Friday, Feb 11, 2005
Creative Labs Nomad Juke Box Zen Xtra 30GB MP3 Player
Featuring a large, hi-res, blue backlit LCD, the NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra builds on the industry-leading music features of the NOMAD Jukebox Zen product line. Simply transfer all your music into the player with Creative MediaSource™ or the new NOMAD Explorer™ using ultra fast USB2.0, press the play button and get set to enjoy high-fidelity music. With advanced features such as Quick Scroller Navigation, Find, Playlist Creation and automatic ID3 tag categorization, managing and organizing your music will be a breeze
And the NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra doubles up as an external hard drive for storing all your photos, documents and other data files. Simply open NOMAD Explorer (integrated into Microsoft® Windows® Explorer) and drag and drop data files into the data folder or music files into the music library. The Zen Xtra also is priced at up to 30% less than the Apple iPod!
Podwave iPod Portable Speakers
To share your sounds anytime, anywhere- PODWAVE tiny, portable, battery-operated stereo speakers
The Podwave is the ultra-portable, battery operated mini stereo system for your iPod. Enjoy your iPod music without headsets or large wired external speakers. Share music with friends anywhere, anytime. 500mW power ouput per channel delivers exceptional stereo sound. An On/off switch saves battery life while unit is not in use and a single AA battery provides up to 8 hours of continuous use. The Podwave works with iPod, iPod Mini or any audio players with a 3.5mm jack.
Thursday, Feb 10, 2005
Apple rebuffs Sirius on satellite radio iPod
Remember all those crazy rumors from a couple of months ago that Apple and Sirius were teaming up on some sort of iPod with a built-in satellite radio receiver? Seemed a little dubious at the time (simply cramming a Sirius chipset into an iPod in the first place would be the opposite of easy), but now we know why everyone gossiping in the first place. Sirius prez Mel Karmazin admitted during a talk at a media conference yesterday that he had approached Steve Jobs about adding Sirius to the iPod and found no love. In Mel’s words: the “current thinking” at Apple is that “they don’t need to put satellite radio in their box”.
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2005
The iDisk II 120x, the world’s smallest 8GB USB flash drive
When you think about it, the really amazing thing about Pretec’s iDisk II 120x, which Solid Alliance (who is selling it in Japan) claims is the “world’s smallest 8GB flash memory drive” is that it just looks like any regular old USB flash drive. Just don’t go losing it like any regular old USB flash drive.
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