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An iOS-Powered Massage Chair

Who wants to use a wired analog remote when you can use a sleek, retina-displayed iDevice to do it? The Acutouch HT-9500 massage chair is being sold for only $4,999 (iPhone not included). After you drop $5K on the chair, head on over to the App Store and download the FREE (it better be) HT-Connect™ app to start making your iDevice your personal masseuse. It uses Bluetooth to send the controls/settings to the chair and grants you “instant access to a world of resources, massage programs and expertise designed to improve your wellness and life.”

Wow, my back feels better already, it’s my wallet that’s hurting now. Read more

iLife ’11 Officially Announced, Available Today!

At today’s press event, Steve Jobs announced iLife ‘11. It’s got all the same apps in it, that means iDVD and iWeb haven’t been removed.

iPhoto ‘11 comes with new full screen modes, revamped Facebook features, email support, a UI very similar to iOS. There are new slideshow modes with templates as well (with nice 3D effects) and better Maps integration.

iLife ‘11 comes for free with every new Mac, $49 as an upgrade and it’s available today.

Tim Cook: Mac’s Not Dead, A Third of Apple’s Revenue

During today’s Apple event, Tim Cook confirmed what we already knew: the Mac is definitely not dead. Some numbers:

  • Mac is 33% of Apple’s revenue, $22 billion

- Mac share of US consumer retail PCs: 21%.

  • #110 in Fortune 500

- 13.7 million Macs sold FY 2010. That’s 3x as many sold as 5 years ago