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April 30, 2007

Apple straining NAND

Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone Electronista passes along a report saying that Apple's increased NAND chip demand is straining suppliers to the breaking point. Electronista says Apple is trying to acquire a supply large enough to cover the manufacturing of all iPods and iPhones for the second half of 2007, including about 15% more chips than Samsung had agreed to produce. No matter how you look at it, a 400 - 500 million four gigabit (aka 512 MB) chip order is a whole lot. Not enough NANDs may mean longer waits for customers who want to pick up iPhones. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Posted by Mel at 08:03 AM

April 29, 2007

IPod: iPods Banned by Schools in an Attempt to Stop Exam

Teachers, eh? First they came to praise the iPod, then they came to bury it. A spate of incidents involving iPods in class and exam rooms has led to a ban on digital media players in some schools. A high school in Idaho has been one of the first establishments to ban MP3 players after teachers overheard some of the kids talking about downloading formulae and other crib material onto the players. "It doesn't take long to get out of the loop with teenagers," said Aaron Maybon, principal of Mountain View High School. "They come up with new and creative ways to cheat pretty fast." Unlike the students of Duke University of North Carolina, it seems. Three years ago it handed out iPods to its undergrads in an attempt to enhance the learning process. And have they seen an increase in cheating? No, according to Tim Dodd, exec director of The Center for Academic Integrity at Duke, who claims it is beneath his students to stoop to that level, and that such incidents have dropped over the past decade. So what's the moral of the story? You can trust an undergrad, but not a high schooler, it seems. '" Ad Dugdale Some schools ban iPods to stop cheating [Fox News]

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Posted by Perry at 04:32 PM

Portable Media: Make Your iPod

It's never too early to start indoctrinating your children into the Church of Apple, and this iFrogz Tadpole iPod Case can do just that. Featuring big ol' handles to let the young ones grab it and kid-sized headphones, it's the perfect way to let your kid appreciate the clean design and intuitive functionality of the iPod before they can walk. Before you know it, they'll be drooling over 8-core Mac Pros, just like Dad. '"Adam Frucci Product Page [via Shiny Shiny]

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Posted by Matt at 03:46 PM

Big Shows Get Big Boost from DVR, Helps Lesser

Some of TVs biggest shows are getting a boost from deferred playback on DVRs, and lesser rated shows are also benefitting, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Posted by Ken at 02:52 PM

HDTV Surging on

During Comcast's earnings call on Thursday with Wall Street analysts, executives said that 20 percent of its 25 million total customers now subscribe to HDTV. That's a 72 percent jump over the last year.

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Posted by Matt at 01:12 PM

Aspyr releases iQuiz

Filed under: Gaming, iPod Family, Software Well that didn't take long. We just mentioned the release of Apple's newest iPod game, iQuiz, and now Aspyr has already come out with iQuiz Maker. This little application makes it easy to create custom quizzes and load them on your iPod. Of course you can also share your iQuizzes with others as well. The iQuiz site already contains several sample iQuizzes as well as three different themes. This could conceivably turn your iPod into a study tool (or at least that's what you can tell mom). iQuiz Maker is a free download from Aspyr Media. [Via MacNN] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Posted by Russell at 12:15 PM

Golden

Filed under: iPod Family, Holidays Sure, you can pick up a cute iPod speaker or sweet Baby iPod shirt for Mother's Day, but wouldn't a luxurious 24-karat golden iPod send the "I love you so much Mom that money means nothing" message you really want to deliver? Money won't buy happiness but it can buy you a gold plated iPod. Just 299 for a 30G version or 399 for 80GB. Unfortunately, the front face plates do not seem to be treated as the order page lists black and white fronts along with the gold plated backs. Which is a pity, because Mamma really wants a gold-plated scroll wheel. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Posted by Jim at 12:09 PM

Who's Crying Now: Griffin Amplifi, Journi iPod Docks

Despite announcing these pretty neat looking iPod docks back in January, Griffin's only getting around to shipping them now. If you recall, the Amplifi is a standard-looking iPod dock with a PowerMate stuck on the front for volume control. Like a wheel in the sky, perhaps. The Journi, on the other hand, is a world's apart, since it's a battery powered dock that lasts 8-10 hours on a single charge and gives you music when you take the midnight train going anywhere. Both are available now and go for $149 (Amplifi) and $129 (Journi). Please do not discontinue your beliefs. '" Jason Chen Mobile Tech Review