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The All New iPod Shuffle Finally Ships

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

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After more than a month since its announcement in September, the second edition of the iPod Shuffle is finally shipping. The world’s smallest digital music player and just $79, the 1GB iPod shuffle lets you wear up to 240 songs(1) on your sleeve. Or your lapel. Or your belt. Clip on iPod shuffle and wear it [...]

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RED iPod Nano Launched

Friday, October 13, 2006

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Who knew Apple would dish out an iPod with the Singapore flag theme! Named the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED, it is a special edition that is meant to help the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. With every purchase, $10 will go to the fund. It comes only in 4GB and spec’ed just like the [...]

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Zune Pics! Zune Vids! Zune Specs!

Monday, September 18, 2006

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Microsoft Zune is finally officially announced! Will it really become the iPod-killer that some have wished for? Well, let’s take a look at the features it offers. Wireless Zune-to-Zune file-sharing (the star feature!) 30GB of storage 3-inch display Built-in FM Music, video and photo playback Audio supported: MP3, AAC and WMA Video supported: h.264, MPEG-4, WMV Photo supported: JPEG 12 hours of [...]

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Apple Upgrades its iPods

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

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VIDEO IPOD Firstly is the video iPod. Not quite a major upgrade, but a welcomed one nonetheless. The hardware goodies: Screen is now 60% brighter Battery can last up to 3.5 hours during video playback New headphones 30GB and 80GB versions The software goodies: Gapless playback Text-based search Brightness controls Games! Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini Golf, Pac Man, Tetris, Texas Hold ‘Em, Vortex, and Zuma [...]

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Creative to Go On a Suing Spree

Thursday, August 31, 2006

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It must have felt great getting Apple to hand over $100 million just like that. So nice is the feeling that Creative is already having plans to point their Death Star on the smaller patent infringers. President of Creative, Craig McHugh, said, “There many MP3 player makers in the US market that are currently using the [...]

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Apple Hands Over $100 Million To Creative

Thursday, August 24, 2006

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Perhaps you still remember the suing and countersuing drama between Apple and Creative just a few months ago. Today, Apple announced that it would be putting $100 Million in Creative’s pockets to settle all patent litigation over the iPod. The settlement now gives Apple the license to use the hierarchical song selection interface that is patented [...]

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The Self-Playing Violin

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

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Everyday, advancement in technology is slowly replacing the need for humans themselves to perform tasks. People that used to station at carpark entrances are now replaced by machines. And heaven forbid, robots performing unassisted heart surgery. The latest invention that is also replacing a human’s task is the Virtuoso. It is an amazing violin that is [...]

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RIAA Sues Dead Man’s Children, But Later Drops Case

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

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The RIAA is at it again, this time suing the children of a dead man! Since the accused is no longer around, RIAA figured it was a good idea to go after the children instead. 3. Plaintiffs do not believe it appropriate to discuss a resolution of the case with the family so close to Mr. [...]

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Teens with iPods Filled with Sexy Songs Have Sex Earlier

Friday, August 11, 2006

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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 [...]

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Microsoft’s iPod-Killer: Zune

Sunday, July 23, 2006

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Zune rumors have been storming the blogosphere as of late, but Microsoft has finally made their official confirmation. “Today we confirmed a new music and entertainment project called Zune. Under the Zune brand, we will deliver a family of hardware and software products, the first of which will be available this year. We see a great [...]

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