Apple released a significant update for 4th generation iPod Nano Tuesday night. Software Version 1.0.3 includes a number of fixes to cover art and photo distortion issues that some users had been experiencing, and delivers support for the eagerly awaited Apple in-ear headphones with mic and remote.
Although the headphones were announced in September when the iPod Nano line was refreshed, they have remained as yet unavailable.
Nano users can obtain the new software by connecting the digital media player to their computer and launching iTunes. Follow the prompts for downloading and installing the software.
Written by Lonnie Lazar on November 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Not just smart phone mind you. Phone. Apple's iconic gadget phone which can only be had for $200-$300 with two year data plan outsold every mobile (and land line too, whynot?) phone. From the $25 dollar pay as you go phones to Blackberries and Sidekicks and all of the fallen iPhone killers in between. The Motorola Razr which you can get for less than free with a plan had been the best seller for the better part of the last three years. Not any more.
NPD has the news today..specifically that iPhone is the number one phone amongst adult consumer shoppers.  The business market is smaller than consumer and the children's market is nuch less significant than the adult market so can't we just say overall? Or perhaps more Blackberries sold in the enterprise. Anyway, the point is clear. iPhone is on top.
That means in a few months, you'll probably be more likely to see an iPhone in someone's hands than a Razr. It also means that iPhone has reached critical mass. Non-techies can confidently pick one up as well. They'll of course have heard it is a best seller. This is of course fantastic news for the iPhone development community who now have millions more potential customers.
If this all sounds familiar for an Apple product, it really looks like Apple's iPhone is hitting the trajectory that the iPod line had hit. It is really the market leader in the smartphone space.Â
And things are only looking up. JD Power's annual survey of phone satisfaction came out recently with the iPhone on top.
Oh and don't forget it is twice as reliable as a blackberry and three times as reliable as the Treo. That, and really cool new apps are coming out for the App Store that are pushing the limits of what a gadget has been traditionally able to do.
Finally, there have even been a few rumors of price drops happening should keep iPhone up there with the leaders.Â
source:computerworld.com
Written by unlocker on November 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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One of the first things that iPhone and iPod Touch users noticed was the lack of a built-in "disk mode," where your device would appear on the desktop as a drive that you could use for file storage. Other iPod models even had a setting to specify how much of their storage space should be used for music, and how much should be used for disk mode, but the latest and greatest ones didn't. But thanks to an app called
DiskAid, you can still transfer files between your iPhone and your Mac or PC without jailbreaking or using iTunes.
Sure, you may already know how to access a jailbroken iPhone's hard drive via SFTP, but that's a pain in the butt compared to DiskAid. You can just plug your device in, start it up, and start transferring files in a straightforward interface that anybody who's ever used Windows Explorer or the OS X Finder can figure out. As a brief disclaimer, realize that storing files on your iPhone doesn't mean your iPhone can interact with them. It's like putting music on an old iPod in disk mode: you can store it there, but you can't play it.
Written by unlocker on November 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16Ms, recently unveiled in all their Batmobile-meets-James Bond glory, will have an optional iPod built in to the dashboard.
The 16GB touch, black with the prancing horse logo, will come loaded with Ferrari images and sounds — the famous engine purr, maybe?
This is the kind of kit Ferrari owners will love, since the detachable iPod allows them to take the brand with them in places (like the gym, shopping) where it wouldn’t be obvious otherwise that they were Ferrari owners. (I once worked briefly on the Ferrari owners’ site. As a person who let their driver’s license lapse and uses a bicycle to get to work, it was a challenge). And the iPod can keep you company when the car is kept safely in the garage for more practical transport or serve as a memento when you sell it.
The base price for the limited-edition car is $277,000, no word on the extra cost for the iPod upgrade.
Via iPod Nation
Written by Nicole Martinelli on November 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Artist Catherine Forster began examining the world through a microscope as a biologist, now she uses technology to talk about the world.
Her installation “Golden Oldies” features four silent videos inspired by pop songs (”Karaoke classics” she says) played on iPods.
These visual landscapes are inspired by “Tiny Bubbles” (Don Ho, 1966), ‘Under the Boardwalk” (Drifters, 1964), “Spinning Wheel” (Blood Sweat and Tears, 1969), and “Starry Starry Night” (Don McLean, 1971).
“Golden Oldies” was meant to be a humorous take on how people cut themselves off from the world by creating iPod retreats.
Right now, it’s part of a Biennial show in Kentucky, but Forster says the ongoing project include new videos from the 1960s to the 1990s. You can check out the videos up close from her site.
Written by Nicole Martinelli on November 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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