Apple Earnings: iPhone sales fly sky high, iPod slightly down
Apple’s iPod shipments declined by 8 percent during this quarter, down to 21 million units just one year ago. But the drop in iPod shipments could be that buyers are just opting for an iPhone instead.
CableJive duaLink sync cable for iPod, iPhone doubles the fun
CableJive has introduced its new duaLink. The duaLink is a nine-inch splitter cable that houses a micro-sized custom USB hub right in the connector. This provides two dock connectors that allows connecting, syncing and charging of both your iPhone and iPod from a single USB port, wall or auto charger at one time.
Samson XP510i with iPod dock takes PAs to a whole new level
Samson’s Expedition Series has been offering us a variety of portable PA solutions for a variety of applications for a while now. Their newest announcement in their portable line is the new flagship model: the XP510i.
iPod Speaker System of the Future from JVC Victor
Even though the iPod ais meant to be mobile devices to be enjoyed on a portable basis, we still want to access those tunes when we are in the comfort of our homes. That’s why the iPod speaker system market is as popular as ever and JVC Victor Japan wants to give us something straight [...]
iLuv i1166 Portable Media Player Launches Next Month
We all know that the iPod family, with the noted exception of the shuffle, is capable of playing video content. However, even when you step up to the bigger screen of an iPod touch or iPhone, the display still isn’t really big enough to enjoy longer movies and television shows. Enter the iLuv i1166 to [...]
Vancouver Gets Second Apple Store This Weekend
I remember when the first Apple Store opened in Vancouver. Huddling around the construction site at Pacific Centre, we wondered what glories Cupertino would be bringing to our fine town. It’s not like we were devoid of Apple products in the past, since so many electronics dealers already stocked their goods, but the Apple Store [...]
The Snuggie for Gadget Geeks
By now, you’ve surely heard about the Snuggie. It’s that crazy blanket with sleeves that is supposed to be great for keeping you warm while you watch television or curl up with a good book. Among the many problems with this idea is the lack of love for the gadget geeks in the audience, so [...]
iPod Touch and iPod Nano Prices Drop Ahead of Apple Event
The “It’s only rock and roll” event is currently underway in San Francisco and I’ll have a roundup of the announcements a little later today, but it seems that Apple dropped a bomb on us just before the event went down too. If these price drops are any indication, it means that we are indeed [...]
Video: Ziploc iPod Headphones Eliminate Tangles
We’ve all faced this frustration at some point in our music-listening lives, but many of us have just assumed that it came with the territory. Not Lee Washington. He got tired of all the tangled cords from his iPod headphones and he has decided to do something about it. Interestingly enough, his idea is about [...]
Hole-y Cases Point Toward Camera-Equipped iPod touch, iPod nano
Many of the features that you find on the Apple iPhone are also duplicated on the iPod touch, but there are at least two items that are missing from the latter. You don’t get cellular and you don’t get a camera. Well, the picture-taking side of the equation could be changing.
What you see here are [...]
Sony iPod Speaker Dock Comes with Free Touchscreen iPod (Remote)
Part of the trouble with certain iPod speaker docks is that the provided remote control nowhere near duplicates the functionality that you get on your iPod’s click wheel. While they would probably prefer if you bought a Walkman, Sony has an iPod speaker system that comes with a nice bonus.
It’s not quite the same as [...]