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Chrysler’s Peapod: 2 cents per mile plus a smile

It’s the cute little car that smiles at you. And when you see how little it costs to run it, you’ll probably smile back.

Obama presents Queen Elizabeth II with an iPod

Queen Elizabeth II wasn't the only one on President Barack Obama's gift list Wednesday.

Review: How an iPod can be a poor man's iPhone

I try to keep a stiff upper lip about not having an iPhone. Just couldn't afford it — not with the $75 a month or so AT&T charges for service on top of the $199 upfront cost for the device.

Best products to beat cabin fever

Are the cold, dark winter days getting you down? Run out of ideas to entertain your loved ones? Good Housekeeping highlights the best in gadgets, Web sites and products to cure your family's seasonal restlessness.

‘Hack Me Elmo’ for the holidays

Twelve years ago, a mechanized version of a red plushy “Sesame Street” co-star became the unofficial face of obnoxious Christmas consumerism. Retailing for $28.99, “Tickle Me Elmo” resold for as much as $1,500 to both collectors and parents desperate to get the giggling, vibrating ‘It Toy’ of the season into the grasping hands of their commercial-addled children.

Ohio med school prescribes iPods for students

The iPod is going to medical school.

Media players at a glance: iPod vs. Zune

Some of the noteworthy characteristics of the iPod and the Zune:

Review: Updated Zunes, iPods make choice harder

The Zune has a long way to go to become a threat to the iPod. But it is getting closer.

Indian teenager arrested in deadly iPod dispute

A 14-year-old school boy in eastern India has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a younger student who refused to hand over her iPod, police said Tuesday.

Apple says battery problem caused iPod overheating

Apple Inc. said Tuesday that batteries from a single supplier are to blame for the meltdown of some models of its tiny iPod Nano digital music player.

Japan to scrap iPod copyright fee

Japan will stop pushing for legislation to charge royalties on the sales of iPods and other portable digital music players, giving in to opposition from electronics makers, officials said Thursday.

Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit

Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device.

Japan Investigates Possible iPod Defect

Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.'s iPod after one of the popular digital music players reportedly shot out sparks while recharging, a government official said Wednesday.

JVC to Offer LCD TVs With IPod Docks

JVC Americas Corp. said Sunday that it will offer a new series of LCD televisions with built-in docks for Apple Inc.'s popular iPod media player.

If disaster strikes, is your data safe?

I have a confession to make: I’m not the most organized person in the world.

IPod Noise Pollution Irks Those Nearby

Dave Legeret silently fumed as the man seated beside him on the plane blasted techno music on his iPod at full volume.

Penn Archive Offers Downloadable Poetry

When you're done loading your iPod with Better than Ezra and Carlos Santana, why not try a little Ezra Pound or William Carlos Williams?

Schools Banning IPods to Beat Cheaters

Banning baseball caps during tests was obvious — students were writing the answers under the brim. Then, schools started banning cell phones, realizing students could text message the answers to each other.

Online Shoppers Overwhelm iTunes Store

Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song.

Britain OKs Radio Transmitters for iPods

Britain is legalizing the small wireless transmitters commonly used to play music from iPods over car radios.

U.S. Bans Sale of iPods to North Korea

The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters. The U.S. government's first-ever effort to use trade sanctions to personally aggravate a foreign president expressly targets items believed to be favored by Kim Jong Il or presented by him as gifts to the roughly 600 loyalist families who run the communist government.

iPod Glow Leads to Lost Mushroom Picker

An iPod screen glowing in the middle of the night from thick underbrush led rescuers to a mushroom picker lost in the woods.

Hacker Targets iPod, iTunes Restrictions

A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others.

Men Accused of Stealing IPods in 'Jeans'

Three New York men are charged with stealing 39 iPods by stashing them in a special pair of oversized jeans that didn't trigger security detectors at a Target store, police said. "On the video you can see them walk out of the store cool as a cucumber," Riverdale Police Chief Dave Hansen said.

Japanese Robot Adds Wheels to IPod

The new Japanese robot Miuro turns an iPod music player into a dancing boombox-on-wheels. The 14-inch-long machine from ZMP Inc. blares music as it rolls and twists from room to room. The robot, which looks like a ball popping out of an egg, has a speaker system from Kenwood Corp.

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Are iPods Inherently Evil?

The iPod... A revolutionary, portable, media device unleashed on human civilization by Apple in October of 2001. Since it's initial release it has become more powerful, more popular, and has more functionality than anyone could have ever imagined.

The problem with iPhone killers?
Source: The Washington Post

Here we are again. The hype leading up to a new mobile device is reaching a fever pitch. Motorola's Droid sounds, looks, and by some accounts, is impressive.

A Better iPod Holder for Exercise? - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

I know purists frown on listening to music during exercise, but I'd never make it through my long runs by myself without an iPod.

Top 2 Women Disqualified In Lakefront Marathon
Source: Channel3000.com - Local News

Cassie Peller crossed the finish line in just over three hours, but she has been disqualified because during the race, a friend gave her a water bottle between official aid stations...

Principal confiscates iPod containing child porn that boy took to school
Source: 10connects.com

A Winter Haven man has been arrested on charges he downloaded child porn onto his iPod Nano - which his girlfriend's son took to school and showed to other students - the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Kids see child porn on iPod Nano at elementary school
Source: ow.ly

Students at an elementary school in Polk County recently looked at child pornography on an iPod Nano belonging to a Winter Haven man, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said today.

Recently Added: Newsvine, What's on your iPod? (3rd Edition, Sept '09)

Once again, I'm sharing some of what has been recently added to my iTunes list, partly for those of you who've told me you share some of my admittedly unfocused tastes, and partly because the conversation surrounding these articles always exposes me to a whole raft of great new a …

Want to Cash In? Invent a Phone Application
Source: USA Today

"It's like going to the racetrack," says Gartner Research's Ken Dulaney. "You hear about one person who made $200,000 in two weeks. But for every one of those, there are 150 others who are struggling."

The Complete iTunes History -- SoundJam MP to iTunes 9
Source:

Below is the history of the application that is running more than any other on our Macs. It spawned the iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and gave us an excuse to throw out those ugly CD towers that resided in the corners of our houses in the 90s. The ever present, iTunes.

The True Story of Audion (and iTunes)
Source:

So that's what that never-happened early meeting was going to be about. Since we never met up because we were tangled with AOL, Apple turned to their next choice, SoundJam, and the rest was, well, history.

Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to court
Source: Yahoo! Tech - Daily Features

The publisher also believes it should get a share of Apple's profit from the sale of iPods.

OHP: Man distracted by iPod killed in crash
Source: Muskogee Phoenix

An Anadarko man apparently distracted by his iPod died after crashing his pickup into an oncoming vehicle in Caddo County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Robert Yackeyonny died Friday after the head-on collision on U.S. 62 south of Anadarko.

Apple's fifth take: Ars reviews the iPod nano with video
Source: Ars Technica

Once again, we have taken a look at the new iPod nano to see if its new features are cool enough to keep it at the top of Apple's best seller list. And, since video is one of the nano's major new features, we compared its video quality to other pocket video cameras.

Trying to Shake Off an Old Image - Review of Zune HD
Source: The New York Times

The Web browser, and its accompanying on-screen keyboard, is new to the Zune. When you're in an Internet hot spot, you can call up Web sites, zoom in to magnify text, and so on, just as on the iPod Touch or iPhone.

Zune HD: You call that a browser?
Source: CNET.com

Regardless of how you're trying to navigate, the on-screen keyboard seems to require more finger accuracy than the fault-tolerant keyboard on the iPhone (probably because of the smaller screen). The back button is hard to hit--I kept selecting the favorites menu by mistake.

Zune HD: No iPod Killer by PC World
Source: Yahoo! Tech - Daily Features

Although it might have the hardware edge over the iPod touch, with the features mentioned and the crisp OLED display, Microsoft just committed a grave error with the Zune HD: there won't be a full-fledged app store for the Zune HD on launch--or any time soon, either.

Zune HD Review: Hello From Seattle
Source:

And now here we are with the fourth Zune generation, embodied by the Zune HD but also including a new version of the PC software, improved online services, and new capabilities all around.

First Look at the Microsoft Zune HD
Source: The Washington Post

HD Video, an OLED multitouch display and a slick design are just a few of Zune HD's hot features.

Five Myths of the Zune HD
Source: Apple Insider

Just when you thought Microsoft had given up on the Zune as a product and had retreated to referring to it as a nebulous cloud of conceptual features, the company comes out with a new device supporting a mobile-optimized OLED screen, a wildly powerful yet super efficient new mult …

Zune HD unboxing and hands-on
Source: Engadget

The Zune HD is soon to be officially out on the streets, and we've got the official Engadget hands-on / unboxing.

Technical issues could delay iPod camera upgrade
Source: Apple Insider

Just days before Apple is expected to unveil its new line of iPods, multiple reports are suggesting that some of the widely anticipated camera-equipped media players could be delayed due to technical difficulties. [Updated with info from Hardmac.]

Apple To Kill Off iPod Classic, Double Down On Touch, iPhone Developer Predicts
Source: Business Insider

Apple's annual iPod/iTunes product event will take place this Wednesday in San Francisco. In addition to announcing new iTunes features, Apple will almost certainly introduce an updated version of the iPod touch, and perhaps the iPod nano; rumors suggest they'll both get cameras.

Sony Walkman Outsells IPod for First Time in 4 Years
Source: Bloomberg.com

Sony Corp.'s Walkman digital music player outsold Apple Inc.'s iPod in Japan last week for the first time in more than four years, according to electronics research firm BCN Inc.

Walkman beats iPod the first time in 242 weeks in Japan

A Japanese digital lifestyle site BCN ranking reports that Sony Walkman's sales surpassed that of iPod, the first time in 4 years and 8 months (242 weeks!) in Japan.

Chez Pazienza: What a Long, Strange, Thoroughly Obnoxious Trip It's Been
Source: The Huffington Post

Whiny, obnoxious, little 80's boy tries to trash Baby Boomers, showing his ignorance and generational insecurities.

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