Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever. The device is called “It stops biting, (the paper sounds) the speaker”. Again, that’s a pretty rough translation, it’s probably very catchy in Japanese. Or as Google translator says, “It has the 3.5mm head phone terminal, the iPod, the… Read More The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
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… Read More Apple Intros Expensive Boom Box
Apple has announced that one billion songs have been legally downloaded from the iTunes Music Store since it was launched less than three years ago. The billionth song Speed of Sound was purchased as part of Coldplay’s X&Y album by Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Michigan. He will receive a 20-inch iMac, 10 fifth generation… Read More iTunes Downloads Top One Billion
The Mayo Clinic warns that portable music devices put your hearing at risk. “With the older devices, like the Walkman, if you turned them up all the way, they sounded very bad, so people didn’t do it. Now, they don’t sound bad at maximum volume, and that could pose a problem,” says Jodi Cook, Ph.D.,… Read More iPods, MP3 Players Pose Threat to Hearing
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark showed the iDJ Mixing Console for iPod portable music players. The iDJ enables mobile DJs and iPod enthusiasts to seamlessly integrate their portable music libraries with other music and sound reinforcement systems — transforming the iPod from a personal music player into a source playback device. With its compact form… Read More NAMM Update: Numark Shipping iDJ Ipod Mixer
At the 2006 Winter NAMM Show, Gemini announced the iTrax Mixing Console for the iPod, the newest addition to their iSeries product line. The iTrax joins the Numark iDJ, to allow users to mix the output of two iPods, with basic dj functionality. The iTrax comes with two angled docking stations that allow the user… Read More Gemini Announces iTrax iPod DJ Mixer
MacWorld Update: Apple has announced iLife ’06, a major update to Apple’s suite of home multimedia applications, including iWeb, a simple way to make websites, blogs and podcasts, and GarageBand 3, which now includes podcasting support. iLife ’06 features iPhoto 6 with new printed books, calendars and cards, and Apple’s innovative new Photocasting for sharing… Read More Apple iLife Update Adds Podcasting, Video Podcasting Tools
Chrysler has announced that it will be the first American automaker to provide full iPod integration as an option in most of its 2006 models, with over three million 2006 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models offering iPod integration, beginning this spring. Drivers will be able to listen to their iPod through the car’s audio system,… Read More 40 Percent of 2006 Cars to Support iPods
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… Read More Tube-Based iPod Speaker System
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.… Read More iPod Cases Get Kinky
