SendStation Systems is pleased to announce that its long awaited Dock
Extender for iPod will start shipping on April 05, 2007 and is
available for order now. The Dock Extender allows you to dock the iPod
or attach dock-mounted accessories without constantly peeling your iPod
from its case. Sendstation
iPods have a significant effect on driver performance, according to Drexel University professor of computer science Dario Salvucci, who recently conducted a preliminary study to determine the effects of iPod use while driving. The study, a first in this area, found the effects of using an iPod while driving comparable to those previously reported for dialing a cell phone while on the road.
“These findings serve as a first step toward understanding the potential effects of portable music-player interaction on driver behavior and performance,†said Salvucci. “Surprisingly, despite the plethora of research on driver distraction, there have been no studies to date of how interaction with a portable music player may affect driver performance.â€
A 2006 General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) Insurance National Drivers Test study polled 5,288 licensed drivers from all 50 states and found that 20 percent of drivers between the ages of 18 to 24 had selected songs on an iPod while driving.
The Drexel study was conducted on a group of 12 people who reported experience using an iPod. An iPod with both audio and video capability was used for the iPod tasks. While driving, participants selected and played three types of iPod media: music, informational podcasts or videos. They were later tested to see how much attention they paid to a song or video. About 84 percent of the participants paid attention to and understood the media content. Physorg
The Dock saves your valuable desk space with an easy install right into it, through a 3-inch circular hole. You can now seamlessly charge and play your iPod as you sync it to your computer. A stereo-output jack on the Dock lets you listen to your music through your stereo, powered speakers, or headphones.
Note: Requires a 3-inch opening in your desktop or other surface. If your desk does not have a pre-drilled hole in it, you can drill one yourself using a 3-inch hole saw (requires separate purchase, not from Belkin).
Sirius Backseat TV will broadcast video to a receiver located in vehicles. These video receivers can also accept regular Sirius radio signals and will be available first in the 2009 Chrysler Town and Country and Grand Caravans later this year. The factor installed kit will include the receiver and a one-year subscription to the service. Sirius is also preparing an after market model to be released this summer.
The first wave of video content will include Nickelodeon shows, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network shows. You’ll be able to ssee SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Hannah Montana and Dexters Lab all while heading over to Grandmas house. Sirius
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It’s been nearly two months since Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that
“Apple is going to reinvent the phone,†and already eBay sales are
bringing in more profits than Apple itself.
Although the phones
are not scheduled to be available until June of this year, iPhone sales
on eBay have totaled more than $18,000 within the past month, according
to research conducted by HammerTap.
What’s selling? Buzz. $18,000 worth of buzz.
“People
are so excited about new and innovative product releases like the
iPhone that sellers find any way they can to make a profit off that
excitement,†says Jen Cano, spokesperson for HammerTap. “And according
to the research, anything iPhone related sells for an average of $35.â€
Ranging
from domain names and e-mail addresses to T-shirts and pictures,
sellers are making an auction out of anything they can get their hands
on. For example, the domain name “www.iphoneforcheap.com†had 11 bids
and sold for $41.
“Whatever is selling now is just a glimpse of
what is to come,†says Cano. “Some sellers will make a lot of money on
iPhone accessories after the phone is released.â€
Apple today announced Complete My Album, a groundbreaking new iTunes service that allows customers to turn their individual tracks into a complete album at a reduced price by giving them a full 99 cent credit for every track they have previously purchased from that album.
“Music fans can now round out their music collections by upgrading their singles into complete albums with just one click, and get full credit for those songs they have previously purchased from iTunes,†said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “Complete My Album is a wonderful new way that iTunes helps customers grow and enjoy their music collections.â€
“iTunes continues to revolutionize the digital music industry by offering music fans innovative ways to explore and enjoy new music,†said Thomas Hesse, president, Global Digital Business and US Sales, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. “With Complete My Album, iTunes is giving music fans the best of both worlds—the ability to discover great new music by buying just the single and a credit toward the purchase of the complete album.â€
Complete My Album offers customers up to 180 days after first purchasing individual songs from any qualifying album to purchase the rest of that album at a reduced price. When users buy any song on iTunes the corresponding album will immediately appear on their personalized Complete My Album page with the reduced price listed. For example, a user who’s already purchased three 99 cent singles and decides to buy the corresponding $9.99 album would be able to download the remaining songs to complete the album for just $7.02, without having to buy the singles again.
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AppleTV box uses an assortment of chips to allow people to wirelessly stream
and store digital content stored in their iTunes library to their televisions.
It comes standard with 40GB of storage that can store 50 hours worth of
video, and costs $299. There are already several 3rd party vendors offering hard drive upgrades to allow for more video storage on the units.
The CPU chip is Intel, Wi-Fi is provided by Broadcom, Video is an Nvidia graphics processor and
Marvell Tech is making the hard-disk drive chip. Analysts from Prudential
Equity have cracked open the AppleTV to value the parts. MarketWatch
Microsoft has issued a patch to fix a problem that left iPods vulnerable to being corrupted if Vista users select the operating system’s Safely Remove Hardware option to eject the iPod.
Apple had already patched several Vista compatibility bugs in iTunes, but has continues to warn users to only use the eject function within iTunes to remove an iPod in Vista. News
This almost counts as alarming … when AT&T COO Randall L.
Stephenson held up an Apple iPhone, due to be distributed this June
with Cingular AT&T as the exclusive carrier, he joked that it would
be a test of the user interface because it was the first time he’s held
one. That’s right—three months after the public disclosure of the
relationship with Apple and three months away from what is already the
carrier’s most intensely covered product launch, the COO of the parent
company is just holding one for the first time. Perhaps as telling, he
didn’t actually demo the phone; the brief look at what iPhone can do
was canned video.
Cingular Wireless has released a statement that they have received about 1 million requests for information for Apple’s iPhone handset. Cingular is now named AT&T and is the exclusive wireless company for the pending iPhone. The iPhone is set to be released in June and will play music and operate as a smart phone. Cingular is the biggest US wireless company and will not be taking advance order for the iPhone. Reuters
Are you someone that can never have enough video or music with you. If you have a 5th genereation iPod video unit you can upgrade it to 100gb now. The new drive will fit perfectly into 60/80Gb units without any adapters. If you have a 30Gb unit you can still upgrade, but the kit requires a larger back panel. PDAsmartTo further enhance its music offering, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is rolling
out new guestroom iHomeâ„¢ clock radios
in its U.S., Canada and Caribbean properties. The new in-room stereos
features an iPod® docking station;
high-fidelity speakers that deliver astounding clarity, depth, and
power; seven time zone settings and an alarm reset feature so the clock
automatically resets the alarm for the same time the next day. Whether
traveling for business or pleasure, guests can now kick back, relax and
enjoy their personal digital music library in the comfort of their Hyatt
hotel room. Story
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Speck is offering cases for iPod, Zune and Sansa on sale for this March Madness promotion. The zune leather case is available for $19.95 during the sale.
Apple TV is now shipping, but don’t forget the A/V cables you’ll need to connect it! XtremeHD cables are available now from Apple and XtremeMac.
Our high-quality cables make setting up Apple TV simple and affordable. Plus they are perfect for all of your audio/video components like cable and satellite receivers, DVD players, and gaming consoles.
For high-definition connections, we offer HDMI and HDMI-to-DVI cables that are fully compliant with the latest HDMI specifications. We also offer Component Video, Toslink Optical Audio, and Analog Audio cables. All XtremeHD cables are designed to exceed industry specifications, giving you first-class connectivity without breaking the bank.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, today filed suit against Buena Vista Television (BVT), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co., for copyright infringement and breach of contract. Starz filed the suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California because Disney recently began to sell for transmission over the Internet the same movies that Disney licensed exclusively to Starz.
Under the terms of the 1993 and 1999 Starz-BVT agreements, extended by BVT in 2005, Disney is prohibited from selling its films for transmission over the Internet prior to Starz’s first exclusive license period and during all of Starz’s exclusive license periods.
Despite this prohibition, the suit notes that Disney has “begun to sell over the Internet via services like Apple Computer Corp.’s iTunes and (Wal- Mart Corp’s) Walmart.com the very same Disney films licensed to Starz.” Such conduct, the suit adds, constitutes “a blatant breach” of the licensing agreements between BVT and Starz. The suit notes that over the life of the contract Starz has paid “over one billion dollars” for periods of exclusive rights to the films.
Starz Entertainment Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Robert B. Clasen said, “Disney has been a great partner. We hope to continue our relationship. But our agreements clearly prohibit them from selling their movies by electronic download over the Internet while they are exclusive to Starz. If Disney is permitted to violate our contract in this manner, it will undermine the integrity of copyright in general which is a cornerstone of our industry.”
You heard it! We just confirmed the news with ebgames.com. According to the customer support, the new version of the Zune player is going to be available on May 1st at $249.99. The same player, same 30Gb capacity. Hopefully with firmware 1.3! I would not want to be the one who paid $960 on ebay to get a pink Zune. The pink seems lighter than the limited edition pink Zune.
Best Buy said today that the just-released Apple TV will be available in all 822 of its U.S. stores starting Tuesday. That’s two weeks ahead of all other retailers that are not named the Apple Store.
Granted, the set-top box will be available in limited supply at first. The initial shipment will be 3,000 units, which spread across more than 800 stores means there will be about five Apple TVs available at each store for the MSRP of $299.
Though there aren’t many other consumer electronics stores that sell Mac computers, this does give Best Buy an advantage over the numerous outlets that carry iPods. Apple TV, a home-networking device that connects the PC and TV, falls somewhere in between computing and portable media. This is the first time Best Buy is selling Apple products besides iPods and computers.
CarryMe by Case-mate is the fun and stylish way to carry your iPod Video. Simply slide your iPod into this multi-colored leather pouch in some of the season’s coolest color combinations and you’re sure to make a statement. The elastic band that wraps around the case adds a fun pop of color while securing your music player. The innovative clasp on CarryMe allows you to securely fasten your case to just about any bag or belt to let you show off your style in a practical way.
More than 30 albums from Elton John will be made available for digital download later this month, the singer said on Wednesday, marking the first time his whole catalogue of more than 400 tracks will go online.
The 59-year-old, who has sold more than 200 million hard copies of records in a career spanning more than 40 years, has already released some of his more recent work online in the United States, but this will mark the first time his entire catalogue is available.
John said he had wanted all his music to be online for some while but time was needed to prepare the entire catalogue.
“I knew that the entire catalogue — not just the hits — needed care and attention to be released in this way,” he said in a statement. “Now that it’s happening, I’m pleased for the fans’ sake.”
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endStation Systems today announced a new member to its popular PocketDock line of iPod adaptors: The PocketDock AV. The ultra-compact, thumb-sized iPod adapter provides connections for USB, line out audio, as well a both composite and S-Video, allowing you to sync & charge, attach your iPod to your home stereo and output iPod videos in supreme quality on TVs or projectors.
“The PocketDock AV is the most affordable, yet most versatile all-in-one connectivity solution for your iPod,†says André Klein, SendStation Systems’s founder. “No other option delivers the iPod’s promise on mobility as well as the PocketDocks do. The new PocketDock AV is another great example for this.â€
The package includes a stunning 4-in-1 cable for USB and AV connections, drastically reducing the cable clutter mobile users are faced with.
The PocketDock AV comes in black color and is designed to work with most iPod cases. It is built and tested to Apple standards with top-notch quality and carries Apple’s official “Made for iPod†badge.
The slim DS Lite Case is constructed from ballistic nylon,
with a double layer leather flap and a scratch free interior liner. The
back of the case has a self-locking zippered pocket to hold your games and
ear-buds. On the exterior of the flap, choose between our standard
black or our patterned design. On the underside of the flap, choose between
black, kiwi and pink leather.
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Got a new computer and want to move your entire iTunes library? Starting with iTunes 7 there is a new backup feature that will archive your entire library to CD or DVD, including ratings and playcounts, which can be moved to another computer. If you are interested in moving your library using this method click, here.
If you do not have access to a CD or DVD burner then there is another option if you own an iPod. Because your iPod contains a high-capacity hard drive, you can use it to move all your music from your old computer to the new one.
Note: While you can use the Transfer Purchases from iPod option under the File menu to copy iTunes Store purchases from the the iPod to another computer, you can’t transfer songs from other sources from the iPod library to iTunes, so you’ll need to follow the steps below to use iPod as a hard disk to transfer music files from one computer to another. This process will require the use of iTunes 7 on all computers. Any computers running iTunes 6 or earlier will need to be updated to follow these steps. Download the latest version of iTunes here. Once you have the files transferred, you’ll need to authorize any iTunes Store content. If you won’t be using your old computer, you’ll want to deauthorize it.
Important: Windows operating systems don’t recognize Mac OS-formatted disks (HFS or HFS Plus formats), so you can’t use a Mac-formatted iPod to move your music to a Windows PC. See “iPod: How to determine iPod’s hard disk format” if you’re not sure what format your iPod is.
Switch the iPod to manual update and enable disk use
The first thing you need to do is make sure have configured your iPod to enable disk use. To do this:
Open iTunes on your old computer.
Connect your iPod to your old computer and wait for it to appear in iTunes.
Select your iPod in the Source pane under the Devices section to display your iPod preferences in the main library window.
Click the Summary tab in the main iTunes window.
Click the Manually manage music button. Changing from automatic updating to manual puts a check mark by Enable disk use. A message says
“Disabling automatic update requires manually unmounting the iPod before each disconnect.”
Click OK in the message window.
Click Apply in the iPod preferences section of the iTunes window.
Is all the music together?
To make the move as easy as possible, be sure your music is all in one place.
Open iTunes Preferences:
Mac: From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
Windows: From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
Click Advanced and then click General.
Look to see if the checkbox for “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” is selected. If it is, skip ahead to Is there enough room on the iPod. If is it not, continue to step 4.
Select the “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” checkbox.
Click OK. Note: Clicking OK will cause iTunes to copy all of your music files to another location on your computer. You will need to manually remove the files from their previous locations if you are concerned about space. If your computer does not have enough hard-drive space this process will not work correctly. Please speak to your computer manufacturer or Microsoft for more information on how to obtain more space to perform this action.
From the Advanced menu, choose Consolidate Library. A window appears reading: “Consolidating your library will copy all of your music into the iTunes music folder. This cannot be undone.”
Click Consolidate.
Is there enough room on the iPod?
iPod shares its hard disk space between the songs that iTunes puts on it and any files you’ve added when using its disk mode. To transfer music with your iPod, you need enough free space to hold a copy of all your music files in addition to any copies that may already have been placed by iTunes (this is because non-purchased songs placed on the iPod by iTunes cannot be copied off the iPod while in disk mode). To figure out how much space you have on your iPod:
Open iTunes on your old computer.
Click on Music in the Source pane. The size of your library appears at the bottom of the iTunes window:
Connect your iPod to your old computer and wait for it to appear in iTunes.
Click the iPod under the Devices section of the Source pane.
The amount of free space on the iPod appears near the bottom of the iTunes window:
If the amount of free space left on your iPod is larger than your library, skip to Copy iTunes folder to iPod.
Free up space on the iPod
If your library is larger than the amount of free space on your iPod, you’ll need to free up some space on it. Here’s how:
Click your iPod in the Source pane.
Click on the Music option listed under iPod in the Source pane. (If you do not see this option, click the gray arrow next to the iPod to reveal the iPod’s contents)
Click any song that appears in the main part of the iTunes window (to the right).
From the Edit menu, choose Select All.
Important: The next step will delete all music from your iPod. If you have been using automatic update you don’t need to worry, because all your music is also on your computer. If you have not been using automatic update, and your iPod has music on it from another source (other than your iTunes library), following the next step will delete that music.
Press Delete on the keyboard. If you see a message that says “Are you sure you want to remove the selected items from the list?”, click Yes.
Copy iTunes folder to iPod
To copy all your music files (including the library file that holds all your playlists and other settings) to your iPod:
Quit iTunes.
Locate your iPod:
Mac OS X: On the desktop.
Windows: In My Computer
Locate your iTunes folder:
Mac OS X:: /Users/username/Music
Windows Windows: \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\
Drag the iTunes folder to the iPod. This can take a while if you have a lot of songs.
From your old Mac to the iPod
From your old Windows PC to the iPod
When the copy completes open iTunes.
Click on the iPod in the Source pane
Click the Eject button in the lower right corner of the iTunes window.
Disconnect the iPod from the computer when the “Do not disconnect” message no longer appears on the iPod screen.
Get iTunes ready on your new computer
To get iTunes ready to accept all your music on your new computer:
Download and install the latest version of iTunes.
Open iTunes on your new computer. If this is your first time to open iTunes on your new computer you will need to choose your options in the iTunes Setup Assistant.
Connect the iPod to your new computer.
Backup any music that’s already on your new computer
Do you already have some music showing up in your Library in iTunes on the new computer? If so follow these steps to make sure this music gets saved (You can see how to add it back into iTunes in the Adding music on new computer back in section below). If not you can skip down to the Copy music to new computer section.
Open iTunes Preferences Mac OS X:
From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
Windows: On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset button next to iTunes Music folder location.
Make sure the checkbox next to Copy files to Music folder when adding to library is checked.
Click OK.
From the Advanced menu, choose Consolidate Library. An alert message appears: “Consolidating your library will copy all of your music into the iTunes music folder. This cannot be undone.”
Click Consolidate.
Quit iTunes.
Copy music to new computer
To copy all your music files (including the library file that holds all your playlists and other settings) to your new computer:
Locate your Music folder (Mac OS X) or your My Music folder (Windows) on your new computer:
Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music
Windows: \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\
Drag the iTunes folder in this location out to the desktop.
From the Music folder to the Desktop on your new Mac
From the My Music folder to the Desktop on your new PC
Locate the iPod on the new computer:
Mac OS X: On the desktop.
Windows: In My Computer.
Double-click on the iPod to open it.
Drag the iTunes folder from the iPod to the Music folder (Mac OS X) or My Music Folder (Windows) on your new computer. This can take a while if you have a lot of songs.
From the iPod to the Music folder on your new Mac
From the iPod to the My Music folder on your new PC
Open iTunes.
There you go. All your music, playlists, and other information like play counts and ratings have all been moved from your old computer to your new one.
Add existing music on new computer back in
If you already had some music on your new computer, and you want to incorporate it into the music you just moved from your old computer:
From the File menu in iTunes, choose Add to Library (Mac OS X) or Add Folder to Library (Windows).
Navigate to the iTunes folder on your Desktop.
Click Choose (Mac OS X) or OK (Windows).
Note: Information like ratings and play count are not preserved for these songs.
Free up room on the iPod
To free up room on your iPod so iTunes can put all your music back on it:
Quit iTunes.
Drag the iTunes folder out of the iPod to the Trash (Mac OS X) or Recycle Bin (Windows).
Mac OS X: From the File menu, choose Empty Trash.
Windows: A Confirm Folder Delete window appears. Click Yes.
Switch the iPod back to automatic update
To set up your iPod to be updated with all your music from iTunes on your new computer:
Open iTunes.
Select your iPod in the Source pane and click the Music tab that is available on the right in the iPod Settings.
Click the “Sync music†option, and the “All songs and playlists†option. An alert message appears:
“Are you sure you want to enable automatic updating? All existing songs and playlist on the iPod “ipod name” will be replaced with songs and playlists from the iTunes music library.”
Optional: Uncheck the Enable disk use button in the Summary tab if you don’t want to use the iPod as a disk. If you leave this option checked you need to eject your iPod from iTunes before you disconnect the iPod from your computer.
Click Apply.
The iPod update begins. All your music is now on your new computer, and after the update completes it will be on your iPod again too.
Apple has quickly update iTunes to 7.1.1, available for both Mac and Windows. This is an update to fix erros found in version 7.1. Apple only notes that it fixes a stability issue and minor compatibility problems with previous version.
TuneFlex plugs into your car’s 12 Volt accessory outlet to power
and charge your iPod. The light at the base of TuneFlex’s neck shows
its power status. TuneFlex’s charging circuitry is even equipped with a
replaceable auto fuse to keep your iPod safe from power spikes. A
low-high audio output switch ensures sound without distortion.TuneFlex is flexible at getting tunes to your audio system as well:
a built-in 1/8″ stereo line-out audio jack lets you attach the included
cable directly to your car stereo’s auxiliary input jack (hence the
“aux” in the name). Don’t have an aux-in port on your car stereo? Use
TuneFlex’s pass-through dock connector with Griffin’s iTrip FM
transmitter, SmartDeck cassette adapter, or tons of other options. (But
you might want to take a look at our RoadTrip, instead, for car stereos
without auxiliary ports.)
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