Archive for the 'Audio player' Category

iPhone hype

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

It is amazing how so many seem to think that the iPhone will do to cell phones what the iPod did to mp3. This will not happen. The mp3-players before the iPod sucked. MP3-players have so little functionality compared to a cell phone. And Apple will only have one form factor. With no keypad. It […]

Repeat post about Ipod Nano

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Exactly one year ago I speculated about what the Ipod Nano would look like. I though it would like the Ipod Mini but smaller. Now there are circulating rumors that the new Ipod Nano will look like the Ipod Mini with a metal case, just like the one I made fake image of last […]

Microsoft is hot - Apple is not

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Apple’s launch on February 28th was pretty lame. New processors in the Mac Mini and an expensive amplified speaker. And whats with jeans on the floor?
In comparison the rumors of a $600 tiny PC with Windows XP is really exciting. The Origami project is very hot on the net. It seems to be a […]

How-to open a Ipod G4 without real tools

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

This will void your warranty of your Ipod. So do not do it if you still have warranty left.
One of my Ipod G4 (20GB) stopped working after a fall to a hard wood floor. I read some stuff about slapping it to get it to work, it did not do it.
So i decided to […]

iPod Hi-Fi

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Apple insider is reporting that Apple has filed for the trademark “iPod Hi-Fi”. If this is a general filing or if they are really planning to make better sounding iPods is unclear at the moment. We hope for the latter.

Not too many exiting products at CES 2006

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

With a million or so web logs about gadgets there were almost no surprises or really hot products. Engadget singles out a couple of hot products:
The Toshiba Gigabeat S Series mp3 players looked cool and are made of aluminum.
Sony Blue-ray players were hotter than the HD-DVD-players which were not up for prime time.
The Dell […]

Ipod alternatives - Dell DJ

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

Nobody can have missed that Ipod is totally dominating the Ipod is totally dominating the MP3-market. But when it comes to sound quality Ipod never wins the reviews. If you want the best sound you are better off with a Dell DJ, Creative Zen or and iAudio. They do not have the same intuitive […]

PC Magazine 2005 Gift Guide

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

PC Magazine have now presented their 2005 Holiday Gift Guide. These are some of their choices.
Cell phones
Best Overall: Sony Ericsson W800i
Best Cingular:Nokia 6682
Best Nextel: Nextel i355
Best Sprint PCS: Sprint VI-125
Best T-Mobile: Samsung SGH-T809
Best Verizon-Wireless: Motorola E815
Desktops
Best Gaming: Voodoo Omen a121
Best Business: Lenovo ThinkCentre M51 and Apple+iMac+G5
Best Media: Dell XPS 400 and HP z555
Best […]