Date Archive > January 2006

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January 25, 2006

iFish by Sega

For those of you who balked at the cute nature of the iDog, here comes the gender-neutral, non-emotive iFish. The iFish sports "50 healing soft musics with deep ocean sound for relaxing your mood," and lights in its head and body that illuminate. What's more - and here is where your iPod comes in - plug the iPod into its audio input jack and, "i-Fish will become a loudspeaker and move in fishy ways."

The iFish begs the question; what's next?! I vote for the iTurkey Vulture. How about the iLice? The iKiller Bee would be a good one. I think I'll wait for the iRoach though, myself.

The iFish sells for $65 and is available here.

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January 24, 2006

iPod troubleshooting tips: Know your five Rs

Where would a tightrope walker be without a tightrope? A mechanic without a wrench? A fisherman without those rubber leg things? Well, for any iPod owner, the five Rs can be as valuable as, well, ears (not really).

Apple has cleverly compiled a list of procedures that can cure most common maladies that have stricken your iPod. Frozen iPod? No problem. iPod not synching? Got it covered. iTunes crashing? No worries. Take a look at Apple's Five Rs before you freak out.

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January 13, 2006

Use iTunes Better: iPoditude.com’s guide for getting the most out of iTunes

- Always listen to a song all the way through: Don't be tempted to skip the end. I know your fast-forward finger starts to twitch during that long fadeout, or that last couple of seconds of silence. but just be patient. The reason is that this allows the play count to update (in both iTunes and your iPod). Not only does this let itunes know which songs you like, but it also keeps your playlists that depend on 'play count' or 'last played' criteria accurate.

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Afternoon Links

- Does Steve have more up his sleeve? Cult of Mac's Leander Kahney thinks there may be more cool gear coming from Apple soon.

- And speaking of... Read an interesting first-hand account of what goes into a Steve Jobs Keynote speech. Not the magic of a man behind the curtain, but the teams behind the curtain.

- Don't like Apple listening along to your music? New in iTunes 6.0.2 is the mini-store feature. Turning it off in the preferences does seem to disable iTunes from reporting your music to Apple.

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January 12, 2006

Two worlds collide: iPod meet radio

Endless streaming, dozens of stations, no fees, unlimited songs... Before you get too excited - it's just the radio.

This year's MacWorld Expo Keynote speech by Steve Jobs was a bit light on iPod developments (but the new Intel iMac makes up for it) but perhaps the most interesting thing to be released is the new iPod Radio Remote. In true Apple fashion, the capabilities of the device have been extended to include some thoughtful design touches: The iPod will display any RDS data that is transmitted (such as station name, song titles, and the name of the band), there is a really cool graphical display on the iPod to help you navigate the station and easily see what you're listening to, and they even include another set of earbuds with a shorter cable so you don't get all tangled up in white earphone cable. In addition to being an FM radio receiver, this device doubles as a remote control for your iPod, very much like the remotes that used to come with some 3G iPod models, so when you're tired of listening to seemingly endless commercial breaks and the hearing same song played over and over again, you can switch back to the real music that's stored on your iPod.

The iPod Radio Remote sells for $49 and is shipping now from the Apple Store.

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