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Archive for October, 2005
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2005Apple lawsuit over scratched iPod nano screens
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005From CNN:
Apple Computer is facing a lawsuit that alleges the company knew its nano portable music player was defective but still decided to press on with the product’s release last month.
The credit card-sized nano, which replaced the best-selling iPod mini and is smaller than the traditional iPod, met with rave reviews. But users quickly started grumbling on Internet message boards that the device’s screen scratches too easily.
Continue on to CNN and read more about the iPod nano lawsuit.
BC Lottery Contest: Win an iPod nano
Monday, October 24th, 2005BC Lottery Corporation contest:
For every $6 worth of Lotto 6/49 you purchase on PlayNow until Oct. 29, you’ll automatically receive an entry into the BIG BIG BIG Contest. You could win the Grand Prize of a SONY Home Theatre!
And, forty iPOD nanos will be given away in four Early Bird draws!
Spend $6 on Lotto 6/49 online for a particular draw and you’re automatically eligible for that draw’s Early Bird draw AND for the Grand Prize draw. The more you play, the more entries you’ll get!
The four Early Bird Draws take place after the regular Lotto 6/49 draws Oct. 19, 22, 26 and 29. The Grand Prize Draw takes place after the regular Lotto 6/49 draw Oct. 29.
Complete contest details here:
https://playerservices.bclc.com/default.aspx?p=c_bbb
iPod video review at Ars Technica
Friday, October 21st, 2005The good people behind Ars Technica have posted a 7 page review of the iPod video.
From Ars Technica:
Looking at the iPod from the vantage point of someone who’s on the lookout for their first and primary digital music player player, I’d say its a fantastic deal. A lot of people will never collect 30 GB of music on their PCs anytime soon, and the 5th generation model is light, thin, and does just about anything that anyone would want to do with their digital audio player.
However, from my perspective as an owner of a 4G 40GB iPod, I’m not so sure I’d move to a 30GB model just because of the video output capabilities and the few new applications. The case of the device is nice and attractive, to be sure, but I’ve never really had any issues with the thicker 40GB model I carry almost every day.
Based on everything I’ve experienced with this new iPod over the past day I’ve have to give the device a solid 8 of 10.
Continue on to Ars Technica and read the full review of the iPod video.
Hack your iTrip for better sound quality
Thursday, October 20th, 2005Surf-Bits has posted a tutorial for hacking your Griffin iTrip to maximize the quality and range of sound that it transmits.
From Surf-Bits:
We all know that the iTrip from Griffin Technology is a great wireless FM Transmitter. But the problem is that it has a very short range before the signal starts breaking up. In most cases, moving the iPod to the backseat or even the passenger side will cause static and fading in the sound. Well the gang over at Spymac have been hacking the iTrip. Here’s what they’ve done to increase the range to almost 60 feet and the transmission over your FM station will be much cleaner and higher quality.
Continue on to Surf-Bits and learn how to hack your iTrip.
Apple launches product trade-in website
Thursday, October 20th, 2005Via Digg:
Apple released this site for any recent orders of iMacs, iPods, PowerBooks, or PowerMacs. You can trade in you recently purchased product for the new version of it.
Continue on to the Apple Transition website.
How to automatically download and convert tv for iPod
Thursday, October 20th, 2005Hack A Day has released a “How To” detailing the steps involved in downloading and converting tv for your iPod.
iPod video conversion slo-ow!
Thursday, October 20th, 2005The good folks over at iLounge have run a number of experiments on the conversion speed and quality for converting DVDs to iPod format.
Their results? You lose considerable quality and it can take up to 10 HOURS for a 90 minute DVD.
From iLounge:
What do these findings suggest? Even on a good computer, converting videos for iPod playback is nowhere near as fast as ripping your CDs into iPod-ready music files. Techies will say “duh,†but first-time video encoders need to realize that under most circumstances, conversion from most unprotected digital video files will take at least two times as long as the original running time of the video, and quite possibly substantially longer – 10 hours is not unusual for an under two-hour movie. Two factors – videos with high frame rates and/or long running times – are most likely to drag out your encoding process.
Continue on to iLounge and read more about the DVD conversion tests.
iPod video clips available on peer-to-peer networks
Thursday, October 20th, 2005AVInfo is reporting that video clips compatible with the new iPod video are already appearing on peer-to-peer networks for download.
Says AVInfo:
The video iPod was released in the US by Apple on October 12th and The Sydney Morning Herald reports that iPod fans have already started to share clips, with music videos from 50 Cent, Afroman and Alanis Morissette available on one peer-to-peer website.
The newspaper also found evidence that TV clips for popular programmes, such as plastic surgery drama Nip/Tuck, are also available online, while another site explains how film fans can convert DVDs into files for their video iPods.
Continue on to AVInfo and read more about the availability of iPod video clips on P2P networks.
iPod video photos at AppleInsider
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005Apple Insider has posted new photos of the iPod video.