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Apple Quietly Drops Certain iPod Model Prices Ahead of Media Event

With things gearing up for Apple’s iPod-focused media event, Apple appears to have begun quietly cutting the prices of certain existing iPods ahead of the event. According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog, the following changes have just taken place: -The iPod nano is now US$129 for 8GB and US$149 for 16GB. -The iPod classic is […]

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Software

Apple Releases iTunes 8.1 Update

Late Wednesday, Apple released iTunes 8.1, the latest version of its multimedia/jukebox application for Mac OS X. The new version, a 63.4 megabyte download, offers the following fixes, changes and new features: Supports syncing with iPod shuffle (3rd generation). Allows friends to request songs for iTunes DJ. Adds Genius sidebar for your Movies and TV […]

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iPod shuffle

Apple Releases Third-Generation iPod Shuffle

Apple on Wednesday introduced the third generation of its iPod shuffle music player, the smallest of its iPod line and now nearly half the size of the previous generation. According to Macworld, the new Shuffle boasts a feature called VoiceOver, which enables the uniot to speak your song titles, artists and playlist names. The shuffle […]

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iPod shuffle (G2) Disassembled

Mitsunobu Tanake, PhD who runs the excellent Kodawarisan site, sent me a link to a Japanese site that has already disassembled the microscopic second-generation iPod shuffle.