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[[File:Apple PowerCD.jpg|thumb|right|An Apple PowerCD with its remote control]]

'''Apple PowerCD''' is a  [[CD player]] sold by [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]] in 1993 and discontinued several years later. It was a re-badged [[Philips]]-designed product (Philips CDF-100) which was sold in addition to Apple's speakers and also included a [[remote control]]. The PowerCD was capable of reading [[Kodak]] [[photo CD]]s, [[CD-ROM|data CD]]s and [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|audio CD]]s. It can connect to [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] [[personal computer]]s through [[SCSI]] and also to [[Home audio|stereo systems]] and [[television]]s.

==History==
With the success of the [[Apple Newton]], in mid-1992 [[Apple Industrial Design Group]] created a division called '''Mac Like Things''' which was to focus on what they saw as a whole new market for Apple in consumer electronic devices. The PowerCD marked Apple's first stand-alone consumer-oriented product brought to market, which did not require a computer for use. It was analogous to [[Sony]]'s [[Discman]] portable CD players of the time, however, unlike Sony's and most others, Apple's could also be used as computer peripheral as well. And while most desktop Macs at the time included built-in CD-ROMs, the PowerCD was designed to match the PowerBook series which would not include a built-in CD-ROM for several more years. Its ability to be operated under battery power alone made it not only a portable drive for computers, but gave it the added ability to be marketed as a stand-alone portable CD player. However, Mac Like Things was short-lived and by September 1992, it was folded into Apple's '''New Media Group''' having only brought to market the PowerCD and AppleDesign Powered Speakers series.<ref name="appledesign">{{cite book|last=Kunkel|first=Paul|title=Appledesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group|publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications|date=October 1, 1997|page=[https://archive.org/details/DTCA3DOC-230_industrial_design/page/246 246]|isbn=1-888001-25-9|url=https://archive.org/details/DTCA3DOC-230_industrial_design/page/246}}</ref>

==AppleDesign Powered Speakers==
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[[File:AppleDesign Powered Speakers (M6082).jpg|thumb|right|AppleDesign Powered Speakers (M6082)]]
Along with the PowerCD, Apple<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Store Online - Holiday Gifts |url=https://www.apple.com/in/store?afid=p238%7Cs8Vs8GkTq-dc_mtid_187079nc38483_pcrid_719882393263_pgrid_112258962467_pntwk_g_pchan__pexid__ptid_kwd-10778630_&cid=aos-IN-kwgo-brand--slid---product- |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Apple (IN) |language=en-IN}}</ref> released two versions of their desktop speakers: the ''AppleDesign Powered Speakers'' and the redesigned ''AppleDesign Powered Speakers II'' a year later. The original speakers came in Platinum gray to match Apple's desktop line, while the second generation were curvier and also came in a darker gray color designed to match the PowerBook line and PowerCD. Both were powered with an AC adapter and could be attached to any audio output source, with two separate inputs for the computer and an external CD player. Both had a headphone jack in the front of one speaker along with the volume control and an optional [[subwoofer]] connection port on some models.

== Timeline of Apple products ==
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==See also==
*[[iPod]]
*[[Apple QuickTake]]
*[[Apple Interactive Television Box]]
*[[Apple Pippin]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060324064719/http://guides.macrumors.com/PowerCD Mac Guides]
*[http://popcorn.cx/computers/apple/peripherals/audio/ popcorn.cx - Apple PowerCD & AppleDesign Powered Speakers]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929220756/http://www.tarosworld.com/apple/old_peripherals/powercd/ Apple PowerCD] {{in lang|ja}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060905014830/http://www1.kcn.ne.jp/~gx770/portaudio.html#PowerCD Apple/PHILIPS CDP/PowerCD] {{in lang|ja}}

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