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Can You Spot The Knockoff Apple Earbuds?
The answer is most likely no—from this picture at least. Apparently, one of these earbuds is a $14 knockoff from the Philippines. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by i2hellfire: "The knockoff versions broke after only a week of use." so...its just like the real thing? 19 Responses | Other threads
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iphone apps
RunPee, the Guide to Ideal Bathroom Breaks During Movies, Comes to iPhone
RunPee, that great website that tells you precisely the best time to run and pee during a movie so you don't miss anything good, has taken the next step and released an iPhone app for quick reference. More » -
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iPhone Patents Promise to Automate Our Relationships at Last
Unwired View uncovered three new iPhone patents that promise to turn everything from calling grandma on her birthday to turning off your phone in a movie theater into gloriously mindless activities. More »
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Domo iPhone Case Has Charm to Spare
The Domo meme has long since hit the internet in full force, but your baby boomer coworkers will hold your $23 Domo iPhone case in the highest regard. Just one minor geek nitpick: Domo supposedly hates apples. [Etsy via LeJournalDuGeek]
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By Mark WilsonComment by OMG! Ponies!: Cute. But I'd rather just beat up a kid at summer camp after Arts & Crafts and take it... 7 Responses | Other threads
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walkman
When a 13-year-old From 2009 Uses a Walkman For a Week
Here's what happens when you give a 13-year-old from 2009 a Sony Walkman—the tape kind—and ask him to figure it out without any outside help: incredible confusion. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by OMG! Ponies!: I want to see him try to operate an IBM MC/ST that uses magnetic cards. Or change the golfball... 50 Responses | Other threads
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MiLi Pro Turns Your iPhone Into a Projector
The MiLi Pro is a LCOS, LED-driven projector for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Simply pop your iPhone into it and it can put a screen up on your wall. More » -
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AT&T's iPhone App Brings Remote DVR Scheduling To U-Verse Customers
If you happen to be a U-Verse customer, AT&T has an app for you. AT&T Remote Mobile Access allows iPhone / iPod Touch users to control their DVR remotely. More » -
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iJector Sprays 50 Inches of iPod, iPhone Video Onto Any Wall
Simple, dock-form iPod projectors have typically been either a) imaginary lust objects or b) forsaken concepts. Landing next month, the iJector is neither of those things, in that it's going be to available. Unfortunately, we've already spotted a few dealbreakers. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by seven's just not enough eagles3: Was anyone else particularly impressed by how dirty this product's name sounds? iJector the newest male enhancement. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Phil Spector Requests iPod to Pass the Time While in Jail
Famed Beatles producer and founding member of the Horrible Mugshot Hall of Fame Phil Spector is beginning to serve his 19-year prison sentence for murder, and made a specific request to help him pass the time: An iPod. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by ssoltero: As long as he gets a iPod touch he should be able to maintain his sanity. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Oops! Best Buy Selling a Palm Pre Case with 'iPod Sold Separately'
Here's something Palm execs can't like to see: a listing for a Palm Pre holster on BestBuy.com that says "iPod sold separately" on its image. At least the picture is of a Pre, right? [BestBuy.com; Thanks, Rob!] -
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Conductive Charging Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch
It's taken a while, but Wildcharge has released iPhone and iPod touch adapters to their conductive charging system. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Jestermeister: Is it really such a misery to have to stick a cable into a port? You still have to... 12 Responses | Other threads
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accessories
Gamebone Valiantly Tries to Improve iPhone Gaming
The Gamebone is an external gamepad for the iPhone platform that hopes to add buttons (and therefore gaming cred) to the buttonless devices, but we're just not confident it's been fully thought through. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by greasypigarvin: That concept of the ipod case that adds buttons to the side making the whole thing resemble an original PSP... 1 Responses | Other threads
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iPod Alarm Clock Bed Shaker Won't Work for Me
This is the iLuv iMM153 Desktop Dual Alarm Clock for iPod, which has a bed shaker that is supposed to wake you up better than any alarm. Obviously, these guys haven't tried this thing with me yet. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by CoolRiver45: I imagine it'd be very easy to ignore if you live in an earthquake prone area. 3 Responses | Other threads
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iPhone 3.0
iPhone 3.0: All the Small Things
Since Apple hasn't given us a comprehensive list of all the little changes in iPhone 3.0, users have taken it upon themselves to compile the treats they've found in the new software, some of which are actually quite nice. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by districtdon19: Again!? Even on Saturday there is a NEW iPhone 3.0 post from the Giz? There had to have... 13 Responses | Other threads
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iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
14-yo Sophie Frost was trying to find shelter from a thunder storm when she dropped unconscious and fried like a bag of chips. The culprit: A lightning bolt. Thankfully, this one didn't die thanks to her iPod. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by CustomFirmware: "Don't know, don't care, she's safe, I'm headed to Atlantic City. Bye." Was that really necessary? That's just rude, what if... 13 Responses | Other threads
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gadgets
Panasonic iPod Merge Inflight Entertainment Will Integrate with Your iPhone, iPod, Digital Camera
According to Mary RunwayGirl Kirby—I call her Freckles myself—you will be able to use Panasonic's new iPod Merge inflight entertainment system to access your digital camera photos and fully access your iPod as early as this fall. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by OMG! Ponies!: How about we focus more on basic comfort in Coach instead of adding more expensive amenities to First-Class. I'm less interested... 7 Responses | Other threads
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reader submission
The Atari 2600 iPod Dock
In the days of touchscreens and wireless data, our heroes of yesteryear find solace in the companionship of one another. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by strider_mt2k: Wasted space, no real additional features. Just an iPod dock stuck into the cart hole of a dead gaming icon's carcass. Sad... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Apple's Simplistic iPod Marketing Trumped by Competitor's Shamefully Blatant Sexuality
Short of physically inserting the waterproof Cube H100D into an open orifice, I can't imagine this ad for the Chinese PMP being any more suggestive. [imp3 via Le Journal du Geek]
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Comment by Jakooboo: Wow... turn off. Somebody toss her a toaster... 17 Responses | Other threads
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accessories
Slick-Looking iPod Dock Packs Slot-Loading CD Player, Radio, and OLED Display
As far as AM/FM/CD/iPod/AUX combinations go, this artfully-misspelled Sonora Eklipse is pretty good-looking, with its 7.5-watt output, shiny black finish and glowy lights. But is it really worth its whopping $550 pricetag? More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by bosskev: I can't imagine what $550 is paying for. Obviously not, as described in the article, its "pedestrian technology"--agreed, it's only... 2 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
This is how the 40 million iPhones and iPod touches, a figure given by Apple at the WWDC Keynote, stack up against actual consoles. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by MissingPieces: Playing on a phone will never beat my couch and big ass flat panel! N E V E R ! 14 Responses | Other threads
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diy
DIY PET Bottle Portable Speakers
It's no coffee cup speaker, but PET bottles do, in fact, make a pretty decent shell for a couple of small speakers. Plus, the standardized shape means they will fit in a lot of existing holders. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Magic Beans? Sure, I'll Buy Some!!: I think this is a perfect way to throw $15 and a couple hours of your life down the proverbial... 2 Responses | Other threads
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pool
A Floating Electric Massage Chair For Your Pool: What Could Go Wrong?
What better way to usher in the summer by rolling the dice with a floating lounger with a built-in iPod dock, speakers anda 3-mode massage function? More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Shikestarr: That's going to have to be ONE HELL of a massage chair to cause an electrocution risk. 3 Responses | Other threads
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palm
Palm Pre and iPod Daddy Jon Rubinstein Officially Palm's CEO
Jon Rubinstein has been the de facto leader of Palm since he came aboard to save it as Executive Chairman with the Pre—a shadow CEO. Now he's officially CEO, taking over from outgoing honcho Ed Colligan. [Palm]
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Comment by Sadiq Marsh: Apple haters have been waiting for so long for something , anything they could remotely call an iPhone killer, alas... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Cardboard Gadgets Remind Us that It's All Disposable
In case we've fooled you into thinking that any shiny new gadget matters in the grand scheme of things, artist Kyle Bean would like to remind you that everything is disposable. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by RainyDayInterns: Disposable means you can toss it out as trash...so of course everything is "disposable". You just leave it on the curb... 6 Responses | Other threads
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accessories
Scosche TapStick Makes iPod Shuffle 3G Significantly Less Annoying, More Usable
Some think the button-less iPod shuffle is just okay, and others see it as near-unusable, impractical and irritating. The Scosche TapStick adds buttons and supports normal headphones, in case you hated the shuffle but for some reason bought it anyway. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by The Amazing Ant: a player with no screen, incredibly basic controls It does just about everything the iPod app on my iPhone does. Next... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV
Analysts are sometimes way off the mark with predictions, but that doesn't mean that can't invent ideas we'd actually really like to see implemented—in this case, Gene Munster's speculation about an app store for the Apple TV. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by domerdel: Plex has a concept of this... i have it on my new Mac Mini. Mac Mini + Plex = Apple TV... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Belkin's TuneCast GPS-Assisted FM Transmitter Is Like Putting a DVR Into a VHS Player
Much like putting a DVR into a VHS player, Belkin's TuneCast Auto Live utilizes really good technology to support something that isn't all that great. More specifically, it uses GPS coordinates and the iPhone (3.0) to identify the best FM frequencies. More » -
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Apple's Biggest PMP Competitor: "You Can't Out-iPod the iPod"
Eli Harari, CEO of Sandisk (the world's number 2 PMP maker) recently admitted what's been obvious for years: Apple dominates the PMP market in the US so thoroughly that all other products are relegated to niche status. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by mikeness: The problem is that the term "iPod" has become to music players what Xerox is to copiers. I doubt... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Don't Worry: Pre Media Sync Works With iTunes 8.2
An anonymous tipster just confirmed to us that the Pre iTunes sync continues to work with iTunes 8.2 (as it did with iTunes 8.2 beta for the iPhone 3.0 beta). More »
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By Andi WangComment by Dafrety: I would think that if Apple was going to lock out the Pre they would have done it with this... 7 Responses | Other threads
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rich people
Dealzmodo: Free iPod Touch With Purchase of $325,000 Ferrari
Ferrari's limited-edition 510-horsepower 16M convertible comes packaged with a limited-edition iPod touch of its own. The touch is loaded with Ferrari-related videos and music as well as, bizarrely, Ferrari engine noises. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Redwraithvienna: so i buy a ferrari ... and i only get a fucking 16 GB ipod for free ? Whats next... 12 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
New Gadget Will Synchronize Your iPhone or iPod Wirelessly
Soon you will be able to synchronize your iPhone or iPod touch to your PC or Mac, using a low power chip from Alereon. The new device—a reference design to be used by third-party manufacturers—is small and have a built-in battery that will supply electricity to the iPhone while it's synchronizing with iTunes without any cable. Then again, you will need a cable to recharge the battery, which begs the question: Is there any real advantage of synchronizing wirelessly when you will need a cable anyway at one point or another? More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by DipDog3: Uh, I already use this over at [interactiveiphone.com] Wait, and why can't you just sync with Wi-fi, why do we need... 3 Responses | Other threads
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music
The iMagnet Rewards Good Report Cards with Disappointing iPods
Way to ace science, Billy! Here's a gift! Oh no, it doesn't actually play music. The iMagnet just hangs your report card on the fridge for the family to see. Billy? Put down that knife! Billll— $6.95 [X-TremeGeek via ChipChik]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Curves: People who are cool enough to have IAnything are probably too cool to have refrigerator magnets. They are probably too... 6 Responses | Other threads
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dealzmodo
Apple 'Back to School' Deal Is Back: Free 8GB Touch With Any Mac
Terms of Apple's 2009 "Back to School" deal have been announced, and contrary to rumors, don't include a discount for the iPhone. Like last year, students are entitled to a free 8GB iPod Touch (UPDATE: Or any other iPod under $229) with the purchase of any MacBook, iMac, or Mac Pro, on top of the regular student discounts. More » -
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Is This the Next-Gen iPod Nano With Built-In Camera?
We'd been hearing things about digital cameras in the next-gen iPods, but we thought it'd be in the touch. iLounge has mocked up the next-gen iPod nano using details from a source they say "has a perfect track record for accuracy." It's got a camera in its butt. More »
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Comment by cha0tic: Finally, something to take great pictures of my hands. 10 Responses | Other threads
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bacon
iPod Shuffle Scrumptified Through Bacon Bit Case
The Bacon iPhone Case was a feat of engineering, for sure. But what about those times that you don't want to carry around 16GB of bacon in your pocket? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by OMG! Ponies!: If I am going to bacon up my iPod, I will use real actual-factual bacon. Bacon Bits are NOT... 8 Responses | Other threads
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bad ideas
Brilliant Girl Jumps In Front of a Pickup Truck to Save iPod
Here's an example of great priorities: a 16-year-old girl dove in front of a pickup truck to receive her dropped iPod. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Complexified: We almost had a darwin award contender for this year...almost! 16 Responses | Other threads
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Kindle 1.1 for iPhone Now Available
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Japanese Robot Powered By iPod touch, Muzak
This intrepid young lad has fashioned himself a robot that's powered by an iPod touch, his incessant prodding, and some light but strangely out of place background music. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online: Neat, I'd make him greet people randomly on the street followed by some full screen goatse. 4 Responses | Other threads
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music
The Great MP3 Bitrate Test: My Ears Versus Yours
There will be no judgment in this post. No sound snobbery. I'm simply asking the age-old question: At what bitrate should we encode MP3s? And I need your help. More »
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By Mark Wilson
Comment by mathew: I use LAME with standard preset and new VBR algorithm. That way I theoretically get 320kbps when necessary, without the... 10 Responses | Other threads
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music
Memorex TouchMP Is the iPod Touch for Cheapies
CNET got their hands on a Memorex TouchMP, an 8GB, $100 touchscreen PMP. And they really liked it. From the review: More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by DigitalPasture: For the price it might be OK. Now if I can convince my Sanza to finally die... 1 Responses | Other threads
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