Tag archive: Apple iPods

Apple today launched iTunes Plus, a new addition to its existing iTunes service which offers AAC music tracks from major label EMI at 256 Kbps encoding (twice the rate of standard iTunes purchases) at $1.29 per track—and without Apple's FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) technology. That means users can play iTunes Plus tracks on any music player (or using any application) which supports AAC encoding, rather than the tracks… Read More

Every year, more consumers opt for the convenience of online shopping during the holiday season, and there's no denying the appeal: finding and selecting products from the comfort of your living room or a coffee shop (or, ahem workplace) and having those items gift wrapped, shipped, and guaranteed to arrive in time for the holidays for a not-always-small fee. No lines, no crowds, no rain, no snow, no fuss. Although online shopping… Read More

You probably laughed a few years ago when you first heard about vending machines in airports selling things like Apple iPods. "Yeah," you thought. "Lotta good that probably does them on their next flight; an empty iPod, probably with a dead battery!" Motorola apparently thinks the idea has some merit, though, announcing a pilot program of “robotic retail stores” to provide on-demand mobile phones and… Read More

French lawmakers have given final approval to a proposed copyright law which could force Apple Computer and other digital media distributors to make their services interoperable with devices and technology from other developers and manufacturers. The vote was the last legislative procedure before the bill would become law, although a constitutional challenge against it was filed last week by France's opposition Socialist party.… Read More

Say you're having a party and you want to have enough music ready for the whole night. Sure, you might have an iPod or digital audio player that you could hook to your stereo, but do you really want all of your friends' grubby hands all over it? If you have a DVD player and a DVD burner in your computer there's a simple solution – create an Audio DVD.  With DVD burners becoming a common feature in today's… Read More

HP has expanded its rebranding of Apple's popular iPod digital music players by adding the iPod shuffle to its lineup. The iPod shuffle is a USB flash-based music player which can play back MP3, WAV, and Apple's proprietary AAC audio format as well as audio books from Audible.com. (Like other iPods, the iPod shuffle does not support Windows Media or Real Media formats). The unit also offers its now-famous “shuffle… Read More

“HP is expanding its desktop PC family with two new Pavilion desktop series, the d4000 and a1000, as well as the HP Media Center m7000 Series Photosmart PC. Customizable features include a Personal Media Drive with up to 400GB of storage, and a removable docking station for HP's R-series digital cameras and Apple iPods from HP. The new PCs will also come with Norton Internet Security 2005 and Intermute's SpySubtract Pro… Read More

The original PocketDock is a tiny adapter for the iPod's proprietary Dock connector. By carrying a PocketDock, users can connect their iPods with industry-standard FireWire cables instead of thespecial Apple docking cable. The new PocketDock Combo, announced today, offers USB and FireWire ports in a package hardly larger than the original PocketDock. It accepts industry-standard USB cables and 6-pin FireWire cables,allowing the user to… Read More

The company says that the new service has been named “Connect” and will offer “a large catalogue of more than 300,000 songs, including albums and singlesfrom both major and independent record labels.” There may be more audio format wars ahead, however. Sony says that audio tracks on the new service will be available in the ATRAC3 format, originally implemented in the company's own MiniDisc and portable digital… Read More

Envy News reviews the new I-VOLUTION leather case for the Apple iPod MP3 players.