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iPod News Thread.
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22. March 2006 @ 15:57 |
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The new ipod will come out within 6months.
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22. March 2006 @ 18:17 |
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iPod iPhone Appears on the way..
Several analysts and news outlets are reporting that Apple is working on an iPhone- and iPod with phone capability. Just like the one shown above.
In fact, that's a mockup of one, obtained by MobileMag. Obviously not meant for public viewing, the mock-up looks like a trial sales brochure photo taken on the sly by a camera phone with a low-res but curious digital eye. Hence the appearance of the mock-up on what appears to be a board of some kind.
Just today, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster (no relation to "Herman") predicted an iPhone in a research note deemed credible enough to be posted by AppleInsider:
"We would be buyers of Apple on today's pullback given we believe iPod demand will accelerate in mid-2006, based on upcoming positive seasonality and new form factor iPod's," the analyst wrote. "Additionally, we believe Apple will benefit from the new Intel-based Mac's, along with what we estimate to be a 75 percent chance of a iPhone in the next 12 months."
As for Mobile Mag,they report that Johnny Chan, a Morgan Stanley analyst based out of Hong Kong says that Apple?s iPhone may be manufacturered by Hon Hai Precision, an electronics manufacturer from Taiwan. Other analysts have suggested that Apple may turn to Green Point, also of Taiwan.
I predicted an iPod with an iPhone a couple of months ago. You know, buy a song, call your friends, maybe play a snippet and then recommend that they purchase the song as well.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=981
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22. March 2006 @ 21:05 |
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Yep, we can still dream. This is old picture
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23. March 2006 @ 08:29 |
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i got hit by lightning for spamming this site. edited by ddp
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30. March 2006 @ 15:31 |
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iPod: One Giant Leap for Advertising
I think this may be an exclusive! It?s Apple?s 30th birthday next month; and they?re planning something big to mark the occasion.
Today I learned from a trusted source that Apple is poised to make history next Saturday when it unveils the worlds first advertisement that can be seen from space.
Apple had hoped to keep their creation secret until the grand unveiling, however, after I was tipped off, and with just a little bit of lateral digging, I was able to uncover enough background information to get a clue of the location.
From there, it was just a matter of firing up Google Earth, and hunting for it! The pictures are a few months old, but clearly show the advert well on the way to completion.
The sheer size of the publicity stunt is difficult to comprehend. It covers 893240 square metres; roughly equivalent to eighty football pitches.
The ad, which depicts Apple?s flagship iPod product has been constructed on the site of an abandoned mineral mine in remote western Australia. It has been in development for almost two years since Apple?s founder Steve Jobs acquired the location during a game of poker with (the late) Australian publishing and gaming tycoon Kerry Packer.
Aliens need not worry about advertising regulations however; the general concensus is that the edge of space is at a height of 62 miles (100Km), and once you go much higher than that, the ad will very quickly shrink towards invisibility. It?ll look like an iPod nano for a while, then maybe a tictac.
Speculation is currently rife that the grand unveiling will be coordinated with the launch of a touch screen Video iPod.
Apple have a press meeting scheduled at the start of next month when more details will be revealed - you heard it here first.
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30. March 2006 @ 15:36 |
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Wow, that seems awesome.
Only problem with google earth is the satellite imaging on the program was taken in 2001. I'm assuming that they have started this after 2001. So, you can't see it in google earth.
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31. March 2006 @ 10:20 |
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new apple firmware updater for iPod. This one lets you set the volume sound to a certian range and won't let you go too high
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31. March 2006 @ 12:50 |
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LOL, they just don't want to be sued lol
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5. April 2006 @ 16:05 |
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I can't find the article at the moment, but I read somewhere that Apple is endorsing the Windows operating system, with the new version of Mac OSX allowing easy use of two operating systems, on the new Intel based Mac's. Apple news for sure!
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5. April 2006 @ 16:28 |
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Microsoft CEO's children don't use iPod and Google
When Microsoft (Research) went public in 1986, there was no 3-D videogaming, no enterprise software, and no Google (Research).
Two decades and $285 billion in market cap later, CEO Steve Ballmer is facing a stagnant stock price and more competition than ever. His strategy? Take the offensive.
Microsoft is about to roll out new versions of Windows and Office. On the day he unveiled a bold $500 million marketing campaign to challenge IBM (Research) in the corporate tech market, the affable and energetic Ballmer, 50, bounded into FORTUNE's offices to discuss what Sony's troubles mean for the Xbox 360 game system, the future of advertising and why his kids shun iPods.
You guys took some heat for Xbox shortages over Christmas, but now Sony says its PlayStation 3 will be delayed until November. Did you pop a cork?
We weren't unhappy. In every other generation, the first guy to ten million consoles became the No. 1 seller. Did we just get an even better opportunity to be the first guy to ten million? Yeah, of course we did.
Do you have an iPod?
No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod.
Think you can you crack the iPod market?
It's going to take an innovative proposition. In five years are people really going to carry two devices? One device that is their communication device, one device that is music? There's going to be a lot of opportunities to get back in that game. We want to be in that game. Expect to see announcements from us in that area in the next 12 months.
Did Time Warner (Research) made a mistake by selling a stake in AOL to Google instead of to you?
AOL is not making any investment in the future of the media and advertising business. [AOL would respectfully disagree.] It ceded that to Google. The argument I made is that some media company--as opposed to just Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo--should've cared enough to make the bet as well. Will anybody be selling newspaper ads in ten years? Or will they all get sold out of these online marketplaces? Even TV advertising. Who is better to deliver an ad, a computer that knows about you and can target you, or an ad sales guy who's walking around?
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6. April 2006 @ 11:10 |
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6. April 2006 @ 12:23 |
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when is Apple?s 30th birthday?
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6. April 2006 @ 12:27 |
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Dang thats Sweet!!! Tobad m new iBook isnt Intel! Cant waight till it works for PowerPc!... (Yes I know I own a Mac... I got it from my Boss for $300 cant pass up a deal like that for a $1000 laptop!)
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6. April 2006 @ 12:30 |
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I am pretty Sure it was April 1st!
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6. April 2006 @ 14:11 |
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Yeah it's very cool. Can't wait till I get an iMac
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6. April 2006 @ 14:40 |
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If it was april 1, how come they didn't annouce anything?
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6. April 2006 @ 14:46 |
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Dont know!
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Mastelly
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6. April 2006 @ 15:14 |
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This is really about the big advertisement or anything, but I really need this help... I sent my Ipod in to have it fixed by Apple, they sent it back, and said I should reinstall Itunes and Ipod Updater, I do that, but Itunes doesnt know that the Ipod is plugged in. Ipod Updater knows its there, but how do I get Itunes to see that it is there? I had Itunes before I sent the Ipod in, and I don't want to have to unistall Itunes, b/c I could lose all of my music.
Sup Bro?
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6. April 2006 @ 15:29 |
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If you uninstall iTunes and Reinstall iTunes you music should/will still be there! iTunes will reupload it because all the music is saved in My music in the iTunes folder and when you unistall iTunes it dosent delete the iTunes folder that is located in my music! I would do what Apple told you to do!
~Domreis
PS. this is the iPod News thread. pleas post in the right thread or start a new thread! Thaxs
WELCOME TO AFTERDAWN Mastelly
Also try this...
plug your iPod into your PC and about 30 seconds later open iTunes and see if it sees your iPod!
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6. April 2006 @ 15:31 |
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Did you do a soft reset to your iPod and is it on hard disk mode?
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6. April 2006 @ 15:35 |
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Like Nitrous3 said try puting it into disk Mode!
To do this...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
Learn how to manually put iPod into Disk Mode.
When troubleshooting an issue with your iPod, it's sometimes helpful to manually put it into Disk Mode. If you're not sure which iPod model you have, click here. After manually placing an iPod into Disk Mode, you will have to reset iPod in order to return it to its normal operating state.
If you have an iPod with a Click Wheel including:
* Fifth Generation iPod
* iPod mini
* iPod (Click Wheel)
* iPod with a color display
* iPod photo
* iPod nano
1. Before manually placing the iPod into Disk Mode you should verify that it has a charge, if not you need to either charge iPod before continuing or connect it to power. You can either connect it to a high-powered USB port, or plug the iPod Power Adapter into an electrical outlet and connect iPod to the power adapter.
2. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
3. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds until the Apple logo appears.
4. When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears.
5. 5. Disconnect iPod from the power adapter and connect it to your computer; the screen on the iPod will change and say "Do not disconnect"
If you are having difficulty putting an iPod model with a Click Wheel into Disk Mode, set the iPod on a flat surface. Make sure that the finger pressing the Select button is not touching the Click Wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Play/Pause button toward the outside of the Click Wheel and not near the center.
If you are still unable to put your iPod with a Click Wheel into Disk Mode, use one finger from one hand to press the Select button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Play/Pause button.
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6. April 2006 @ 16:25 |
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Mastelly--
Please Start a new thread for this topic, as this one is strictly for iPod related news ;-)
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7. April 2006 @ 17:22 |
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Griffin iTalkPro Stereo Microphone for iPod 5G
Though we had some hands-on time with a prototype version of Belkin's TuneTalk Stereo at the January Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Griffin's iTalkPro is the first "finished except for the casing" stereo microphone for 5G iPods we've actually received for in-house testing. Other than its lack of an iTalk label and the fact that its shell was hand- rather than machine-glued together, the unit we received is supposedly identical to what iPod owners should be playing with in the near future. Updated with 60GB iPod results!
As expected, iTalkPro is no larger than its predecessors (iLounge rating: A-) for 3G and 4G iPods, but it?s otherwise changed a bunch in both aesthetics and features. Most obviously, its front casing is jet black, and its rear is chrome, both plastics matching the look of new black full-sized iPods.
Color aside, it?s also changed locations - now it sits on the 5G iPod?s bottom, using its Dock Connector, rather than attaching to its top. A microphone/auxiliary input port is found on its bottom; unlike the original iTalks, this is only for input, and doesn?t serve double duty as an audio output port.
What?s most glaringly missing by comparison with its iTalk predecessors is an integrated speaker: iTalkPro has none. Instead, you?re meant to record with the unit?s two built-in microphones, found on its front left and right sides, and listen to your recorded audio through the iPod?s headphone port. Like Belkin?s TuneTalk Stereo, iTalkPro?s double-mic design is intended to record both left- and right-channel audio at the same time, taking advantage of the 5G iPod?s new ?high? CD-quality stereo recording mode. For techies, the specs are these, and common to all 5G iPod recorders: 44.1kHz, 16-bit stereo at 1411kbps.
This mode - also accessible via the microphone port on the bottom - is better-suited to recording music, while the iPod?s ?low? lower-quality monaural mode (22.05kHz, 16-bit mono at 352kbps) is better for conversations, lectures, and other situations where high-quality stereo recording isn?t critical, or preserving storage space is. In monaural mode, audio from both microphones is merged together into a single channel recording, and though there was barely a distinction between the two channels in our brief stereo mode testing with the built-in mics, it was more evident in line-in recordings.
Both types of audio are recorded as WAV files, an old, uncompressed audio format that uses up lots of hard disk space (around 600 Megabytes per hour at high quality, 125 Megs per hour at low), and keeps the iPod?s hard drive spinning during recording. As a consequence, Griffin estimated that a 30GB 5G iPod would record for 1.5 hours before its battery ran out, with the 60GB 5G iPod recording for 3.5 hours, assuming you have the hard disk space. The 30GB estimate turned out to be a little conservative - it recorded for 2 hours and 9 minutes in our first test, within 1 minute of that iPod?s previously tested on-iPod-screen video playback time, and an hour under the iPod?s on-TV video playback time. Considering the iPod?s screen wasn?t on during recording, we can only guess that the iPod?s recording mode consumes more power, or that recording uses the hard drive more aggressively than video playback. In a subsequent test with our 60GB 5G iPod, iTalkPro ran for 3 hours, 41 minutes before stopping, 11 minutes better than Griffin?s estimate, and 18 minutes better than the 60GB?s on-iPod-screen video playback time. On low quality, the 3:41 recording required 558 Megabytes of hard disk space.
How does it work? As with past iTalks, and thanks in part to Apple?s easy recording interface, it?s simple. To activate recording, you quickly press the circle in iTalkPro?s center - it?s actually a button that takes you straight into recording mode and starts the clock running.
Playback of recorded tracks, and everything else about the Voice Memo feature, works pretty much as it did in 3G and 4G iPods. You can select a recording from a list of time- and date-stamped tracks, press the Action button, and then choose to hear or delete the recording. Upon connection to your iTunes-readied computer, iTunes will recognize that there are new recordings on the iPod, and give you the option to transfer them to your iTunes library. There, you can listen to the WAV files, convert them into smaller MP3 or AAC tracks, or pull them out for editing in a separate program.
Audio quality? As expected, recordings are decidedly cleaner than they sounded on earlier iPod voice recorders, but that?s more attributable to the artificial limitations of the old iPods? recording than the quality of the microphones Griffin has picked for iTalkPro. Until Belkin, Griffin and XtremeMac (MicroMemo) all have their options in our hands, it will be hard to say which is the best-sounding of the bunch, but other differentiations are more obvious at this point: XtremeMac is including both an integrated speaker and removable microphone, Belkin plans to offer its product in white and black colors, and Griffin appears poised to compete most aggressively on pricing. We?ll have more to say when we have final versions of iTalkPro and its competitors, hopefully in the near future. From what we?ve heard, that could be a while: it?s unlikely that any of these recorders will ship before the second half of May.
Credit to iLounge
~Domreis
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8. April 2006 @ 00:29 |
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wow guess what is on my xmas list now!
a 20" £1330 iMac - with windows vista - for when it comes out ;)
----MY PC----
Windows XP SP2
Compaq Presario S5150UK
1GB DDR Ram
DVD Reader
16x DVD +/- Ram Writer and 48x CD writer all-in-one
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8. April 2006 @ 04:51 |
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With the revelation that the Mac can now run a clean copy of windows, the idea of purchasing one is much more appealing!
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