Video game retailer Gamestop is now planning to sell Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices, in the company’s move to enter the mobile gaming market. According to a report by 9 to 5 Mac, Gamestop announced at a trade show in Las Vegas that the company will start carrying iOS products. Earlier this year, the retailer used iPod Touches, iPhones and iPads in exchange for store credit in some of its locations, which eventually expanded nationwide. The company’s decision to sell iOS devices is not really surprising because...
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Docking stations for iPhones and iPods can be seen everywhere nowadays, and manufacturers are aware that their devices must be different and can stand out from the crowd. This colorful iPod dock from MagicBox really caught out attention. The MagicBox Tower iPod dock is perfect for any iPhone or iPod owner. This compact system, which stands at only 15 cm high and 8 cm wide, won’t take up much space in your room, which is a big plus when it comes to docking stations. It is natural to assume that something this tiny could mean a letdown...
Foxconn, the manufacturer who makes a wide range of Apple products, including the iPod Touch and iPhone, currently employs 1.2 million workers in China. The company has announced that they will be replacing a large portion of their workforce with robots. Foxconn already has over 10,000 robots working on the production line, and have said that it will expand to more than 300,000 robots next year and over a million in the next 3 years. Foxconn founder and Chairman Terry Gou revealed last Friday that the reason for the transition was to decrease...
If you’re a musician or a podcaster and you’re looking for a way to record audio using your iPhone or iPad, this new device could be right for you! Created by IK Multimedia, who also made the iRig guitar interface, the iRig Mic is the first unidirectional condenser microphone for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Now, you can make professional voice and audio recordings using your iOS device. The iRig Mic filters out background noise, which is good when you’re recording in a noisy environment. It has a three level sensitivity...
Cupertino tech giant Apple is planning to unveil a new iPod Touch, reported tech news site AppleInsider. According to the website, Apple will announce a white iPod Touch in August or September, where Apple usually shows off its new iPod music players. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities, the fifth-generation iPod Touch will come in white, and is said to be almost identical to the current version, the fourth-gen iPod Touch. According to the report by AppleInsider, “Looking into the current third calendar quarter,...
Don’t you just love chilling in the pool playing while listening to your favorite song? It’s totally relaxing, but the problem is, the speakers and your controls are on dry land and are nowhere within your reach. An audio company called ION proudly brings to you its new WATER ROCKER that you’ll surely like. The ION WATER ROCKER is a set of portable water speakers for the iPhone or iPod. It consists of a buoyant waterproof speaker and a transmitter for your iPhone, iPod or other portable music devices. Your iPod stays...
Apple was hit with a $8 million fine after a federal jury in Eastern Texas ruled that the company violated two patents. Patent holding company Personal Audio claimed that Apple violated patents related to jumping forward and backward in playlists and navigating music playlists. Personal Audio, a patent licensing company, filed the case against Apple in 2009, with them seeking $84 million in damages. The US patents that are said to be infinged by Apple are No. 7,509,178, “Audio program distribution and playback system,” and...
Reports say that a 3G-enabled iPod Touch could soon launched, which will bring the popular media player a step closer to become a full-featured phone. A report from the Dutch tech site Apple Spot claims that this September, Apple will be introducing a iPod Touch that will feature a 3G antenna. The report said that in order to get 3G connectivity to your iPod Touch, all you need to do is to purchase a new SIM card from a chosen provider and snap the card into the back of the iPod Touch, just like what you do on a regular phone. The report,...
The guys and gals over at Apple have been going a bit patent crazy lately, haven’t they? The latest one to be uncovered shows images of an altered iPod Nano which some have claimed might, just might, represent the 7th generation model. But what does it actually include? The actual patent talks about the addition of “new sensors” and a camera to “add functionality”. Could this be a change being looked at for the mythical iPod Nano 7? What else does the patent include then? There is a temperature gauge, motion sensor function...
We’ve just received word from a regular source that we use that the 80’s slap strap is well and truly back. This time you can bring your iPod Nano along for the ride and turn it into a rather hip yet retro looking watch. The Ozaki iCoat Watch+ IC878 – iPod Nano Watch Strap (a bit of a mouthful I know) is built for the iPod Nano 6G, it comes in the same range of six colours as Apple’s baby iPod too meaning you can match them up or if you prefer mix and match, whatever floats your boat really. The neat thing about this product...