Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Convert iPod into a Karaoke Machine

Monday, February 19th, 2007

From Digital Journal:

Griffin iKaraokeGriffin Technology has recently release a new product, iKaraoke, which is able to turn your iPod into a karaoke machine.

iKaraoke is actually a microphone-like device, which attaches to any iPod with a dock connector. It will isolate the lead vocal track, then fades it, giving your voice room to make that favorite tune yours.

Read the full story at Digital Journal.

Rent an iPod while on a flight

Monday, February 19th, 2007

From The Peninsula:

Mexican flight attendants now serve fistfuls of salted snacks, carbonated drinks and, for about $5, iPods. By renting the iconic music and video device to passengers, low-cost airline Volaris has got the jump on US giants, such Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc and UAL Corp’s United Airlines, who have been talking for months about offering iPod seat connections.

Read the full story at The Peninsula.

iPod is more popular than Paris Hilton

Friday, December 15th, 2006

From PC Advisor:

AOL has revealed that Apple’s iPod was the most searched-for term on its AOL Search and AOL Video Search tool during 2006. The other terms rounding out the top ten video search entries included rapper 50 Cent, BMW, pop star Jessica Simpson, her sister Ashlee Simpson, socialite Paris Hilton and others.

Read the full article at PC Advisor.

How to Hack the Nike+iPod Sport Kit

Friday, December 15th, 2006

From Gizmodo:

The range on these Nike devices are 60 feet, so it would be very easy for the right geeky person to track your every move. The scientists also linked their scanning system to Google maps for ultra-precise movement monitoring.

Interesting!

Read the full article at Gizmodo.

IPod toys – Daniel Vasquez

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Sep 16, 2006… bad, even if it is only iPod's mini silver screen. Now, I know for some parents, iPods symbolize the enemy: The gathering swarm of high-tech toys cell phones …

New high-tech Elmo set to cause a Christmas toy war
This is London, UK - Sep 19, 2006… Owners can plug an iPod or other music system into the 'cat' and use it as a speaker, or they can place the cat … While there is also a rise in educational toys. …

IPod toys – Fisher-Price to unveil 10th anniversary Elmo on Tuesday 

Monday, October 9th, 2006

The top-secret 10th-anniversary Elmo, code-named “Elmo T.M.X.,” will finally be unveiled to the world next Tuesday. But will it live up to the hype?

Bridging the generations’ electronics gap with iPod
I am an iPod dad. Call me iPop.

Parade builders sweet on Sugar Grove 
Eight builders will showcase posh new designs at the 2006 Parade of Homes, opening Wednesday at Settlers Ridge, a development in Sugar Grove. The show will run through Oct. 29. The custom homes are priced from about $600,000 to $800,000.

Tech toys, 9/25 
Pepper Pad tiny, its features mighty You can surf the Web, check your e-mail, download music and watch full-screen videos on the Pepper Pad 3, a hand-held Web computer that weighs about 2 pounds and measures 0.9 inches thick.

Five CCES seniors attend leadership conference 
Five Christ Church Episcopal Upper School seniors participated in a leadership conference hosted by Heathwood Hall in Columbia on Sept. 18. Senior class president Wells Timmons, Honor Council chairman Travis McElveen and student body officers Smyth McKissick, Julianna Ballard and Mary Elizabeth Watson met with other student leaders to discuss ideas and concerns in student leadership. The honor

IPod deals – Review: Running gadgets great but fussy, with Timex getting edge …

Sunday, October 8th, 2006

Digital Toys (press release), CA - Sep 27, 2006… and Apple Computer Inc. later unveiled a GPS-less system. Alas, their Nike/iPod Sport Kit gave me grief as well, but more on that later. …

Jean Michel Jarre on your desk
SlashGear, AZ - Sep 28, 2006… time, with controls for adjusting tempo, pitch, reverb and echo, and you can route your iPod (or anything … Throw away your clich d desk toys; this is the future …

Find a costume with ease
Summit Daily News, CO - Oct 5, 2006… the past I've shared iPod related columns, websites, technology, tricks and goodies; today, I'm sharing yet another iPod-related winner. The tech toys sold by …

Life as Elmo: Puppeteer has learned so much from the furry Muppet …
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription), NC - Sep 27, 2006… be as unhip as admitting that you just downloaded Wham's greatest hits onto your iPod. … Yes, I admit, my husband and I bought Elmo toys, none of which required …

IPod deals – Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features: Nike, Goldman Sachs …

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Business Wire (press release), CA - Sep 22, 2006… Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod. … voluntarily recalling more than a quarter-million of its Team Talkin' Tool Bench toys. …

Old-time fun still has appeal for the iPod set
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Oct 3, 2006Question: Toys today are a lot different from when many of us were children. … for parents who are maybe a little reluctant to buy their younger child an iPod. …

Apple files for iPod trademark in
MacNN, CA - 21 hours ago… granted Apple registration number 2,835,698 for their trademark iPod on April 27 … International Class 28: Toys; games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting …

CRESTRON ADAGIO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM: EH PUBLISHING S PRODUCTS …
Home Toys (press release), Canada - Sep 29, 2006… fully integrated audio distribution system with plug-and-play connectivity with the Adagio Audio Expander, Adagio Audio Server, CEN-IDOC iPod interface, 12 …

Great X-pectations
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Sep 18, 2006… fashion magazines. Her favorite toys are her iPod and cell phone. Age 17, 12th grade, River Ridge High School, New Port Richey. …

IPod bargains – Electronics will ad spark to US toy sales 

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

A Dora the Explorer doll that says a child’s name, a TV game that lets girls color their hair, and other electronic toys may be among the best-selling holiday items in the United States this year, according to a list to be published in Redbook magazine.

Going to School in Search of the Next 50-Bagger 
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the first hard drive, the IBM (NYSE: IBM) RAMAC. This month is also the 25th anniversary of the wide-scale rollout of the first personal computer, the IBM 5150.

To Try Tahiti is to Adopt It — OnlyTahiti.com Celebrating Tahiti and Its Islands, The Ultimate Exotic Destinations on  
Papeete, Tahiti and Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 — After the immense response from so many countries in the world, it has encouraged us to continue our promotion campaign.

Gallery Stroll 
“Even the worst photographer …” Three Walls 106D Blue Star, (210) 212-7185 Through Sept. 22

Ca-ching!College kids spending billions on gadgets 

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

Head buried in a calculus text book at the library, Jared Ebanchec warrants a double-take not because of his loden green Lacoste sports shirt or perfectly mussed hair, but rather for the electronics spread neatly on the table before him: sleek Motorola Razr phone, video iPod with maximum memory, and Texas Instruments’ scientific calculator.