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iPod Touch gets five new

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:32:37 -0800

Filed under: Macworld, iPod Family Though there was plenty of other news at the Keynote today, iPod Touch users got a little love thrown their way today -- for a price. Master Steve announced that effective immediately, there are five new apps available for the Touch: Mail, Stocks, Notes, Weather, and Maps. Oh, and it will set current Touch owners back $20. * Preview mail before you open it, display grapics and photos inline, and view HTML, PDF, Word, and Exel attachments. * Stocks, Weather, and Notes all appear as widgets on your home screen. * Google Maps determines your approximate location if Wi-Fi is on and gives you directions, marks specific locations (Starbucks?), and has both hybrid and satellite maps to show you the way. Granted, it's not as exciting as the iPhone update (nor is it, ahem, as free) -- but at least we've got notes and mail now, right? That ought to count for something. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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News: Incase announces Slider Case for iPhone, iPod

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:22:08 -0800

Incase has introduced its new Slider Case for the iPhone and iPod touch. The company s first hard case, the Slider offers internal rubber guardrails for impact and scratch-resistance and external cutouts for access to all ports and controls including the headphone jack, hold switch, Dock Connector, camera lens, speaker and microphone. In addition, the case s bottom portion slides away to accommodate charging in a Dock. The Incase Slider

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News: Sign up now for iPodweek, coming later

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:39:43 -0800

iPodweek, iLounge s weekly email newsletter recapping the week in reviews, news, articles, and more, will be sent out to subscribers later today. If you haven t yet signed up, there s still time to do so before this week s edition is sent out. Simply use the form below to submit your email address, and you ll be added to our mailing list, in addition to making yourself eligible for future newsletter-specific giveaways

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iTunes 7.6 at Macworld: Movie Rentals and Digital Copies on Fox DVDs [Apple]

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:41:24 -0800

MacRumors has a screenshot from a Family Guy DVD slated to drop on Jan. 15 that includes a digital copy for iTunes and iPod, seemingly confirming what we heard earlier. But, the "Fox Digital Copy" (which apparently is in WMV and H.264) requires iTunes 7.6, which AppleInsider says will debut at Macworld (obvs) and include movie rental support. [MacRumors, Apple Insider]

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Review: ProClip Padded Holder with Tilt Swivel for

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:43:07 -0800

By premium car mount, we are referring both to features and pricing: the Padded Holder with Tilt Swivel is still part of the best series of iPod car mounts we ve seen, but it s not cheap. Unlike early ProClip Holders, which were made entirely from uncoated hard plastic, the Padded Holders are covered in a soft, velvet-like coating that won t scratch even the polished rear surfaces of recent iPods. Recently made alternatives

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Girl opens iPod, finds wacky note

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:27:57 -0800

Filed under: iPod Family, Odds and ends A Washington, DC area father gave his daughter a gift of an iPod classic this Christmas, surely thinking she would be thrilled. Sadly, when his daughter opened the iPod she didn't find everyone's favorite MP3 player waiting for her. Instead she found a note which read, 'Reclaim your mind from the media shackles. Read a book and resurrect yourself. To claim your capitalistic garbage go to your nearest Apple Store,' and a few books about leading a more enlightened life. The father returned the iPod to WalMart, where he purchased it, for a full refund. WalMart explains that this had happened to another person,and that Apple is responsible for it (though it seems much more likely to me that someone bought a few iPods, replaced the devices with these letters, and returned them). First rocks, now letters, what is next to show up in an iPod box? [via Fake Steve] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Review: XtremeMac Verona Sleeve Leather Cases for iPod nano, classic &

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:46:34 -0800

The core idea behind all of these cases four colors are available for the nano, with two color options for the classic and touch is to cover most of the iPod save for its screen, controls, and ports with a leather-wrapped hard shell similar to ones we ve been testing for years from Vaja Cases and its lower-priced cousin, Case Mate. Here, the twist is that the leather is vertically striped rather than just a single color, except for

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News: O2 chief sees steady iPhone sales, data

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:22:15 -0800

In a recent meeting with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, O2 CEO Matthew Key has said that 200,000 iPhones should have been sold in the UK by early January, in-line with expectations. Speaking ahead of his meeting with Jobs, Key told the Financial Times, The big question for us is What does the future look like in terms of product roll-out? . Key has said that he is confident that O2 will carry the 3G iPhone when it is released next

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Backstage: Peggle Deluxe, or On Doing iPod Games

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:31:57 -0800

Last week, we published a review of PopCap Games Peggle for the iPod a strategic block-busting title, and the first iPod game we ve rated a flat A. (That s after testing literally every title released since iTunes started to sell iPod Games, only a few of which have rated in A- territory.) Once the review was published, we received a note from PopCap: would we be interested in trying the PC or Mac versions of

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News: Mustek reveals iPod-docking digital photo

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:56:11 -0800

Mustek has announced its PF-i700, a new seven-inch digital picture frame with an integrated iPod dock for playback of music, video, and picture files stored on the device. The PF-i700 features a seven-inch LCD panel with 480x234 resolution, support for MPEG, Xvid and motion-JPEG formats, a high-gloss black bezel, stereo speakers, a headphone jack, and a removable stand that allows the frame to stand in portrait or landscape position. Other features

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Tunewear Wraps iPod nano in

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:55:16 -0800

Tunewear announced the immediate availability of its PREI Rawhide case for Apple's third generation iPod nano on Thursday.

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Original Sonic the Hedgehog Now Available for the iPod

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:36:58 -0800

Just in case you haven't had a chance to play the original Sonic the Hedgehog on your Wii or Xbox 360 lately, now there's yet another platform that's offering the classic platformer for sale: the iPod. Yep, for $4.99 you can now download the classic Sonic the "I remember this being better" Hedgehog for all of your awkward, click-wheel-controlled gaming needs. Huzzah! [I4U]

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Intel announcements hint at future Mac

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:52:47 -0800

During a press briefing previewing some announcements planned for next month's CES trade show, Intel executives announced a future refresh to its mobile processors that could influence future Mac

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News: Unlocked iPhones sold by Orange not country locked

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:28:04 -0800

Contrary to a claim published today, iLounge has confirmed with Orange that unlocked iPhones sold by the company are not limited to French-only SIM cards. A story claimed that unlocked iPhones sold by Orange were somehow country locked, and unable to work with SIM cards other than those from other French carriers. Once legally (through Orange Customer Service) unlocked, the iPhone will operate with any SIM card, including foreign

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Review: KIDdesigns Barbie Jam With Me Electronic

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:32:35 -0800

It shouldn t surprise anyone to learn that the Jam With Me Electronic Guitar is pink, in fact so two-toned pink that boys except perhaps Ken would never pick it up. The neck is packed with nine buttons, four faux tuning keys, and a chrome Barbie icon. Each of the buttons is adorned with a butterfly, dots, or a combination of the two; right below them is a set of four additional buttons labeled karaoke, jammin ,

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