1. iPad
The iPad is one of the hottest gadgets of the holiday season. With prices that vary from $499 to $829, the iPad is definitely not cheap. That said, an Apple fanboy will melt if given an iPad for Christmas.

Everyone would love an iPad for Christmas (Image: Apple.com)

2. MacBook Air
This ulta slim laptop is the future. It has an all flash storage, long lasting battery and a crisp display. Again, this Apple product isn’t cheap. The basic model starts at $999.

3. Beatles Box Set
If you haven’t heard, Beatles music is now available on iTunes. You can purchase individual songs or, for the Beatles fanatics, you can purchase the entire box set that features 13 albums.

4. iPod Touch
The latest IPods are a big improvement on the earlier models. You can get an 8GB iPod Touch for $229 that has features such as FaceTime, HD video recording and an A4 processor.

5. iPod Shuffle
If you are looking for a cheap Christmas present for an Apple Fanboy, consider the IPod Shuffle. For only $49, you can get a 2GB version that can store hundreds of songs.

Post from: EveryJoe

The company that owns the rights to a vast majority of The Beatles music catalog has questioned reports that the Fab Four have cut a deal with Steve Jobs.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the joint venture owned by Sony and singer Michael Jackson, has thrown cold water on newspaper stories out of London that The Beatles catalog would soon be available on iTunes. A spokeswoman for Sony/ATV Music Publishing told CNET News.com that the reports are “untrue.”

Sony/ATV is a pretty good source. While EMI Group owns the recording rights to The Beatles catalog, Sony and Jackson own the rights to the vast majority of the catalog’s publishing rights. Had a deal been cut, Sony/ATV would “absolutely be informed,” the Sony/ATV spokeswoman said.

All this despite Paul McCartney (you know, an actual Beatle) saying that the iTunes deal was “virtually settled“. I’m not surprised that Sony and Michael Jackson, a pair of washed-up sickos held together only by artifice, would keep the Beatles’ legacy off the world’s most popular music player.

Post from: EveryJoe