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iPod Cases Get Kinky
iPod cases are starting to get....well, a bit kinky.
Griffin Ships iFM iPod Radio Receiver
Griffin Technology is shipping the iFM, an iPod add-on that integrates FM radio tuning, recording and remote control functionality to the iPod.
Apple profit surges 95 percent on iPod sales (AFP)
AFP - Apple Computer reported a 95 percent rise in quarterly profits on exploding sales of its iPod music players, and notched more than one billion dollars in sales through its retail stores.
iPod Boxers Fill Your Pants with Music
iPods seem to be showing up everywhere, but this seems to be a first. Not the half-naked guy playing air-guitar, but underwear for music fans.
SendStation Intros Body Armor for iPod earbuds
The compact case has been designed specifically with the iPod earbuds in mind.
Apple's Accused of Privacy Violations With ITunes (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Apple doesn't disclose that iTunes reports back to a third-party marketing agency with lists of what songs a user is listening to. That's led bloggers to start calling the software "SpyTunes."
Apple sales outlook rattles shares; profit up (Reuters)Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on
Wednesday forecast current-quarter results below Wall Street
expectations, after strong holiday sales of its iPod led to a
near-doubling in quarterly earnings.
MP3 Tech Commentary
T.sonic 520 MP3 Player
... Transcend Information, Inc. is out on a mission: to make you the next "American Idol," with it's new T.sonic 520 Flash MP3 Player. ... "An MP3 Player for the talented masses," is what Transcend claims about the T.Sonic. ... The player supports MP3, WMA, and WAV file formats. ... MP3 Player which supports MP3, WMA and WAV formats FM Radio (FM Radio recording and the ability to preset 20 FM radio stations) Digital Voice Recorder Karaoke-type lyrics display Direct Line-In recording from a CD player A-B repeat function allows you to ...
Creative goes after iPod with Zen Vision:M
Creative Technology today took another step forward in trying to dethrone Apple as king of the portable entertainment world with the unveiling of the Zen Vision:M. This portable media player comes in black, white, blue green or pink and should...
Apple rolls out new iPod accessories
Apple had no earth shaking iPod announcements at MacWorld this year, choosing instead to focus on their new Intel based computers. Several new iPod related accessories came up however and these are: iPod Radio Remote ($49 – immediately available): This...
MP3 tries for surround sound
The Fraunhofer Institute, the lovely people who brought us the MP3, has introduced a new surround sound version of the MP3 codec known as MP3 Surround. Having seemingly failed to persuade the digital music world to upgrade to MP3 Pro,...
amazon.com: sandisk 1 gb mp3 player silver: electronics
... Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. ... I was considering buying an mp3 player, this would be the first one, and I did a lot of research. ... Unlike the sony player, this player will play MP3's any way you have them on your PC, this means VBR mp3's too. ... Main good points: -replacable battery -VBR mp3's -Shuffle and Repeat -ID3 tag use, or path display -No software to install -can store any media on the drive like a flash drive -easy to use -Left or Right hand use -Nice display I bought this player a ...
Record digital music downloads
Reuters is reporting that, according to Nielsen SoundScan, legitimate download purchases enjoyed an unprecedented boom the week following Christmas. In the seven-day stretch between Christmas and the new year, millions of consumers armed with new MP3 players (primarily iPods) and...
sunglasses mp3 player
... If the once specialized gadgets such as mobile phones and compact digital cameras can now boast MP3 playback functionality, so too can the humble sunglasses be equipped with the same audio playback capability. ... Given the pervasiveness of portable audio players, the arrival of such sunglasses is frankly not shocking. ... However, given that most pioneering attempts at new products with multiple functions have been disappointing so far, instilling strong product confidence for the Sunglasses MP3 player is not going to be an easy task. ...
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