iPod shuffle Special Edition stainless steel gallery

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, Galleries, Portable Audio

You know that new iPod shuffle that Apple was gushing over during their “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event? We were able to get our hands on one of the stainless steel beauties, and have given it our gallery treatment. If you’re interested in an inexpensive iPod that can hold a couple thousand songs and keeps a low profile, this might be the one for you. Check it out, it’s definitely slick.

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Belkin Headphone Adapter for iPod shuffle frees you of Apple earbud hell

Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Apple, Music, Peripherals, Portable Audio / Video

Remember that not-so-great day in gadget history when buyers of the iPod shuffle discovered that they could only use the official Apple earbuds, or later, third-party headphones built specifically for the device?  Yeah, maybe Apple shouldn’t have put the volume controls on the headphones after all. 

Fortunately, the good people of Belkin have created a headphone adapter for the iPod shuffle, which allows you to use any standard pair of headphones or earbuds.  I’m sure it is not the only of its type, but it is relatively inexpensive at $20 a pop.  Check it out at the Belkin site if you are a Shuffler who desires an upgrade of sound for your headphones. 

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Archos Clipper: Another addition to the minimalist MP3 Player market

Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Music, Portable Audio / Video

Sure, Apple has the iPod shuffle, Creative has the Zen Stone, Sansa has the Clip, and it appears that Archos has entered this mini-MP3 Player market with the Clipper. 

There is not much that can be said about this particular MP3 Player except what we have seen before in similar minimalist Portable Media Players (PMPs).  That is, a simple downloading of audio files via USB, and minimal buttons for less complications.  As usual, the memory is about 2GB, and the price is low at $30. 

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Dexim Shu-Lip USB Charger

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Portable Audio / Video

We have shown you a ton of iPod shuffle 3G accessories that are mostly in-line headphones, docks or basic speakers, so it is nice to find something unique. Dexim’s Shu-Lip can charge your music player via USB 2.0. Compatible with both PC and Mac, it is made of aluminum, can sync with iTunes and comes at a price of $9.90. Contact Dexim for more information and availability.

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Redesigned iPod shuffle: 4GB, Buttonless, VoiceOver Text to Speech, $79

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Design, Music, Portable Audio / Video

This morning Apple unveiled a brand new, re-imagined iPod shuffle. The new shuffle hits you with 4GB of storage space, which equates to about a 1,000 song capacity, and is half the size of the previous generation iPod shuffle, which in and of itself was pretty freaking small. Another new feature is VoiceOver, which is basically a text-to-speech technology built into the shuffle. Since there is no screen, sometimes it’s hard to know what’s playing. With VoiceOver, you press a button and the shuffle will tell you the name of the song and artist, as well as the name of the playlist, if applicable. VoiceOver is available in the following languages: English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

The downside? For some reason Apple thought it best to move all the controls on the shuffle to the headphone cable. You simple cannot control the iPod shuffle from the actual device. This immediately limits the number of headphones available, because even if you own a pair of fantastic $150 headphones, if those headphones don’t have controls, you are screwed and left with the crap Apple headphones that ship with the device.

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Apple “Let’s Rock” event now viewable

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Corporate News, Portable Audio / Video, Videos

If you are tired of hearing us talk about all the Apple news of the day, maybe you’d prefer listening to Steve Jobs himself deliver the news. If that is the case, you’ll be happy to know that the Let’s Rock keynote is now available online for your viewing pleasure. You can stream is now from the Apple Special Event page. If downloading is more your thing, we are sure it will be hitting iTunes 8 shortly.

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Let’s Rock: Apple event planned for September 9

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Portable Audio / Video, Rumors

Well, what do you know? Looks like that Apple event that Kevin Rose speculated about a couple of weeks ago is finally official. This morning, Apple sent out notification of their next event, titled “Let’s Rock”, is set for September 9th. Now, looking at the graphic, we think it is pretty clear that this one is going to be focused on iPods. Apple is notorious for refreshing their portable media player line in September (heck, last September was when the iPod touch was announced) for the whole back-to-school and holiday vibe.

While we expect to see new models across the board, word on the street is that the iPod nano and iPod touch will be the ones to pay attention to this time around. That is, unless, you are like me and have tons of media that you want with you at all times. If that is you, then you are with me in hoping we see something akin to a 250GB iPod classic. Aside from that, though, some surprises would be nice. I know I’ve been asking for it for years now, and this probably isn’t the appropriate place to announce it, but I sure as heck would just love it if Apple would also give us a new Cinema Display. Could happen, right? Yeah, I didn’t think so either.

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Bleeding Edge TV 193: A Look at 2007 Holiday iPod Lineup

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, Apple, Cell Phones, Features, Music, Podcasts, Portable Audio / Video, Videocasts

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The holidays are right around the corner, and while we’ve been sharing our picks for what you should buy in our 2007 Holiday Gift Guide, we also feel we should drop some knowledge in video form as well. I mean, it’s what we do, right? Anyhow, in this one, we give you a look at the complete Apple iPod lineup that is available this holiday season. If you wanted a refresher on exactly what each iPod model has to offer feature-wise, this is the video to check out. We are talking about everything from the iPod shuffle, all the way up to the iPhone itself. Strap yourself in and check out the video, and if you plan on buying an iPod for someone special this year (or yourself), let us know which you choose.

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Slide Your iPod into the i50

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Apple, Music, Portable Audio / Video

Creative TravelSound has come up with the i50 docking speaker for second generation iPod shuffles. It features four microdrivers and a digital amplifier, and offers 21 hours of play on each charge by USB. We like the look of this brushed metal slot-in docker, as it seems that PMP accessories seem to getting larger all the time, which to us almost deletes the purpose of portability. With the i50, you can slide it into someone’s Christmas stocking for ~£35 (~$72.00) without anyone being the wiser.

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Colour Remix Sleeve for iPod Shuffle

Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, Portable Audio / Video

Whether you own a 2nd Gen or 3rd Gen iPod shuffle, take a look at these. Proporta’s Colour Remix Sleeve not only protects your MP3 player, but they come in a variety of brilliant hues, making your shuffle come alive with some vibrant color combinations. Check out the Proporta website for some ideas. Strangely, the website does not list the colors, availability or price, but we suspect this will be rectified soon. However the website does state you can buy three Sleeves for the price of two…

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