Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
There have been rumors for years about Apple developing an iPod iPhone. It seems that these rumors may be true and the development may finally come to fruition.
The iPod iPhone will probably not be like typical MP3 cellular phones. An MP3 cellular phone adds music to communications, whereas converting an iPod to a cellular phone [...]
Grado Labs has started shipping the GS1000: The new flagship of their headphone line, introduced at the International Head-Fi Convention in New York, where it gathered some rave reviews. Bass, mids, highs; it seems it does all equally well and the new cushion design is supposed to be very comfortable. Is this ideal pair of [...]
ThinkSecret reports reports that Apple is working on a revamped iPod, dedicated to video for good this time.
The entire front face will be occupied by a 3.5’’ touch-sensitive display; touch it and a digital clickwheel appears. Some gorgeous mockups have appeared—you’re looking at one below:
Regarding features: no wireless connectivity, which makes sense—this device’s upgrade is [...]
Don’t forget to read our end note: iTunes ringtones project (?): canned: according to The Register, Apple was about to unveil a software project in the coming MacWorld Expo next month that would allow consumers to download ringtones from the iTunes Music Stores and even remix them before sending them to their cellphones via BlueTooth. [...]
iPod-companion products to debut at the annual MacWorld Expo in January: there’s talk about an iPod boombox “unlike anything seen in boombox world” and strikingly different from “anything Apple has released in the past.” Well, we’ll see about that; sounds interesting though, we can’t ever get enough of new audio gadgets.
You know, always take an analyst’s words with a big grain of salt, but American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has a point: the recent contract with Hynix Semiconductor for flash memory chips could be related with a new iPod shuffle.
A smaller form factor (well, duh), introduction of new colors (black anyone?), same capacities/prices [...]
Apple is inviting reporters to San Fransisco on September 7 to announce something big, if we’re to believe the company’s writings.
“1,000 songs in your pocket changed everything,” the invitation reads, referring to the release of the first 5GB iPod nearly four years ago. “Here we go again.”
Our guess is on the we-expected-you-months-ago Motorola iTunes-enabled cellphone, [...]