Cygnett GrooveBassball Portable Speaker
Cygnett has released its latest product for iPods and other media players, the GrooveBassball portable speaker. The device integrates a rechargeable battery, claimed to last for three hours of playback time. The speaker resembles the shape of a ball, but extends when the end is twisted. The additional length is designed to improve bass response. [...]
H2O Audio - Waterproof Your iPod
H2O Audio has launched a pair of waterproof headphones to do exactly what’s said on the tin: deliver music to your ears while you’re immersed in the pool, the ocean or a hot tub.
The Surge headphones use 8mm neodymium drivers and work to a depth of 3.6m. The cans are also noise cancelling, so you [...]
iPod Nano 4G 4GB Introduced!
Reader tip-offs have alerted blog Engadget to the existence of mysterious 4GB Apple iPod nanos appearing on retailer’s shelves and sites.
The new nano is only available in 8GB and 16GB models so the appearance of the smaller capacity model is being reported as a mystery.
With pricing said to be around 119 euros, at least from [...]
JVC’s New LCD TVs Feature Integrated iPod Dock
The impact of MP3 and MP3 players on the way we consume music has been massive - more people now listen to music than ever before and there has been a fundamental mindset shift about the portability and accessibility of music. Video too seems destined for the same mindset shift and the latest pointer to [...]
DirectVoxx Muso Brings Voice Control To Your iPod Nano
DirectVoxx has introduced its muso Voice Control for iPod. The muso is a small dock-connecting accessory that allows users to access their music with natural voice commands. According to the company, the device “synchronizes with the user’s iTunes library directly on first use and requires no training to understand requests such as ‘Play me some [...]
iClooly: iMac-like iPod dock
You want an Apple iMac, but don’t have either the space or funds for one. What do you do? One Japanese manufacturer has designed a dock that gives the iPod Touch the appearance of a miniature iMac.The so-called iClooly is simply an aluminium stand that, unsurprisingly, measures just slightly larger than the Touch - allowing [...]
Zune reaches 2m sales; flat versus iPod
As part of its recent Zune update, Microsoft has revealed that it has sold two million of the music players since their launch in November 2006, revealing relatively flat growth for the device lineup. Although the company originally promised and slightly exceeded a target for its first million sales between the original launch date and [...]
Oz Cops Sound iPod Road Cross Death Warning
We didn’t realise it, but an MP3 player can kill you. According to Australian police, that is, who have launched a series of hard-hitting posters designed to stop people crossing roads while changing tracks.
Created on behalf of New South Wales (NSW) traffic cops, the ads show lifeless bodies lying in roads. Each iCorpse is outlined [...]
Copulare’s $2000+ iPod Dock Looks To Be Worthless
Created by stand manufacturer Copulare, the iCoral is the priciest, and probably the ugliest and the most useless iPod dock you can get for the outlandish price of $2,350. So, what made the makers think they can actually sell THIS thing for THAT price? The ‘real’ artificial coral thrown in along with the bonus features [...]
