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Technology has Apparently, they've progiven us so much. We have grammed the machine with treatments for certain types good taste. of cancer, urinals that /lush This frightens me on many themselves and king-sized Kit levels. First off, I find it disKats. turbing that people can proThis makes modern civili- gram a computer with knowlzation way cooler than those edge they, themselves, never poor saps back in the Stone possessed. Age. I'm mean, sure, they got I'm also worry about differto run around naked and fight ent applications this technolsabertooth cats all the time, ogy could have. The last thing but we have waterslides and 1 want is a showerhead that that's better. can go from hot to cold based But as much as I love bottle on how well I sing "Hotel rockets, I must admit technol- California." ogy is getting a little out of Karaoke Revolution isn't hand. the only example of technol- Kampus Korner Woodrose Old Main View Forrest Gate East BY JOHN BOUDREAU KRT In the '80s, Apple Computer brought the personal computer to tiie masses. And in the first few years of the 21st century, the Cupertino, Calif., company's iPod digital music player has revolutionized how we listen to, buy and tote around our music. So, what's next? As Apple marked its 30th anniversary Saturday, it is no doubt working- on the next innovation it hopes can repeat the staggering success of the iPod. * The company that set out to build computers that, as cofounder Steve Wozniak says, "I would want to use," finds itself in a position to revolutionize digital video, too. Apple's chic and minimalist iPods define tech fashion and dominate the digital music player market. The legal music download market, meanwhile, has exploded since Apple launched its online iTunes Music Store in 2003. Still, in looking forward, the question looms: Does Apple still want to be a computer company, or is it morphing into an entertainment and consumer electronics company? Apple seems poised to make such a leap. It sells a gadget that tens of millions of people use daily to listen to music and, increasingly, to watch TV shows and movies. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has sold his digital animation company, Pixar, to Walt Disney and will serve on the entertainment giants board as its largest individual shareholder. And Apples computers are evolving into digital entertainment centers, seamlessly organizing and connecting peoples music, video, photos and online lives. After all, the iPod frenzy won't last forever. Like the law of gravity, the Law of Silicon Valley demands that there be a "next generation." An "upgrade." Something shiny and new that we can't live without. "The risk is the iPod business they have built is a fad," says American Technology Research analyst Shaw VVu. "All empires don't last." At the center of the Apple empire is its iconic co-founder and chief executive. The darkest era in Apples history began when he was forced out in \985, and while the 51-year-old shows no signs of slowing down, can Apple groom a successor and survive without him? Apple is renowned for its ability to keep secrets, and closely guards its product strategy. The company's campus on Infinite Loop in Cupertino is a We Get You Closer to Campus! LOGAN PREFERRED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT www.lppm.net or www.KampusKornerapartments.com 435.752.5003 Ext. 2 ogy growing too fast for our good. There's those stupid self check-out machines at the grocery store. I can never get those things to work right. One time I wanted to buy some fruit pies, but somehow I ended up paying for my shoes. And don't get me started about iPods. Since the introduction of the iPod, there has been a drastic increase of people walking around singing to themselves. Steve's Tip of the Day: Always remember when you're listening to your iPod and you think your singing too softly to be heard over the music, remember: we can't hear I he music, we can hear you. As IVi-.' said in the past, I don't own an iPod. If I did, I'm pretty sure I'd convince myself that I was a much tougher guy than I really am by listening to too much "Eye of the Tiger." Either that or I would convince myself I'm a ladies man because of too much "Saturday Night Fever." Neither would end well. For me or anyone. Now, I'm not saying that we should give up all the advancements we've made and go back to the days of foraging and doing all our banking in person. I just think we could do without having "Ghetto Superstar" play every time the phone rings. Geek on. Steve Shinney is a junior in computer science who firmly believes mankind's crowning achievement so far is the Slurpee machine. Comments can be sent to steveshinney@cc. usu. edu Apple Computers marks 30th year 750-0328 Fall From stone tools to cupcakes: We've come along way, baby STEVE WOZNIAK HOLDS THE APPLE 2 , a very early version of the computer that revolutionized the world, at his home in Los Gatos, California. cross between sleek tech campus and Area 51-like top-secret military base, both of which make speculating what the company will do next just that _ speculation. But it appears ready to roll out new products that will place it in ever>' room of the home and perhaps even become the 21st century's digital distributor for Hollywood. Observers have long suspected Jobs and Co. are cooking up some sort of device that will merge the home computer and television. At the same time, Jobs has become a Hollywood mogul with his breakthrough ability to sell music and TV sitcoms through iTunes. Jobs' seat on the Disney board could further '.[ transform how people watch movies, from the big screen to the home screen to the mobile screen. Apple said Jobs would not be interviewed for this report. i! Whether the quirky company can continue its successful.; march into the lives, and wal- ;lets, of consumers will depend • on many factors, including con- ^ tinued vision from Jobs and the ability — or failure — of competitors to match the ease of use and "cool" factor of Apples iPod. "The)' have managed to create business where there was none," said Richard Doherty, an analyst with Envisioneering ; Group who has kept an eye on , Apple since its inception. There; was no personal computer until .. Apple. There was no digital video business until Apple. '• Today the digital living room is \ a zero-billion-dollar-business. I And it will probably stay that .;. way until Apple gets into it" ;So far, Apples obsessive attention to innovation and \ elegant design has paid off. ) The iPod-iTunes partner- ';• ship is a study in simplicity: one; click to download music from ». iTunes, one click to move it to I; your iPod and a one-click spin- J wheel to play it. v "I don't mean to sound arrogant, but we take ourselves very seriously," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of worldwide iPod marketing. "We think we have a role in the industry. We try to figure '. out how to do this better. It's not just how do we drive this by the spreadsheet. That's what we are about" |