Run your iPod Solar!

This little solar battery by Battech is equipped with a 5.5V 80mA (mono or multi-crystalline) solar panel, and a USB charging cable. Now if your at the beach or out camping, you can keep power running to your iPod. It's connectors will connect to most of todays mobile phones, PDA's and Game Consoles as well. You can also use the USB charging system by connecting it to any computer, for a quicker charge.

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Adding true coolness to your Apple products like your iPhone

Adding some true design to your Apple products like your Nano, iPod or iPhone is available with the addition of a Artist Designed gelskin.  Cases and Protectors are great, but if your looking to funkify your PMP then http://www.gelaskins.com/ has some really cool wraps for you to choose from.

The new iPod Touch - YAWN

  Ok, the iPod Touch is a great little PMP and has a bunch of bonuses. For people who don't own one, or an iPhone. The updated iPod Touch's new features are a bonus. The fact is, they slapped on the shinney backing the old iPhone used, they added some volume controls to the side, and updated the firmware and software to enable the new software services, like the game apps and other software found in the iTunes app library. So if you already own one, you probably are not running out to grab the updated model. If you don't have one, the iPod Touches new release gives you the same solid cool PMP only apple could provide you. 

Now the other updates include case, color and software updates to almost all the older generation iPods and nanos.  

Connecting your iPod,iPhone and iTouch to your TV

iFood for thought.

It's simple enough to connect your iPod and iPhone to your TV. Using the Component AV Cable, available at the Apple Store, all you have to do is connect it to an available video source. Then you are showing off your photos and video collection. Now wouldn't it be amazing if they created a wireless AV dock for your iPhone. You could then be surfing the net with your TV and using the iPhone or iPod Touch as the controller.

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Get your iPod and iTouch learning your music tastes!

One of the more useful features which many new music networks incorporate today is a learning algorithm; the more music you listen to and rate, the better the program gets at compiling playlists tailored to your taste. Think Last.fm, think Pandora. Instinctiv Shuffle brings this capability to your iPod Touch or iPhone (it has to be jail broken first though). Once you’ve downloaded and installed the app, Instinctiv will automatically fashion playlists based on your listening patterns; you don’t have to vote or rate anything, as it is your music after all.

Visit http://www.instinctiv.com/

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You’re iPod will self destruct in 720 days!

So why is it the iPod has a usage life of around 2 years, and why do so many try to blame Apple about using iTunes to terminate the unit at approx. a 2 year mark. Kid yourself all you want.

These units are made to last, just not forever!

An electronic device is still an electronic device, with real moving parts the iPods life is longer than you could really expect. Think to yourself, how long does you cell phone last, before you get crappy reception?

Now what are some major reasons these units fail. Well they are mobile, get thrown around in bags, jackets in the back seats of your car. Static charges from you’re body zap the tiny electrical components on a continual basis. What about that rechargeable battery, its drained and charged. Re-drained and then half charged. Runs the unit, as its little battery strains to run the electrical components and charge it’s self again and again.

If the iPod wasn’t such an addiction maybe more people would turn to picking up the Blackberry Curve (8310, 8320, 8330) lets say. It plays video and Mp3’s, It’s a phone. It also has a hardware upgrade option at most carriers, so after a few years, when it starts to crap out. You get a new one with a major discount. Wouldn’t that be an amazing option to add to your iPod purchase? Did you know that for $59.00 US you can extend the hardware support from 1 year to 2 years? It also adds telephone support from 90 days to the full 2 year term.

It’s not a perfect solution, but it is a way to safe guard a unit that takes a lot of abuse, maybe not by you, but static forces and voltage monsters are at play here!

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Is Apple dropping the Gamer Ball?

Is not releasing an SDK smart?
At least to a core set of developers. Lets face it, if you own a iPhone or and iPod Touch you are pretty much rail roaded into using iTunes for good or bad. Now wouldn't an actual games section in the iTunes store (iGames) be something that the iPhone and iPod Touch owners just eat up. Actual games not developed to run in Safari? I'm sure Apple could work with some of the major game studios to develop some amazing game downloads. Every one would be running out to buy a game controller and maybe even myvu glasses to enhance the game display.

I'm not saying that developing games in Safari HTML (development center) is horrible. Just limiting! One big issue an SDK release from Apple could cause, a DIVx video player might get developed. I'm sure that iTunes managers cringe at the idea that a player that could play something other than MP4(AAC) files might cut into iTunes sales. I think that if someone wants DIVX on the iphone, it's becuase they don't want to convert the file they got from some other place. They most likely only use iTunes to sync the files anyways.

Giving your iPod Touch voice on skype!

Lately a lot of questions and talk have been around the iPod Touch and it's wifi capabilities and the ability to turn it into a VoIP phone.

The biggest set back people faced making calls on IP using the iPod Touch was the microphone missing from the unit.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/touch-4-voip-mi.html is a home made solution and even more mass market solutions are showing up http://www.blueye.co.uk/ which can be purchase at gear4store.com. Find a deal on a iTouch Mic on eBay now.

That being said, I guess everyone will be skype'ing the iPod Touch for a Wifi Hotspot enable phone, sooner than later. Seeing how Apple TV and the Iphone have been skype'd

Ipod Touch - Get's a lot more room!

It's the size the inital one should of been shipped out as!

The best thing about the Touch is watching movies on it's bigger widscreen display.. The only thing is.. movies eat up disk space!

The iPod touch just doubled in size..! You can now get a 32GB model. This is the best thing to happen, other than a 64GB model. The touch now becomes more attractive as a portable computing solution.

The biggest complaints about the Ipod Touch was that it lacked in drive space, this made almost every CONS list about it.

With the application software package upgrade and a increased HD capacity, it looks like the Touch should regain some sales momentum.

Apple also announced that the iPhone now get's a 16GB drive model as well.

Is it a Ipod or a Iphone - Macworld 2008 Update

IPOD TOUCH GETS SAME FEATURES AS IPHONE - But no phone!

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Steve Jobs has announced that all ipod touch units will be getting software os that resembles the iphone os. Ipod Touch applications will include eMail, Maps,Stocks, Notes and Weather to it's application list.

With all new iPod Touch units shipping with the new upgrade, current iPod Touch owners will need to shell out $20US on iTunes to download the upgrade.

Sadly, more applications mean that you're almost non-exitstant hard drive will have enough space free to install the upgrade. - my only peeve with the touch is hard drive size!

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Add a little TOUCH - get it wrapped for free!

If you are planning on sending a loved one a IPOD Touch this christmas, Apple Store is offering free gift wrap on the iPod Touch.

I know i read this ad and said "Oh my big whoop!", but I guess if you are buying it anyway, cause it's is one of the biggest wish list item's for anyone old enough to enjoy watching movies or listening to music! You might as well save a litte time and have it wrapped for you.

Got to love the limited time only tag line.. it's limited cause christmas is right around the corner..

Ho Ho Ho.. or should I say He He He!!!

iTunes announces starbucks wifi - free of charge

Apple Annoucement
Apple has announced that you'll be able to connect to iTunes through Starbucks to the iTunes WiFi Music Store free of charge. When you are in range of the Starbucks Wifi connection, Ipod Touch and Iphones will recieve a message that the connection can be made.

New News!
Apple has also announced that the entire line of ipods will be getting a face lift. The new nano's will have a two-inch display with 204 pixels per inch. This means that the videos will be able to be seen at the same resolution as the ipod classic.

The new Ipod nano will include three games and more games will be available for purchase at the iTunes store.

Ipod Touch - Pro's and Cons

The ipod touch has hit the market with the x-mas rush just around the corner. It's the time of year to think about what you really want for x-mas.

Since the ipod classic is available now with an 80gb hard drive, you think to you're self. Why do I want and ipod touch.

Even though you only get a 16gb drive with the ipod touch.

• You will be able to view the media on a much larger viewing screen (Gorgeous 3.5" widescreen display). Play widescreen movies and actually enjoy watching it. The screen I feel on the classic, is much too small for video.
• The ipod touch is sleek, it's multi-touch interface, which made the iphone a hit is what the ipod touch is all about.
• You'll be able to surf the internet since the ipod touch comes with wifi, so if you're in a hotpot(near a wifi router) you be able to connect, and using the multi-touch interface, zoom in and out on web pages with ease. You'll be able to download music with wi-fi itunes or connect to starbucks music.
• You're ipod touch will also allow you to install application, games (like suduko), making this ipod version a mutlimedia device that you'll enjoy day after day.
• The steel backing can be engraved with any personal saying that make you're ipod touch personilized to you.
• The battery life specs per charge are 22hrs(audio) 5hrs(video)

$399.00 Apple Store
$394.00 Amazon.com

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Touch comes to IPOD

Apple has now released the new IPOD, The sleek design of the IPHONE has now been put into the new IPOD Touch.

The IPHONES OS has been modified a bit and is now being used by IPOD Touch. If your looking to watch movies on the IPOD, Touch is the way to go. The Touch movie player plays the length of the unit, when turned. In turn you'll benefit by watching a wide screen movie format.





It's sleek design is also a transport from the IPHONE Design with it's touch screen controls and the vibrant color icons. You'll also be able to customize your backgrounds and run application that you load in.

This is really just the IPHONE with out the PHONE with a better price point and the option to get a large hard-drive.