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Sydney private school bans Apple iPods

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:06 pm28 Comments

The teenagers’ gadget of choice, the iPod, has been banned by a Sydney private school because they lead to ‘social isolation’

Microsoft offers six tips for not buying an Apple iPod shuffle

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:10 pm69 Comments

Microsoft, not a maker of MP3 player hardware, has nonetheless deemed itself enough of an authority on the subject and is offering its suck…

Colleges offering students music services that aren’t cross-platform, don’t work with iPod

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:06 am8 Comments

Universities, caught in the crossfire between litigation-crazy record companies and music-swapping students, are seeking to appease both…

Apple iPod Camera Connector now available for order

Monday, March 21, 2005 1:08 pm19 Comments

The iPod Camera Connector provides a fast, easy way to transfer images from your digital camera to your iPod photo…

Report: Luxpro ‘Super shuffle’ knock-off of Apple iPod shuffle a publicity stunt

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:49 am29 Comments

Jack Campbell from DVForge just emailed us with some very interesting details about that Super Shuffle MP3 player Apple was up in arms…

DecoDock for Apple iPod shuffle to ship in April, now available for preorder

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:42 am6 Comments

Pressure Drop presents the “‘DecoDock,’ the first stylish dock designed to complement and enhance the iPod shuffle….

Washington Post: Sony’s new PSP a ‘multimedia dud’ – no competition for Apple’s iPod

Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:36 pm11 Comments

Sony has often won big by thinking small. Portable gizmos such as the Walkman, the Discman and the Handicam helped make this company…

Apple iPod forces radio stations to (gasp!) stop playing the same handful of songs over and over

Saturday, March 19, 2005 9:19 am42 Comments

The Web site of radio station KCJK-FM, known as 105.1 Jack FM, features a picture of an iPod and the taunt: ‘Guess you won’t be needing this thing…

Morgan Stanley: Apple’s ‘iPod Halo Effect’ is ‘roughly double what the market expects’

Friday, March 18, 2005 10:26 am11 Comments

Apple Computer has been upgraded to “overweight” by Morgan Stanley, which believes the conversion rate to Mac computers within…

General Motors to add iPod-compatible radios to vehicles starting this year

Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:00 pm29 Comments

Music lovers will find it easier to take their favorite tunes on the road thanks to a new family of radios that will debut on the Chevy HHR and other GM vehicles…

Goldman Sachs raises Apple estimates, expects sale of 1.8 million iPod shuffles this quarter

Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:54 am9 Comments

Goldman Sachs said it doubled its estimate for the number of Apple Computer (AAPL) iPod shuffle portable digital music players sold…

Blatant rip-off of Apple’s iPod mini surfaces out of China

Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:51 am47 Comments

Orient Expert Technology’s (OET) web page shows an interesting music player, which they call, ahem…

Samsung determined to oust Apple to become number one in iPod market by 2007

Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:56 am27 Comments

Samsung Electronics is determined to emerge as the world’s largest portable audio jukebox supplier, outstripping the present No. 1 vendor Apple Computer…

With proper care you can expect hundreds of iPod battery recharges

Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:07 pm27 Comments

I have learned that there are Apple customers who are not feeling so cheerful about the “little guy” company. And these folks are attacking…

iPod shuffle rip-off maker Luxpro’s Chairman: patents do not cover appearance

Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:25 am41 Comments

Luxpro displayed its Super Shuffle MP3 player at CeBIT and drew concern from Apple for its similarities with the Apple-made iPod shuffle…

ShuffleShirt.com announces t-shirt line designed specifically for Apple’s iPod shuffle

Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:08 am10 Comments

ShuffleShirt.com has announced the availability of the only t-shirt line made to carry the Apple iPod shuffle…

Does Sony’s new PlayStation Portable (PSP) threaten Apple’s iPod?

Monday, March 14, 2005 9:14 am36 Comments

Last week, when Sony announced that it was rolling out a line of flash-based portable digital music players, Apple Computer wasn’t exactly…

Apple moves to stop CeBIT presentation of Luxpro’s ‘Super shuffle’ iPod shuffle rip-off

Monday, March 14, 2005 8:39 am29 Comments

After Luxpro removed its “Super shuffle” from their CeBIT booth on Friday, the iPod Shuffle rip-off once again appeared on Saturday…

Apple offers special sale prices on select iPod, iPod photo, iPod mini, 12-in PowerBook G4 units

Friday, March 11, 2005 1:30 pm18 Comments

The Apple Store currently lists products on sale with savings on select new and unopened Apple products. All sale priced Apple products are covered…

Bill O’Reilly giving away 20GB Apple iPod

Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:57 pm47 Comments

BillOReilly.com has announced that to mark the launch of the downloadable MP3 version of the Radio Factor…

‘iPod tax’ proposed for online music downloads

Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:31 pm33 Comments

Legislators in Wisconsin are mobilizing against a proposal they call the ‘iPod tax,’ in a battle over online music and movies that could soon spread…

Attention Apple Legal Dept: LuxPro debuts blatant ‘iPod shuffle’ rip-off called ‘Super shuffle’

Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:50 pm86 Comments

LUXPRO, a Taiwan-based maker of digital audio products, has introduced what can only be described as a blatant rip-off of Apple’s iPod shuffle…

Apple debuts massive six-story tall iPod shuffle billboard in Australia

Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:11 pm32 Comments

iPodlounger Ed Mouy has provided us with photos of an extremely large Apple billboard for the iPod shuffle in Australia. The advertisement…

Apple’s iPod has blood on its Click Wheel: Virgin Electronics is dead

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 2:05 pm44 Comments

Yep, Virgin Electronics is dead. We’ve just gotten confirmation from their PR rep that the company failed to receive additional funding from…

Yahoo pushes back launch of iTunes and iPod rivals

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:06 am16 Comments

Web giant Yahoo is poised to launch a new digital store and music player, aiming to compete more directly with Apple Computer’s successful…

Sony launches Apple iPod shuffle ‘killer’

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:49 am47 Comments

Sony has launched a new line-up of flash based MP3 players to tackle Apple’s iPod Shuffle. The new models will start at 256Mb of memory…

‘Significant shipments’ of Apple’s iPod shuffle begin to hit retail outlets

Monday, March 7, 2005 5:34 pm10 Comments

Supply constraints associated with Apple’s new iPod shuffle player have begun to dissipate… Over the weekend, Apple retail stores…

Report: Hong-Kong company wants 12 percent of iPod and iTunes profits, Apple already in negotiations

Monday, March 7, 2005 11:52 am35 Comments

A Hong-Kong based company wants 12 per cent of all profits from both iTunes and iPod sales, claiming it holds the patents to the DRM technology that governs…

Patent violation claims surface against Apple over iPod, iTunes technologies

Monday, March 7, 2005 11:07 am15 Comments

Apple has found itself facing a pair of intellectual property challenges that separately claim its FairPlay DRM system and its iPod music player…

Seattle Times writer thinks also-rans can match Apple’s iPod+iTunes

Saturday, March 5, 2005 10:34 am35 Comments

The new multimedia players that can play back music, photos and even video are pretty terrific, but most often I just want to listen to music…

Alfa Romeo 147 and Apple iPod integration presentation now online

Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:23 am17 Comments

The Alfa Romeo 147 allows you to enjoy the music of your iPod while driving, through seamless integration with the controls on the steering…

PC Magazine review gives Apple 6GB iPod mini 4.5 stars out of 5

Friday, March 4, 2005 11:22 am28 Comments

We picked the iPod mini as one of our favorite music players when it debuted, thanks to its superior ergonomics, great in-hand feel…

Apple iPod owners spend millions on accessories, keep ‘iPod economy’ churning

Friday, March 4, 2005 9:41 am7 Comments

Few gadgets inspire the fervor and devotion of Apple’s iPod. Owners of the digital music player do not simply see the iPod as a convenient…

New York library loans out audio books on Apple iPod shuffles

Thursday, March 3, 2005 5:34 pm18 Comments

Checking out a new iPod now applies to more than shopping trips or web browsing. This week the South Huntington Public Library on Long Island…

Next generation Apple iPods could feature triple the battery life of today’s models

Thursday, March 3, 2005 1:39 pm25 Comments

PortalPlayer, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced system-on-chip, firmware and software solutions for the MP3 personal media player market, today announced…

OWC and NewerTech announce new high-capacity replacement battery for 4G Apple iPod models

Thursday, March 3, 2005 9:57 am2 Comments

Newer Technology Inc. and Other World Computing (OWC) today introduced a new high-capacity 750mAh replacement battery for all Fourth Generation…

How has iPod achieved dominant market share and how can Apple keep it?

Wednesday, March 2, 2005 2:20 pm14 Comments

More than two decades after the debut of the Macintosh, Apple decided not to license the iPod design generally. The one exception has been HP…

Special edition ‘Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith’ Apple iPod image posted online?

Wednesday, March 2, 2005 12:34 pm17 Comments

You know it wouldn’t be a new Star Wars movie without massive merchandise tie-ins, and to cash in on Episode III Skittles…

Apple iPod pressure forces Creative to drop prices on music players

Tuesday, March 1, 2005 4:22 pm47 Comments

Electronics maker Creative announced Tuesday that it would drop prices on its Zen Micro, a move that could be seen as a direct response…

Was the Mac Mini originally intended to sport an integrated iPod Dock?

Tuesday, March 1, 2005 10:23 am28 Comments

That’s the suggestion made by one electronics specialist who’s taken a closer look…

Duke University’s Apple iPod project in limbo

Tuesday, March 1, 2005 8:45 am12 Comments

Six months after the Duke University iPod First-Year Experience began, a stack of unopened iPods line Lynne O’Brien’s office…

Apple iPod shuffle secret revealed: inspection shows five extra contacts on USB plug

Monday, February 28, 2005 7:46 pm30 Comments

Close inspection of the [Apple iPod shuffle’s] USB plug reveals that there is something going on here… A normal USB plug has 4 contacts…

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