Tag Archive | "ipod"
Surfs Up, iPod Style
Check out the ultimate way to catch some waves and listen to some tunes. Why I’m talking about the iPod surfboard of course! Click on the photo for a larger view. Also, is it just me, or does the iPod sportin’ surfer in the photo bear an eery resemblance to Keanu Reaves circa Point Break? […]
Continue reading...Quick thought about the new iPod Shuffle and its lack of support for non-Apple headphones
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The new iPod Shuffle from Apple looks intriguing, to say the least, and it will be interesting to see if people find the voice-enabled device useful, or gimmicky. One aspect of the new shuffle that’s apparently being overlooked is the fact that it uses proprietary Apple headphones. In other words, because the actual device itself […]
Continue reading...What MP3 Player domination looks like
Monday, March 9, 2009
On Sunday night, 13 out of the top 15 most popular MP3 players on Amazon were all iPods. Click on the picture below for a larger picture.
Continue reading...No iPods or iPhones for the Gates children
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
In a shocking revelation, Melinda Gates recently revealed in an interview with Vogue magazine that the Gates children aren’t allowed to use iPods or iPhones. There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household. But iPods and iPhones are two things we don’t get for our kids. I can just […]
Continue reading...Blu-Ray licensing gets easier, will Apple be tempted?
Friday, February 27, 2009
Sony, Philips, and Panasonic announced on Thursday that companies wishing to manufacture Blu-ray devices will now only need to attain a single license in order to do so. That’s a pretty big deal considering that 18 separate companies currently hold Blu-ray patents. This new licensing arrangement will undoubtedly speed up the licensing process, and more […]
Continue reading...Tuesday Evening Link Roundup
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The latest links, hot off the press… iTunes launches indie store – Prefix Mag Safari 4 is 42x faster than IE7 and 3.5x faster than Firefox 3 – CNET Apple pulls pre-release iPod from EBAY – WritersBlockLive BlackBerry sales top iPhone sales in December – Electronista Premium-priced MacBook Pros top sales at Apple retail stores – […]
Continue reading...Friday Morning Link Round Up
Friday, February 6, 2009
Apple’s iPhone TV Ads Boost Individual App Sales – MacRumors Design of Apple Store in DC hits yet another wall – Washington Post The Kindle is not the next coming of the iPod – Roughly Drafted Sims 3 coming to the Mac and iPhone in Summer ’09 – TUAW Exploring Windows 7 on the Mac: […]
Continue reading...Why a simple product line is integral to Apple’s success
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
It was reported today that Microsoft will be releasing 6 versions of Windows 7, and while the majority of consumers will realistically only be choosing between two of them, it helps highlight the difference between Apple’s approach to business, and that of other tech companies. Contrary to what they teach in business school, Apple has […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs Interview in Rolling Stone – 6 years later
Sunday, February 1, 2009
We recently posted a link to a great interview Steve Jobs did with Playboy in 1985. In keeping with the trend, we thought we’d post a link to an interview Steve Jobs did with Rolling Stone in 2003, right as the iPod was starting to become a pop culture icon. As usual, the interview is […]
Continue reading...Man buys iPod, finds 60 pages of US Military information
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A New Zealand man recently purchased an iPod and was shocked to discover that his newly purchased device not only didn’t work, but contained an abundance of secret US Military information ranging from information about US military personnel to information about specific military missions. Yikes! ArsTechnica has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...Zune sales drop by 54%, down $100 million from last year
Saturday, January 24, 2009
All is not well over in Redmond. Fresh off the news that Microsoft would be laying off 5,000 employees, Engadget dug up an interesting tidbit in Microsofts quarterly filing that sheds some light on everyone’s favorite brown MP3 player. According to figures released by Microsoft, revenue from Zune sales decreased by $100 million from the […]
Continue reading...Analyst still down on Apple, and why the iPod market might not be saturated
Friday, January 23, 2009
Apple announced stellar earnings this week, but one analyst remained unimpressed. Last week, RBC analyst Mike Abramsky downgraded Apple to an “Underperform” rating and lowered his price target for the stock down to $70. Surprisingly, though, Abramsky’s view of Apple didn’t change much, if at all, following Apple’s earnings conference call earlier this week. Abramsky […]
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
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