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What features and technology will we see in the cars of the future? There's no doubt we will see electric and self-driving cars. But what will the in-car entertainment system be like? Will the cars be able to talk to each other? Here are our car predictions of the future...
Look out Apple. Dell wants to challenge the iPod with their new Pocket DJ 5. Dell's strategy is to undersell the iPod. But is cheaper hardware enough to lure consumers away?
Apple Computer launched a new ad U2 iTunes ad campaign featuring U2's new single "Vertigo" which is exclusively available on iTunes.
The digital audio player space is getting crowded. This week Virgin Electronics unveiled a digital audio player with a 5GB hard disk to challenge Apple Computer’s wildly successful iPod. The device is called the Virgin Player and weighs 3.1 ounces, supports MP3 and WMA music formats and will retail for $249. Compared to the iPod …
Griffin Technology announced this week they are now shipping the PodPod, a soft auto cradle for Apple's iPod and iPod mini. The soft foam cradle fits into any car cup holder and only costs $9.99.
Wish the iPod came in a different colors like the iPod Mini? A company called ColorWare, Inc. just announced the ability to colorize any iPod in 20 different colors. Their process, which ColorWare describes as “a hybrid between the manufacturing and automotive painting industry,” involves either sending them your iPod and having them paint it, …
It’s here and it’s priced than ever. With a number of big improvements over the original Sidekick, the new T-Mobile Sidekick II is a powerful mobile companion and a tri-band world phone. Flip open the big color screen and shoot off unlimited e-mails on the better-than-ever QWERTY keyboard. Snap a photo with the new built-in camera …
First Albany raised Apple Computer's (AAPL) price target to $44 from $35 due to the belief that fiscal fourth-quarter earnings iPod unit sales and will exceed current estimates.
Outspoken Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, has received fierce criticism on his comments about iPod users. The comments were made to a group of UK journalists in London.
The days of being an iconic solitary cowboy out on the range are over. It’s difficult to picture, but try to imagine the Marlboro Man, Roy Rogers and the Lone Ranger riding off into the sunset with a revolver in one hand and a Palm Pilot in the other. Modern day gadgets are as much as a part of the …
If you are a Windows user and get disappointed about much more iPod software there is for Mac users, then iPod Agent will give you a smile. iPod Agent enables you to accomplish various common tasks that previously would have required 3rd party software. And it’s FREE! Our favorite feature is it does not make …
Many companies have tried (yeah Sony we’re talking about you), but none of them have succeeded in displacing the iPod from our list of must-have gadgets. We love almost everything about this beautifully designed player from Apple, and now with the fourth-generation model, battery life is finally improved. We think this is going to be …
Good news for digital music fans. All future and current Sony hardware will now support the MP3. It looks like forcing consumers to adopt the Sony ATRAC format was harder than they thought.
For all of you Apple history buffs, the iPod's scroll wheel has been through 3 iterations since the 1G iPod was released in 2001. The first one actually rotated; then there was the touch-sensitive one; and finally there's the clickable one found on the iPod Mini and fourth-generation iPod.
If you’re like me, you want to put as music music on your iPod as possible. I’ve ripped most of my CDs at 128 or 160 kbps. It sounds good and doesn’t take up too much memory per song like a FLAC or Lossless audio file. But have you ever thought about ripping your music in …
Have you ever gotten that bad sinking feeling when you think you've lost something? What about your iPod? David, a friend of ours who works down the hall, just had an awful experience we wouldn't wish on any iPod owner.
Apple Computer is pursuing a massive settlement with The Beatles‘ record company, Apple Corps Records, which has sued Apple several times over the past 20 years. If ever there were two cultural and business institutions known for their ability to generate utterly bizarre rumors, they would have to be the two Apples. That is, Apple …
