Apple iPod

By Darrin Olson Lastly Griffin touts the Simplifi device as a USB hub. It does have two USB ports on it but it uses one of your computer’s existing ports to connect the device. By definition it really is a USB 2.0 hub and it does gain you a single USB port. The USB ports are able to power anything small such as mice, ke...

By Paul Lester Video can be dragged and dropped onto the interface to make a list of files to process. The software supports the relevant formats and resolutions for the standard iPod, Nano, Touch or AppleTV and there’s also the option to choose from three levels of quality.

By Joshua Topolsky We speculated in our review of the new iPod touch that Apple had designs on more than just consumption of music and video, and now an interview with company VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak all but confirms that sights are set on the gaming market. In a conversation with T3...

By Fred But honestly, I don't like the idea of paying for the 8gb of storage on that iPod Touch that we aren't using. I don't like the idea of the audio codec and headphone hack and assorted other hardware that's required to provide iPod functionality that we'll never use.

I have several dozen iPhone and iPod cases in my office waiting to be reviewed, so I change my iPhone case more often than many people change shirts. I've tested a lot of good ones and a couple of bad ones, but the iFrogz Luxe is the only one I liked so much I bought a second one (retail) so I could ha...

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I have several dozen iPhone and iPod cases in my office waiting to be reviewed, so I change my iPhone case more often than many people change shirts. I've tested a lot of good ones and a couple of bad ones, but the iFrogz Luxe is the only one I liked so much I bought...

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By Brian Lam I prefer the old one by far, because it is shaped with both impressive lines and curves, like any nice modern automobile, but more importantly, it feels both smooth and slightly "edgy" in the hand. The modern Nano leaves with the impression that its shape is a result of a very simple manufact...

By Didier Laurent Does it work? Yes! And it's just beautiful. When the device is off, and especially if you don't have a case, the device looks like it's silver front and back. It's quite stunning. It's perfect as mirror, especially for the ladies out there, but the protector just makes you iPod look even more co...

By Michael Rose Over the next few weeks, as my election-commentary addiction reached intervention-worthy levels, Instapaper became my savior. No longer was I locked to a browser tab or to my computer when something intriguing crossed the transom. If it was mostly text: boom! Instapaper's bookmarklet...

By Michael Rose Filed under: Cool tools, Internet Tools, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, Friday FavoriteAnother Friday Favorite, our weekly opportunity to get all sloppy over our most-loved applications. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST. Plea...

By Victor Agreda, Jr. Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touchReady for Halloween on your iPhone? The App Store provides a quick fix for trick-or-treaters, and the offerings provide a little of each category. I happened to grab a random assortment of freebies (several were temporarily free) themed around...

By Didier Laurent Conclusion: Overall this is a great case that is well made, has a perfect fit, and looks great. I definitely recommend it, so check it out! After I upgraded from my iPod Touch 1G to the 2G, I kept using my old case, which was kind of loose, and left me guessing where the volume buttons were, so whe...

By John Gruber If you read my iPhone 3G review, you know that my biggest complaint was with regard to battery life. The problem isn’t that the iPhone’s battery life is poor compared to other similarly-featured phones. The problem is that the iPhone pushes the limits of modern battery technology — what mak...

By John Mahoney It comes with docking trays that mate with the whole of the current iPod/iPhone line plus the 2nd and 3rd-gen Nanos, the color-screen video iPod classics and all of the Shuffles, and a DC power adapter for hook-ups that need more than just bus power, which also works fine for smaller USB gad...

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By Jason Dunn With the Zune 3.0 launch I've noticed a subtle but important shift in media perception: whether it's the new added features of 3.0, or just the fact that the Zune has been around long enough to make it to a third generation, the general attitude I see now in the media is that the Zune is a viable al...

By Benny Goldman But despite its better look, the menu system is a pain to navigate. Certain options are lumped in categories where they don't fit, and there's an entire menu devoted to selling accessories and software function add-ons. Archos is known to sell barebones players that you have to amp up with s...

By Tom Stitzer The problem is when you want to make small adjustments.  Lining up your basic shot is simple, but if you want to move the line a slight bit to make sure you hit the ball exactly where you want, it's extremely difficult.  A small nudge on the click wheel will often overshoot the position you want,...

By Adrian Covert All in all, iPod touch Version 2 doesn't do anything worse than the previous iPod, and it does a few things better. Current iPod touch owners probably won't find enough new here to make the switch (truth be told, this is more like iPod touch v1.5). But those previously on the fence about whether...

By Jason Chen Apple's decision to transition from the fat third-generation iPod nano to the new svelte fourth-generation iPod nano must have been an easy one. The latest version has the same size screen, the same 8 and 16GB storage and the same video support as before, but adds a much more comfortable (s...

By Tom Stitzer Alas, I have another review of Monopoly, however it is Monopoly for the iPod, rather than for Palm (as some of you know, I'm going through a hopefully temporary Plam withdrawl).  Anyway, as you may have guessed, I love this game enough to have bought it twice now for different mobile devices...

By sam mcloughln Finally as you would expect, the 9-in-1 iPhone / iPod Touch FM Transmitter also charges your iPhone too, great if your on long journeys because not only do you get to listen to your great music but also it charges the device at the same time.

By Cory Bohon User Interface Both Pandora and AOL Radio follow a similar user interface design: they both look like the iPod feature on iPhone/iPod touch. Both of the interfaces are nice, however, I have the same gripes for both. The volume controllers in both seem to be independent of the iPhone's volum...

By Adrian Covert Devices And Platforms Should Never Be Exclusive: The iPod never really took off until it began supporting Windows with it's 2G iteration. Of course, Apple had more to gain from opening up to a much, much larger Windows user base, but it never hurts to make a product more widely available to t...

By Adrian Covert The iPod function works about as well as you could expect; the menu system is semi-complicated to learn, but functions efficiently with the external button interface, and the window in the dock face makes the screen clearly visible. The i931 is compatible with any iPod up though the 5.5g mo...

By Adam Pash 2.) iPhone headphones with mics don't work with the iPod touch, so if you're using an iPod touch you'll need a Touchmod mic. The Touchmod mics come in a variety of flavors, from the simple dongle that plugs into the syncing port to the headphone-and-mic combo that works much like the iPhone he...

By Michael On the back of the device you’ll find a row of ports including an A/C port, a 1/8-inch stereo input jack for connecting another audio source, a USB 2.0 port, and (surprisingly) a FireWire 400 port. For people with older iPods the FireWire port will be a very welcome addition, as it is very rare t...

By Michael R. Martin I have been researching FM transmitters for awhile and settled on a Belkin TuneBase FM. My main selection criterion was that it has a flexible gooseneck, so I could angle the iPod towards the driver's seat and easily watch video podcasts (WHILE parked, of course!). I recently picked one up f...

By Doug Aamoth The Richard Solo is a rechargeable lithium ion battery that comes with a retractable USB zip cord and a wall plug. You can charge the battery via the wall or your computer. What’s more, you can plug the battery into the bottom of your iPod and charge BOTH devices at the same time (see below). The i...

By Doug Aamoth The Otterbox Armor Series case protects an iPod Touch on all sides with impact-absorbing rubber while allowing use of the touch screen through a thin-but-tough membrane. There’s an external headphone jack that hooks into your iPod’s headphone jack, a rubberized main button, and a belt...

By Wilson Rothman Sound quality, sound quality, sound quality. Don't get me wrong: For a wireless system, these sound damn good, way better than the Bluetooth stuff I've heard from the likes of Logitech and Belkin, and even Radio Shack's smart Accurian powerline setup. But compared to other docks, there's...

By Ryan Block

By Brendan I. Koerner Counterspin There's a certain Teflon quality to Apple's iPod lineup—no matter how many technical glitches the products have, demand never seems to subside. That's in large part because the iTunes store has such a lockdown on the pay-per-unit music market right now—71 percent is the las...

By Wilson Rothman • Old iPod video accessories don't work with the iPod Touch As we reported with the nano, the iPod touch doesnt seem to support video through its headphone jack as the 5G iPod did and old third party video products using the pin connector don't seem to work either. While future products are on...

By Danny Mendez The Starbucks aspect of the Wi-Fi store couldn't be tested as that goes live October 2. Unfortunately, it seems Apple officially omitted the ability to edit/add Calendar entries without a computer. Hopefully hackers will come to our rescue

By Brian Lam Gripes and design curiosities aside, this is the nano, and the best one yet. It'll make a great sidekick to an iPhone, a great present for those people who you don't love enough to buy an iPod touch for or an iPod you can watch video on but mistreat like you'd roughhouse an inexpensive shuffle. I...

By Mark Wilson And the Griffin comes to fight. Its low range swings for the fence, and the effect is low, loud and a bit sloppy. But the thing can thump. We're talking tubas. We're talking synth. As reviewers, the choice could be very easy. We can tell you all that $350 is the price you should pay to have a good iPod do...

On the back of the amp unit are connections for an iPod (using the included dock-connector cable) and USB audio. The latter, when connected to your computer via a USB cable (not included), lets you use the NX-PS1 as a digital speaker system for that computer. On the front of the unit, behind a f...

By Carol Mangis The Chocolate 2 even has an iPod-like scroll wheel. Finally, from his home base in Davis California, PC Magazine's Lead Operating System and Security Analyst Neil Rubenking chimed in to talk about how he tests security software and what his workspace setup is like.

The Dock Extender is a very simple product: less than an inch tall, the top provides a male dock-connector plug and the bottom hosts a female dock-connector port. You plug the top of the Extender into the dock-connector port on the bottom of your iPod -- the Extender is thin enough to fit near...

Apple's second-generation (2G) iPod shuffle has been a big hit, because of both its tiny but functional design and its relatively low price. But perhaps the biggest drawback of the 2G shuffle is that, like its first-generation predecessor, the lack of Apple's dock-connector port means...

The original iPod shuffle included a built-in USB plug, which let you sync and charge your shuffle by plugging it directly into a USB port on your computer. The second-generation (2G) iPod shuffle's much smaller size precludes the inclusion of such a plug; instead, the newer version feat...

We've reviewed a number of adapters and short cables for connecting an iPod shuffle to a USB port; these compact accessories are great for laptop users who don't want to clutter their bags with tangled cables. We've even seen a tiny USB-to-dock-connector adapter from MacAlly that connec...

Gamila's Mila Bikini case is a minimalist attempt at protecting your first- (1G) or second-generation (2G) iPod nano. Unfortunately, it's not quite as chic as its namesake, and it leaves about as much of the nano's skin unprotected as the case's name would seem to imply.

By Daniel Woolstencroft Chances are you carry quite a few bits and bobs on a daily basis. As a self-confessed geek, I carry (in no particular order) an iPod, a pair of headphones for the iPod, a wallet, a NintendoDS Lite, a mobile phone, a hands free kit for the mobile phone, some form of portable charging device for bo...

Once connected, CableJive claims the Extender Cable provides most of the features provided by Apple's dock-connector interface: audio, iPod control (for example, via an iPod speaker system's remote), charging, accessory-power output (for those dock-connector accessories, suc...

Transparent hardshell cases are appealing because they let you show off your colorful, sleek iPod while still keeping it protected from the occasional dings and scratches that befall us all. However, rather than providing a circular opening for the nano's Click Wheel, like most cases o...

The other half of the case hosts your iPod, which sits in a plastic sled. Foam and plastic inserts, in various combinations, accommodate all iPods except for shuffle models; once you've configured the sled for your particular iPod, you stick your iPod in the sled, then place it -- face-dow...

But you're not limited to car charging. At the end opposite the car adapter is a fold-out wall plug; plug it into any 110-volt household outlet to charge your iPod. A USB plug attached to the side of the unit connects to any USB port on your computer, or to any USB power adapter (including Apple'...

Emerson's iTone IE600 is the larger sibling of the company's iC200 iPod alarm clock, adding features such as a built-in CD player. The clock on the front of the IE600 shows the date and time, and the alarm can be set to go off to the radio, a buzzer, or CD or iPod (but not iPod shuffle) playback. Th...