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Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3.
Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with [...]

 

Apple today announced iPod Hi-Fi, a high-end ($349) iPod boombox dock with remote. The Hi-Fi is portable, and can run from six D-cell batteries or wall power.
“Apple is reinventing the home stereo with the new iPod Hi-Fi, the first iPod accessory that adds true high-fidelity sound quality to the iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.
At [...]

 

A new set of iPod speakers from Hammacher Schlemmer features audiophile tube-based electronics, and comes with a luxury price.
The $3,999.95 system, developed and built by German audio technicians, consists of an aluminum-encased amplifier housing four powerful Class-A tubes which glow gently as they generate sound that is virtually distortion-free.
According to the company, the tube amplifier [...]

 

iPod cases are starting to get…well, a little kinky.
Fluffpod has introduced Fluffpod video, a furry iPod case for Apple’s latest iPod, available in white or pink.
Also available for download is a Fluffpod video QuickTime movie, a short film that features a model getting dressed to go out, and then lovingly caressing her Fluffpod.
“People have asked [...]

 

Griffin has introduced iTrip Auto, the latest addition to its lineup of iPod accessories that send your iPod’s audio output to your car FM tuner so you can listen to your iPod on your car’s built-in stereo.
Trip Auto accommodates every dock connector iPod, including iPod nano and 5th Generation iPods with video. The iTrip Auto [...]

 

Talking Panda has introduced iRocker, a “guitar companion” that features a tuner, metronome and backing tracks for practicing.
The Virtual Chordbook displays chord diagrams on the iPod screen, showing the correct fingering for each chord. You can also pop in your earbuds and listen to chords as you work on your instrument. Virtual Chordbook offers over [...]

 

Griffin Technology has announced that the AirClick Remote with Dock Connector is now shipping.
The AirClick Remote attaches to the base of iPods, and uses RF technology that lets users control their iPod from up to 60 ft. away. It also can control 5th Generation iPod video playback.
The remote features five buttons: play/pause, next track, previous [...]

 

Griffin Technology is shipping the SmartDeck Intelligent Cassette Adapter for iPod. The SmartDeck lets users control their iPod using the built-in controls of their cassette player.
“SmartDeck is a major improvement over passive car cassette adapters,” said Paul Griffin, President of Griffin Technology. “Customers tell us that they want an iPod cassette adapter. So we designed [...]

 

Griffin Technology is shipping the iFM, an iPod add-on that integrates FM radio tuning, recording and remote control functionality to the iPod.
With the flip of a switch, users can switch between controlling their music library and listening to FM radio programming. iFM is also a recording device, with a built in microphone to record voice, [...]

 

Apple has introduced the iPod nano, a full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs, yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil and less than half the size of competitive players.
“iPod nano is the biggest revolution since the original iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPod nano is a full-featured iPod in an impossibly small size, [...]