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The Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle Perform Blade Runner

The Kindle 2 and new iPod shuffle both feature new text-to-speech modes. So how well can the duo read the opening scene from Bladerunner? As you’d expect, not all that well. However, we’d give the Kindle 2 an enthusiastic one-clap for its moments of natural-sounding cadence. The Shuffle, on the other hand, was streamlined-mediocre. [DVICE]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 23

New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?

Broadcom makes the Bluetooth chip spotted in the iPod touch. The company’s latest offering might show us what’s to come next on Apple’s platform. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-touch-v2-secretly-has-bluetooth-but-will-apple-en-5048234 Equipped with the latest Bluetooth 3.0 (reaching 24Mbps), unspecified Wi-Fi and FM radio, Broadcom’s BCM4325 is the first chip of its kind to receive the go-ahead from the Bluetooth Qualification…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 22

Why Did Bose Never Manufacture These Bluetooth Speakers?

Say what you will about Bose, but more than once, we’ve found their low-end docking products to be alright. And besides, this concept is perfect for a company focused on ease of use. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-dock-8-way-battlemodo-5211025 Designed by a Bose intern back in 2007, these modular Bluetooth speakers offer omnidirectional sound that can be enhanced by simply…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 17

ChocoShuffle Case Turns iPod Into Something No More Edible

The $8.99 ChocoShuffle looks delicious, turning your new iPod shuffle into milk chocolate, white chocolate or…some sort of strawberry chocolate. But buyer beware. It could happen on a deserted island, or it could happen on a particularly long wait in the subway. Either way, it’s only a matter of time before, in a moment of…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 17

Mugger Gets Caught With Stolen iPod Still Holding His Victim’s Playlists

A dude who stole another dude’s iPod was caught red-handed (white-earbudded?) the other day when cops checked out the iPod in question, and found the victim’s playlist still on it. The crime, which went down last Wednesday, was actually a little more elaborate: Two guys intercepted a car that had just pulled into a Des…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 14

New Shuffle Costs Apple $21.77 to Build

According to a new teardown report by iSuppli, the $79, third generation iPod shuffle costs Apple a total of $21.77 to build and box. Here’s the cost per component: https://gizmodo.com/ipod-shuffle-teardown-confirms-its-tiny-on-the-inside-5169281 Main Processing Chip (Samsung) $5.98 4GB Flash Memory (Samsung) $6 Lithium Ion Battery (Smallest iSuppli had ever seen) $1.20 Various Capacitors and Resistors (Smallest iSupply…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 13

Prince Opus iPod Touch Is Purple, Ridiculously Expensive, More Purple

Limited to 950 pieces as part of the Prince Opus: 21 Nights set, the verrrry purrrrrple Prince Opus iPod is loaded with just 15 songs and an exclusive 40-minute video. $2100. [Prince via AllThingsD]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 13

iTunes Gift Code Hackers Turn Attention to iPhone App Developers

The all-too-easy-to-crack iTunes gift code has led to a flooded market, making the codes essentially unprofitable. So they’ve now turned their attention to the App Store to find new, underhanded ways to screw Apple. Because iTunes’ gift codes are so easy to crack, hackers can often only get 1% of the supposed value of their…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Apr 11

iTunes 8.1 Kindly Suggests You Get New iPod Shuffle By Scrambling Old Shuffle’s Brains

iTunes 8.1 adds lot of lovely features, like iTunes DJ, and apparently, a new passive-aggressive personality that’s in cahoots with the evil new iPod shuffle: It completely screws up syncing with older gen iPod shuffles. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-8-1-now-available-5168529 Apple forums are lit up with complaints about how iTunes 8.1 smacks around the older iPod shuffles: It dupes…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 10

Steam-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys

One of Boing Boing’s readers managed to build his own steam-powered iPod charger. When your iPod goes “up in smoke,” at least it won’t mean an emergency trip to the Genius Bar. A Lego Technic Motor was attached to a Jensen #75 steam engine to make a crude generator. He then added a 5V regulator…

Tech News Erica Ho Apr 9

Apple Patent Implies iPod to Get a Unibody

Last October, Apple started using unibody designs in their MacBook and MacBook Pro. A newly uncovered patent suggests that the next product to incorporate this aluminum case may be the iPod. The patent shows that the iPod’s new casing will be carved out of a single, large and thick block of sheet metal, making the…

Tech News Andi Wang Apr 9

Survey: 100% of Teens Want an iPod; 0% of Teens Want Any Other Player

News doesn’t get much worse than this for the Zunes and Sansas of the world: a whopping 0% of surveyed teens planned on buying their devices, with 100% wanting an iPod in the coming year. Piper Jaffray’s biannual Teen Survey, in its eighth year, shows a serious drop off in interest for the Zune and…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 9

iPhone Dev Team’s Redsn0w Beta Gives Slightly Easier iPod Touch 2G Jailbreaking

It’s still a command line-only jailbreak tool, but the OS X, Windows and Linux-compatible app can jailbreak your iPod touch 2G slightly easier than it could before. It’s still a horrible name. [Redsnow via Slashgear]

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 9

Dealzmodo: 8GB iPod Nano for $100

On Apple’s site, the latest (fourth generation) 8GB iPod nanos will cost you $130 as refurbs. Today, woot! has ’em for just $100. [woot!]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 9

Unconfirmed: Apple Orders 100 Million 8GB Chips for New Handhelds

DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has placed a massive order for 100 million 8GB flash storage chips, mostly from Samsung, that will then be combined into larger capacities. What could this purchase indicate? The quantity, twice the size of last year’s order, is likely to make such chips scarce in the market, which could hurt…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Apr 9

Scosche’s Recoil iPod Car Charger Keeps Low Profile With Retractable Cable

Between Cellphones and iPods and whatever else, a fair amount of wires are admittedly invading our cars. Enter Scosche’s Recoil, an iPhone/iPod charger with a retractable, mess free wire. Neat freaks will rejoice at this retractability, because god forbid they stick their chargers in the glove box or something. The Recoil uses a magnetic docking…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 8

Battlestar Galactica Prequel Caprica Says You Can Store 13.3 Brains On an iPod Shuffle

According to the script, each person’s consciousness only takes 300MB. Do you believe it? Does this make you want to watch the series more or less? [io9] https://gizmodo.com/caprica-script-reveals-how-many-brains-you-can-store-on-5202459

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 7

Samsung P3 Media Player Review: Here Comes a Nano Beater

Samsung’s new flagship P3 PMP isn’t an iPod touch killer—despite the touchscreens, the comparison doesn’t hold up. In a shoving match against the iPod nano, however, the P3 trumps it in just about every respect. The P3 is a followup to Samsung’s successful P2, and while it makes quite a few changes, this is an…

Reviews Dan Nosowitz Apr 6

Aqua Sounder Floating Speakerball Makes For a Rough Game of Pool Dodgeball

It won’t be long before summer is here, so prepare yourself for some poolside partying with the Aqua Sounders wireless speaker and mood lighting ball. Indeed, the Aqua Sounder will not only transmit your MP3 player tunes from a dock positioned up to 150 feet away, it will also provide ambiance with two LED mood…

Tech News Sean Fallon Apr 6

Sorry, But Apple Would Never, Ever Make the Pip-Boy iPod Touch

Anyone who has played anything from the Fallout videogame series knows about the Pip-Boy 3000, a wrist-worn computer for managing your character. Now someone has made one from an iPod touch…sort of. The modder actually gutted a Pip-Boy watch and filled its internals with an iPod touch. The simulation you see is just a series…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 6

The Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle Perform Blade Runner

New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?

Why Did Bose Never Manufacture These Bluetooth Speakers?

ChocoShuffle Case Turns iPod Into Something No More Edible

Mugger Gets Caught With Stolen iPod Still Holding His Victim’s Playlists

New Shuffle Costs Apple $21.77 to Build

Prince Opus iPod Touch Is Purple, Ridiculously Expensive, More Purple

iTunes Gift Code Hackers Turn Attention to iPhone App Developers

iTunes 8.1 Kindly Suggests You Get New iPod Shuffle By Scrambling Old Shuffle’s Brains

Steam-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys

Apple Patent Implies iPod to Get a Unibody

Survey: 100% of Teens Want an iPod; 0% of Teens Want Any Other Player

iPhone Dev Team’s Redsn0w Beta Gives Slightly Easier iPod Touch 2G Jailbreaking

Dealzmodo: 8GB iPod Nano for $100

Unconfirmed: Apple Orders 100 Million 8GB Chips for New Handhelds

Scosche’s Recoil iPod Car Charger Keeps Low Profile With Retractable Cable

Battlestar Galactica Prequel Caprica Says You Can Store 13.3 Brains On an iPod Shuffle

Samsung P3 Media Player Review: Here Comes a Nano Beater

Aqua Sounder Floating Speakerball Makes For a Rough Game of Pool Dodgeball

Sorry, But Apple Would Never, Ever Make the Pip-Boy iPod Touch

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