Crap. I was really looking forward to getting my Apple TV ($299) this month. I guess I’ll have to wait a little bit longer.
This morning I got the following email from the Apple Online Store regarding my Apple TV pre-order. Apparently “wrapping up” took ” a few weeks longer” than they expected… whatever that means.
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We’ve seen wireless iPod speakers before, but Hammacher made a slippery twist with their wireless iPod speaker system to include water proofing. Never before has it been this easy to become American Idol while in the shower. Or maybe just get the party started while pool-side.
The water-resistant iPod speakers have a range of 150 feet and house 3 inch 6-watt speakers. The dock sends juice to the iPod while docked and is compatible with all models. Other basics include AM/FM, clock and easy-to-read display.
Runs just under $200. Here are alternate iPod speakers.
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Griffin, maker of all things iPod, introduces a very eye catching polycarbonate reflective case. Powered down, the only identifiable mark of an internal iPod is the nav wheel, power up and the screen comes to life through the luster Griffin finish.
Griffin devised a polycarbonate shinny shell with a rubberized back-side for esthetic compliment and user sure grip. The Griffin Reflect fits the 2nd gen iPod Nano, video and SanDisk Sansa.
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Wouldn’t it be great to loop a guitar solo to your MP3 player so you could mimic that perfect lead axe riff? The TASCAM MP-GT1 MP3 Guitar Trainer does just that along with a long list of other mind-blowing features.
How about pitch a song up or down to match the tuning of your guitar, or play back MP3s at variable speeds, or maybe cancel out the guitar all together so you become that lead guitarist? The TASCAM MP3 player can do that and
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Aztech has a Fun Series MP3 player which is nothing short of pure novelty. So common these days are MP3 players with a couple simply buttons for play, rewind, forward – it’s become our modern day widget.
Definitely not your Sansa or iPod so I will file this under USB novelty as at least that’s the connection requirement for uploading to the 512MB of memory. If you’ve been called square before, then you might be interested, here’s the Fun Series MP3 link.
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The BeoLab 9 from Bang & Olufsen is the latest high-end loudspeaker system with performance past it’s modest design. Using B&O’s Acoustic Lens Technology the treble area sits atop the loudspeaker as if a lighthouse.
This position gives a uniform sound in front of the bass and midrange tones so even the unappreciated will notice the high range – at least that’s the idea. Although the BeoLab 9 is a little Star Trek looking,
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The Ion Audio iPod DJ Mixer is a compact console which docks two iPods for mixing at your late night shingdigs. Using the iPod Mixer you can also connect two additional turntables or MP3/CD players. Reading through the specs I noticed you can take things a step further and connect via S-Video, so the Ion Audio could be a good video mixer for schools, churches or corporate applications where you have multiple people presenting and don’t want to fumble around with PC connections and projectors.
The Ion Audio Mixer accommodates the 3rd gen iPods, mini and photo iPod. Inputs include what’s mentioned above along with microphone input. The iPod Mixer does have a turn-wheel, but I read this doesn’t allow one to scratch the music but rather used for navigation- damn! If you’re looking to scratch iPod audio then check out
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Wireless speakers never looked like this before. The Griffin Evolve wireless speaker system and iPod station is ideal for the contemporary. The Evolve is comprised of a two wireless speaker cubes and a dock station. The cubes can be picked up and placed anywhere within 150 feet of the base.
What makes this system stand out are the wireless speakers which recharge simply by placing them on the dock station. With Lithium-Ion batters you can expect 10+ hours of continual play.
LG launched their KE850 mobile cell phone yesterday and with a 3 inch touch screen they’re looking for action. Although the phone was announced last year, it’s debut into the market place is still a little ways out.
Featured with a 2mp camera, Bluetooth enabled, USB connectivity and MicroSD card slot this tri-band GSM/BPRS/EDGE power house is ready to take on the iPhone. At nearly $750USD it’s a hard ticket to swallow without Wi-Fi but with a name like Prada I don’t think it really matters.
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The big push from Apple’s iPhone is the multi-touch capability of the screen where multiple activities can take place simultaneously. Well, Synaptics released ClearPad back in August ’06 stating just that. ClearPad is based on Synaptics’ proprietary sensing technology and offers unique capabilities like multi-finger input, proximity sensing, text entry and high resolution finger input.
Enabled through Synaptics clear, capacitive sensing technology Onyx, here, displays the future of mobile technology. ClearPad is a thin solid state film that can be curved and mounted beneath plastics offering mobile designers (Apple) the ability to create sleek and stylized industrial designs. More photos
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Patriot Memory is claiming the world’s fastest flash drive at the CES 2007 show this year. The X-Porter XT Version 2 can achieve 39MB transfer rates. Now besides the fact of anyone reproducing a manufacturers test specs, lets take it at face value – WOW that’s fast.
With flash drive capacity getting larger and larger this type of news is well received. Now, if iPods and PDAs could get this transfer rate then we could do much better things on Friday night then sync our portables. Available capacities are 1GB to 16GB…what, no 32MB version? – I’d like to transfer all my data in 1 second.
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These twistable iPod and MP3 player speakers add a level of clutter to any computer desk, unless you are a 13 year old looking for something goofy. The Tangle Toys Tronics DNA Speakers are available for around $60 USD the DNA is for Dynamic Neural Audio sound which give the speakers an omni-directional sound for simulated surround-sound. Connect via USB or stuff it with a couple AA batteries
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These twistable iPod and MP3 player speakers add a level of clutter to any computer desk, unless you are a 13 year old looking for something goofy. The Tangle Toys Tronics DNA Speakers are available for around $60 USD the DNA is for Dynamic Neural Audio sound which give the speakers an omni-directional sound for simulated surround-sound. Connect via USB or stuff it with a couple AA batteries
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