IPod gets new portable audio system - Apple iPod owners who want to share their sound, or simply take their headphones off, can plug their player into Altec Lansing's inMotion ultra-portable audio system. Unfold the system, which is the size of a paperback, and you have a dock for the iPod flanked by a pair of small speakers
New iPod auto installs and photos - After the overwhelming response received from the Explorer iPod dock install, I have been pushing the docked iPod for the car concept like crazy. I was already planning on doing one in my Volkswagen GTi, but also couldn't resist adding one to an H2 that I had in the shop in the meantime
Yaaar! The music pirates' manifesto - Once upon a time, Apple's slogan "Rip. Mix. Burn." meant "make as many copies as you want of your legally purchased music." Now it means "make the limited number of copies we deem appropriate." All that's being ripped, mixed, and burned are fair-use laws
Why I'm turning a deaf ear to the Pod botherers - Soon, the rest of the crowd have produced their identical white iPods and are chatting about how cute and tactile they are, how amazing the sound quality is, and how they've categorised their favourite pop/reggae/soul tunes. Everyone except me, that is
Daily Telegraph in anti-iPod salvo - In a piece called "Why I'm Turning a Deaf Ear to the iPod Botherers" an opinionated Bryony Gordon issues a luddite's cry for an end to innovation
iPod: Apple's killer app? - "Because of this relationship, users comment that at last they are able to archive and have easy access to their entire music collection," says the Core Group 's Greg Hill . "For the first time, users have easily been able to play and enjoy literally trunk loads of music by storing it and enjoying it on one device, which just happens to be the size of a cellphone
The iPod: Beyond MP3s, beyond PDA - Wired offers an informative look into the myriad uses iPod users, and particularly people who hack the devices, have found for their pocket-size wonders
TMO Reports - Apple Sued Over iPod Battery Problems - The lawsuits allege violation of a California law for unfair competition and violation of California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act. The suits also accuse Apple of false advertising, fraudulent concealment and breach of warranty. The lawsuits seek unspecified damages and other relief.
Alpine integrates the iPod - Alpine takes its innovative car stereo designs to the next level by integrating the Apple iPod. The head unit allows the user to control their iPod's functions through it
Apple investigates iPod batteries - Apple is investigating allegations that it misled people over the battery life of its iPod digital music player. Five separate class actions were filed against the company in December 2003
Station Breaks Ground with IPod EP - Triple-A KFOG San Francisco partnered with Apple's iTunes Music Store and Virgin for an exclusive EP. "From KFOG to iPod" is a five-song EP from Virgin act the Thrills, which was recorded at the station's Emerging Artists concert series. It went on sale at the iTunes Music Store less than two days after the show was recorded
Apple's iPod Is Too Good - "Does Apple's iTunes music store and iPod combination have what it takes to retain its lead in the digital music downloads business or will the competition encroach on the company's dominant position? This is the question many industry analysts have been asking when making predictions about digital music's future. The following osViews editorial contributor offers his own analysis and makes some suggestions to Apple so that the company can retain its lead."
Future Pods - Even technophiles have conceded that 2003 was not a banner year for portable gadgets. With the exception of a certain shining white star - one that sold out in stores across the world and established Apple Computer as the dominant player in the digital music industry - there wasn't much pocket-friendly hardware to slobber over last year.
But the ever-optimistic crew at iPodlounge has continued to dream about the surprises Apple might have in store for the 2004 holiday season, and we wanted to share some of our thoughts with you
Is iTunes Another Licensing Trap for Apple? - Now, I understand that iTunes Music Store is going to have competition and will need to overcome it. But wouldn't it make sense to get Palm devices working with iTunes? In fact, wouldn't it make sense for Apple to be actively promoting both the iTunes Music Store and the AAC format in order to win over third-party manufacturers (especially big names like Palm) to its approach and make its share of the market that much larger?
Ask Jack - For some time I have been creating and playing MP3 music tracks on my computer. Now we have Apple, Napster, Coca Cola et al making tracks available for downloading legitimately, and we have the iPod and others to play tracks portably. But I hear that different machines will play different formats. Sounds like chaos. I suspect I am just confused, and that we will surely be able to play any track on any machine.
iPod Mini Vs. Crappy Laptop - This article will attempt to prove that those 730,000 people wasted their money. I firmly believe that the iPod and its variants are a ripoff and I'm surprised that anyone would buy one. In order to prove my point, I will use a side by side comparison. I will compare the mini iPod with another mp3 player, my 6 year old piece of crap laptop, the Compaq Armada 7400. Each of these players will set you back the same amount of cash
MP3 and me Please use your iPod. - "Damn, can't remember how that song went ..." –Somewhere in the past 21 years of being in Camper Van Beethoven off and on, I forgot how to play the fourth of the four chords. In a haze of sleeplessness, I reach for my trusty 10-gigabyte iPod, which contains an MP3 of every song I've recorded in the extended Camper family
What-why-where Pod When it comes to music and the Internet, the iPod has stolen the show – but no one agrees on what to do for an encore - "I've got an iPod," Aquarius Records' Allen Horrocks says, before pointing at his partner, Andee Connors, and adding, "and so does he. We love them. I don't download music, but it's full of albums I own. I mean, the technology is amazing."
iPod: The Gateway Drug? - Desmoden writes "I had never in my life bought an Apple product. Last year I bought an iPod. Love it. 6 months ago I bought a 15" powerbook, more love. A month later we got my girlfriend a 12" powerbook. She loves it. And now I can't help but tell everyone I talk to how wonderful my powerbook is, how amazing OSX is, how life changing my iPod is (ok, not Tivo life changing, but still a big impact). Is this normal?
Apple iPod Is Just What The Doctor Ordered - Dr. Bott is an Oregon-based company - named for a German engineer, Dr. Roderick Bott, who is one of its partners - that's become part of what started as a sort of cottage industry devoted to developing innovative third-party products and accessories centered around the Macintosh computer and Mac peripherals. For the good doctor and his vendors/competitors - companies like Griffin, iSkin, Digisette, Belkin and Apple, most of whom also sell through other outlets - the success of the iPod has been a boon
iTMS/Pepsi Promo Includes Fountain Drinks - He took a look in the bottled drink cooler, and he saw Pepsi bottles, but none with the promotion label on them. The Dude said, "Bummer!" He walked over to get a fountain drink and pulls out a 32oz. cup (Dude was really thirsty.) and, on the cup he spied some markings that look like this
Now playing on your iPod - The iTalk plugs into any iPod except the new Mini. It contains a microphone, an outlet for an external microphone and a tiny speaker
Free legal downloads for $6 a month. DRM free. The artists get paid. We explain how... - Imagine a world where music and movies could be freely exchanged online, where artists are recompensed and the labels don't lose a cent, and where 12-year old girls need not fear harboring an MP3 of their favorite TV show theme tune on their PC
TuneRecycler Puts Twist on ITunes Deal - When the big ITunes/PepsiCo promotion kicked off on Sunday during the Super Bowl, independent music advocacy group Downhill Battle also launched a promotion of their own, one aimed at taking some of Pepsi's dollars away from the major music labels. They're calling it Tune Recycler; Downhill Battle will use it to take some of the unwanted winning codes from among the 100 million being given away and use them to buy "quality music from honest independent labels," according to group member Holmes Wilson.
Hey CNET, is iPod demand still iffy? - Long-time Apple followers know the drill by now: Apple could launch a new product that achieved world peace, and CNET.com would run a series of articles dismissing world peace as a niche market, and perhaps labeling world peace as altogether overrated. No matter what Apple serves up, CNET finds a way to sprinkle a healthy dose of fear, uncertainty, and doubt on top...thus helping to keep non-Apple customers completely in the dark about what all they're missing out on
I Won! I Won A Free Song! [Updated With Getting The Song] - OK, so I'm at work, see? And I'm kinda thirsty, and it's just after lunch, so I go down to the little shop that sells drinks and stuff. I'm looking at Coke, I'm looking at Dr. Pepper, I'm looking at SoBe, and then I spy the new Pepsi bottles advertising the iTunes promotion
A Bad Idea for the iPod - I cannot believe some of the ideas that people are wanting for the iPod, such as color screens, more games, watching movies, and the like. Most of these ideas are ridiculous for the fact that they take away from what the iPod really stands for, simplicity. I mean, hasn't this been Apple’s strategy since day one. With the very first Apple computer to the introduction of the Macintosh, Apple has designed technology that regular people can use without having to be a brain surgeon. This also holds true with their ever-popular digital music player
'Rings' digital dailies circled globe via iPod - During the making of the "Rings" trilogy, Jackson and his Wellington, New Zealand-based Weta Digital crew upped the ante on Apple's innovative iPod storage technology, using it for a few rigorous filmmaking sessions during production on "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King," the latter of which collected 11 Oscar noms Tuesday
The iPod, Apple's Future Center To The Digital Hub - few of even the most diehard Mac users can tell you the announcement date of the iPod, which was October 23, 2001. Although the iPod was originally intended as nothing more than a portable music player, and wasn't accompanied by a commercial with its release date, it has become much more than that. No matter what the date of the iPod's birth, a lot has changed since that day. The iPod was Apple taking their own advice and thinking different
iTunes Music Store Is Coming To Europe; Eventually - eWeek is reporting that both Apple and Roxio, owners of the new Napster, are pushing to get their music services available to Europeans, but are running into problem
Let's Great Serious MS - Robert Scoble, a Microsoft employee, has posted some interesting “insights” into why you shouldn’t buy an iPod. His first comments were related to Microsoft’s WMA technology and how it’s superior to Apple’s use of AAC
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Getting the Most out of Classical Music with iTunes and the iPod - While Apple is aggressively marketing its iPod to the younger generation, through its ads and commercials featuring black silhouettes dancing to hip-hop and rock music, the iPod is also a valuable device for listening to classical music. However, to get the most out of this type of music, you need to reconsider the way you rip your CDs
iPod mini: A Real Bargain - Eric Bangeman has published a lovely little comparison on the pricing of the iPod Mini, over on Ars Technica . I must admit, when I first heard all the fussin and a feudin about the pricing of the mini, and what a terrible value it was, I never really understood the criticism. When you look at the comparison done by Eric, you start to understand why I always thought it was a bargain
Poll: Most happy with iPod battery - The lifespan of the iPod's rechargeable battery has recently generated a lot of press coverage worldwide; especially after the Neistat brothers highlighted the iPod's Dirty Secret. But Apple claims that reports suggesting that it has been inundated with calls from iPod owners experiencing reduced battery life are not true
Unplugged? Gadget guy takes on publicity stunt - Asked what device he would miss the most, he pulled out his Apple iPod music recorder — a slim pocket-sized device — and proudly displayed it
'From KFOG to iPod' in less than 48 hours - Virgin Records has announced that the exclusive digital EP " From KFOG to iPod " by The Thrills was released today on Apple's iTunes Music Store , less than 48 hours after the band recorded the tracks at a KFOG-FM Emerging Artist Concert
Pod People - The newfound ubiquity of Apple's iPod digital music player is more prevalent than ever following the 2003 holiday season - especially on campus, where students everywhere can be seen wearing the easily noticeable white ear-bud headphones
2004: The Year Of The Online Music Stores; Napster Chief Slams Apple - As the battle heats up for online music services, 2004 stands to be a deciding year for the increasingly competitive market. While iTunes continues to carry a strong lead, Chris Gorog, chairman and CEO of Roxio (Napster's parent company) warned music industry representatives to "stay-off the Apple platform"
Pepsi-Cola Reveals Super Bowl Advertising Playbook - This groundbreaking ad, featuring 16 real-life teenagers who were sued by the recording industry for illegally downloading music from the Internet, shows music fans a new way to freely and legally download music--the Pepsi iTunes 100 Million Song Giveaway. The commercial is set to Green Day's version of "I Fought the Law.”
Why iPod Mini is a smart move for Apple - Ample Dave writes "Ars Technica has an analytical article up right now that looks at Apple's strategy with the (many would say overpriced) iPod Mini. I have to admit that I bought into the rumors of a dirt cheap iPod Jr., and thus was very disappointed when the real price of $250 was announced, but this article changed my mind. It leads me to wonder about Apple's other pricing games. You an see this kind of thing with the eMac and iMac, too."
Mac.Ars takes on the iPod Mini - The hefty price tag for the multihued player has left many scratching their heads and wondering what insane devotion to high margins could produce such a price point for a device that Apple is hoping grabs them another 20% of the market. People have been quick to point out that another US$50 will buy you an additional 11GB of storage with the 15GB iPod model. They are right. Compared with the current iPod offering, the iPod Mini is a disappointment in terms of price. However, those who make such comparisons are missing the point of the business card sized player
Here's the Pepsi/iTunes ad .
New iPods causing temporary 'iPod Widows' worldwide - We know exactly what is going on here. New iPods require music. This means new iPod owners require time. For example, one new iPod owner told MacDailyNews that since the 1980's he'd amassed over 450 CD
Apple iPod mini - The iPod has been Apple's single biggest success story of the last couple of years and has put its hardware and software in the hands of people who have never used a Mac in their life. So it was no surprise that the company used Macworld Expo to announce two additions to the range
iPod 'threatens marriages' - The iPod is being blamed for causing rifts in relationships with a new breed of "iPod Widows" emerging. The new trend, the latest in "fetish technology" has been spotted by The Sunday Times and was examined in an article entitled: "There's three of us in this marriage, me, you and the iPod." Apparently: "Grown men (it’s usually men) swoon as they caress its elegant touch wheel and the glinting backlit buttons."
Tiny iPod is top of the pops - Depending on your point of view, one of the best, or worst, things about it is the way you can enlarge your music collection dramatically and quickly. Although the system is supposed to prevent people from stealing songs, you can easily use it to copy your mate's music collection
UK Parliament Jumps On The iPod Battery Outrage Bandwagon - Seriously, though, Apple has had more attention on this issue than we imagine the company likes. That is, of course, a Very Good Thing. It is our opinion that Apple has rectified what was a serious problem by putting a replacement program in place, but it sure would have been nice if it had been in place from the beginning
Five things the next iPod software version needs to have - Here's five things Apple could put in the next update to the iPod's software that would make it a music power tool (in order of how much I want them)
iPodminibattery.com offers replacement batteries for iPods - Mark Edmonson emailed us to inform our readers that his new online store iPodminibattery.com is offering replacement batteries for all iPod models, including iPod mini
Case Closed iPod Case - Is your mouth watering over those new colored iPod Minis, but your wallet reminding you that you already have an "old" iPod you're still paying for on that Visa? Case Closed Bags might just have the answer for you. Case Closed, makers of uniquely styled bags and cases for laptops and accessories, now offers a line of iPod cases in crazy colors and wacky styles that just might satisfy your urge to think a little "extra different."
iPod vs. high-end audio - After a minute, he rendered his verdict through an interpreter. Alas, he said, 'the top of the soprano is not so good. And on the piano, you aren't getting the natural body of the instrument. Overall, the sound is too clear -- all the hues have been stripped away.'
MPs divided over 'iPodGate' - The House of Commons is split this morning over issues surrounding the battery life of Apple's iPod, with two MPs offering their support to Apple following concerns raised over the limited lifespan of the iPod's rechargeable batteries
Top ten things you don't want engraved on your new iPod - The iPod is expensive, small, easy to lose, and we'd imagine, rather easy to steal. That is, of course, unless you properly protect yourself by getting a message engraved on the back of your iPod that tells would-be thieves that you mean business
iTunes and iPod - The summary is that things are both really cool, and really frustrating because they are close to greatness, but seem to just miss it. Now popularity is not greatness to me, I'm talking about creating something that is so exceptionally good that it will "dent the universe" or change the way we think. I can forgive Microsoft when they don't do anything earth shattering, because they never have. But Apple once "got it", so it hurts more when they lost it. With the iPod, Apple is once again close; but will they build on the momentum they started, or just piss it away?
MPs batter Apple over iPod batteries - The EDM will remain open at Parliament for several weeks, giving other MPs the chance to register their concern over the iPod battery issue. It is understood, though, that Apple is pushing for the text of the EDM to be changed, to reflect the fact that a replacement iPod battery from Apple will cost less than £100
Fannie May, mini iPods popping into eBay - Nobody is quite sure why Apple Computer's new mini iPods are priced on eBay.com at $100 more than the list price on Apple.com. The widely-anticipated music player won't be out until mid-February, so neither site can deliver now. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, said the higher eBay prices may simply be a case of customer loyalty
What's On Your iPod? - The vast majority of the current iPod owners buy them for the music storage, of course, and the ability to play their tunes wherever they are. Over the holiday break, it seemed like every teen I knew had received one and spent the holiday filling it up with music. But this year and next we'll see a growing number of people who use them as offline storage for more mundane files, and the ability to carry them around with you means your data is never too far from your person
MPs' bid for cheaper iPod batteries - According to Apple, it has not been inundated with complaints about the iPod's battery life, as rumours would suggest. But the company did admit to The Mail on Sunday that battery life "depends on how much you use it"
“Pepsi / Itunes” Promotion Game Official Rules
Review: Contour Design ShowCase - iPod's Best Friend - Since I purchased a 15GB iPod in August I have relied on nothing but sheer luck to keep it scratch free. I have tried a plethora of iPod cases, but being the picky son of a that I am, I hated each and every last one. I found that they were badly made, smelt funny, made my iPod hard to use and bulky...the list goes on. Enter the Contour Design Showcase.
Coke music site comes out flat - The technical gremlins which have haunted so many dotcom endeavours claimed another victim yesterday as Coca-Cola announced a new online music service only to have its website fail
How to Make the iPod Better - The back of the iPod case should not be "chrome" or at least it should be scratchproof. The shiny chrome surface very quickly gets covered with scratches. I think a rubberized black or grey backing would be far more practical and durable
Is One of the New iPod Colors Called "Sour Grapes"? - Quite predictably, other competitors in the digital music market tried to play down the Apple-HP alliance, but ended up sounding like they needed some warm milk and a nap
RIAA be damned, file sharing up - Macworld UK , quoting an NDP Group report, states that US peer-to-peer usage is on the rise. This statistical slap comes in the face of a continued RIAA "crackdown"
iPod Sound Quality WebPage - Several sources on the web make various conflicting claims about encodings and the iPod sound quality. Therefore I've started my own "research" to get a better clue. The following links will give you factual information of the iPod, and share my opinion about its sound quality
The iPod mini Reaction Roundup - Recently, I emailed many of the companies and individuals that have played a role in bringing iPod related products to market. Below are their answers to several questions regarding the new, smaller iPod mini
iPod Mini Races to # 1 on AppleStore Charts - Clearly, the relatively high price of the iPod Mini hasn't put off the early adopters, although we wonder whether it's cannibalizng iPod sales, or taking sales off players like the Rio
Apple posts latest iPod ad - Apple has posted the latest iPod commercial , which features the song “Channel Surfing” by Feature Cast
Music Gadgets Get Smaller, Sexier - The biggest music news at CES was Apple Computer's partnership with Hewlett-Packard. HP will launch its own music player based on the iPod this June, and HP computers will come bundled with iTunes software. In another win for Apple, AOL has agreed to offer a music storefront based on the iTunes Music Store
Music's prime-time player - PepsiCo, Burton Snowboards, Volkswagen and America Online have all struck branding deals with Apple Computer in a quest to capitalize on the gadget's massive popularity. Now, with a freshly inked deal with Hewlett-Packard, the world's No. 2 computer maker, Apple may have scored its most significant marketing coup yet. It also gets a crucial boost onto Windows-based computer desktops
How HP invented the market for iPod resellers - For some reason, HP sees no shame in humbling itself to adopt Apple's product. The company with "Invent" in its logo missed out on the online music revolution and will partner to catch up as quick as it can
Second sight - I have spent a large amount of money through the service - much of it on content I already own, but is out in my garage on LPs - and have rediscovered many of my favourite tracks. But I miss Napster. What I miss most about it is serendipity: stumbling across one thing of interest when looking for another and therefore finding content I never knew existed, let alone whether I liked it or not. Here is an example to show you what I mean
Forget The ipod mini, I Want An ePod - The announcement of the mini pods disappointed me tremendously. Apple, in my opinion, missed out on a huge opportunity to offer an iPod-like product at a price point fit for general consumption. Instead they offered a smaller, cuter iPod for almost the same price of the existing 10GB iPod. I suspect that in an attempt to stay high end, they positioned themselves against the other high-end flash MP3 players in the market
A look at the iPod mini - As the iPod mini represents an entirely new case and body design for Apple, most of the older iPod's features have been moved or made smaller to accommodate the smaller body. The touchwheel is roughly the same size as the iPod's, but now has four integrated function buttons (Menu, Play/Pause, Back and Forward) to replace the four face buttons from both prior iPod designs. But how does it feel? In our limited preview, we thought that the new wheel design was great - scrolling and pushing the button with one motion is a joy
DRM: who needs it? UK label stands up for its customers - Pioneer British electronic label Warp Records has struck a blow for computers users by making its entire back catalog available for download - unencumbered by the toxic DRM restrictions that the pigopolists insist on
Telstra beats big players to music downloads - Telstra stepped into the online music business yesterday, launching Australia's first large-scale legal download site. BigPond Music is the second player in what is expected to become an area of hot competition for the nearly $1 billion-a-year recorded music market
Labels fight the rise of 'Podism' - It had seemed as though the record labels had seen off the internet revolution with their heads still attached to their shoulders, but it now appears clear that their one concession to the uprising - agreeing licensing deals with Apple - has landed them in an all-new power struggle
Hack Your iPod - Replace the battery, even replace a dead hard drive in your player. - Your iPod has a lithium-ion polymer battery. Like all things in this world, it eventually wears out. (You know the battery is dead when the iPod works perfectly well when plugged into a power source but won't hold a charge when it isn't connected to a power source.) You have two battery replacement options
iPod mini color ranking according Amazon customers - the silver iPod mini was the top seller with a sales rank of 305, followed by pink (672), blue (864), green (3,050) and gold (6,342).
Sony takes on iPod Mini - The drive provides enough storage space to accommodate around 500 songs, with the device's USB 2.0 interface able to transfer an hour's worth of CD quality audio in about 18 seconds, according to Sony. It supports MP3 format files at fixed or variable bit rate
Apple anger over Canadian iPod tax - Canada's decision to impose a surcharge on digital music players is being challenged by a group of manufacturers, including Apple, HP and Dell
Apple Tackling iPod Battery Issues - this iPod invasion (more than 2 million are currently in circulation) has also attracted its share of scorn for what some are calling the hit-or-miss life expectancy of its built-in rechargeable battery. Apple claims the iPod's lithium ion battery lasts eight hours per charge, but some users have seen theirs conk out in a fraction of that time — or stop working entirely — not long after the device's one-year warranty expires
iPod in demand - Although it has its rivals - the Phillips HD100, the iRiver HP-100, Creative's Zen Xtra and the Dell Jukebox - the iPod has established a unique cult status and a new generation of iPod geeks
Apple Computer posts profit on healthy iPod sales - During the quarter, Apple said it shipped 829,000 Macintosh computers, up 12% from a year ago. Sales of iPod players leaped 235% to 733,000
How to create smart playlists in iTunes - Smart playlists are automatically and dynamically generated based upon certain logical criteria that you specify upon creation of the playlist. A playlist of your highest-rated songs. Songs you haven't played yet. Piano music between 1825 and 1923. The possibilities are endless.
Altec Lansing inMotion Speakers - Usable as a portable speaker set, as a viable alarm clock, and as a fixed speaker set in highly confined spaces, Altec Lansing’s inMotion offers users a combination of features not available in any other iPod-dedicated speaker system. Though its functions are somewhat limited given its high price tag, there’s no denying that inMotion’s aesthetic appeal and portability will lure many iPodders to unplug from their ears and instead fill the air with beautiful music
Hewlett-Packard: No WMA for IPod - Contrary to reports, Hewlett-Packard will not be supporting Microsoft's Windows Media Audio format in its forthcoming HP-branded iPod. According to Paul Thurrot's WinInfo newsletter, HP is working with Apple to add support for WMA to the iPod. Thurrot's report was widely circulated online on Monday
Apple + HP = iPod Forever - A SLAP AT MICROSOFT. This surprise was the talk of CES, the biggest consumer-electronics expo in the U.S. "What this announcement says is for the first time one of the biggest manufacturers of Windows-based PCs is adopting as a standard an Apple platform. If I were an Apple shareholder, I'd be as happy as a kid let out early from school," says digital-media analyst Phil Leigh
HP Working With Apple To Add WMA Support To iPod - iPod Afficianado writes to a short piece at Connected Home magazine in which Paul Thurrott "is quoted as saying that HP's blockbuster deal with Apple will have one exciting side effect. The company will be working with Apple to add support for Microsoft's superior Windows Media Audio (WMA) format to the iPod by mid-year ."
See Carly intro the 'HiPod' at CES - News.com has a video clip of HP CEO Carly Fiorina doing her CES dog-n-pony show last week in Lost Wages. During said show-n-tell, Ms Fiorina introduced her company's version of the iPod
Digital Music Players Get Smarter — And Cuter - The cheapest regular-size iPod is a mere $50 more but boasts 11 extra gigabytes of storage. Apple's Steve Jobs, never at a loss for words, has an answer: "It costs a lot of money to make these things."
Mini-iPod not as cheap as hoped - This puts iPod in front of a lot more people. Now it's more affordable. It provides a larger avenue for selling legal music online,'' said Ted Cohen, senior vice president of digital development and distribution for EMI Music. Cohen said sales of digital singles are now exceeding sales of CD singles, with the turning point coming last summer
Apple's real motive for its jaw-dropping deal with Hewlett-Packard - I guess now we know why John Mayer's demo of Garageband during the MacWorld Keynote was so overly long. He was merely filling time that had been slotted for the announcement of a deal that ultimately had to be kept under wraps because it was still a few hours from being finalized: iTunes will be pre-installed on every new Hewlett-Packard and Compaq computer, and HP will sell an Apple-manufactured iPod with an HP logo on it. Oh. My. God. That's perhaps the most shocking news out of Cupertino since the 1997 announcement that Apple was hiring some guy named Steven Jobs
More on the iHPod - More details of the Apple/HP iPod agreement are starting to come to light. Many people have expressed surprise that the announcement wasn't made during the Macworld keynote, where it would have made quite a splash. Apparently, the simple reason for that is that the Macworld keynote was on Tuesday, and negotiations were "completed only after an extensive bargaining session that ran long into Wednesday night
MacWorld iPod mini media reaction on eve of CES - A Mac-using New York City journalist pal of mine said the same thing. "It had to be $200 or less to get us excited," he said of his outfit. A reporter for one of the tech magazines who caught Jobs keynote this morning and then flew here afterwards said he thought the price was high but that the iPod had such a strong buzz going that the mini will probably still do well. But not as well as if it was under $200, he added
The New iPod mini - is Smaller Better? - Other than some incremental upgrades to its Xserve line, the only new hardware device is the iPod mini, a 4GB iPod that "comes in colors," at a staggeringly not -mini price of $249. Announcing this just after increasing the size of the entry-level iPod (any color you want, as long as it's white) to 15GB, this means that you get almost 4 times as much disk space for $50 more with the lowest-end white iPod
Yes, They’re Cool But will fans be willing to pay $249 for Apple’s new Mini iPods? - The rap on the iPods has been that the cost of entry is too high. Yes, the millions who sprung for Pods think it money well spent, but for many more millions, $300 is just too much a portable music player. Those people are the alleged market for the iPod mini—the consumers who might otherwise consider “high-end flash devices,” meaning players costing between $100 and $200
The Thinking Woman's Choice - I have been reading the current commentary on the web about the new iPod mini and I have been getting this strange feeling of deja vu all over again. Although there has been some positive commentary about Apple's new iPod mini there has been an usually large number of negative postings from people who didn't get their wish... just like when Apple introduced the original iPod. I would have thought the usual suspects would have learned their lesson from the mistake of dissing the first iPod, saying it was overpriced, no one would buy them
I shall call it iPod mini - Analysts pointed out that while a cheaper "min-iPod" could shore up Apple's market share, it also could "cannibalise" existing iPod sales. Well, Apple has tried to have it both ways: tap into the lower end of the MP3 player market while not sacrificing its profit margin
Apple changes its tune to sign iPod contract with H-P - The iPod, Apple Computer's wildly successful MP3 digital music player, has made another step into the Windows environment through a surprise partnership with Hewlett-Packard, announced at the annual US Consumer Electronics Show yesterday
iPod's creation spawned businesses - From there, he and childhood friend Rick Case launched one of the earliest accessories for the iPod, turning out within months a case to hold the device. They opened up for business on the Internet five days before Christmas in 2001, operating out of Grady's home and stocking the cases on a pool table.
The business, Digital Lifestyle Outfitters, has since expanded to sell some 150 iPod accessories on its online retail store
The mini iPod: Apple's trial balloon into uncharted waters - The funny thing about rumors is that sometimes they're based entirely in theoretical fiction. Take, for example, the theory that a four gigabyte iPod could be profitably sold for under a hundred dollars: it spread across the internet at the speed the Melissa virus, to the point that it was nearly a generally-accepted fact across the Mac Web by the time Steve Jobs took the stage Tuesday. Too bad it was nothing more than a theory
First look: Apple mini iPod - Greetings from MacWorld Expo 2004. Below are a few pictures of three of the colors available in the new mini IPod, as well as a few impressions of the product
Perspective: Apple and HP Partner with iTunes and iPod - When the Media Center Edition was updated last year it allowed for the inclusion of third party services like iTunes and while services like Music Match and Napster jumped at the chance few of us thought that Apple would even consider taking advantage of this opportunity
HP and Apple Partner to Deliver Digital Music Player and iTunes to HP Customers - Working to provide consumers with the most compelling digital content whenever and wherever they desire, HP and Apple today announced a strategic alliance to deliver an HP-branded digital music player based on Apple’s iPod, the number one digital music player in the world, and Apple’s award-winning iTunes digital music jukebox and pioneering online music store to HP's customers.
The iPod Mini Is Not Over Priced - I believe, initial reaction aside, that compared to other devices of this caliber and function: namely high capacity Flash memory players and Sony minidisc players it is very price competitive. In fact a point made in the Keynote was lost on many: Apple is going after the $200 market, and convincing those buyers that $50 dollars more will buy you a whole lot more
Secrets of the iPod mini - Savvy iPod users know that you can perform such tasks as resetting the device, throwing it into disk mode, and invoking the hidden diagnostic screen by pressing a combination of the iPod's buttons. The iPod mini sports different controls -- ones where the Menu, Play, Back, and Forward buttons are on the scroll wheel (the Select button remains in the middle of the wheel)
The best $50 you'll ever spend... - Anyone else think the pricing on the new 4GB iPod mini is a little off? At $249, it is just $50 less than the new 15GB iPod. The small size is a plus, but I can't see it competing with the 15GB iPod with over 3 times the capacity...
Hitachi hard drive at heart of new iPod - The 4GB drive, which measures 1 inch across , marks Hitachi's second major contract in the music player field. Last October, Dell came out with a music player that contained a 1.8-inch Hitachi drive.
Apple did not state which company is manufacturing the drive for the new iPods, but sources close to Hitachi confirmed it is the Japanese computing giant
iPod mini: Frequently Asked Questions
Apple Unveils Fashion IPods - As expected, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a new line of smaller, sleeker, iPods at Macworld Expo on Tuesday, and they probably will sell by the boatload, if reaction at the show is anything to go by
Apple unveils iPod mini - The iPod mini we think is going to be a great second member to the iPod family,'' Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said during his keynote address at San Francisco's Moscone Center. It will join its larger siblings in battling what Jobs called ``the other hard-disk players that we're in the process of eliminating.''
Tiny iPod makes its debut - Apple boss Steve Jobs revealed the tiny iPod during his opening address at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. The iPod Mini has enough storage onboard to hold about 1,000 songs and is due to go on sale in the US in February and worldwide in April
Sweet music for Apple - The iPod was a huge hit during the holidays. Will its new mini model help lift the stock? - The Cooper Mini is all the rage in the automotive world. Apple Computer is hoping that the iPod mini has a similar effect in consumer electronics
Apple Introduces iPod mini - Apple today introduced iPod mini, the smallest portable music player ever to hold up to 1,000 CD-quality songs. iPod mini is encased in an ultra-portable, lightweight anodized aluminum body available in five stylish colors—silver, gold, pink, blue or green—and features a patent pending, touch-sensitive Click Wheel for easy, one-handed navigation
TMO Reports - iPod #1: Apple Continues MP3 Player Dominance In November - Apple continues to dominate the overall portable MP3 player market in the US with the 10GB iPod the number one selling device leading into the Christmas buying season, according to final numbers just released by industry intelligence group NPD Techworld
Apple iPod 30G Digital Music Player Teardown / Disassembly Reverse-Engineering Report
Billboard Charts, iTunes Top 100 of 2003 now on iTMS - Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS) has added a new option that lets you browse music by yearly Billboard Hot 100 Charts (1946-2003)
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