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Woman tortured over stolen iPod

It never ceases to amaze me the lengths people will go to in order to protect their property. Three Maryland women have been charged with “attempted murder, assault, conspiracy and other offenses and are being held without bail,” all over a stolen iPod. “Thursday night and an argument began. Authorities say 23-year-old Derak Seward of Barclay [...]

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Earbuds for the new Shuffle bringing on a whole new accessory market

The new iPod Shuffle and the lack of a control wheel is making for a whole new accessory market. Personally, this sounds like a nice move, I have a Shuffle that gets used primarily for running or doing yard work, during which the in-line controls will be easier to reach. Of course, I am someone who [...]

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Apple unveils redesigned 4GB iPod Shuffle

The Apple Store went offline for a brief period this morning and it returned with a redesigned iPod Shuffle. Of course, the new design is not where they stopped. In addition to the new look, the new Shuffle has lost the now familiar control wheel and was also upped in storage size to 4GB. Apple has [...]

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Charge your iPod with an onion!

Owen Louis, a 21 year old student from Portsmouth (UK), recently discovered a way to power his 5th generation iPod video using nothing more than an onion soaked in Lucozade (a sports energy drink,) and his iPod’s USB cable. After soaking several onions in Lucozade and connecting them to one another, Louis was able to plunge the stripped end [...]

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Limited edition Beatles iPod now available

The Beatles music may not yet be available in iTunes, but that has not stopped the release of a limited edition Beatles iPod from coming available. The newly released collection is retailing for $795 and is limited to just 2,500 units and based on the description it sounds like it will be left for the [...]

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iPod Touch run over by pickup: survives!

After reading the title, you’re probably thinking, “wow, did some guy actually run over his iPod Touch on purpose?” Nope, according to a forum post he (spongyiq) made on iPodTouchFans.com,  “I was at a walk, a dirt road, and i bent over and i guess my ipod falls out of my pocket. However, i hadn’t noticed [...]

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High-quality fourth-generation iPod Nano pictures posted

Alright, this may be an iPhone site, but with no new iPhones to drool over, why not drool over some new iPods?  AppleInsider has posted some gorgeous high-quality pictures of their unboxing of the recently released fourth-generation iPod Nano.  I personally cannot wait to get my hands on one of these little guys, let alone buy one.  Be [...]

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Logitech unveils Pure-Fi Express Plus, Pure-Fi Anytime speaker docks for iPhones, iPods

Logitech has recently unveiled two new portable speaker systems that offer support for both the iPhone and the iPod. The new models are the Pure-Fi Express Plus and Pure-Fi Anytime, both of which retail for $99.99. Both models offer similar specs, as for compatibility you can use any iPod with a dock connector as well as [...]

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Apple’s new in-ear headphones

WIth all this fuss about the new iPod Nano and the revamped iPod Touch, it would seem as if Apple’s new in-ear headphones have been overlooked! Unlike their first set of in-ear headphones, Apple has decided to incorporate both the subwoofer and the tweeter to provide users with the best audio quality. “Each earpiece contains two separate [...]

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Downfall of the “thick” iPod Classic: “One Size Fits All”

Earlier today in his Keynote Address, Steve Jobs announced that Apple is no longer selling the “thick” iPod Classic (120GB) due to a lack of consumer demand.  Jobs then announced that Apple has upgraded the “thin” iPod Classic, which was originally 80GB, to 120GB, without a change in the $249 price-tag.  This means that you can now buy [...]

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