Says Australian Financial Review:
Two of the most-coveted consumer electronics items in America this holiday season are the Apple iPod music player and the Xbox 360 game console from Microsoft, according to retailers and industry analysts. That represents a major shift in buying intentions this year.
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From Reuters:
Apple Computer Inc.’s sleek iPod nano music player was among the top-selling electronic items on Amazon.com on Friday and some models sold out on a top retailer’s Web site as consumers stocked up on holiday gifts on one of the year’s busiest shopping days.
Continue on to Reuters and read more about the success on Black Friday of the iPod nano.
From Digg:
iSquint One Of The Better iPod Video Converters
iSquint is one of the best iPod video converters out there because it’s 5 times faster than quicktime, supports avi, all of the quicktime movies, and even wmv9 if you have the Flip4Mac plug-in for quicktime. Right now it is at beta version 0.9i, other features include cropping, queuing and psp compatible movies.
The iPod nano is currently available at Futureshop.ca for $249. As always, there is free shipping available, which makes this deal more appealing than many other iPod deals found on the Internet.
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eCost.com regularly has the best prices ANYWHERE for iPods. Here are their current prices:
(Note: All prices are in American dollars.)
NEW! 30GB iPod w Video Playback White – $294
New! iPod nano 2GB White – $194
NEW! 60GB iPod w Video Playback Black – $394
New! iPod nano 4GB Black – $244
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From Engadget:
In what looks like an effort to put the whole nano scratching issue behind them, Apple has quietly begun shipping cases with iPod nanos. According to reports on various sites, the cases are similar to the thin fabric sleeves included with 5G iPods.
Continue on to Engadget and read more about the new cases that are being shipped with the iPod nano.
From MobileMag:
Details are few, but we do know the iLoad will upload your CDs directly to your MP3 player, and will come in a wild range of wacky colours and themes.
Continue on to MobileMag for more info on iLoading CDs to your iPod.
From Joystiq:
Doom has long been the benchmark for playing retro games on a whole variety of electronic devices. If it can play Doom, it can play pretty much any game of a similar generation (as long as the source code’s available). Enter iDoom, a Doom port for the iPod. This port isn’t new, but the latest update features iPod nano support which performs much better than previous versions.
Continue on to Joystiq and read more about iDoom for the nano.
From CNN:
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – More than 1 million Windows users bought Mac computers for the first time this year, according to a recent report.
PC users are converting to Macintosh computers in growing numbers, thanks in part to the stunning success of the Apple (Research) iPod, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Continue on to CNN and read more about this iPod effect on PC users.