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Archive for the ‘iPod’ Category

September 11th, 2008

Let’s Rock.. Sorta

My previous post asked the question “Will Apple’s Lets Rock, Rock?”. Now that the event has passed, in my personal opinion, it slightly did. Barely.
Maybe I was not really feeling it anymore or maybe I was just expecting too much but the event really didn’t excite me as much as previous Apple events. However it […]

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September 7th, 2008

Will Apple’s Lets Rock, Rock?

Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event is barely a few days away. There’s talk of new iPods (leaked photo of the new iPod nano), iTunes 8 and new iPhone software.
Truth be told, for the past Apple events I have been underwhelmed. Will this event wow me? Chances are no. Why? Because as much as I’d like to […]

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August 31st, 2008

iPods Bridging Language Barriers

According to this story from Apple Insider, the US Military is experimenting with iPods as a form of a translator. The iPod provides translation for soldiers and Iraqi citizens.
The iPod is less threatening and because it’s so universal already, some Iraqis are also familiar with it already. It has bridged the cultural divide.
The software running […]

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August 31st, 2008

New iPods Soon?

According to Kevin Rose of Digg fame, new iPods are set to come out soon. Quoting from his blog, here some of the things to come.

Latest rumors:
- Revamp of entire iPod line.
- Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign (see pic below).
- iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself […]

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August 16th, 2008

iPod Speakers For People With Loads of Money

If money is no object, you love music and you have an iPod then the B&W Zeppelin is the speakers for you. It looks good, sounds good and costs a bundle.
This $600 (Amazon price) iPod speaker system, while pricey delivers sound that very few iPod docks can match.
B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) have been […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Life With The iPod Touch

I just got an iPod Touch last week. I bought it because I was working on a project and I needed the iPod Touch for the project. I’ve seen and played with the iPod Touch when it first came out but I didn’t “live” with it.
I guess I didn’t appreciate the iPod Touch as much […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Pink iPod Nano

“Pretty In Pink” that’s what appears on some of the ads of the newly released Pink iPod Nano. Apple added a new color to its third generation iPod Nano line. They say it’s just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The 8GB line-up of the iPod Nano gains a new color. It’s still the same spec’d iPod […]

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January 3rd, 2008

iPod’s 5Rs of Troubleshooting

Apple has posted the iPod 5Rs troubleshooting page. If you’re having trouble with your iPods, don’t panic just yet try the 5Rs. Reset, Retry, Restart, Reinstall and Restore.
Follow the simple steps outlined in the section and stop when the problem is fixed. Apple has 5Rs for the recent generations of the iPods starting with the […]

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December 28th, 2007

GelaSkins: Protect Your Macs With Art

GelaSkins are thin protective covers for your Mac laptops, iPods, iPhones, etc. I’ve heard about them before but saw them again on Dave Cross’ blog.
I’ve been wary of actually using protective cases for my MacBook Pro, except for sleeves and bags but to put something that will be more or less on it for the […]

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December 27th, 2007

Prevent Hearing Loss With iHearSafe

I wrote a blog entry asking if the iPod has affected your hearing and in my case I think it has to a certain extent. By coincidence I was reading the article of David Pogue and he mentioned iHearSafe. This is a set of earphones that will automatically regulate the volume of the music you’re […]

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