Archive for the 'ipod' Category

ipods at work

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

If you have a ipod and a job that allows you to have something playing in your ears then this article might spur you on.
“I recently joined the new breed of cubicle dwellers who operate with white earbuds hooked to their ears. Yup, I got an iPod.  And given the about 42 million of them that have […]

Creative traveldock 900 portable speaker system

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

TechDigest has some information on the Creative traveldock 900 portable speaker system that allows you to share your ipod tunes with those around you.
“Ok, you’ve got a small player, but you’re indoors and want a bigger sound.You might want to try the Creative TravelDock 900 portable speaker system. Similar in design to a sunglasses case, […]

Ads for iPod ready to download

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

It was only a matter of time before ipods as the new media player (TV even) would become the target of advertising companies.
This article in the Melbourne AGE suggests just that:
“ MUSIC videos, television shows, movies … and TV commercials?
Companies are now designing TV ads to appeal to the iPod generation, hoping people will like […]

ipod software for windows

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

I am looking for a replacement for itunes. I have finally spat it with this software that is non-intuitive (at least it is for windows users) and am looking for something else. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have used Ephpod before and it seemed to work well.
Ephpod“EphPod is a full-featured, easy-to-use Windows application […]

ipod owners more honest

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

I read here about a new research report about ipods and other mp3 players that ipod owners are “more honest”
While 25% of people regularly download music using filesharing software only 7% of iPod owners were doing so. Why is unclear but Greig Harper, founder of XTN Data suggested, “It may be that the iPod […]

new itunes

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Apple released a new version of iTunes today. Version 6.0.2 can be downloaded from here
Mmmm, I just downloaded 6.0.1 yesterday – oh well!

tips for tweaking itunes

Monday, November 28th, 2005

Download.com have some tips on tweaking iTunes.
“Apple products are well-known for their clean, elegant design, and iTunes might be the single most Apple-like product of the bunch. However, due to Apple’s uncluttered design philosophy, many of iTunes’s features are buried deep within menu items or aren’t even documented. The tips and tricks below are all […]

smash the ipod

Monday, October 31st, 2005

The day has arrived. The money has been collected and the time is now here to see an ipod smashed in a store.
Sound weird? You betcha!
head on over and have a look at the video of the ipod being smashed. Go on, you know you have nothing more important to do
Smash the ipod […]

more music ranting

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Prompted by the previous post, I have my own little rant about the way that music labels respond to the threat of digital music. I refer of course to the copy protection of CDs. Now we don’t have fair use provisions in our copyright laws, and until today there was no legal way […]

iTMS review

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Nathan at The Baliset Palimpsest has taken the Aus iTunes Music Store for a test drive, and is not particularly happy about it, particularly in relation to pricing structures:
Let’s look at a couple of simple comparisons. I love Audiobooks, and I was pleased to note when I checked out the Australian iTunes Music Store that […]