Tags : iPod

iTunes, Moving Your Music To A Thumbdrive

With the latest incarnation of iTunes (4.7.1) onwards, iTunes has adopted an inability to simply drag and drop tunes from anywhere within your iTunes library directly into an external source. What you’ll observe in so doing, is what seems to be a file transfer but nothing will appear to have been transfered to your thumbdrive (iPod Shuffle […]Read More

XtremeMac AirPlay FM Transmitter For iPod Shuffle

Good news for iPod Shufflers! There’s now a FM Transmitter available from XtremeMac, dubbed the AirPlay for iPod Shuffle. Sadly, we have to report that its a product that brings about mixed feelings. iPod Shufflers, the long wait is over and you can finally listen to your Shuffle in the comfort of your car. I […]Read More

XtremeMac, AirPlay Buzzing

We have received reports that the current release of XtremeMac’s AirPlay for iPods suffers from background noise. A slight constant buzzing is audible through your stereo speakers when AirPlay is in operation. At press time, XtremeMac representatives could not be contacted for comment.Read More

iPod Mini How To Know You Got The Newer Version?

With the launch of the newer iPod Mini’s that apparently run for 18 hours as opposed to the earlier generation that only ran for 8 hours, there comes a bit of confusion. How do you know you’ve got a newer version and not been passed an older one? This issue is most obvious when purchasing […]Read More

New iPod Camera Connector In March 2005

Together with the introduction of the new slim 30GB and 60GB iPod Photo, Apple also mentioned the emergence of an iPod Camera Connector: “The new iPod Camera Connector is an optional accessory that enables customers to connect their digital camera to iPod photo and import their photos into the iPod. By simply connecting the iPod […]Read More

New 6GB iPod Mini And Lowered iPod Mini Prices

Following our earlier report on a rumour of a larger capacity iPod Mini, Apple has finally introduced a 6GB(1,500 songs) iPod Mini coming in at USD$299 whilst retaining its 4GB(1,000 songs) iPod Mini option with lowered price, USD$199. The new iPod Mini’s also boast an 18 hours battery life, has 3 new colours and charges over […]Read More

iPod Shuffle Full Review

We’ve finally got our hands on an 1GB iPod Shuffle for a closer look and preliminary findings have us fighting over it. The iPod Shuffle is the latest and smallest member of the iPod family from Apple. Spurring on, what has been described as an ‘iPod economy’ loaded with all manner of peripherals that you […]Read More

‘Rendezvous’ Re-Named ‘Bonjour’ And Possibility Of Bluetooth iPod?

A quick search at The US Patent And Trademark web site, will reveal that Apple has recently registered ‘Bonjour’ as a trademark to replace ‘Rendezvous’. This change has been reflected in the latest Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger seed where all references to ‘Rendevouz’ have been replaced with ‘Bonjour’. The change comes in light of copyright litigation […]Read More

iPod FM Transmitter Wars

The two main players in the iPod FM Transmitter market come from Griffin Technology and lately, XtremeMac. FM transmitters became a popular means to integrate the iPod to your automobile’s stereo system. Especially since, less and less car stereos come equipped with cassette decks, transmitting iPod tunes over FM frequency seemed the logical solution. So, […]Read More

Podcasting Since August 2004

Thanks to a bloke named Adam Curry who has been involved extensively in Internet technology development, we have had podcasting since August 2004. If you’ve used AvantGoon a Palm PDA platform, podcasting is akin to AvantGo in functionality but instead of downloading written content to your portable device, podcasting allows you to download audio broadcasts to your iPod or other MP3 portable […]Read More