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Apple upgrades Nano, cuts many iPod prices

September 9th, 2009, 12:58 pm by Jayson Peters

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs took the stage Wednesday for the first time since his liver transplant to introduce a new line of iPods that include a Nano with built-in FM radio, pedometer, video and sound recording and an integrated speaker. It comes in a rainbow of colors and costs $149 (8GB) or $179 (16GB).

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the new iPod Nano.
iTunes 9 adds iTunes LP, Home Sharing and Genius Mixes, as well as a redesigned store and improved syncing.

iPod shuffle is now available starting at $59, and in five colors.
Apple's iPod touch lineup now starts at $199.

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9/9/09: The end of the iPod?

September 8th, 2009, 12:02 am by Jayson Peters

08classic_famOn Wednesday, Apple will unveil its latest products at an invitation-only event in San Francisco. Speculation is rampant in the blogosphere: Will the “classic” iPod, with its old-fashioned hard drive and Game Boyish looks, finally be phased out in favor of the more sophisticated iPod Touch? Or will the traditional iPod get updated yet again?

Will Apple’s iTunes software evolve into something more along the lines of a social networking site, like Facebook or … what was it called … MySpace?

Or will we finally see the tablet-style device that will blow monochrome e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle out of the water?

You can read more theories in an Associated Press preview, but one thing is for sure — come Wednesday, 9/9/09, all will be made clear.

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Dumber and dumber

July 15th, 2009, 12:52 pm by Jayson Peters

CNNMoney.com and Yahoo! Finance chime in on the “8 Dumbest iPhone Apps.”

I can’t believe “iFart” isn’t among them.

See also: 10 iPod games for those who don’t have the Touch

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10 iPod games for those who don’t have the Touch

July 9th, 2009, 11:33 am by Jayson Peters

08classic_famRecently I was reading Old iPods Have Still Got Game, an interesting post by Paul Govan at Wired’s GeekDad blog.

I am still toiling in the dark ages with my 30GB iPod Classic — what we used to call a “video iPod” Back in the Day. I even installed a new battery rather than upgrade when the shiny new iPhone and iPod Touch came on the scene. Don’t ask me why.

Paul’s post describes being pleasantly surprised at Texas Hold’em Poker. I considered simply mentioning it and linking to his story, but then I decided to take it a step further and highlight a bunch of additional iPod Click Wheel games for luddites like me. Each costs $4.99. Here are 10 that caught my eye. Read the rest of this entry »

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