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The New Apple Ipod Classic

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Apple Ipod ClassicApple ipod classic is the first of a series of ipods which eventually branched out to ipod nano, ipod touch, ipod shuffle, and, of course, the iphone. 8-inch hard drive used as storage, with memory capacity varying from 5 gb (for the very first model) up to a whopping 120 gb. The most current model was released in september 9, 2008. That’s enough for 30,000 songs and 150 hours of video – or one kevin costner movie. It’s called the classic because it retains the original iconic design of the ipod.

Apple ipod classic is the best selling mp3 player in history. So many people own an ipod that it can now be considered the official model for mp3 players. Many hi-fi sets and home theater systems on sale today come with an ipod dock, even when manufactured by other major brands. If you are planning to get a new mp3 player, you just can’t go wrong with this model.

Here is a quick review of the apple ipod classic (6th generation 120 gb). Available in silver and white, the apple ipod classic 120gb (6th generation) has an all-metal casing with smooth, rounded corners. The front is made of aluminum while the back of the player is crafted from polished stainless steel. It maintains its portability despite its large storage, measuring at just 0.

The software on the new apple ipod classic (6th generation) has been upgraded to include genius, a feature that automatically compiles a play-list of songs from similar genres. This is a pretty neat feature as it saves me a lot of time in selecting and creating play-lists. The hefty 120gb of storage stores up to 25′000 images, 30′000 songs or 150 hours of video. One a single charge, the battery can last up to 3 days of continuous playing and that’s a long time.

Ipod, The New Alternative of Car Stereo

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

ipodWhen the iPod was first introduced about six years ago, the memory capacity was only available up to 40GB, and the battery life was about eight hours. Now, the iPod is available in almost any conceivable size and memory capacity. The iPod Shuffle is one inch square, with a clip to attach it to an article of clothing. The iPod Nano is as tall as the iPod Classic, though thinner and not as wide. The Nano is also available in a wide variety of colors. The Classic has also gotten an upgrade, it is now available with a 120GB memory capacity, a 40-hour battery life, and is capable of playing video as well as music.

The iPod has gotten to the point where any version travels very well, you can listen while jogging or in your livingroom, but the problem still remains of how to connect your iPod to your car stereo system. The earbuds are obviously not an option while driving, so here are some of the other options to still listen to your music while driving in your car. The first option is to buy a new vehicle. While this is by far the most expensive option, if you are in the market for a new vehicle, many new cars come equipped with an iPod docking port.

For those of you who are not looking to buy a new vehicle just to be able to listen to your iPod while driving, there are other, cheaper options. One option is a cassette adapter. It is a cord that plugs into your iPod at one end, and has a cassette-shaped adapter at the other end. This goes into your car’s cassette player, and then you can listen to your iPod’s music through your stereo speakers.

Mp3 Speaker System

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Mp3 Speaker SystemMp3 speaker system is an ideal way to share the music on your ipod, iphone, or other music device anytime, anywhere. Slip it out of your pocket or bag for an instant audio broadcast. Just plug and play, the incredible full-bodied, 360-degree sound delivers impressive clarity and range. And with its long battery life, the music keeps playing long into the night.

Mp3 speaker system is a desk lamp (that comes included with an energy-efficient bulb) and includes organizer section with two areas to hold your pens and pencils in and two small trays for paper clips and rubber bands.
Mp3 speaker system is an idealipod or mp3 player companion when you want a break from headphones. Orslip it out of a pocket or purse for an attention-getting way to shareyour tunes anytime, anywhere. The full-bodied, 360-degree sound willmake your friends wonder where the speakers are. And with its longbattery life, the music keeps playing long into the night. “- ultra-portable speaker system for ipod and other mp3 players.

And of course, the main attraction – the mp3 dock and speaker system. The dock is compatible with any mp3 player, not just ipods, because it connects through the headphone jack. The downside it doesn’t charge your mp3 player while it plays, like other docks do.

The Blue Ray Player – Future Disk Player

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

blue ray playerThe Blu-ray disc is an optical storage disc used for storing HD information: movies, games and any other pieces of data. Its main competitor in this area was the HD DVD. A major role in this confrontation was played by the launch of the PlayStation 3 console in 2006, which supports the “blue” disc and which also acts as a Blu-ray disc player.

But the novelties brought about by the Blu-ray disc and implicit by the Blu-ray technology doesn’t stop at that. If a HD DVD can hold up to 60 GB of information – that means 15 GB per layer, the “blue” disc has a limit of 200 GB and the possibility to store 25 GB of data per layer. Up to now was released on the market a Blu-ray disc with a maximum capacity of 50 GB, but for the future it is planned to make available a “quad-layer” version – with 100 GB and even a 10 layer disc with the capacity of 250 GB.

For the time being the “blue” disc is sustained by various large companies and by the biggest movie studios: MGM, Walt Disney, Warner Bros, Buena Vista and many others. The good news are that the price of a player has dropped from 3800$ (one of the first available Blu-ray players) to a medium price of 200$ and that now are available many models of “blue” players produced by different companies, such as: Pioneer, Samsung, LG, Loewe, Panasonic and (of course) Sony.

Garmin nuvi 260

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Garmin Nuvi 260 GPSGarmin nuvi 260 is a pleasant looking, if not particularly outstanding, gps unit. Initially we had trouble distinguishing it from the more expensive nuvi 760 that we were testing at the same time. 5-inch touchscreen — there’s also a au$100 more expensive. 3-inch screen — that drives all of the unit’s functions bar power, which is controlled by a dimpled slider switch on the top left corner of the device.

Out the back there’s a moderately sized speaker which has a good volume range — from mouse quiet to denis the sadistic nut loud — but tends to crackle a little when the volume is cranked up. Although not without its quirks, the garmin’s interface is a generally snap to use. Once the device has been booted up, and you’ve whizzed past the safety warning replete with american legalise, you’re presented with the main menu featuring two large icons “where to?” and “view map”, as well as two smaller icons for the configuration and volume screens.

Entering destinations is hampered by the fact that there’s no option to change from the abc on-screen keyboard to the qwerty system we’re more familiar with. If you’ve dived deep into the menu system, it can take quite a few clicks to get back out to the map display — annoying, and potentially dangerous, if you have the need to fiddle with settings at the traffic lights. Our other gripe centres around the map display that by default will omit some streets and details.