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Apple’s iPod is a modern miracle
In today’s society where teens rely heavily on music and technology, the joining of the two for entertainment and social activities…
Microsoft management frustrated as 80 percent of MS workers with music players have Apple iPods
Microsoft’s leafy corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, is beginning to look like the streets of New York, London and just about…
Korean MP3 War: Apple cuts iPod prices in Korea only, goes after domestic companies
Apple Computer raised the stakes in the local MP3 player market by announcing yesterday that it will lower the price of its iPod only in Korea…
Analyst: initial demand for ‘Mac mini’ and ‘iPod shuffle’ have exceeded Apple’s expectations
Already struck with iPod fever, Apple may now be suffering from some Mac mini mania. Not that the company necessarily minds…
Wal-Mart begins selling Apple’s iPod mini in select stores
Wal-Mart Stores has quietly begun selling Apple Computer’s popular iPod Minis in select stores, the mega retailer’s first big move into…
iRiver bows to Apple’s iPod shuffle, slashes MP3 flash-based player prices up to 25 percent
Korean electronics makers are lowering the prices of their digital music players to compete with the increasing popularity of Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod…
iPod etiquette: when to talk, when to shut up, and how to learn to live with the iPod culture
It seems iPod people have taken over the world. They’re in the airport, waiting for the bus, studying in coffeehouses, working out…
The iPod is bigger than Jesus, now can Apple’s Mac take on Windows?
We’ve been living, for the past couple years, in Apple’s world, a time and place in which the normal rules of commerce no longer seem to apply…
Associated Press: Apple’s iPod shuffle is ‘the best portable music player for the money’
Since Apple Computer Inc. introduced the iPod in 2001, competitors have been scrambling to match the simplicity and style of the popular…
Are Apple’s ‘iPod’ and ‘Mac mini’ the razors or the blades?
More than a century ago, King Gillette invented both the safety razor and a new way of marketing consumer goods. Before Gillette…
Wal-Mart to sell Apple iPod shuffle? Walmart.com music service is ‘temporarily unavailable’
Apple Computer has initiated a partnership with Wal-Mart that will soon see the iPod shuffle featured at Wal-Mart discount locations around the country…
Sony’s portable music player sales tumble in face of Apple’s iPod success
The Sony Corporation posted a steep rise in net profit on Thursday, helped by favorable tax effects, but the figure masked declines in sales…
Apple iPod’s ‘hybrid entertainment matrix’ turns listeners into ‘cyborgs’ via ‘technotranscendence’
Markus Giesler, a 28-year-old assistant professor of marketing at York University in Toronto, is fast becoming a bright light in high-tech consumer…
Report: Best Buy to sell Mac mini, could accelerate ‘iPod Halo Effect’
Best Buy may begin selling Macs again, which in turn could accelerate the iPod halo affect, according to a report released by Merill Lynch…
Apple’s new ‘Made for iPod’ program designed to help iPod accessory makers
Makers of iPod accessories got something of a scare during Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s Jan. 11 keynote at the Macworld confab in San Francisco…
First time iPod buyers who go for iPod shuffle won’t fully appreciate the magic of iPod
The biggest problem for Apple will be educating buyers to understand what the shuffle does and doesn’t do. If I were in charge…
Chicago Sun-Times: iPod shuffle’s biggest advantage is it works with Apple’s iTunes
I’ve been using the 512-megabyte iPod Shuffle exclusively for a week now, and against all expectations, I’ve found that a screen is hardly essential…
Washington Post: Apple’s new iPod shuffle is ‘the iPod for the rest of us’
Before two weeks ago, I would not have guessed that a 3 1/2-inch-long stick of white plastic that plays music could be much of a conversation piece…
Associated Press: Apple’s iPod shuffle’s ‘ease of use is unrivaled’
Since Apple Computer Inc. introduced the iPod in 2001, competitors have been scrambling to match the simplicity and style of the popular…
RUMOR: Apple prepping next gen 5GB ‘iPod mini’ for February release
Apple is close to finishing up work on the next revision of its iPod mini, Think Secret sources reveal. Also currently in development…
Apple retail stores to open an hour early on Saturday for first day Mac Mini, iPod shuffle sales
Might the Mac mini mean a bigger bite of the personal computer market for Apple Computer Inc.? That’s the hope of Apple whose approximately…
PC Magazine review gives Apple’s iPod shuffle 4 out of 5 stars
Minimalism has always been a guiding principle at Apple, and the new iPod shuffle is an outstanding example. The slim white shell encases…
Bear Stearns raises Apple earning forecast, no normal seasonal weakness seen for iPod this quarter
Apple Computer (AAPL)earnings forecast was raised by Bear Stearns to $2.25 a share from $2.10…
Wired Magazine designates Apple’s iPod as ‘Tired’ – again
The latest issue of Wired Magazine’s (February 2005, issue 13.02, not yet available online) “Wired, Tired, Expired” lists the mythical “iPhone” as…
David Coursey gives Apple’s new ‘Mac mini’ an ‘A’ grade and ‘iPod shuffle’ a ‘C-’
A $499 Mac ought to be the ultimate ‘switcher’ box. Not that most Windows users actually switch to Macintosh, but many have bought a Mac…
USA Today: Apple’s iPod shuffle should ‘send shivers through’ competitors
I was testing the aptly named iPod Shuffle, the latest gem from Apple Computer’s mushrooming iPod family. Shuffle earns its moniker from the…
Apple VP Phil Schiller: iPod shuffle won’t cannibalize iPod mini, iPod sales
Apple’s recent announcement of a new, inexpensive iPod called iPod Shuffle is well-received among price-conscious users. However, there…
Do not eat iPod shuffle
On Apple’s iPod Shuffle page, the device is placed next to two packs of gum, to show just how darned ‘mini’ it is…
Apple’s iPod shuffle causes stampedes of customers, sells out as quickly as they appear in stores
The first crop of Apple’s elusive iPod Shuffle is being plucked off shelves as quickly as they appear in stores across the Valley this week…
Apple Computer could sell 21 million iPod shuffle units in 2005
Global sales of portable digital music players are expected to rise significantly this year, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of MP3 players…
Apple says up to 4-week wait for iPod Shuffle; initial stockpile rumored at 2 million units
It could be deja vu all over again for Apple Computer Inc. Just one week after launching the tiny iPod Shuffle, a lightweight and much cheaper…
Tech columnist Wendland: ‘Apple’s new iPod Shuffle to be the next must-have product’
Apple’s new iPod Shuffle is about to be the next must-have product… Now, critics contend that’s a reverse psychology thing, aimed at covering…
NFL game broadcasts coming to Apple iPods
Starting next week, football fans will have a new way to listen to games: on their iPods. The National Football League on Tuesday…
iRiver CEO on Apple iPod shuffle: ‘It will be very difficult for users to find their favorite songs’
The chief executive of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of digital music players says he is surprised at several of the features of Apple Computer’s iPod Shuffle…
Dismissive Dell CEO not impressed with Apple Mac mini, calls iPod a ‘one-product wonder’ and a ‘fad’
Dell has questioned Apple’s long-term business strategy, dismissing the iPod as a ‘fad’ and a ‘one-product wonder’ and claiming the new Mac mini…
Olympus plans Super Bowl ad pushing their ‘iPod photo killer’
Apple’s iPod MP3 player was one of the hottest gifts during the past holiday season. Driven by a hip marketing campaign and bolstered by Apple’s Music Store…
Apple VP: Apple received more prerelease orders for iPod shuffle in Japan than for iPod mini debut
Apple hopes to boost its share of Japan’s portable digital music player market to 80 percent from around 50 percent now, Vice President Yoshiaki Sakito…
Forbes writer wonders how long the Apple iPod miracle can last; ‘nothing this good can last forever’
To hear the media tell it, everyone has an iPod, and if they don’t already have one, they’re soon going to get one. But the fact is not everyone does…
Griffin’s new AirClick for Mac and iPod is the remote control you’ve been missing
The Griffin AirClick for iPod and iPod mini lets you hook up your ‘Pod to your sound system…
RUMOR: HP halts orders for Apple’s iPod music players
Hewlett-Packard, which recently entered into a strategic alliance with Apple to deliver HP-branded versions of the iPod under name ‘iPod+ HP’, has…
Apple execs now see ‘iPod Halo Effect’ clearly paying off with higher Macintosh sales
Apple executives said Wednesday that they’re starting to see the ‘halo’ effect from iPod sales clearly pay off with higher sales of Macintosh computers…
