Category: Portable Audio
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Podcasts That Can Help You Follow the Tour de France
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m spending more time at work during the 2007 Tour de France than I am watching the coverage on Versus. For this reason, I have become a voracious consumer of non-TV information about the Tour. One of the things I’ve been doing is grabbing Tour de France-specific podcasts from iTunes and listening…
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I Got My iPhone Yesterday, Maybe It Will Work Today
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt was possible to buy either iPhone model last night in Central New Jersey. My iPhone moments after I purchased it at the Freehold, NJ Apple Store on June 29. See more photos of my iPhone in my Flickr photostream. I bought mine at the Apple Store at the Freehold Raceway Mall…
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How Do You Find Unused FM Frequencies for iPod, Sirius, and XM FM Adapters?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my satisfaction with the Kensington Digital FM Transmitter and Car Charger for the iPod. I got a question back from Ryan Kelly from Haplography: Just curious – which Philly frequencies have you found work best? My response was: Sorry for the delay in…
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Kensington Digital FM Transmitter and Car Charger is the Best iPod Accessory I’ve Ever Used
Reading Time: 2 minutesI bought Kathleen a Kensington Digital FM Transmitter and Car Charger for iPod and over the past six weeks I’ve found it to be the most useful iPod accessory I’ve used. I was looking for a way to use Kathleen’s iPod in our new 2007 Honda Accord SE. Our 2007 Honda Accord…
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I Play My Son’s Songs on the Music Player on My Nokia N93
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeginning with Thanksgiving, Kathleen and I have been using a Nokia N93 mobile phone to shoot DVD-quality video at family get togethers. People are shocked when they see the quality of the movies we can make with this phone. Conversations with some of our more gadget-savvy friends sometimes continue with the question,…
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Nokia N93: The Swiss Army Knife of GSM / UMTS Multimedia Phones
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nokia N93 produces DVD-quality video, has a terrific MP3 player, and includes wireless broadband and WiFi capability. It’s great for people who want a phone that can be used in relatively serious video production. [ Photo: Dave Aiello ][ Check out my Nokia N93 photo set on Flickr. ] A friend who works with Nokia…
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Further Evidence that Cycling and iPod Use Don’t Mix
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI love my iPod, but I don’t ride my bike while listening to my iPod, and I strongly discourage combining iPod use with cycling under any circumstances. An article in today’s The London Free Press up in London, Ontario ought to be further proof of the danger of cycling with your…
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Microsoft Zune Reportedly Incompatible with “PlaysForSure” Windows Media Services
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stating that Microsoft’s Zune player won’t play content bought through services compatible with the Windows Media “PlaysForSure” initiative. That means Napster, Yahoo! Music Unlimited, MTV Urge, and RealNetworks Rhapsody, among others. Martin called this a “shafting” for Microsoft’s PlaysForSure partners, and…