company introduced the new iMac, which is available in a 17-inch widescreen LCD display with a 1.83GHz processor and 160GB Serial ATA hard drive. The iMac is also available in a 20-inch widescreen LCD display with a 2.0 GHz processor and 250GB Serial ATA hard drive. Both models include a built-in iSight™ video camera for video conferencing, Front Row™ with the Apple Remote, 512 MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2GB, built-in Gigabit Ethernet, 8x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support, and PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 graphics.
MacBook™ Pro In January 2006, the Company introduced MacBook Pro, which weighs 5.6 pounds and includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing, Front Row, the Apple Remote, two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire® 400 port, built-in Gigabit Ethernet, built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11g wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and a slot-load SuperDrive. The new MacBook Pro offers a 15-inch widescreen LCD display, 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable to 2GB, a 1.83GHz or 2.0GHz processor, and also features Apple’s new patent-pending MagSafe™ magnetic power adaptor. In April 2006, the Company introduced a 17-inch model of the MacBook Pro.
Mac® mini In February 2006, the Company introduced the new Mac mini that includes Front Row and the Apple Remote. The new Mac mini offers 512 MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable to 2GB and either a 1.5GHz or 1.66GHz processor. Every Mac mini now includes built-in Gigabit Ethernet, AirPort Extreme 802.11g wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and a total of four USB 2.0 ports. Mac mini includes a DVI interface and a VGA-out adapter to connect to a variety of displays, including televisions, and features both analog, and digital audio outputs.
iPod® nano In February 2006, the Company added a 1GB iPod nano, which holds up to 240 songs or 15,000 photos, to its 2GB and 4GB iPod nano product family.
iPod Hi-Fi™ In February 2006, the Company introduced iPod Hi-Fi, a high-fidelity speaker system that works with the iPod. iPod Hi-Fi has an all-in-one design that features a built-in Universal iPod Dock, touch-sensitive volume control buttons, the Apple Remote for song and volume control, power supply incorporated into the all-in-one design, and the ability to power the iPod Hi-Fi from batteries. The iPod Hi-Fi also includes a dual-purpose 3.5-mm auxiliary input that accepts either analog or digital signals for connection to a wide range of audio sources.
iPod® Radio Remote In January 2006, the Company introduced iPod Radio Remote, a wired remote control with FM radio capabilities. The iPod Radio Remote allows users to skip tracks, adjust the volume of their iPods, and listen to FM radio stations while displaying station and song information on their iPod screens.
iLife® ‘06 In January 2006, the Company introduced iLife ‘06, an upgrade to its consumer-oriented digital lifestyle application suite, which features iWeb™, iPhoto® 6, iMovie® HD 6, iDVD® 6, GarageBand™ 3, and iTunes® 6.0.2. All of these applications run natively on both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs (Universal).
iWeb™ is a new application in the iLife’06 suite. iWeb allows users to create online photo albums, blogs, and podcasts and customize websites using editing tools.
iPhoto® 6 adds new photo management and editing features, supports up to 250,000 photos, and introduces Photocasting™. Photocasting allows .Mac users to share and automatically update photo albums over the Internet with anyone who uses a Macintosh or Windows-based PC.
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iMovie® HD 6 now includes new real-time effects that take advantage of Core Video technology, which uses the computer’s video card’s graphics processing unit to deliver hardware acceleration to quickly preview video effects. iMovie HD 6 also provides a solution to make video podcasts, which can be published with iWeb, and includes audio enhancement tools and sound effects.
iDVD® 6 now allows users to take content shot with HDV and widescreen DV cameras and author custom DVDs with widescreen menus, movies, and high resolution slideshows. iDVD 6 features 10 new Apple-designed menu themes in both widescreen (16:9) and standard (4:3) formats.
GarageBand™ 3 now allows users to record, produce, and publish through iWeb their own podcasts, including artwork, sound effects, and music jingles.
iWork™ ‘06 In January 2006, the Company introduced iWork ‘06, a new Universal version of the Company’s suite of productivity software designed to help users create, present, and publish documents and presentations. iWork ‘06 includes Pages® 2 and Keynote™ 3.
Pages® 2 features mail merge with Mac OS® X Address Book, which allows users to personalize documents by dragging and dropping individual contacts into documents using templates with predefined fields. Pages 2 also features new templates for newsletters, flyers, posters, school reports, scrapbooks, brochures, business proposals, and invoices. Pages 2 allows users to insert tables that have basic calculation functionality within any document and users can export their Pages 2 document to other formats.
Keynote™ 3 offers additional ways to create presentations and interactive slideshows. It features new cinematic transitions including vertical and horizontal blinds, revolving door, and swoosh. A new view mode, Light Table, allows users to view an entire presentation and reorganize slides using drag and drop.
Final Cut Studio™ 5.1 In March 2006, the Company introduced Final Cut Studio 5.1, an update to the Company’s High-Definition (HD) video production suite. Final Cut Studio 5.1 features Universal versions of Final Cut Pro 5, Soundtrack® Pro, Motion 2, and DVD Studio Pro 4.
Aperture™ 1.1 In April 2006, the Company introduced Aperture 1.1, an update to the Company’s post production tool for photographers that is now a Universal application. Aperture 1.1 features RAW image rendering and a new set of advanced RAW adjustment controls.
Apple Remote Desktop™ 3 In April 2006, the Company introduced Apple Remote Desktop 3, the Company’s third generation desktop management application. Apple Remote Desktop 3 is a Universal application for asset management and remote assistance, and features Spotlight searches across multiple Tiger systems, over 30 Automator actions for automating repetitive system administration tasks, a Dashboard Widget that provides observation of remote systems, and AutoInstall for installing software automatically on mobile systems when they return online.
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This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Feb 3, 2006. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and notebook personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS® X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh®; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod® digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party music through the Company’s iTunes Music Store®. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2005 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below.
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In January 2006, the Company announced the new iMac® and MacBook™ Pro, which are the first Macintosh computers to run on Intel microprocessors. The iMac and MacBook Pro feature the Company’s new translation technology, Rosetta™, which allows most PowerPC-based Macintosh applications to run on these new Intel-based Macintosh computers.
iMac® The Company’s new iMac featuring the Intel Core Duo processor is available in a 17-inch widescreen LCD display with a 1.83 GHz processor and 160GB Serial ATA hard drive. The iMac is also available in a 20-inch widescreen LCD display with a 2.0 GHz processor and 250GB Serial ATA hard drive. Both models include a built-in iSight™ video camera for video conferencing, Front Row™ with the Apple Remote, 512 MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2GB, 8x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support, and PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory. Every new iMac comes with iLife® ‘06.
MacBook™ Pro The Company’s new MacBook Pro featuring the Intel Core Duo processor is expected to begin shipping in February 2006. The MacBook Pro features an aluminum enclosure that is one-inch thin, weighs 5.6 pounds, includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing, Front Row with the Apple Remote, iLife ‘06, two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire® 400 port, a gigabit Ethernet port, built-in AirPort Extreme® wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and a slot-load SuperDrive. The new MacBook Pro also features Apple’s new patent-pending MagSafe™ magnetic power connector.
iPod® Radio Remote In January 2006, the Company announced iPod Radio Remote, a wired remote control with FM radio capabilities. The iPod Radio Remote allows users to skip tracks, adjust the volume of their iPods, and listen to FM radio stations while displaying station and song information on their iPod screens.
iLife® ‘06 In January 2006, the Company introduced iLife ‘06, an upgrade to its consumer-oriented digital lifestyle application suite, which features iWeb™, iPhoto® 6, iMovie® HD6, iDVD® 6, and GarageBand™ 3.
iWeb™ is a new application in the iLife’06 suite. iWeb allows users to create online photo albums, blogs and podcasts and customize websites using editing tools and pre-designed templates.
iPhoto® 6 adds new photo management and editing features, supports up to 250,000 photos, and introduces Photocasting™. Photocasting allows .Mac users to share and automatically update photo albums over the Internet with anyone who uses a Macintosh or Windows-based PC.
iMovie® HD 6 now includes new real-time effects that take advantage of Core Video technology, which uses the computer’s video card’s graphics processing unit to deliver hardware acceleration to quickly preview video effects. iMovie 6 also provides a solution to make video podcasts, which can be published with iWeb, and includes audio enhancement tools and sound effects.
iDVD® 6 now allows users to take content shot with HDV and widescreen DV cameras and author custom DVDs with widescreen menus, movies, and high resolution slideshows. iDVD 6 features 10 new Apple-designed menu themes in both widescreen (16:9) and standard (4:3) formats.
GarageBand™ 3 now allows users to record, produce, and publish through iWeb their own podcasts, including artwork, sound effects, and music jingles.
iWork™ ‘06 In January 2006, the Company introduced iWork ‘06, a new version of the Company’s suite of productivity software designed to help users create, present, and publish documents and presentations. iWork ‘06 includes Pages® 2 and Keynote™ 3.
Pages® 2 features mail merge with Mac OS® X Address Book, which allows users to personalize documents by dragging and dropping individual contacts into documents using templates with predefined
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fields. Pages 2 also features new templates for newsletters, flyers, posters, school reports, scrapbooks, brochures, business proposals, and invoices. Pages 2 allows users to insert tables that have basic calculation functionality within any document and users can export their Pages 2 document to other formats.
Keynote™ 3 offers additional ways to create presentations and interactive slideshows. It features new cinematic transitions including vertical and horizontal blinds, revolving door, and swoosh. A new view mode, Light Table, allows users to view an entire presentation and reorganize slides using drag and drop.
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This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2005. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and notebook personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS® X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh®; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod® digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party music through the Company’s iTunes Music Store®. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2004 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below.
Macintosh Computers In June 2005, the Company announced its plan to begin using Intel microprocessors in its Macintosh computers. The Company plans to begin shipping certain models with Intel microprocessors by June 2006 and to complete this transition of all of its Macintosh computers to Intel microprocessors by the end of calendar year 2007. The Company also announced its new translation technology, “Rosetta,” which will allow most PowerPC-based Macintosh applications to run on new Intel-based Macintosh computers.
Mac® mini In January 2005, the Company introduced Mac mini, a Macintosh computer without a display, keyboard, or mouse, with a starting price of $499 and weighing as little as 2.9 pounds. In July 2005, the Company updated its Mac mini lineup, expanding to three models and increasing memory to 512MB. The first model includes a 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, a 40GB hard drive, and a Combo drive for reading DVDs and burning CDs. The second model includes a 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, an 80GB hard drive, and a Combo drive. The third model includes a 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, an 80GB hard drive, and a SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs. All models include ATI Radeon 9200 graphics with 32MB of dedicated DDR memory, 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking, one FireWire® 400 and two USB 2.0 ports, and a DVI interface that also supports VGA so consumers can connect to LCD or CRT displays. The 1.42 GHz models of the Mac mini also include built-in AirPort Extreme for 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking along with an internal Bluetooth module.
iPod® shuffle In January 2005, the Company introduced iPod® shuffle, a flash-memory digital music player, which is based on iPod’s shuffle feature that randomly selects songs from the user’s music library or playlists. iPod shuffle works with iTunes® and its patent-pending AutoFill feature that automatically selects songs to fill iPod shuffle from a user’s music library on their computer. iPod shuffle can also be used as a portable USB flash drive with up to 1GB of storage space. It is available in a 512MB model holding up to 120 songs and a 1GB model holding up to 240 songs.
iTunes Music Store® The Company introduced the iTunes Music Store in Canada in December 2004, and in Ireland in January 2005. The iTunes Music Store now serves customers in a total of 19 countries in North America and Europe.
iLife® ‘05 In January 2005, the Company introduced iLife ‘05, an upgrade to its digital lifestyle suite, which features iPhoto®, iMovie®, iDVD®, GarageBand™, and iTunes®.
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iPhoto® 5 is the Company’s consumer-oriented digital photo software application. iPhoto 5 includes advanced editing tools, adds support for uncompressed RAW photos throughout the application and includes a slideshow builder, which allows users to apply effects, transitions and durations to each individual slide. iPhoto 5 features a means to create and order hardcover and softcover photo books from a variety of book layouts and double-sided printing, directly within the application.
iMovie® HD, a consumer-oriented digital video editing software application, enables users to import and edit digital videos on their Macintosh computers. iMovie HD now allows users to capture and edit High Definition Video (HDV) from HDV camcorders. iMovie HD also includes Magic iMovie, which automatically imports video into separate clips and adds titles, transitions and music. iMovie HD imports video from HDV and standard DV camcorders, and from video cameras that generate MPEG-4 video.
iDVD® is a consumer-oriented software application that enables users to turn iMovie files, QuickTime® files and digital pictures into DVDs that can be played on most consumer DVD players. iDVD 5 includes 15 new themes featuring moving drop zones that can display video clips or photos in motion across DVD menus. iDVD 5 also features OneStep DVD, which automatically creates a DVD from footage from a user’s camcorder. With a compatible SuperDrive™, iDVD 5 supports all recordable single-layer and double-layer DVD format standards.
GarageBand™ is a consumer-oriented music creation software application. GarageBand 2 adds 8-track recording so that users can record multiple instruments at once, plus pitch and timing correction to fix digital audio tracks. GarageBand 2 now displays and edits musical notation in real time for software instrument tracks for people who know how to read and write music or want to learn. With GarageBand Jam Packs, including the latest, Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra, GarageBand users can create music in their favorite genres.
iLife ‘05 also includes iTunes, the Company’s digital music jukebox software application that allows users to purchase music from the Company’s iTunes Music Store. iTunes organizes music using searching, browsing and playlists, and also includes features such as iMix playlist sharing and provides integration with the complete family of iPods, including the iPod shuffle.
iWork™ ‘05 In January 2005, the Company introduced iWork ‘05, productivity software designed to take advantage of both Mac OS X and iLife ‘05 to help users create, present and publish documents and presentations. iWork ‘05 introduces Pages™, a word processor, and also features Keynote™ 2, an updated version of the Company’s presentation software.
Pages™ gives users the tools to create letters, newsletters, reports, brochures and resumes with advanced typography, multiple columns, footnotes, tables of content and styles. With features like text wrapping and alignment guides, Pages lets users create free-form arrangements of text, graphics, photos, tables and charts. An integrated iLife media browser lets users drag and drop photos from the iPhoto library directly into documents.
Keynote™ 2 is the Company’s presentation software that gives users the ability to create presentations, portfolios, interactive slideshows and storyboards. Keynote 2 contains slide animations to synchronize the movement of multiple objects and cinematic real-time animated text. The iLife media browser within Keynote allows users to insert photos, movies and music directly into presentations and with image masking, users can frame the exact part of the photo they want to display. Keynote 2 can also work with a second monitor to display upcoming slides, notes and a timer.
Final Cut® Express HD In January 2005, the Company announced Final Cut Express HD, an update to Final Cut Express, and began shipping it in February 2005. Final Cut Express HD enables users to capture, edit and output HDV over a single FireWire cable, and supports Digital Cinema Desktop with multiple displays. Final Cut Express HD features sound editing tools including 99 audio tracks, real-time volume and audio filter adjustment, a voice-over tool, and Soundtrack music creation software that allows users to compose musical scores for their videos. Final Cut Express HD includes LiveType™, which can add HD-quality animated text and motion graphics to videos. In addition, iMovie projects can be imported directly into Final Cut Express HD with all of their effects, transitions, and audio levels intact.
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Final Cut® Studio In April 2005, the Company announced Final Cut Studio, an HD video production suite that features Final Cut Pro® 5, an upgrade to the editing software for DV, SD, HD and film, which began shipping in April 2005. Final Cut Studio also includes tools that complement Final Cut Pro 5 such as Soundtrack® Pro, a new application that gives audio and video professionals a way to create, control and fix audio; Motion 2, an upgrade that now allows real-time motion graphics with GPU accelerated 32-bit float rendering; and DVD Studio Pro® 4, an upgrade to the DVD authoring software that now burns high definition DVDs to the latest HD DVD specification. These components of Final Cut Studio are also sold separately.
Shake® 4 In April 2005, the Company announced Shake 4, an upgrade to the Company’s compositing software, which began shipping in June 2005. Used by artists and visual effects facilities to create visual effects for film and television, Shake 4 features 3D multi-plane compositing, optical flow image processing and integration with Final Cut Pro 5.
Mac OS® X version 10.4 Tiger In April 2005, the Company began shipping Mac OS X Tiger, the Company’s fifth major version of Mac OS X. Tiger incorporates more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight™, a desktop search technology that lets users find items stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access information such as weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a new class of applications called widgets. The server version of the Mac OS operating system, Mac OS X Server version 10.4, also began shipping in April 2005.
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This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed May 4, 2005. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and notebook personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS® X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh®; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod® digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party music through the Company’s iTunes Music Store®. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2004 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below.
Mac® mini In January 2005, the Company introduced Mac mini, a Mac computer without a display, keyboard, or mouse, with a starting price of $499 and weighing as little as 2.9 pounds. Mac mini is available in two models, one containing a 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and a 40GB hard drive, and one containing a 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and an 80GB hard drive. Both models include ATI Radeon 9200 graphics with 32MB of dedicated DDR memory and a slot-load Combo drive for watching DVD movies and burning CDs. Mac mini includes one FireWire® 400 and two USB 2.0 ports, and a DVI interface that also supports VGA so consumers can connect to LCD or CRT displays. The Mac mini includes built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and a 56K V.92 modem for Internet access, and offers optional support for an AirPort® Extreme Card for 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking along with an internal Bluetooth module for the latest in wireless communications.
iPod® shuffle In January 2005, the Company introduced iPod® shuffle, a flash-memory digital music player, which is based on iPod’s shuffle feature that randomly selects songs from the user’s music library or playlists. iPod shuffle works with iTunes® and its new patent-pending AutoFill feature that automatically selects songs to fill iPod shuffle from a user’s music library on their computer. iPod shuffle can also be used as a portable USB flash drive with up to 1GB of storage space. It is available in a 512MB model holding up to 120 songs and a 1GB model holding up to 240 songs.
iTunes Music Store® The Company introduced the iTunes Music Store in Canada in December 2004, and in Ireland in January 2005. The iTunes Music Store now serves customers in a total of 15 countries in North America and Europe.
iLife® ‘05 In January 2005, the Company introduced iLife ‘05, an upgrade to its digital lifestyle suite, which features major new versions of iPhoto™, iMovie®, iDVD® and GarageBand™ and includes the latest version of iTunes®.
iPhoto® 5 is the Company’s consumer-oriented digital photo software application. iPhoto 5 includes advanced editing tools, adds support for uncompressed RAW photos throughout the application and includes a new slideshow builder, which allows users to apply effects, transitions and durations to each individual slide. iPhoto 5 features a new way to create hardcover and softcover photo books and includes new book layouts, double-sided printing, and online book ordering from within iPhoto 5.
iMovie® HD, a consumer-oriented digital video editing software application, enables users to import and edit digital videos on their Mac. iMovie HD now allows users to capture and edit High Definition Video (HDV) from HDV camcorders. iMovie HD also includes Magic iMovie, which automatically imports the video into separate clips, adds titles, transitions and music. iMovie HD imports video from HDV and standard DV camcorders, and from video cameras that generate MPEG-4 video.
iDVD® is a consumer-oriented software application that enables users to turn iMovie files, QuickTime® files
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and digital pictures into DVDs that can be played on most consumer DVD players. iDVD 5 includes 15 new themes featuring moving drop zones that can display video clips or photos in motion across DVD menus. iDVD 5 also features OneStep DVD, which automatically creates a DVD from footage from a user’s camcorder. With a compatible SuperDrive™, iDVD 5 now supports all single-sided DVD formats.
GarageBand™ is a consumer-oriented music creation software application. GarageBand 2 adds 8-track recording so that users can record multiple instruments at once, plus pitch and timing correction to fix tracks. GarageBand 2 now displays and edits musical notation in real time for people who know how to read and write music or want to learn. With GarageBand Jam Packs, including the latest, Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra, GarageBand users can create music in their favorite genre.
iLife ‘05 also includes iTunes 4.7.1, the latest version of the Company’s digital music jukebox software application that allows users to purchase music from the Company’s iTunes Music Store. iTunes organizes music using searching, browsing and playlists, and also includes features such as iMix playlist sharing and provides integration with the complete family of iPods, including the new iPod shuffle.
iWork™ ‘05 In January 2005, the Company introduced iWork ‘05, productivity software designed to take advantage of both Mac OS X and iLife ‘05 to help users create, present and publish documents and presentations. iWork ‘05 introduces Pages™, a new word processor, and also features Keynote™ 2, a new version of the Company’s presentation software.
Pages™ gives users the tools to create letters, newsletters, reports, brochures and resumes with advanced typography, multiple columns, footnotes, tables of content and styles. With features like text wrapping and alignment guides, Pages lets users create free-form arrangements of text, graphics, photos, tables and charts. An integrated iLife media browser lets users drag and drop photos from the iPhoto library directly into documents.
Keynote™ 2 is the Company’s presentation software that gives users the ability to create presentations, portfolios, interactive slideshows and storyboards. Keynote 2 contains slide animations to synchronize the movement of multiple objects and cinematic real-time animated text. The iLife media browser within Keynote allows users to insert photos, movies and music directly into presentations and with image masking, users can frame the exact part of the photo they want to display. Keynote 2 can also work with a second monitor to display upcoming slides, notes and a timer.
Final Cut® Express HD In January 2005, the Company announced Final Cut Express HD, an update to Final Cut Express, which began shipping in February 2005. This version enables users to capture, edit and output HDV over a single FireWire cable, without requiring any additional software or hardware. Final Cut Express HD supports Digital Cinema Desktop and includes sound editing tools including 99 audio tracks, real-time volume and audio filter adjustment and a voice-over tool. Final Cut Express HD includes LiveType™, which can add HD-quality animated text and motion graphics to videos. Final Cut Express HD also includes Soundtrack, music creation software that allows users to compose musical scores for their video.
Final Cut® Studio In April 2005, the Company announced Final Cut Studio, a HD video production suite that features Final Cut Pro® 5, an upgrade to the editing software for DV, SD, HD and film. Final Cut Studio also includes tools that complement Final Cut Pro 5 such as Soundtrack® Pro, a new application that gives audio and video professionals a way to create, control and fix audio; Motion 2, an upgrade that now allows real-time motion graphics with GPU accelerated 32-bit float rendering; and DVD Studio Pro® 4, DVD authoring software that burns high definition DVDs to the latest HD DVD specification. These components of Final Cut Studio will also be sold separately.
Shake® 4 In April 2005, the Company announced Shake 4, an upgrade to the Company’s compositing software. Used by artists and visual effects facilities to create visual effects for film and television, Shake 4 features 3D multi-plane compositing, optical flow image processing and integration with Final Cut Pro 5.
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Mac OS® X Tiger In April 2005, the Company began shipping Mac OS X version 10.4 (code named “Tiger”), the Company’s fifth major version of Mac OS X. Tiger incorporates more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight™, a desktop search technology that lets users find items stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access information such as weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a new class of applications called widgets. The server version of the Mac OS operating system, Mac OS X Tiger Server, also began shipping in April 2005.
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This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed Feb 1, 2005. Products The Company offers a range of personal computing products including desktop and notebook personal computers, related devices and peripherals, and various third-party hardware products. In addition, the Company offers software products including Mac OS® X, the Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh®; server software and related solutions; professional application software; and consumer, education and business oriented application software. The Company also designs, develops and markets to Macintosh and Windows users its line of iPod® digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third-party music through the Company’s iTunes Music Store®. A detailed discussion of the Company’s products may be found in the 2004 Form 10-K. Certain newly introduced products and/or upgrades to existing products are discussed below.
Mac® mini In January 2005, the Company introduced Mac mini, a Mac computer without a display, keyboard, or mouse, with a starting price of $499. Mac mini weighs 2.9 pounds and is available in two models, one containing a 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and a 40GB hard drive, and one containing a 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and an 80GB hard drive. Both models include ATI Radeon 9200 graphics with 32MB of dedicated DDR memory and a slot-load Combo drive for watching DVD movies and burning CDs. Mac mini includes one FireWire® 400 and two USB 2.0 ports, and a DVI interface that also supports VGA so consumers can connect to LCD or CRT displays. The Mac mini includes built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and a 56K V.92 modem for Internet access, and offers optional support for an AirPort® Extreme Card for 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking along with an internal Bluetooth module for the latest in wireless communications.
iPod® shuffle In January 2005, the Company introduced iPod® shuffle, a flash-memory digital music player, which is based on iPod’s shuffle feature that randomly selects songs from the user’s music library or playlists. iPod shuffle works with iTunes® and its new patent-pending AutoFill feature that automatically selects songs to fill iPod shuffle from a user’s music library on their computer. iPod shuffle can also be used as a portable USB flash drive with up to 1GB of storage space. It is available in a 512MB model holding up to 120 songs and a 1GB model holding up to 240 songs.
iTunes Music Store® In December 2004, the Company introduced the iTunes Music Store in Canada, followed by the availability of iTunes Music Store service in Ireland in January of 2005. The iTunes Music Store now serves customers in a total of 15 countries in North America and Western Europe.
iLife® ‘05 In January 2005, the Company announced iLife ‘05, an upgrade to its digital lifestyle suite, which features major new versions of iPhoto™, iMovie®, iDVD® and GarageBand™ and includes the latest version of iTunes®.
iPhoto™ 5 is the Company’s consumer-oriented digital photo software application. iPhoto 5 includes advanced editing tools, adds support for uncompressed RAW photos throughout the application and it includes a new slideshow builder, which allows users to apply effects, transitions and durations to each individual slide. iPhoto 5 features a new way to create hardcover and softcover photo books and lets users choose from new book layouts, double-sided printing, and ordering their book online from within iPhoto 5.
iMovie® HD, a consumer-oriented digital video editing software application, enables users to import and edit digital videos on their Mac. iMovie HD now allows users to capture and edit High Definition Video (HDV) from HDV camcorders. iMovie HD also includes Magic iMovie, which automatically imports the video into separate clips, adds titles, transitions and music. iMovie HD imports video from HDV and standard DV camcorders, and from video cameras that generate MPEG-4 video.
iDVD® is a consumer-oriented software application that enables users to turn iMovie files, QuickTime files and digital pictures into DVDs that can be played on most consumer DVD players. iDVD 5 includes 15 new themes
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featuring moving drop zones that can display video clips or photos in motion across DVD menus. iDVD 5 also features OneStep DVD, which automatically creates a DVD from footage from a user’s camcorder. With a compatible SuperDrive,™ iDVD 5 now supports all single-sided DVD formats.
GarageBand™ is a consumer-oriented music creation software application. GarageBand 2 adds 8-track recording so that users can record multiple instruments at once, plus pitch and timing correction to fix tracks. GarageBand 2 now displays and edits musical notation in real time for people who know how to read and write music or want to learn. With GarageBand Jam Packs, including the latest, Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra, GarageBand users can create music in their favorite genre.
iLife ‘05 also includes iTunes® 4.7.1, the latest version of the Company’s digital music jukebox software application that allows users to purchase music from the Company’s iTunes Music Store. iTunes, organizes music using searching, browsing and playlists, also includes features such as iMix playlist sharing and provides integration with the complete family of iPods, including the new iPod shuffle.
iWork™ ‘05 In January 2005, the Company introduced iWork® ‘05, productivity software designed to take advantage of both Mac OS X and iLife ‘05 to help users create, present and publish documents and presentations. iWork ‘05 introduces Pages™, a new word processor, and also features Keynote™ 2, a new version of the Company’s presentation software.
Pages™ gives users the tools to create letters, newsletters, reports, brochures and resumes with advanced typography, multiple columns, footnotes, tables of content and styles. With features like text wrapping and alignment guides, Pages lets users create free-form arrangements of text, graphics, photos, tables and charts. An integrated iLife media browser lets users drag and drop photos from the iPhoto™ library directly into documents.
Keynote™ 2 is the Company’s presentation software that gives users the ability to create presentations, portfolios, interactive slideshows and storyboards. Keynote 2 contains slide animations to synchronize the movement of multiple objects and cinematic real-time animated text. The iLife media browser within Keynote allows users to insert photos, movies and music directly into presentations and with image masking, users can frame the exact part of the photo users want to display. Keynote 2 also has the ability to use a second monitor to display upcoming slides, notes and a timer.
Final Cut® Express HD In January 2005, the Company announced Final Cut Express HD, an update to Final Cut Express. This version enables users to capture, edit and output HDV over a single FireWire cable, without requiring any additional software or hardware. Final Cut Express HD supports Digital Cinema Desktop and includes sound editing tools including 99 audio tracks, real-time volume and audio filter adjustment and a voice-over tool. Final Cut Express HD includes LiveType™, which can add HD-quality animated text and motion graphics to videos. Final Cut Express HD also includes Soundtrack, music creation software that allows users to compose musical scores for their video.
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