Blue Raven Technology today introduced a full line of iPod replacement battery kits for the 1st through 4th generation iPod, Video iPod and iPod Mini, available immediately. According to the company, the new batteries have increased capacity of up to 30%. The batteries come with instructions and the tools necessary for DIY battery changing. Blue… Read More DIY iPod Battery Replacement Kit
Musikmesse: Alesis has introduced the iMultiMix 8 USB Mixer with professional mixing and direct-to-iPod recording. The iMultiMix 8 USB features a mounting dock to enable recording directly to any 2nd through 5th generation iPod. Unique to its class, the iMultiMix 8 USB is the world’s first mobile recording mixer with iPod transport controls and a… Read More Alesis Intros iPod Mixer
Roth Audio has introduced what gets our vote for the coolest-looking iPod dock in the world. The Music Cocoon is a tube-amp iPod dock that also works with a CD player or any mini-jack audio device. “We can guarantee that the amplifier will add a real warmth and dimension to the music which other amplifiers… Read More The World’s Coolest iPod Dock
Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a surprising statement on the company’s site yesterday, challenging the music industry to abandon DRM (copy protection) on digital music downloads.Jobs outlines three possible futures for digital music: Continue as is it is now, with each manufacturer competing freely with their own “top to bottom” proprietary systems for selling, playing… Read More Steve Jobs Challenges Music Industry To End DRM’d Downloads
Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to sell $400 blenders. Blendtec makes hardcore blenders – not something that most people would think they need. Ask someone if they’d like to watch a video demonstration about a blender, and they are liable to run for the door. Create a vlog about… Read More Man Destroys iPod In A Blender
Listening to iPods for as little as 5 minutes a day can cause hearing loss. Researchers Brian Fligor and Cory Portnuff estimate that a typical person could safely listen to an iPod for 4.6 hours at 70 percent of full volume using the supplied earphones without greatly increasing the risk of hearing loss. However, listening… Read More iPods Pose Risk of Hearing Damage
Apple today announced it has teamed up with Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Mazda to deliver seamless iPod integration across the majority of their brands and models, making it easy for iPod users to enjoy and control their iPod’s sound through their car stereo system. With the addition of these models, more than 70… Read More Apple: More than 70 Percent of 2007 Cars will have iPod Support
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
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
