Category: Portable Audio
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iPod mini Favorably Reviewed in Ars Technica
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEric Bangeman has written an article for Ars Technica that compares the iPod mini to small disk-based and high end flash memory-based music players. Bangeman finds that the iPod mini compares favorably to the Crative MuVo2 and the Rio Nitrus, and is more economical by many measures than the Sony Network…
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XM Music Channels to Go Commercial-Free on February 1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteXM Satellite Radio has recently made a couple of announcements that make its service even more desirable to many radio listeners. The first is that effective February 1, 2004, all XM music channels will be commercial free. This will take a significant service differentiator away from XM’s competitor, Sirius. Another feature…
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Silver iPod mini Number One with Buyers at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMacMinute.com has looked at the sales ranks of each color of the iPod mini at Amazon.com, and reports that Amazon customers are ordering more Silver iPod minis than any other color. According to the article, “the silver iPod mini was the top seller with a sales rank of 305, followed by…
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If the 10 Gigabyte iPod is Enough For You, Amazon.com Has a Deal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou say you wanted an iPod for Christmas, but, didn’t get one? You are in luck. As a result of the iPod mini announcement and the newly increased capacity of the least expensive regular iPod, Amazon.com is selling remaining 10 Gigabyte iPods at a nice discount. With the money you save,…
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Apple and H-P Announce Alliance Centered Around iPod and iTunes
Reading Time: 2 minutesI spent most of the day intensely working on an e-commerce site for one of my consulting clients. So, imagine the shock I experienced when I sat down at my desk late last night and saw that Hewlett-Packard and Apple Computer have agreed to establish a digital music alliance. The agreement calls…
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If the iPod mini Were a Car, What Kind of Car Would it Be?
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been thinking about the announcement of the iPod mini for about 24 hours now, and I think I’ve finally come up with a good perspective from which to view it. Prior to the announcement, a lot of people expected Apple Computer to announce a new iPod based on a small, cheap…
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iPod mini Announced at MacWorld
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple Computer announced the iPod mini today at MacWorld Expo. The product contains a 4 gigabyte hard drive that is expected to store 1,000 songs. It is smaller and lighter than the current iPod models, has an anodized aluminum case, and comes in silver, gold, blue, pink, and green. Suggested price…
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Apple Expected to Announce Less Expensive iPod– Wall Street Journal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m taking the rumor that Apple Computer is about to announce a less expensive iPod a lot more seriously, now that The Wall Street Journal has stated that an announcement will take place. The article says that the new iPod will be priced “as low as $200. While that’s more than…
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Small, Cheap 2 Gigabyte Hard Drive Announced
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSlashdot reported that Cornice has announced a small, cheap two gigabyte hard disk that they think would make a good storage medium for a “Mini iPod.” Some journalists and enthusiasts think such a device will be announced at this week’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. Speculation further suggests that a device…