Operation Gadget

Category: Portable Audio

  • iPod mini Favorably Reviewed by Brighthand

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe iPod mini got reviewed by Brighthand today, and Steven Bush seemed to like it a lot. He characterizes the iPod mini as the best portable music solution since the introduction of the Sony Walkman 25 years ago. That’s pretty much a rave. He puts the improvements over the iPod into…

  • $100 Instant Rebate Offered on Audible-Ready Portable Audio Players and PDAs

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmazon.com and Audible announced a $100 instant rebate on Audible-ready portable audio players and PDAs for buyers willing to join Audible’s AudibleListener program for 12 months. The AudibleListener programs are monthly subscriptions that allow customers to choose two programs from Audible’s collection of spoken word audio programming for a discounted price.…

  • Mobile RSS Tools Discussed by Daily Wireless

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteDaily Wireless put together an excellent article about RSS use on mobile devices. The article includes a list of RSS aggregators for platforms from the PC and Macintosh all the way down to the iPod. [ via MobileWhack ] One suggestion that the author, Phillip Torreone, makes is Syndigator, a Perl-based…

  • Dell Cuts Dell DJ Prices

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell points out a CNET News.com report that Dell has cut prices on its Dell DJ line of digital audio players by up to $50. The 15-Gigabyte model is now priced at $199, down from $249. The 20-Gigabyte model is reduced to $279, but a temporary rebate brings the price…

  • BBC Says Young People Are Fashion Conscious With Respect to Gadgets

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe BBC reported on a survey conducted by insurance and finacial services company DirectLine that says half of all British people aged 16 to 34 expect to replace their mobile phones and DVD players every three years. More interestingly, over half say that fashion plays a large role in the gadgets they…

  • Connecting Your iPod to Your Stereo for $8 or Less

    Reading Time: 1 minuteOne of the back burner items at my house has been to find an inexpensive way to connect my wife’s 10-Gigabyte iPod to our stereo equipment. Yesterday, we had to go out to pickup the dress that my wife will wear at my sister’s wedding, and there was a RadioShack in the…

  • Audiovox Shuttle Receiver is an Example of Sirius-Compatible Receivers

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI noticed that we have never pointed out a Sirius-compatible receiver here on Operation Gadget. The Audiovox SIRPNP2 Shuttle Receiver is one of the models that’s widely available. It looks fairly similar to the Delphi SKYFi Radio Receiver for XM and has similar features. The Audiovox Shuttle needs an additional Home…

  • Apple Delays International Debut of the iPod mini Because It’s Too Popular

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI hate to chide the iPod mini skeptics again, but CNET News.com and a number of other outlets are reporting that Apple Computer is delaying iPod mini international shipments due to greater than expected demand in the USA. Apparently, Apple’s sales have exceeded Hitachi’s ability to deliver 4-Gigabyte MicroDrives. As my…

  • Target.com Reportedly Offering a 10-Percent Discount on iPod Minis Through March 31

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteiPodlounge reports that Target.com is offering the iPod mini for $230, including shipping, through March 31, 2004. If you want to do the math, that’s a 10 percent discount off the regular $249.00 price, plus $5.00 shipping. See the iPodlounge article for further details.