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iPod Karaoke Patent Brings Fear to Mass Transit Riders

Some may call this latest iPod/iPhone patent from Apple “dynamics lyrics display for portable media devices,” but we call this Karaoke City. The patent details a scheme to activate “karaoke style lyrics,” which then grabs lyrics and displays the lyrics in time and in sync with the music that’s playing. This way, the right words…

Meizu MiniOne Real Pricing, Availability

Either this site is overcharging by a crapload or the previous pricing was totally off, but the Meizu MiniOne is up to $988 for the 16GB model, compared to $450, which was listed before. What could cause such a rise in price? Hard to say. https://gizmodo.com/meizu-minione-specs-revealed-its-actually-got-some-jui-261388 We do know that the phone should be available…

Stringer to Jobs, You’re One Greedy MoFo

On a panel discussion of tech elites, Sony CEO Howard Stringer called Steve Jobs “greedy” because Jobs wants a marketplace in which “only he makes money.” Moderator Anderson Cooper quickly changed the subject, ruining the potential for other such fantastic pullquotes, like: “And he never calls me anymore!” “Sony is a great company because we…

LED-backlit MacBook Pro supply slimmer than an iPod nano? [Apple Insider]

Nobody Picks on Pogue But Me

OMG, the internet is beating up Pogue for his iPhone video. We like picking on the guy, even when we’re praising the authoritative, yet mainstream-accessible NYTimes gadget columnist. (See our photoshop contest entitled “Make David Pogue Cool“.) And we’ve had our share of blog fights with the guy. But when I see the Huff Po,…

IceBar Waterproof iPod Nano Speaker Case Keeps Your Tunes Afloat

The iceBar moves the party stereo from the poolside into the pool, securely holding your iPod in a waterproof polycarbonate case. It floats, too, though it has a wrist strap if you’re worried about it drifting off. The nano’s clickwheel, power and mute functions are all accessible with the case on. The iceBar does have…

FlickIM: Another AIM Client For the iPhone

Everyone and their three-legged dog is coming up with an IM client for the iPhone, but this latest one from FlickIM isn’t quite good enough to dethrone our current champ, JiveTalk. FlickIM may have a fancy messaging interface and a cool contact selection dropdown (the default Safari selector), but it doesn’t have any options, it…

iPhone Browser Dialing Poses Security and Wallet Breach

The ease of use iPhone integration that allows you to dial numbers, look up addresses and send emails directly from links in Safari may actually be the iPhone’s downfall. By formatting a “dial” link incorrectly so that the webpage shows one number, but the actual number being dialed is something else, exploiters can make you…

Sony’s iPod ZZ-S2iP BoomBox and ICF-C1iP Clock Radio

Now that Sony has stopped trying to oust the iPod from the Walkman’s former throne, the company is free to make cool products for the iPod, such as the two new docks unveiled today. The clock/radio ICF-C1iP (in black or white) and the boombox ZS-S2iP, which like Samsung’s new iPod dock has an integrated CD…

Apple’s Original iPhone, 1983

Apple may have just brought their first touchscreen phone to the market, but here is the original rendition of an Apple phone from 1983. Designed by Hartmut Esslinger—the same mind behind the Apple IIc portable computer—we don’t think it was actually called an “iPhone,” but it sure makes a hell of a headline. Hit the…

Remote Buddy now works with the iPhone, turning it into a super-powered Mac remote. [TUAW]

Made in Eureka Contest Results: iPhone Edition

Apparently you all really want an iPhone. Who knew? Thanks for all the hundreds and hundreds of entries that you sent in and we had to sort through. Really. Thanks for that. Now, onto the winner. Congratulations to Jordan Brough, winner of a brand new iPhone. His invention was the Tongue Jacket that lets anything…

Fun Fact Time: iCal’s Birthday is Today

You know how your iCal icon in the dock always shows July 17 until you actually start up the app? Did you know why? It’s because July 17 is the date that iCal premiered at MacWorld 2002, which technically makes today its “birthday.” (Development time would then be its gestation period.) Here’s another interesting fact.…

XtremeMac TuffWrap Case Doesn’t Ruin iPhone’s Natural Good Looks

We usually reject iPhone cases because they are a dime a dozen, but this TuffWrap case from XtremeMac is different. It doesn’t spoil the svelte design of the iPhone, adding an unobtrusive slip-resistant silicone edge to keep you from dropping it, and a clear plastic film on the outside that still lets you use the…

Optimal Laser Settings for iPhone Etching

Phil Torrone at Make just did some laser etching experiments on an iPhone, discovering that the optimal settings for a 35W Epilog laser is “40% power, 100% speed with a 600dpi vector art image (AI) works great for laser etching an iPhone.” The back goes white when zapped because the material is not aluminum, but…

Logitech Audiostation Express Vs. Altec Lansing IM3

Our iPod Dock Battlemodo Round 2 has begun! The fights are quicker, dirtier and a lot more decisive—as the winner moves onto the final four. First up: the Logitech AudioStation Express vs. the Altec Lansing IM3. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-bracket-update-elite-8ish-276038 Since its initial review, I’ve been a little infatuated with the AudioStation Express. So it’s almost unfair for…

More Rumors: DigiTimes claims that a new iPhone is in production and will ship in September. Knowing their extremely bad rumormongering record, don’t hold your breath for it. [digitimes]

Following a trial at its Union Square branch in SF, Macy’s is rolling out iPod vending machines in 180 of its stores this Fall. [Podcasting News]

Duke’s wireless LAN is being eaten alive by iPhone MAC address request swarms buzzing at 18,000 requests per second. [Slashdot]

Pro-Zune iPod Haters Respond To Hide-A-Pod With Their Own Fake Product

Some people see the Hide-A-Pod fake Zune case for iPods—a totally fictitious product—and chuckle to themselves. A pocketful of Zune fanatics saw it and decided to invent their own fake rebuttal product, which they also called Hide-A-Pod. While the pro-iPod Hide-A-Pod is a protective shell, the anti-iPod pro-Zune Hide-A-Pod is a colorful gel. The gist…