The Apple iPod is one of the most popular consumer electronic products in history. Thus far, 10 million have been sold to music lovers…
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Analysts: Apple’s iPod Photo is living proof that a device can’t serve two masters
The iPod Photo is living proof that a device can’t serve two masters. The color screen is great, but the iPod can’t really offer a great photo…
Apple iPod shuffle decoder’s unused features include WMA support, LCD screen output, and FM tuner
A look under the hood of Apple Computer’s iPod Shuffle shows the company is making music with two chips…
Apple updates iPod photo packaging, de-emphasizes ‘photo’
In releasing newly affordable iPod photo hardware, Apple Computer has changed the product’s packaging to a thinner and highly attractive…
Apple should include a combo FireWire and USB 2.0 cable in every iPod box
With the latest iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The music players will still work with FireWire, if a cord…
Griffin debuts Dock400 FireWire cable for Apple iPods
Griffin Technology today announced the Griffin Technology Dock400. The Dock400 is a FireWire 400 cable for synching and charging…
‘iPod Halo Effect’ – sales of the iPod are spurring orders of other Apple products
Apple Computer is benefiting from what analysts have dubbed the ‘iPod halo effect.’ Sales of the iPod are spurring orders…
Analyst: With iPod, Apple’s ‘willing to do whatever it takes to maintain their market dominance’
Apple Computer played a new tune Wednesday with its wildly popular iPod digital music player, cutting prices and adding more storage and features…
Analyst: Apple’s Steve Jobs winning ‘game of chess’ against Microsoft, other iPod+iTunes competitors
Apple slashed the price of its hot iPod Mini digital music player Wednesday to $199 and introduced a slightly larger version for just US$50 more…
Apple disrespects its own Mac users with iPod’s FireWire fiasco
FireWire is still Apple Computer’s baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord. With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including…
What’s on U.S. President Bush’s Apple iPod?
There are certain colorful aspects of the president’s life that have not been much explored, understandably overshadowed by war and a hard-fought election…
Merrill Lynch analyst expects 4 million Apple iPod units to be shipped this quarter
In a research note released to clients on Wednesday, Merrill Lynch analyst, Steve Milunovich, said his firm expects Apple to ship 1 million shuffles…
Analyst: new iPod additions and changes widens the gap between Apple and its competitors
Apple today revamped its line of iPod music players, adding new versions of its iPod mini and iPod photo units and price reductions…
Apple releases iPod Updater 2005-02-22
Apple Computer today released iPod Updater 2005-02-22 which includes new iPod mini Software 1.3 for iPod mini, new iPod Software 2.3…
Petition to Apple for iPod FireWire support posted online
Gary Reich has posted a petition on Petition Online, “Apple should bring FireWire back to iPods.” The petition reads…
Apple knifing its own FireWire baby by pushing USB 2.0 as iPod’s primary connectivity option
Apple obviously seems to be morphing the iPod family’s connectivity from FireWire-centric to USB-centric. The newest member…
Apple updates ‘iPod photo’ family with new slim 30GB model, debuts new iPod Camera Connector
Apple today updated its iPod photo lineup by introducing a new slim 30GB model, holding up to 7,500 songs, for just $349 and a new 60GB model…
Apple unveils new 6GB iPod mini for $249, 4GB model now priced at just $199
Apple today unveiled the second generation iPod(R) mini lineup with a new 4GB model priced at just $199 and a new 6GB model with 50 percent…
RUMOR: new and updated iPod, iPod mini models coming Wednesday?
One day before Apple is expected to announce new iPod minis, a reliable source has shed light on Apple’s Wednesday announcement…
RUMOR: Apple soon to debut ‘iPod bluetooth’ and other iPod model, price changes
Apple will soon introduce an iPod with Bluetooth wireless capabilities, according Bogdan Nedelcou, an automobile product manager for Motorola…
Costume designer Jennifer Rade wins Costume Designers Guild Award for Apple iPod ‘Dance’ commercial
Costume designer Milena Canonero won contemporary film honors for her work on ‘The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou’ at the seventh annual…
Report: More advanced iPod games on the way
With every iPod model set to adopt a color screen this year, Apple appears ready to expand the music player’s extra capabilities…
Toshiba VP: Apple’s iPod shuffle memory demand so vast, we can in no way meet their needs currently
Toshiba Corp. plans to boost capital spending on semiconductors for the current business year by 13 percent, accelerating plans to expand output…
RUMOR: Apple prepping Bluetooth iPod?
Mac4Ever is reporting that a Motorola product manager in France has ‘accidentally’ confirmed that Apple is going to introduce an iPod…
RUMOR: new Apple ‘iPod mini’ due soon to feature color screen, possible 6GB capacity for US$249
Within the next two weeks Apple will announce an updated iPod mini with a color screen and higher capacity hard drive, Think Secret has learned…
RUMOR: 5GB Apple iPod mini due ‘as early as next week’
Sources have previously indicated that the mini revision, which is said to sport a 25% size increase to 5GB, would debut sometime…
New York City students fall victim to ‘rash of vicious iPod muggings’
City students have become victims of a rash of vicious iPod muggings and a spike in larcenies at schools. One South Brooklyn transit…
Sony CEO dismisses rumors the company will buy Apple, plans ‘iPod killer’
Sony Corp said it will release a product by the end of the year to compete with Apple Computer Inc’s popular portable digital music player iPod…
Apple’s iPod shuffle now available in select 7-Eleven stores in Taiwan
The nation’s iPod fans now have an easier way to bring home an iPod Shuffle, as Apple’s Taiwan branch has teamed up with the 7-Eleven…
Environmentalists target Apple iPod as ‘electronic waste’
Environmentalists are targeting the iPod, Apple Computer’s phenomenally successful digital music player, as a symbol of the growing problem…
UBS raises Apple target price from $85 to $99 on Mac mini, iPod shuffle information
Analysts at UBS reiterate their “buy” rating on Apple Computer (AAPL). The target price has been raised from $85 to $99…
Napster CEO Gorog: ‘it’s stupid to buy an iPod’
Napster has revealed that it’s planning an aggressive marketing campaign again Apple’s iPod as part of its plans for a full launch of the Napster To Go portable subscription…
Sirius CEO Karmazin looks to add satellite radio to Apple iPod; no deal – yet
Mel Karmazin is fixing to put Howard Stern – in iPods. The Sirius boss revealed yesterday that he has held talks with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about striking a partnership…
Napster’s ‘iPodlessness’ doesn’t bode well for its future
Even though its Super Bowl ads were among the more forgettable pitches Sunday night, a new and not-so-naughty Napster is definitely back. Last night, the company…
Review: Olympus m:robe not an ‘iPod killer,’ fails on more than one level
Olympus blew oodles of cash on a splashy Super Bowl Sunday commercial for its new m:robe 500i, a combination music player and digital camera…
Sirius has approached Apple on adding service to iPod
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said on Wednesday it has discussed with Apple Computer Inc. the possibility of adding its service to Apple’s popular iPod…
Hewlett-Packard ousts CEO Carly Fiorina, and what was with that ‘Apple iPod by HP’ deal anyway?
Carly Fiorina, one of the most powerful women in American business, was ousted as chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday…
Apple iPod monopolizes Microsoft VSLive’s developer conference booths
The iPod is everywhere these days, even at a Microsoft developer conference. The exhibit hall at this week’s VSLive, a conference…
Duke University’s iPod program is ‘going very well’
Duke University freshmen are using their school-issued iPods to learn Spanish vocabulary, recording lectures, analyzing music…
Apple’s iPod and iTunes competitors continue whining about FairPlay
While Apple has its committed loyalists on the hardware side, it seems to have painted itself into a corner on the content side…
Apple’s ease of use the key to iPod platform’s wild success
The progression from vinyl to CD was fast, but techonomics would predict that the march from CDs to music file distribution will be even faster…
Apple’s iPod creates its own economy, cutural trends, and naysayers
Befitting a contraption that has captured the fancy of everyone from working stiffs to head-bopping celebrities like Nicole Kidman…