A study has shown that teens listening to song with sexual lyrics on their iPods everyday tend to have sex sooner. Doesn’t matter the genre, as long as there is reference to sex, the influence seem to be strong. The study was conducted via telephone interviews with 1,461 participants aged 12 to 17. The results have [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 30, 2006
Sure, it isn’t practical. And the volume-changing dance that you gotta do even makes you a clown. But I guess we could call it innovative. I mean, who would have thought of spending hours to make an iPod controller, which you can’t use if it isn’t raining? Made by a student from University Karlsruhe, you can [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 14, 2006
The folks over at iLounge has managed to get their hands on the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, and how nice of them to share their first impression and unboxing ritual. For just $29, you get the sensor for your special Nike+ shoes and the receiver for your iPod Nano. Using wireless technology similar to WiFi, the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 23, 2006
Apple is now offering refurbished Macs and iPods through their website. Great for those looking to save some moolah. For example, a 1.83GHz MacBook Pro is only $1,599, and a 2GB iPod Nano is $169. They even carry some discontinued models such as PowerBooks and iPod Minis. Every unit even comes with 1-year warranty. Not a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 7, 2006
The signature U2 special edition iPod design returns, and this time with video. For just $30 more than the plain jane 30GB black iPod, you get a red Click Wheel, black metal backing with U2’s signatures, and free 30-minutes worth of music videos and band interviews (I suppose for U2 ones only). That sounds like a [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 4, 2006
Who would’ve thought of marrying a pair of shoes to an iPod? But it’s the kind of thing that makes you go “why didn’t I think of that?”. Slip a sensor into any Nike+ compatible shoe, and it’ll start sending data to your iPod Nano via a receiver. With data of your jogging speed, your [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 4, 2006
Two men are trapped in a Tasmanian mine since last Tuesday, and guess what’s keeping them emotionally stable? None other than Apple iPods filled with their favorite country music. Todd Russell and Brant Webb are gold miners working in Beaconsfield Gold Mine in northern Tasmania when a rock fall caused them to be trapped and fellow [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI has just gotten his very own iPod Nano! The 2GB white iPod Nano was given to him by the Vatican Radio people, and on it engraved the words, “To His Holiness, Benedict XVI”. And for the songs, they’ve downloaded the Vatican Radio podcast, and several classicals from musicians such as Beethoven, Mozart, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 4, 2006
If you haven’t heard of Wikipedia, you must be a dork. It is a wildly popular online encyclopedia that covers millions of different topics, and edited by its millions of bored helpful users. Even the most trivial subject/term/person could possibly have its own entry with something written about them. And now, thanks to the guys who [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Ahh…disappointing day for the fanboys who have been anticipating a touch-screen iPod. In fact, these new toys aren’t too interesting at all! First, we have the new Intel-powered Mac Mini which is available in two different configurations. The $599 Mac Mini features an Intel Core Solo processor, an 64MB Intel GMA950 graphics processor, 512MB of RAM, [...]
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