Tag: IPod
A brief history of the iPod: 5 years old today
Today is the iPod's fifth birthday, and in that time it has incarnated in at least 30 formats, plus special editions and colour variations. Here we take a brief journey through iPod history, since October 2001 when the first iPod…
Microsoft targets "Made for iPod" companies for Zune accessories
Whatever Steve Jobs thinks of Zune, Apple must see Microsoft's new player as some kind of threat to the iPod. Microsoft are now touting for business with companies that make official "Made for iPod" merchandise to make "Designed for Zune"…
Avoid being mugged for your iPod
Shiny's man-friendly blog Brandish is full of useful advice – including this tip on avoiding being mugged for your iPod. It's actually not a tip as such, more a piece of subtle technology that hides your earphones – and…
TuffWrap Accent protects your iPod nano with two-tone colouring
MP3 Addition have just released their Tuffwrap Accent two-tone iPod case that's tough and tactile so you can pay less attention to keeping your iPod free of scratches and cracks. It'll sit on slightly angled surfaces without slipping. The…
Apple takes on Zune with plans to make iPod a wireless radio recorder
Today's Apple rumour at least has its basis in fact – a patent application filed by Apple to allow a portable media device (i.e. iPod) to tune into a wireless audio signal, identify songs, and give users the option to…
Apple iPod with touchscreen coming soon?
The Apple rumour mill is in overdrive again as 'news' circulates that Apple could be releasing a wide touchscreen sixth-generation iPod in December (picture is a mockup from TR). The Trusted Reviews team have apparently been speaking to a…
One Minute Video Review: Creative Zen V Plus
We almost came to blows over this one. I was on the 'are they serious?' side, whilst Ashley is in the 'mmm, look, isn't it marvellous' camp. Opinion in the office is decidedly split, with evil eyes being shot over…
The MP3 player that adapts to your footsteps
"Welcome to your first symbiotic relationship with a machine," says the website for PersonalSoundtrack, although that might not be strictly true if you've followed Russell Brand's example and gotten jiggy with a Henry vacuum cleaner. But I digress. PersonalSoundtrack is…
Bush launches IP001 iPod Speaker System
Bush has added to the large number of docking systems battling for your Christmas cash with the IP001, which, as you'd expect, plays your tunes whilst charging your player. Output is via 2 x 5W RMS speakers, which provide…
Go fishing with your iPod
If there’s one sport that I would never expect to enbrace technology, it would be fishing (or "angling" as it’s more formally known). But I’m wrong – fishing has entered the digital age this week as TV channel Discovery…