iPod Adaptors

iPO at MWSF - A Closer Look at

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:22:14 -0800

SAN FRANCISCO - Chestnut Hill Sound makes the GEORGE, a high end digital audio system for iPods with some unique features. Most significant is the unique remote control. TMO spoke with the CEO, Steve Krampf, to find out more about this award winning home audio system.

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Those iPod touch MIA

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:31:44 -0800

Filed under: iPod Family, Internet Tools, iTunes, iPhone If you've just updated your iPod touch to 1.1.3, you may have noticed that nearly every advertised 1.1.3 feature is missing in action. Frustrated? Annoyed? Well, you may be after I tell you that you're probably going to have to fork over another $20 to get those features. You may have thought the $20 January upgrade only applied to the extra software (Mail, Maps, Weather, Stocks, Notes) but apparently no. It also seems to be needed to release your iPod touch's new 1.1.3 features. Update: Readers are reporting that Apple may have pulled the update. The Purchase button has been replace for some users with a "Remind Me Later" button. Thanks Justin Nolan Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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iPod touch owners rally to get new apps for

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:25:06 -0800

Filed under: iPod Family, Bad Apple When Steve Jobs announced five new apps for the iPod Touch yesterday, people were ecstatic -- for about ten seconds. Once he mentioned the upgrade would cost current iPod touch owners $20 (they're included on all new units), most of the comments from participants following the keynote in TUAW's IRC channel were largely unprintable. Apple's customers aren't usually the sort to take things lying down, however, so now there's an online petition calling on Apple to make the apps free to current customers. As I write this, there are close to 600 signatures and climbing. It's worth noting that Michael Rose and John Gruber pondered the possibility of iPod touch updates and user costs back in October 2007, as Apple's quarterly earnings report indicated that the iPhone's subscription accounting model was not being used for the touch. At the time it wasn't clear what would happen when functional updates to the iPod touch were released; now we know that they come with a price tag. [Thanks, Daniel!] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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News: 2008 Best of Show Awards: Judging

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:37:48 -0800

Having spent the past month and a half learning about upcoming iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and iTunes products, iLounge has started to pick the winners of our coveted 2008 Best of Show Awards. After a day full of company visits to scope out last-minute possibilities, five iLounge editors used our traditional night before awards dinner to discuss and debate the merits of hundreds of new products, whittling down the list to spotlight only the

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Review: JAVOedge JAVOLeather Case for

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:25:12 -0800

The last of today s iPhone-specific leather cases is JAVOedge s JAVOLeather Case for iPhone ($30). Somewhat like Griffin s earlier Elan Convertible cases, the JAVOLeather Case is a two-piece leather iPhone holder with a detachable front lid that uses two magnets and a snap to stay in place. Black, red, or pink versions are available, each enabling you to pull the lid off and use the case purely as a play-through iPhone holder if

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iTransport is World's First Purely Digital iPod Dock [Apple]

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:45:01 -0800

Just announced for CES, Wadia Digital's iTransport claims a major feat: to be the first iPod dock on the market to pull content from both iPods and iPhones in pure digital format, bypassing the iPods' internal digital to analog conversion and subsequent audio/video loss. The iTransport claims this not only makes the device an exellent iPod dock, but a digital home media server capable of pulling audio and video from every model iDevice in Apple's product line (and even for $349, that sounds pretty cool). Slated for a February release, we'll give you an ears-on at CES.

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Apple Could Resolve EU/iTunes Case Within

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:01:35 -0800

Apple's clash with the European Union over pricing at the iTunes Store may come to an end soon. The Mac and iPod maker could announce steps to resolve the case as soon as Tuesday.

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iPO at CES - Myvu Debuts Next Generation Video

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:12:18 -0800

LAS VEGAS - Myvu Corporation has debuted a new generation of personal media viewers, the Myvu Crystal and Myvu Shades. These viewers turn portable media devices to hand-free, private cinemas in devices as fashionable as sunglasses.

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Sony Concedes Defeat With iPod-dockable CMT-BX20i and CMT-BX50BTi Shelf Systems [The World Is

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:46:07 -0800

The Score iPod-dock shelf systems are about as dime a dozen as you get, but these actually are special: They're from Sony, the first iPod systems from them ever. Isn't this sorta tantamount to surrendering? The CMT-BX20i does the basics, and step-up CMT-BX50Ti adds Bluetooth to the same gear, for wireless streaming to other devices. But again: Sony iPod dock! The Rub: Pricey for being sorta bare bones, at $130 and $150 respectively.

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Audiophiles, rejoice! New high-end dock retrieves digital audio signals from iPods!

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:19:41 -0800

Just received a preview from next week's CES show in Las Vegas--Wadia Digital, a high-end audio company will be demonstrating the first digital player dock to retrieve a direct digital signal from iPods. As a result, the iTransport will provide CD-quality resolution from full-resolution file formats such as .WAV ...

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Review: Belkin Remix Acrylic for iPod

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:49:55 -0800

Belkin s two cases are virtually identical to one another except in name: the Clear Case for iPhone and Remix Acrylic for iPod touch ($30 each) are iterative sequels to Belkin s early and beautiful but flawed Acrylic Case for iPhone. That case incorporated several cool new ideas: a rotating, detachable belt clip frame that transformed into a video stand, a design that really showed off the iPhone s curves, and an included adhesive

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First Looks: Agent 18 Touch Shield +

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:00:03 -0800

Sold in all clear (Touch Shield) or all black (Touch EcoShield) versions at the same $25 price, these simple hard plastic shell cases snap together to protect most of the iPod touch save for its screen and ports. Each case includes a Universal Dock Adapter so that you can mount the case in your favorite recent pair of speakers....

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Astrophotography with an Apple

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:09:14 -0800

An advanced amateur astronomer, Michael Weasner, took a photograph of the full moon on Christmas Eve, 2007 with a Meade ETX telescope and an Apple iPhone.

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Review: Nike Sport Armband for iPod nano

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:23:28 -0800

What a difference a little bit of extra time and thought can make. Nike has had some ups and downs with its iPod Sport Armbands, but the latest version specific to the video-ready iPod nano is dramatically improved from the prior Nike+ Sport Armband, which shipped without any ability to see the nano s screen. The new version includes clear plastic screen and control access, nearly complete body protection, Nike + iPod Sport Kit compatibility,

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Happy Holidays from

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:37:14 -0800

Happy Holidays from the staff of iPodObserver.com! We will return for our regularly scheduled coverage of Apple, iPod, and iTunes news on Wednesday, December 26th.

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