HOW TO hand crank power your iPod...
You're sittin' on a long flight to San Fran and your iPod batteries run out...whatsa guy supposed to do!? Crank power your 'pod! :)
HOW TO hand crank power your iPod...
Bummer: It only works for the 4th Gen iPods and later (it charges by USB).
Cool: It can also be used to power many other USB devices.
iTunes for Windows Mobile 5.0?
Some whacky German guy claims to have coaxed iTunes to run on Windows Mobile. If true, awesome. Oh, and the ROKR will be completely dead.
Engadget: iTunes for Windows Mobile 5.0?
Gizmodo: iTunes on Windows Mobile 5.0...maybe
iPod Your Money
If you have lots of money then you may want to purchase
this iPod case.
A better alternative would be to
give me the money.
iPod Dress Up
More iPod-inspired clothes for your baby.
iPod Dress Up
More on Nano screen issues...
OK folks there are two issues plauging the screens on the Nano.
Firstly, they scratch easily. This should be of no surprise to anyone. It's a polycarbonate! If you put your Nano in your pocket or whatever expect it to get some minor scuffs. No big deal. In fact the plastic covering the screen is made of the same material used in all other iPods. So don't whinge.
The second issue is more significant. Some of the screens will
break. Crack. Nasty. Apple are claiming that this is due to a manfacturing error and only occurs in a tiny percentage ("one tenth of one percent") of cases. The good news is that they will replace your Nano in the event that this happens to you.
Anyways, here are some articles about the screen issues...
Buyers get second bite of the Apple - Breaking - Technology - theage.com.au
Gizmodo: Apple respond to busted Nano owners
Gizmodo: Show Us Your Busted iPod
Slashdot: Apple to Replace Faulty Nano Screen
Nanoflaw
CNET: iPod Nano: Why scratch and sniffle?
Herald Sun: Problems with iPod nano
The Australian: Faulty iPods replaced free
AustralianIT: Problems with iPod nano
Making Black iPod headphones
Make
black iPod headphones for your iPod.
As an aside, I can't believe that Apple didn't ship black headphones with the black Nano. Crazy!
Thursday Nano Hacks: Making Black iPod headphones
iPod Nano and The Curse of Market Leader
The eminently readable Om Malik talks about the Nano. Specifically, about how, when you're a market leader, keeping people happy becomes
much harder. A lesson Microsoft have learnt in years past.
iPod Nano and The Curse of Market Leader
Zander officialy backpedals, has no desire to screw nano
Maybe the Motorola CEO was just testy. Whatever. He now claims he's not so cheesed.
Zander officialy backpedals, has no desire to screw nano
The iPod Mini...from 1954
Was the iPod Mini inspired by 1954 radio chic?
The iPod Mini...from 1954
Your $200 iPod nano costs about $90 to make
Wishin' I owned me some Apple shares!
Your $200 iPod nano costs about $90 to make
Motorola CEO cries and takes a stab at the Nano
Can you spell j-e-a-l-o-u-s?
Engadget
Gizmodo
iPod Nano Screen scratching issues
Hmm, not all is sweetness and light in the Nano camp. Apparently the screens are
ridiculously easy to scratch. As in "don't put 'em in your pocket" easy. Not good.
Gizmodo
Engadget
Geeky Info
Oregon Scientific's iBall
When you really need a wireless speaker that looks kinda like a bowling ball.
Oregon Scientific's iBall
iPod Movie - Maybe? Maybe not...
Some concept drawings of what the "iPod Movie" could look like.
iPod Movie - Maybe? Maybe not...
Kinky nano Thong
Is this safe for work? ;)
Kinky nano Thong
[Yes it is]
Griffin Ships iFM for iPod
I'm a fan of Griffin - and the iFM looks pretty useful. If you need a remote, an FM tuner and a mic you'll be well advised to check it out.
Griffin Ships iFM for iPod
iPod nano Invisible Shield
Protect your Nano with an invisible shield!
iPod nano Invisible Shield
DLO HomeDock links iPods to stereo, TV
Finally, a docking station that doesn't try to do everything. Just an iPod dock that you can plug into your stereo with a remote to control your iPod. Simple, effective. I like!
DLO HomeDock links iPods to stereo, TV
iPod nano docks
A couple of sweet custom-modified docks. It may inspire you to create your own!
iPod nano docks
Australian iPod users breaking piracy laws
The law says we Aussies can't legally use iPods. Apparently we don't care! :)
iPod users breaking piracy laws
[Thanks JeremyS for the link!]
PodGear PocketParty speakers for iPod nano
Toy speakers for your iPod Nano. US$45, single AA battery, one measly watt - but it does look pretty slick.
PodGear PocketParty speakers for iPod nano
Jobs calls music industry greedy
And I couldn't agree more.
BBC NewsArsTechnicaSlashdotEngadget
The Future of the iPod
As discussed on Slashdot (after some comments from SteveJ that the iPod will ""remain simple").
The Future of the iPod
iTunes On Sony Ericsson
If you're a Sony Ericsson owner and lusted after the ROKR you'll be happy you can get some of the functionality for squat.
iTunes On Sony Ericsson
The GeekPod 100, the hundred hour iPod battery
If you're a third-gen owner like myself you probably bemoan the iPod's lacklustre battery life. Bemoan no more! The GeekPod 100 will enable your iPod to play for one hundred hours...
The GeekPod 100, the hundred hour iPod battery
Harmon Kardon announces the Bridge iPod dock along with surround receivers
Another Harmon Kardon announcement - this one's great if you've got lots of money to spend and want a kick-arse home theatre system.
Harmon Kardon announces the Bridge iPod dock along with surround receivers
Harmon Kardon shows off Drive + Play iPod solution for cars
What I'm hoping to hear is that Harmon Kardon will start giving away cars if you purchase an iPod...
Harmon Kardon shows off Drive + Play iPod solution for cars
Yet Another Video iPod Rumor
Some more rumours for the mill; video iPod coming in November?
Yet Another Video iPod Rumor
(Maybe, but I don't think so.)
HOW TO install SLAX on an iPod nano
SLAX is a small bootable Linux OS. This article shows how to install it to an iPod Nano (though any other iPod should be fine too) so that you can boot your computer from your iPod.
HOW TO install SLAX on an iPod nano[Sorry for the broken link, thanks to Shobz for letting me know!]
Video with sound on iPods with Linux
Those kooky
Podzilla folks have beaten Apple to the punch; they claim that they've gotten video (with sound) playing on our favourite little gadget.
Currently it's buggy, and the video must be pre-converted to the right size (and to monochrome if you're running a non-colour iPod) but it's still pretty cool.
Video with sound on iPods with Linux
Cease and desist for NYC iPod Subway Maps
Unfortunately, those handy
iPod Subway Maps broke some sort of law. They're trying to resolve the issue but until then the maps are
no more.
Cambridge Silicon Radio pitching Apple on Bluetooth iPod
Although I'm not Bluetooth's #1 fan it is still a useful technology and one that would be welcomed if it were bundled in to iPods. If the iPod's small size wasn't compromised that is.
Cambridge Silicon Radio pitching Apple on Bluetooth iPod
Apple failed to do due diligence in trade secret case
More legal guff on Apple.
Apple failed to do due diligence in trade secret case
Apple files for patent on a notebook with digital camera integrated into the latch
Hmm, when will this notebook see the light of day? Ever?
Apple files for patent on a notebook with digital camera integrated into the latch
HOW TO make an iPod nano Sleeve
Save money and
make an iPod Nano case.
HOW TO make an iPod nano Sleeve
Already with the Swarovski iPod nano
Seriously, who would want an iPod decked out in Swarovski bling? Well, for you odd tykes, it's now possible.
Already with the Swarovski iPod nano
How would you change the Motorola ROKR E1?
Engadget have started a discussion on how you would want changes you think should be made to the Motorola ROKR.
How would you change the Motorola ROKR E1?
Errr, where do I start? ;)
iPod nano in Any Color You Want
ColorWare can now colour your iPod Nano if you're unhappy with the black and white options.
iPod nano in Any Color You Want
Apple supports video podcasting
It seems that iTMS has supported video casting. Some are hailing this as a sure sign that a video iPod is coming. I'm in no rush.
ArsTechnica
Slashdot
Two more iPod speaker systems from Japan: BI-SPOPN and BI-SPUFO
If you're after some cheapish iPod speakers (with a dock base) these may be what you're after.
Two more iPod speaker systems from Japan: BI-SPOPN and BI-SPUFO
The iPod nano is/is not selling well
Make up your mind folks!
I'd be shocked if it wasn't selling well - the buzz on the Internet is loud and positive.
The iPod nano is/is not selling well
iPod nano forcing Taiwanese MP3 makers to cut prices
It appears that Taiwanese vendors are a little cheesed about the Nano. In particular, they were always able to sell below the cost of most iPods - that's all changed with the Nano...
iPod nano forcing Taiwanese MP3 makers to cut prices
iPort introduces new FS iPod music systems
A super-dock for iPods.
iPort introduces new FS iPod music systems
Speck iPod nano Cases
A whole swag of iPod Nano cases from Speck:
Speck iPod nano Cases
Griffin Tunebox - use it with the Shuffle!
The
Griffin Tunebox, originally designed for use with the Shuffle, can be coaked to host a Nano.
Gizmodo
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Apple files for “iPodcast” trademark
Hey, look, I'm an Apple fan but trying to trademark iPodcast is going too far.
Apple files for “iPodcast” trademark
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Cracking open the iPod Nano
Some pretty eye-opening - and gut wrenching! - videos from someone who has ripped apart an iPod Nano:
Cracking open the iPod Nano
Thanks for the link TomP!
First iPod Nano case?
And it looks simple and nice.
TUNEWALLET nano iPod nano case
The iPod Generation: going deaf?
Keep that volume down, yo.
The iPod Generation: going deaf?
Creston CEN-IPOD replicates the iPod interface on a touchpanel
I'm not sure of the purpose yet, but Creston has released a device that replicates the iPod interface when you plug a real iPod into it.
Creston CEN-IPOD replicates the iPod interface on a touchpanel
Stevie's Little Wonder
An article about the iPod Nano in Time magazine. Quite good with a few revealing insider nuggets.
Stevie's Little Wonder
Thanks TomP!
Also discussed in
Slashdot.
Make a paper iPod Nano
In Spanish!
Paper IPOD Nano
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Portable Recording Alternatives
If you want to record sound, remotely, then this article discusses many solutions. Some of them include using an iPod:
iPod Nano Still Not a Recorder; Portable Recording Alternatives
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HOW TO embroider a skull on an iPod sock...
Got an iPod sock? Want to embroider a logo on it?
HOW TO embroider a skull on an iPod sock...
Nano accessories
The baby iPod is gettin' heaps o' accessories:
Nano accessories
iPod nano review roundup
Engadget have a pretty nice collection of Nano reviews:
iPod nano review roundup
Klipsch unleashes the iJam, yet another iPod boombox
Another set of speakers with an iPod dock:
Klipsch unleashes the iJam, yet another iPod boombox
iPod Nano
ArsTechnica reviews the iPod Nano - be sure to check out their stress test. There's no way I'd want to
run over my iPod in a car.
iPod Nano
Altoid tin iPod nano dock!
Those Altoid cans are everywhere!
Altoid tin iPod nano dock!
iPod Nano hacking
I'm a bit disappointed - it's taken almost a week for a "How to hack Nano" article to come out. ;)
iPod Nano hacking
iTunes 5.0: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
Michale Hyatt believes that iTunes 5.0 isn't quite there yet - beware installing if you've got a current model iPod!
Working Smart
Via
Geeky Info.
Meh, I suggest
avoiding iTunes altogether.
Will Apple face trademark infringement with Creative over the iPod nano?
Creative and Apple bang trademark heads. Again.
It appears that Creative had the "Zen Nano" out many months before Apple's baby so it does sound like they've got a point...
Will Apple face trademark infringement with Creative over the iPod nano?
Kensington SX 2000 NXT-enabled docking station compatible with iPod nano
Another dock. This one looks pretty slick - large, white & non-portable. And compatible with the Nano (like all docks should be given that they all use the dock connector which is the same in the Nano as it has been in every other iPod).
Kensington SX 2000 NXT-enabled docking station compatible with iPod nano
iPod Nano Gutted
Want to see a Nano...from the
inside?
iPod Nano Gutted
Engadget @ Motorola’s ROKR E1 launch
Engadget were there at the rather large launch event of the iTunes phone:
Engadget @ Motorola’s ROKR E1 launch
Definitely won't be purchasing one of these. Too little memory, too slow, too expensive. I'm able to shoulder the immense weight of my iPod thanks...
The iPod Nano reviews start flooding in
Basically everyone thinks they're cool and go get one.
Engadget
Slashdot
Personally? Way too small. I'll stick with my 3rd Gen 40GB model (though I lust after the longer battery life of the 4th Gen/Photos). However, if you've got a reasonably small music collection it looks great!
The iPod family cemetery
An excellent article on Engadget about the iPod family tree. Or rather, the dead and fallen branches from said tree.
The iPod family cemetery
"Memories, like the corners of my mind..." *sob* ;)
Bamboo iPod Shuffle Case
A different kind of skin for your iPod - one made from bamboo.
Bamboo iPod Shuffle Case
Steve Jobs Listens
Sahil Malik asks for, and receives, a lock feature on iPods:
Steve Jobs Listens
iPod Case Part 8675309
Another case for your iPod. This model, the Otterbox, looks pretty rugged and is apparently waterproof. Not that I'm going to test that.
iPod Case Part 8675309
375 tunes in your pocket
It seems that not everyone is using their iPods to the fullest.
10,000 375 tunes in your pocket
Apple announcements
OK, it's official and it's everywhere. Turns out most of the rumours were true.
Here's the news. We now have an iTunes phone. We now have the iPod Nano (tiny, flash based, 2 & 4GB). iTunes 5.0 has been released. Oh, and there's going to be a special-edition Harry Potter iPod with all of the stories stored as audiobooks.
Read all about it:
Apple
iPod nano
Engadget
Live from SF: Apple and Motorola’s iTunes phone announcement
The Harry Potter iPod and iTunes 5
The Motorola ROKR E1 Apple iTunes phone
The iPod nano
ROKR vs mini
Gizmodo
First Images of iPhone
iPod Nano
The Motorola ROKR
Nanoo-Nanoo to the iPod Nano
Early Returns: Nano Good, ROKR Bad
Slashdot
iPod nano, iTunes 5, iTunes Phone
Ars Technica
Apple unveils the iPhone, iPod nano
mPower SynCH Universal Adapter
Now this looks useful - a three-corded adaptor that can charge and sync a wide variety of devices. If I could get rid of the multitude of cords that I have to carry around I'd be a happy man...
mPower SynCH Universal Adapter
The iPhone iSpoof Art Show
Gizmodo have some fun with spoofs of the (rumoured) upcoming iTunes phone:
The iPhone iSpoof Art Show
Apple's Big Announcement
More rumourmongering.
o Cingular to release an iTunes compatible phone
o Apple to release the "Nano" - 2Gb, colour screen, much smaller than the mini, US$199
kevinrose: my basic blog: Apple's Big Announcement
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Jobs cancels Apple Expo Paris keynote
Hmm, Steve Jobs cancels his keynote in Paris...just what is going on at Apple?
Jobs cancels Apple Expo Paris keynote
iPod mini to move entirely to flash and color, shuffle and phone details emerge
ThinkSecret looks like they've
got the scoop.
iPod mini's will move entirely to flash-based memory (4, 6 & 8 Gig) and will get colour screens.
The Shuffle will gain a 2Gig model and pricing for current models will drop.
The iTunes-enabled mobile will be announced
soon (Sept 7th).
Via
Gizmodo.
Motion-controlled remote iPod interface
You'll be happy to know that now
you can be the interface to your iPod.
From Engadget:
Motion-controlled remote iPod interface
Creative accuses Apple of patent violation
Creative accuses Apple of patent violation
Also recently covered on
Slashdot.
How to Make an iPod Shuffle Armband
It's cheap! Just like the Shuffle.
How to Make an iPod Shuffle Armband
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iTunes phone coming to O2 in the UK and T-Mobile in Germany?
Other countries get in on the iTunes mobile act:
iTunes phone coming to O2 in the UK and T-Mobile in Germany?
iPod mini to move entirely to flash and color, shuffle and phone details emerge
Thinksecret report:
iPod mini to move entirely to flash and color, shuffle and phone details emerge.
Looks like at least one of the big rumours (mini to move to flash) is true...
From
Engadget.
HP CEO reveals why they dropped the iPod
The title says it all.
HP CEO reveals why they dropped the iPod.
But seriously, what were HP thinking? Actually I can imagine. "Holy crap those iPods are selling well. I want a piece of the action. Let's rebrand them, do nothing, and reap the rewards!". Pity that they were
identical to the Apple units and
no cheaper.
Greenhouse Amplifier and Speaker for iPod Shuffle
Basically a new Bose SoundDock for the Shuffle.
Greenhouse Amplifier and Speaker for iPod Shuffle
iRumors Part Deux: So There'll Be a Phone : Gizmodo
More Apple rumours. Gizmodo puts 2 + 2 together and figures out there
will be an iTunes mobile.
iTunes: Retarded Application Design
Sahil Malik loves his iPod
but not iTunes.
I agree!
Griffin TuneBox review
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reviews the Griffin TuneBox.
