iPods & MP3 Players

Belkin SportCommand iPod Remote Review

Date: November 28th, 2006 |

Belkin’s SportCommand rocks! I haven’t been nearly so excited about an iPod accessory since, well ever. While having a remote for your iPod is nothing new, Belkin has taken a page out of the Emeril book and “kicked it up a notch” for sure.
During the Thanksgiving weekend, we took the SportCommand out to Sunriver, [read more]

iPods Come Pre-packaged With Viruses

Date: October 19th, 2006 |

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Apple has issued a support bulletin where they indicate that a “small number” of iPods shipped after Sept 12th, 2005 were shipped with the “RavMonE.exe” virus already on the iPod.
In the face of blame, Apple touts their own operating system:
This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included [read more]

Turn Your iPod Into a Computer

Date: September 26th, 2006 |

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>Sounds far-fetched, eh? RingCube Technologies doesn’t think so. In fact, they claim you can use any portable storage device such as an iPod, USB drive, or Flash Memory and others to carry around your essential software and data. They further claim you can install any windows application on your MojoPac PC and connect it [read more]

Floating iPod Case

Date: September 22nd, 2006 |

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Why would anyone want one? I mean, isn’t the non-floating waterproof iPod case enough?
Here’s where it would come in handy: You’re paddling your kayak down one of Brazil’s many piranha-infested jungle streams when all of a sudden you drop your newly purchased 80GB iPod video into the treacherous waters. Having dropped (no pun intended) more [read more]

Gear Deal: Toshiba Gigabeat 40GB MP3 Player $174.99

Date: September 14th, 2006 |

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Buy.com are having a closeout special on the silver Toshiba Gigabeat 40GB MP3 Player for $174.99 shipped
This is a pretty screaming deal, considering the normal price is $399.99 - that’s a $225 savings and includes Free [read more]

Belkin SportCommand iPod Remote Preview

Date: November 13th, 2006 |

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Belkin’s kind (and humor loving) PR peeps were kind enough to send us a SportCommand Wearable iPod Remote to test out. I’m super excited, and initial opinions indicate “this is cool!”
For now I guess you can just feast your eyes on the picture and we’ll fill you in with all the details later. Although we [read more]

Belkin SportCommand - Wearable iPod Remote

Date: October 10th, 2006 |

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The Belkin SportCommand is cool and not only because they are following the linguistic trend of combining two words into one for the product name - say it with me now, using your best Austrian accent, SportCommand. I swear, companies only combine two words together so they can trademark them since all the good single [read more]

Choosing an MP3 Player for Traveling

Date: September 25th, 2006 |

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>Whether you like Bob Marley or The Black Seeds from New Zealand, you will probably want to take some tunes with you when traveling.
Maybe you have some kind of DAP (Digital Audio Player) aka MP3 Player already, or you might be looking for your first one. In either case, you want one that will [read more]

Gear Deal: Apple iPods (refurb with 1yr warranty) from $99.00

Date: September 20th, 2006 |

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The Apple Store has reduced its pricing on refurbished iPods.

2GB iPod nano just $99
30GB iPod video just $179
60 GB iPod video just $229
4GB iPod mini just $99
6GB iPod mini just $129

Buy one now from the A [read more]

Waterproof iPod Cases

Date: September 9th, 2006 |

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Proporta are making 2 different iPod Cases that are waterproof up to a depth of 10 feet. That is, assuming you buy their waterproof headphones too. Available for the iPod Nano as reported by GadgetCandy but also the 5G 30/60GB iPod. Who wouldn’t want to watch JAWS on your iPod while snorkeling. Prices start at [read more]

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