Starbucks & HP To Offer Music Downloads - Imagine this scenario: You're cruising on a Saturday morning, and you stop by your local Starbucks. You walk up to the counter and say, "I'd like a tall, half-caf latte, and the Blood, Sweat, and Tears Greatest Hits album to go, please."
HP plans own-brand iPod push in China - HP is planning a sales drive on its own-branded iPod, as well as digital cameras and home-entertainment systems in China, the company has revealed
iPod Ads Blitz Toronto Subway - "iPod ads adorn nearly every object of the station-posts, walls, stairs, and even newspaper recycle bins. Ta-Min has provided MacMinute with several photos of the scene. "It definitely brought a smile to my face," he said."
Mini scores maximum style points for MP3 fans - My wife is usually the voice of reason when it comes to the products I review. I might lust after a gizmo because it is cool. She justifies purchases based on practical considerations. Yet when it comes to the iPod Mini music players from Apple, we're experiencing a role reversal
Is Your iPod Making You Anti-Social? - Computer users often get an unfair rap for being nerdy anti-socials who can’t remember the last time they went on a date. This anti-social reputation is starting to rub off on iPod listeners, judging by articles on the New York Times, Wired and Macworld
French Copyright Group Wants Apple To Pay Up For iPod - Speaking on behalf of those of us who don't pirate music, it's absolutely disgusting that we all pay the price for such schemes to remedy piracy. It's filthy, disgusting, and pathetic. Your mileage will vary, of course
Our Favorite iPod AppleScripts - Want to enhance your quality of life, save time, and reduce the incidence of repetitive stress injuries? Well here's how, using some of our favorite iPod AppleScripts
7-11 offers 'Drink Up. Log On. Rock Out' promo - 7-Eleven , famous for its monster-sized drinks to go, is now offering said-same refreshments with a one-in-three chance of winning music from Apple's industry-defining iTunes Music Store
iPods Bloom For Spring At Bloomingdale's - Bloomingdale's Boutique 2004 spring catalog is featuring the 40GB iPod by Apple for $499.00 - not the first time Bloomie's has highlighted Apple products.
Artists vow to sue Apple for dodging French music fees - Under a French law passed two years ago, hard disk players are subject to a levy that goes to compensate royalty holders. Sacem, the Society of Music Creators, Composers and Publishers, says Apple has failed to comply, and will sue for back fees. Canada recently introduced a similar levy on fixed-disk portable music players to help compensate artists
IPod, the UpSide of OutSourcing? - Outsourcing has become such a hot button topic, that sometimes we often overlook the upside. While not a supporter of the trend, I did find one example where outsourcing/offshoring did come in handy. And that example is the most beloved toy of the 21st century, the IPod . The elegant digital music player which has become a must have accessory is as global a product as you can find. It was crafted and designed in United States, its innards were done somewhere in India, and it is made in the Far East
Doctor Says iPod Helps Us Find Our Personal Space, No Bull - Feeling cramped? Is the world pressing in on you? Does it seem that your personal space, that imagined aura that separates you from the next guy, is shrinking? Maybe you should get an iPod
Monster iCase Travel Pack - Ah, Monster - recent licensee of interesting iPod accessories and long-time devotee of premium pricing. At $70 for a fabric case, Monster had a lot to prove to us this time, and just barely scored our "Happy" icon this time out
Terforma iSleeve G2 - Terforma touts the case as offering 360 degree protection against shocks, scratches, and dents, though we'll confess to being quite skeptical of its ability to protect the iPod's screen and buttons against anything but a straight drop onto a flat surface. While the iPod's back, bottom, and sides are almost completely shielded, save for a Dock Connector access hole
Monster iSportCase - Over the last several years, one company rapidly became synonymous with premium-priced, bling bling audio and video accessories - the sorts of parts people would find connecting their brand new home theater components when they told a Best Buy or Circuit City salesperson to spare no expense
PDA Program Revamped at Apple's Insistence - British PBop software for Pocket PCs came too close to IPod. - "Apple felt pPod was being 'passed off' as an Apple IPod," says Ryan Kelly, a Starbrite spokesperson. "We were surprised to hear this as we have heard of no one buying a Windows-powered Pocket PC application being confused they are buying a hardware device."
Determining the social influence of the iPod - Dr. Michael Bull, media lecturer at the University of Sussex, is working on a book that will define the social impact of the iPod. This effort involves the distribution of questionnaires to iPod owning volunteers worldwide. So far, Dr. Bull has received replies to his questionnaire from Australia and the US
Using an iPod mini in the Shower - Right now I really like to get audio books and listen to them when I jog and in the shower (I transmit the signal to a shower radio)
Cider Press Reviews - Controlling Your iPod Wirelessly Brings A Whole New Level Of Useability To The Music Player - The NaviPod from Ten Technology of California, is frankly one of the best iPod enhancements to come down the pike ... Depending somewhat on how you use your iPod
Pocket PCs Masquerade as IPods - StarBrite is selling a pPod, a virtual iPod for Pocket PCs, that -- given Apple's past tolerance for knockoffs -- may not be available for very long. On the market just two weeks, the product is a software iPod that runs on Pocket PCs, Microsoft's Palm-like operating system for handhelds. The virtual iPod is, well, virtually identical to a real iPod
Smartwrap: every iPod user should own one of these - when I first saw the Smartwrap from Sumajin, I think I was more angry than anything -- angry at myself for the fact that this beautifully simple product has been on the market since 2002, but I've only now come into contact with it. I can't believe I allowed myself to endure as much earbud frustration, for as long as I did, before the Smartwrap came into my life. So what exactly is it?
TransPod All-In-One Car Solution - So, you've got an iPod (or an iPod mini) and you want to play it while riding around in your car. For one thing, it's illegal in most states to have plugs, buds, or earphones on while driving, so that shouldn't be an option. There are FM transmitters to broadcast your iPod's music, but then you need that extra cable to get power into your iPod to save on battery power. Lastly, how do you support your iPod when many cup holders don't have solid bottoms. Well the TransPod FM does it all
The Delightful Deja Vu of the iPod Mini - Apple's new iPod Mini, retail price $249, evokes in me a feeling not unlike that of actor Bill Murray in the movie "Groundhog Day," awakening to repeat a soon-familiar cycle all over again. I've been here before: The Mini, after all, is a digital music player like its larger siblings. The device holds only 1,000 songs, or thereabouts, on its 4 gigabytes of memory, but the interface and software are the same as on the larger, more expensive models. The key difference is the very small size,
Are you being Podserved? - The service promises to rip the audio from iPod-owners' CDs. The company will also confirm all the artist, album and track data
Sizing up the iTunes competition - Remember the iTunes competition? So do I, but just barely. You'd think they all conspired to just give up or something. But lest we forget that the competition even exists, here's a run-down of where they're at -- and where they're headed
For classical fans, where's the revolution? iPod no saviour for Mozart lovers - What's needed, I've come to think, is a new vision — a new champion. And I knew exactly who to turn to: My trusty sidekick, the sleek little Apple iPod. With my iPod I wouldn't have to worry about finding classical music stores, what with many of the major chains like Towers retrenching enormously
Both versions of Apples Ipod are winners - I travel a lot and I have to say that an Ipod full of tunes and Bose Quiet Comfort 2 noise-canceling headphones on my head is as close to a religious experience I have ever had in an aircraf
Apple Mini Rescues the Microdrive - Apple proved my logic wrong and is Steve Jobs happy about that as there is another $50 (or 25%) in added revenue per unit for Apple's coffers. But the biggest winner is the Microdrive, a device I called a footnote a year ago. Give Hitachi credit for making viable to the marketplace. Give them credit for convincing Apple this was the drive for them
Inside the Apple iPod Design Triumph - It turns out that much of the underlying iPod design was performed by outside companies. The Cupertino folk haven't given up on their heritage of design excellence—they're just bowing to some inevitable directions in consumer electronics by borrowing from established experts linked together for what may be the first design chain for the iPod
New iPod Game Brings Crappy Text-Based Adventuring To A New Generation - The recent release of two games for the iPod by XO Play has brought back a flood of memories to seasoned Mac gamers and introduced the pain of text-based adventuring to a whole new generation
Bookmarks in ACC Audio Files - This could be one of the most useful tips I’ve come across for using iTunes (Mac version only I think) with an iPod
iTunes wins out of 5 AAC codecs in Rarewares testing - In 12 songs tested, iTunes had the best score on average with Nero close behind. and the remaining three tied in second place
Universal builds 20TB digital music archive - Universal Music Group's everywhere-other-than-the-US operation, Universal Music International (UMI), today said it had finally digitised around 300,000 songs from 25,000 albums from its European catalogue
The iPod and the End of Civility - While I'm happy for Apple's success with the iPod, I have to wonder what kind of impact MP3 players and other forms of electronic entertainment are having on popular culture. More specifically, are there philosophical implications? Has the proliferation and infiltration of electronic devices spelled the end of civility? Furthermore, is there a place for silence in a culture accustomed to diversion?
My iPod minireview - So here is my mini review: Wow, what a great device. Ok, so here is my expanded review. At first glance I was shocked at the size. It’s one thing to see a picture of it, but when you look at it and pick it up it is a whole new experience. I really like the aluminum finish. I have to say my favorite color is the silver. That is the only one that doesn't seem to show off
Clapton Uses Apple - The guitarist is putting out the sampler for 'Me And Mr Johnson' through Apple 's iTunes Music Store and will include the tracks 'When You Got A Good Friend ,'Come On In My Kitchen' ,'Milkcow Calf Blues' and 'If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day'
IPod's Mini a sound success - The key difference is the tiny size, which is about that of a credit card, and the thickness of a small memo pad. This product is so small, it settled nicely in a jacket pocket and remained there for a couple of days — I had forgotten about it. According to Apple Computer, it is 45 percent lighter and 50 percent smaller than the original 1,000-song IPod introduced in 2001
iPod 'could make $1bn this year' - Music could make Apple a billion dollars this year, said Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich in a note to clients yesterday
Low-cost iPods 'unrealistic' - Forrester Research analyst Josh Bernoff told Reuters : "Pricing on hard-drive players is still ruled by manufacturing costs – a fact that is preventing Apple and others from pricing portable devices more cheaply."
Ive's iPod banana drama - The iPod could have been banana-shaped and still have succeeded, says Apple head of industrial design Jonathan Ive
Perfect Pitch - Apple's music box works--and makes a statement - Apple's iPod, a slim, white and simple-to-use gadget, has exploded into mainstream popularity. The unpretentious white earbuds that identify users as they bob along in an audio cocoon have become common sights on bus rides, in the gym or in the park. Apple has sold more than two million iPods since launching the gadget in late 2001 -- nearly 735,000 in the final three months of 2003 alone.
Apple's iTunes Vs. Roxio's Napster - Although the battle shaping up between the two leaders in the music download market looks rather lopsided, Gartenberg says it's still too early to declare a winner. Apple Computer clearly has the lead at the moment, while Roxio 's Napster 2.0 is running a distant second.
Giant success for iPod Mini - "There's a certain coolness factor about [the Mini]," said Viet Nguyen, 33, of Manhattan. "There are a lot of players out there, but this is the one to buy."
Apple's iPod Could Transform Company - Analyst >AAPL - Apple Computer Inc.may have morphed into a niche computer player, catering largely to the creative community, but its iPod digital music player, loved by many, could be the "killer ap" that pushes it out to the wider masses
I Came, I Saw, iPod - iPod people, to be exact—the creepy “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” connection hadn’t dawned on me until I was recently hailed as “Hey! ‘Pod girl!” by a cute boy in my French class. But since I’ve come to class every day this semester with the Best Christmas Present Ever strapped to my hip and The White Stripes blasting in my ears, I can see how the ‘Pod could become my most identifiable characteristic
Product Review: Apple's Mini iPod - The Mini's 4 GB hard drive sets it apart from its lesser-priced brethren, many of which offer flash memory for storage. Although the Mini is truly mini -- it fits easily into the palm of your hand -- its hard drive holds an impressive 1,000 songs. Today's $80 music players typically contain 128 MB of flash memory, enough for perhaps 35 or so songs. For another $75, or so, you can get a competing player that sports a hard drive with more capacit
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iPod mini 'outdoing success of the original' - The original iPod sold 120,000 units in its first quarter. The iPod mini will likely surpass that number in its first two weeks as Apple racked up 100,000 pre-orders
iPod mini battery tests - The Type-A test procedure shows how long an iPod will run if it is set on continuous but shuffled play. It is intended to give the iPod a strong opportunity to perform without any user screen or control interaction, adding seemingly random hard disk access to vaguely approximate a user’s unpredictable reloading of the iPod’s memory cache. Notably, iPodlounge does not endorse Type-A as an actual measure of an iPod’s real world performance, but rather a second-to-best-case scenario from Apple’s standpoint
The Mighty Lure of Online Music - LOSS LEADERS. Apple has been leading the charge since it launched its iTunes Music Store in April, 2003, with much fanfare. iTunes sold over 30 million digital songs in 2003 at around 99 cents apiece
What would a judge listen to? - As we reported on Thursday, Mr Justice Mann, hearing a case between Apple Computer and the Beatles' record company, asked if him owning an iPod would cause legal problems. For a profession more famed for asking questions along the lines of "who are the Beatles?" it is quite a shift.
'I'm an iPod user' admits Apple vs Apple judge - Apple Comp. and Apple Corp. faced each other again in the British High Court today, on the second day of the two companies' legal fight. And the judge, Mr Justice Edward Mann, surprised the assembly by admitting he is an iPod user. He wondered if this disqualified him from judging the case. Lord Grabiner QC, representing Apple Comp., told him he was not. "I'm delighted to hear that," he told Mann
Apple Selling Free iPod Minis - Sort of - We thought the title would get you in. But it's all true. At the San Francisco store opening this morning, Apple is selling 200 'lucky bags' for $250 Wired reports. They may (or maybe not) contain an iPod Mini
iPod mini a good fit for athletic types - The iPod mini has much in common with the full-sized iPod. Although it's smaller and a third lighter, the mini can play off a single charged battery for eight hours. Reports indicate that 10 hours with a new battery isn't unusual
iPod Mini player has wow factor, but at a price - I’m a big fan of portable music players that use hard disks instead of memory cards, because the capacity of hard disks is so much greater. It’s amazing to hold your entire music collection – even if it’s several hundred CDs – in the palm of your hand. And the best portable hard-disk players, no contest, are Apple’s iPod line. The regular iPods are already svelte; about the size of a pack of playing cards and weighing only six ounces
A First Look at the iPod mini - it seemed a bit taller than I had expected. The rounded edges also gave it a slightly larger feel. To say the least, it certainly did not seem to be as dramatically smaller than the original iPod as it was played out to be
Battle of the Buds - The iPod continues to top the sales charts for MP3 players, and rightly so. It's a great machine. But the headphones that come with it offer a dismal fit, tend to blow out and, say audio experts, don't match the high-performance capabilities of the player. The result is music that's damp and unclear
License to allow music downloading proposed - The Electronic Frontier Foundation called on the music industry to form a new collection agency to issue file-sharing licenses for a monthly fee. The group said a fee of as little as $5 a person would net an estimated $3 billion annually for the music industry,
Mini iPod Moving Quickly, Apple Says - Early indications are that iPod mini, which garnered more than 100,000 preorders since being announced in January, is outdoing the success of the original iPod, which sold 125,000 units in its first quarter of availability, Apple said
Northeastern University and iTunes Alliance? - I have learned today from reliable sources that Northeastern University and Apple Computer are working out a deal to allow students to download music from the iTunes Music Store at a reduced rate
iPod, youPod - The competitive ad blitz notwithstanding, only Apple overlord Steve Jobs scored the gushing Rolling Stone interview, in which he got to crow -- alongside a photo op with an iPod-wielding Sheryl Crow -- about Apple's feat of selling nearly 1.5 million iPods and peddling twenty million downloads on iTunes, its heavily hyped dollar-per-song service that will single-handedly convince people to stop stealing music -- you heartless criminal terrorist bastards -- maybe
Size does matter for Apple's trendy new iPod mini - Smaller, sleeker and even more portable than its big brother from Apple Computer Inc., the new iPod mini is a wonderful choice if you can live without as many songs
The iPod Mini - How much is enough? That's the question raised by Apple's new miniversion of its bestselling iPod portable music player. The answer will probably determine whether you think the mini is a small wonder or a big joke
iPod mini - The Smallest, Lightest iPod Ever Makes a Big Impression - So is the iPod mini the groundbreaking, "$199 (or $149, or $99) iPod" that conventional wisdom said Apple had to announce at Macworld Expo to ensure the iPod's continued dominance of the digital-music-player world? Not at all. But it is an attractive, tiny iPod that carries 80 percent of the original iPod's capacity in half its size, and at 60 percent of its price. That's pretty groundbreaking, too
The perfect player? - Apple's players can't do wireless syncs, either. For that, you need SoniqCast's Aireo, a player with integrated Wireless Fidelity networking and other features not found in competing players — but only 1.5 gigs of hard-drive capacity with a $300 price tag
Apple Releases iPod Mini 1.0 Software - Apple has released version 1.0 of its iPod Mini software. According to the download notes, the release "updates and restores software on your iPod mini."
Pepsi advert re-worked to attack RIAA - a guy called Brian Flemming failed to see the funny side of the advert. He claimed Apple had turned around on their twenty year old philosophy and said, " I hate it when Apple makes me hate Apple. This ad is just. . . . Words fail me. "
iPod ads divide fans, experts - More than half (56 per cent) of Macworld readers think the new iPod ads currently being aired on British TV are "cool". But nearly a fifth (19 per cent) say the adverts – involving silhouettes of dancing people against vibrant backgrounds – make them "want to change the channel"
Bull Session With Professor IPod - Bull, a lecturer in media and culture at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, is the author of Sounding out the City: Personal Stereos and the Management of Everyday Life , a book Bull calls the "definitive treatment" of the impact of the Sony Walkman and its descendants Now Bull has turned his attention to Apple's iPod
The Motley Fool Reports Brisk Sales Of iPod Mini - The Motley Fool 's Tim Beyers offers a report on Apple's weekend iPod mini sales that echoes our own report on the subject . According to his observations at his local Apple Store, the iPod mini is selling well. Just how well, we don't know, but just as in our report, the company had run low of all models save the silver and pink models.
Just A Thought - Make Mine Mini - If you've read any of my previous ramblings, then you've likely read my lament about buying an iPod. Budget constraints continue to leave me iPodless, though I have had the occasion to play with one for a while. All that did was make me want one even more. So, in essence, I'm worse of than I was before
iPod mini: The iPod Newbie review - If you've never used an iPod before and are considering the possibility, this Newbie Review is the right review for you. Shorter than our full-length review, this review covers only the basics, so if you want additional details, check out the Power User's review
iPod mini: The Power User's review - From the moment we opened the box, we wanted to play with the new iPod mini more than we'd initially expected - even though it had no music on board to play quite yet. It has the exact size and weight of a small "candybar" style cell phone, but there's something about the brushed aluminum that the hand and eyes immediately distinguish from the cheap plastic casings of most wireless devices
Austin Indie Bands Shared via iTunes - Two organizations in Austin, Texas, are bringing the music of local independent bands to users of free local wireless networks - legally, thanks to the music sharing features built into iTunes
Pundits split over iPod mini - with pricing in the UK currently set at £199, although that is "subject to change" according to Apple's Greg Joswiak, does the iPod mini risk pricing itself out of the market? Not everybody thinks so
Taking apart the iPod mini - Apple has crammed a lot of stuff into the anodized aluminum enclosure of the new iPod mini, and taking it apart is no easy task. I'm an industrial designer with lots of experience pulling back the curtain and meeting the wizard in PDAs, Mp3 players, stereos, watches and all sorts of other gear. I am usually pretty good at it, having not broken something in years (lots of bug hunts for tiny parts on the floor though). Except my brand-new iPod mini, where I screwed up big time... twice!
Reviews Of the iPod mini Tout Coolness, But At A Price - Now that the iPod mini has been released, reviews of Apple's new music player are starting show up. And the reviews are generally positive
The mini and Me - After my repeated pleas for an iPod mini evaluation unit were greeted with stony silence by all with an @apple.com address (Note to self: Grab gig with major metropolitan newspaper at earliest convenience.) I ventured out into commute traffic to obtain one the good old fashioned way
iPod Battery - Care and Feeding - There are a lot of battery issues floating around the iPod. Rather than lay blame, here is strategy for lengthening the service life of your iPod battery. Many of these suggestions apply to batteries in other devices as wel
Tokyo museum begins iPod audio guide service - Visitors to the museum can borrow for no charge one of 20 iPods and listen to an audio guide of a current exhibition, which includes interviews with the creators and artists behind some of the pieces of art on display
Max Music Splash For Ipod Mini - Hundreds of download-hungry music fans lined up at the company's SoHo store to pick up the hot new gadget, and Apple said it had received 100,000 orders for the junior digital music player before its official 6 p.m. launch
So fine I really wanna make you mine Customers lust over new iPod mini - On Friday evening at 5:45 p.m. the Apple store at the CambridgeSide Galleria was packed with people. In one corner of the store, people pushed forward to peer over each others' shoulders while others flagged down the floor managers to ask what all the hoopla is all about. The answer: "The new iPod mini is being released at 6 p.m. tonight."
iPod proves a massive hit with thieves - Apple's iPod music player is not only popular with shoppers - it is also becoming increasingly popular with criminals. A series of muggings of people for their iPods has been reported, and experts warn the distinctive white headphones could be the secret of its appeal to criminals
iPod Mini Cases Now Shipping From MARWARE - MARWARE, INC. is now shipping a new protective case for iPod mini users. The SportSuit Basic for iPod mini is a neoprene sleeve designed to protect the iPod from scratches and damage from impacts. The sleeve features a bottom grommet for plug access and an interchangeable clip system
Cheating on iTunes and Pepsi: here's the real scoop - First, you have to look at the premise of the contest. There are three hundred million eligible bottles, one hundred million of which are winners. By all accounts, Pepsi is reimbursing Apple for every winner that gets redeemed. So let's all go out and scoop up all the winners, because Pepsi's picking up the tab, and we don't care about them! But here's the thing...Pepsi had to be assuming that only a minority of winning caps would actually be redeemed; let's say twenty million
HP Dumped Napster for Apple - Pieter Townshend writes "Found on GMSV : 'In the days leading up to Napster's re-launch last October, a deal that would have put Napster links on millions of Hewlett-Packard computers went bad. HP withdrew from the agreement at the last minute , its reasons for doing so becoming clear three months later when it announced a surprise partnership with Apple to feature the iTunes Music store on HP computers and sell Hewlett-Packard branded iPod music players.'"
RIAA sued under racketeering laws - A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against the RIAA under anti-racketeering statutes, charging the group with using scare tactics to extort money from the individuals it sues
Napster losing money, executives - It was a breakthrough deal that would have put the Napster kitty on millions of Hewlett-Packard computers. But in the days leading up to Napster's relaunch in late October, HP suddenly -- and without explanation -- returned Napster's $250,000 check and canceled the agreement to install a link to Napster's online music service on its computers. Worse, in January HP announced a surprise partnership with Napster rival Apple Computer to feature the iTunes Music store on HP computers and sell Hewlett-Packard branded iPod music players
Prof probes iPod-mania - Dr Michael Bull, a lecturer in media and culture at the University of Sussex, is an expert on the social impact of personal stereo devices. He is currently examining the ways in which people interact with their iPods
iPod set for Windows Media Audio (WMA) - Chip manufacture Portal Player in Santa Clara build the embedded PP5002 chip in Apple's iPod (allowing the playing of AAC and MP3.), it has emerged that the chip firmware, will by default, also allows the playing of WMA. However it seems like for some reason this is locked by Apple
New iPod mini a good deal By Michael Felberbaum, Associated Press - While the regular iPod has models capable of storing up to 10,000 songs, the 4-gigabyte iPod mini holds a mere 1,000 tracks and is only $50 cheaper than the $299 iPod model, which stores 3,700. Still, the iPod mini -- available in silver, gold, blue, pink and green -- offers a sensible alternative to some of the market's most popular flash card MP3 players, giving you a lot more space than any of them can offer
Stuck on the iPod - The moment that Apple's CEO announced the Mini, the slimmed-down, cheaper version of the company's popular digital music player, I knew I'd be among the first in line to buy one when they shipped in February. In fact, I placed an order as soon as I had a chance to play with a demo
Apple's portable iPod rotten to some - Which brings us to the hate part. Heinke has had battery problems with every single iPod he's ever owned — the first, the second and now the third. Even the most avid Macintosh enthusiast, he says, will tell you the iPod has a chronic problem with overstating its battery life and how long it lasts
3.6-oz. iPod mini digital player hits stores today - And no wonder: The mini is the smallest, most elegantly designed 1,000-song personal music player on the market, and it delivers a sound quality so big and so pristine that it's hard to believe it's coming from something so tiny. It's cutting-edge, high-tech chicness
First Look at Apple's IPod Mini - Installation is effortless. Just plug in the cradle using either USB 2.0 or FireWire ports, install the software, and dock the Mini to finish the job. You need to be running Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP, or Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later. The only hitch was in entering the player's serial number: The numbers and letters etched into its back are tiny
Mini iPod: Size, Style Do Matter - I was totally underwhelmed when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPod mini at the MacWorld Expo in January but now that it's actually on the market, and after playing with the new device, I'm starting to understand its appeal
San Diego Tribune: iPod Is Epitome Of What Good Technology Should Be - "What good technology should be: easy to use and awfully fun." That's a lot like how many Mac users feel about their Macs. Funny, that, but it's no coincidence. For all of the company's faults, Apple provides technology that works as it should
Review: XtremeMac Deluxe iPod Case - We've reviewed various iPod cases in the past, and we have now had the opportunity to review the leather XtremeMac Deluxe iPod Case for a few weeks. The Deluxe iPod Case provides plenty of protection, a high-quality design, and good looks at a reasonable price
Review :Griffin PowerPod - iPod Auto Adapter - When I was looking for an auto adapter for my iPod, Griffin had, and still has, the best price. For a single $24.99 bill you get a sleek looking charger and a FireWire cable. Easy to use, and by blocking off the cigarette “port” it’s dropped me to 3 packs a day
iSync 1.4 adds iPod mini support, more - This new release of iSync adds support for the iPod mini, which Apple announced Tuesday would hit store shelves by Friday. The new release also improves support for Symbian OS-based "smart phones," and offers stability improvements as well.
With little white wires, iPod weaves a sonic cocoon - They carry a secret weapon - no bigger than a deck of cards - that can render humans invisible. The only sign they are not quite human themselves: Two white wires that run from their ears into their clothes, just below the neckline, as distinctive as the bolts in the Frankenstein monster's neck
Apple Ships New iPod mini - Apple today announced that iPod mini, the world’s smallest portable music player ever to hold up to 1,000 CD-quality songs, will be available on Friday, February 20 at 6:00 p.m. at the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers throughout the U.S
CNET 'iPod mini' review inexplicably calls replaceable battery 'nonreplaceable' - Van Buskirk gives Apple's iPod mini a rating of 8.7 out of 10, noting the lack of FM tuner and "nonreplaceable" battery as issues detracting from a perfect score. One question, though, if the battery is supposedly "nonreplaceable," as Van Buskirk describes, how can Apple "swap in a new one for $99?
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