Tag archive: digital music players

SanDisk might be a force in the portable media player market and now looking to get into the solid-state drive arena, but lets remember that the company was first and foremost a maker of memory and storage products, and they aren't (yet) leaving those origins behind. At CeBIT, the company announced two new portable storage offerings: new SDHC cards with capacities up to 8 GB, and SanDisk Mobile Premiere, 1 and 2 GB microSD cards… Read More

According to a new report from research and strategic marketing firm The Diffusion Group, these households constitute a fertile target market for vendors pushing new digital devices and services. TDG's latest report, Direct-Mail DVD Subscribers: Profiling the “Blockbuster Busters”, finds households that subscribe to DM-DVD services demonstrate a much higher ownership or proclivity to purchase both fixed and portable consumer… Read More

“Apple rolled out the Mac mini, which is sold without a monitor, keyboard or computer mouse, in January, taking solid aim at making its products more affordable for the masses. It's the cheapestMacintosh to date. The mini is aimed principally at consumers who already own one or more of Apple's popular iPod digital music players and have a Windows or a Macintosh computer at home. “ CompUSA also currently sells the Mac… Read More

“Tulip Computers, based in Amersfoort, Netherlands, agreed to sell its subsidiary Commodore International for $32.6 million, in a letter of intent announced Wednesday. The deal gives Yeahronimo Media Ventures, founded in July by SATXS Communications and Yeahronimo NV, control over the Commodore brand that has a long history of computer-related products. “ There is a possibility that future PC products by Commore could… Read More

Rio's vice-president for marketing, Dan Torres, recently spoke with BusinessWeek Online reporter Amy Tsao about his company's plans to catch the competition. Some of the questions Dan answers include: Q: How are you competing with Apple's iPod? Q: What about Dell (DELL ) and Microsoft? Q: What will happen to the market if Apple comes out with a flash-memory-based player? Q: Is consolidation coming among makers of… Read More

The new “RoadTrip!” model allows users of Apple Computer's iPod and other digital music players to listen to their favorite audio files through a car stereo system using the 87.7 FM radio frequency. The original “RoadTrip!” model broadcasts using the 107.7 FM frequency. Both are available at www.macsales.com for $19.99. “Offering a second model of the 'RoadTrip!' transmitter is a way for us to… Read More

From JVC's press release: Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) announced today the Japanese launch of two new palm-size digital media cameras that shoot 60 minutes of DVD-quality video or thousands of high resolution stills using a high capacity 4GB Microdrive card that contains a one inch removable hard disk drive. JVC's new Everio line offers an unprecedented combination of convenience and quality, recording both video and… Read More

Slightly larger than an eyeglass case and roughly the size of two iPods(R), JBL On Tour is the ultimate addition to any digital music player, personal CD player, or laptop or desktop computer. JBL On Tour's portability encourages consumers to share their music, providing them with sound at home, at their desks or on the road. The combination of unique and innovative design with advanced speaker technology provides a clean and clear… Read More

In March, the company said it would delay the international launch of the player due to stronger-than-expected U.S. demand and tight supplies of the hard drive, which is at the core of the player. Apple had originally planned to start worldwide shipping in April. Earlier this year, the company said it had 100,000 preorders for the iPod mini, a smaller version of the popular iPod player that is about the length and width of a… Read More

Business Week has posted an interesting article about Apple's iPod and market share this week. It states that while Apple says the iPod can claim from 40% to 50% of the market share of digital audio players, the iPod's global market share may actually fall well below the 25% mark. According to the article, very little good data exists on international sales of consumer electronics — digital-music players included. With the… Read More

Apple Computer is looking at a problem with some of its iPod digital music players, which makes them unrecognisable by the latest version of its iTunes software – version 4.5. The latest version of iTunes, software that functions as a digital jukebox, was released last Wednesday, the same day that the company released an update for the iPod to take advantage of new features in iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store.… Read More

As enthusiasts devoted to Apple prepare to descend on San Francisco next week for the annual Macworld conference, at least two online petitions have collected hundreds of signatures from potential plaintiffs seeking to file lawsuits over claims of defects in the iBook laptop. Another growing source of complaints surrounds Apple's wildly-popular iPod line of digital music players, which many enthusiasts believe will get an upgrade at… Read More

The updated version of the core specification includes new features which the SIG claim result in a more reliable and robust user experience for consumers. This new version of the Bluetooth Core Specification was designed for developers by developers with a view toward a more positive user experience and the future wireless world. The current specification is included in over 1000 products as diverse as computer mice and mobile phones to… Read More

The third generation iPods, which hold up to 7,500 songs in a stunning enclosure that's lighter and thinner than two CDs in their cases, will be sold in all Bose retail stores and Circuit CitySuperstores. "Bose and Circuit City are great additions to a lineup of retailers that have helped get over one million iPods into customers' hands," said Tim Cook, Apple's executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations.… Read More