Archive for the 'Apple iPod' Category


Best cheap mp3 players - Zen Stone, Sony NW-E016, Sandisk Sansa, iPod Shuffle mp3 players

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008


Cnet Asia compiled a list of 4 of the best cheap mp3 players. This list includes:

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Creative Zen Stone
Incredible sound. Incredible price. Incredibly tiny. Available in six colors,this 1GB skip-free MP3 player holds up to 250 of your favorite songs. Battery life: Up to 10 hours continuous playback. $34.99 official price. (Creative Zen Stone product page)

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Sandisk Sansa Express
for those who need an ultraconvenient MP3 player with some nice extras. (Sandisk Sansa Express product page)
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Popularity: 89%

DJ equipment - Numark iDJ2 mixing console now shipping

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Numark, leading manufacturer of products for DJs, has started shipping since yesterday the industry’s first DJ mixing console with Universal Dock for iPod, that features the ability to scratch, control pitch, key-lock, and simultaneously play two songs from a single iPod.

The iDJ2 features an innovative new iPod docking system that allows users to play two songs simultaneously from a single iPod, without the need of a computer. With iDJ2, DJs can hook up multiple mass storage devices including additional iPods, thumb drives, and external USB hard drives through rear panel USB ports. In addition, the iDJ2 comes complete with line inputs for any audio source including a microphone, CD players and turntables.
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Popularity: 7%

Apple iPod 80gb mp3 player review

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Infosync world has an accurate review of the newest generation Apple iPod 80gb mp3 player, giving it a valutation of 86%, with design, sound, accessories and battery life considered ‘very good’, transfering of files ‘excellent’ and other features (fm radio, video playback, etc) ‘good’.
The reviewer concludes: “Pros: Best transfer and management software. Classic design. Great sound and videos look sharp even on the small screen.
Cons:
The apple iPod 80gb lacks some features without additional hardware. Interface is looking dated. No WMA support without re-encoding song file.

The iPod is the best digital audio player on the market, and there is still room for improvement. While other players have tried to add features and accessories to make up for their shortcomings, the iPod gets it right with a slick hardware design, easy-to-use interface, and the best transfer software in the game, bar none. Both iTunes and the iPod’s lightning-quick transfer speeds make the player a winner, so the addition of video and the iTunes store are just the icing on the cake. We don’t think any other audio manufacturer will be able to match the iPod’s popularity until they get these things right: the interface, the transfer speeds, and the management software, because in these areas, the iPod is unbeatable”

Popularity: 8%

Apple iPhone announced

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Nikkei (Japan) announces that Apple will collaborate with Softbank telecomunication company to develop mobile telephones integrated with iPod music players, capable of connecting iTunes Music Store for music and film download.
At this moment Apple Computer Inc. hasn’t commented the announcement yet.
In 2005 Motorola already released a telephone (called Rokr) with the ability of downloading digital music from iTunes, but it received a lot of critiques about his limited functions and the limited storage of songs.

Popularity: 6%

Free iPod utility

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

The new version of YamiPod for Macintosh OS X, Windows and Linux has been released (v0.96).
YamiPod is a freeware application for any generation of Apple iPod. It manages your player and can rebuild the music library, in case it become messed up.

Features of this free utility:

Stand alone program, it can be run directly from your iPod, no installation required
iPod automatically recognized
Files in MP3 format and AAC can be copied to/from the player.
Read/write access to mp3 id3 and AAC infos
Lyrics support (with internet auto search)
Playlist support (On-The-Go included)
Playlists import (PLS,M3U)
Full unicode support.
Advanced song import/export settings
2 restore features
Built in music player
2 search features
Remove duplicated tracks
Find lost music files
Easy ratings edit
PC to iPod synchronization
Create and edit notes
Automatically update song playcounts
News RSS and podcasts to iPod upload

System requirement: iTune 4.0 or later.
To download this utility: click here.

Popularity: 7%