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"These new players have a rich set of features, a high-strength industrial design and a friendly price tag that we believe will appeal to anyone who appreciates music on the go," said Eric Bone, director of audio/video product marketing at SanDisk. Read More | Comments (0)Lipstick MP3 PlayerJanuary 14, 2006MP3 players continue to pop up in unexpected places. The uniquely named Blue Thunder Primo Lite MP3 Player is a combination MP3/WMA audio player and personal portable data storage device, all disguised as a lipstick case.
Read More | Comments (0)Creative Zen Vision:M Portable Media Player Wins Best of CESJanuary 12, 2006
"This is the most powerful endorsement one can have in our industry," said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative, "and it is a reaffirmation of our strategy to provide the coolest-looking, most feature-rich portable media players.." The Zen Vision:M delivers up to 14 hours of music playback, up to four hours of video playback and provides extensive video format support, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Simple Profile formats such as Xvid, WMV, and MJPEG. The Zen Vision:M also supports TiVoToGo for free viewing of TV shows recorded on a TiVo personal video recorder, digitized home movies transferred from the PC, and video blogs from ZenCast.com and companies such as RocketBoom. Read More | Comments (2)Triple Kalashnikov Girls Wield AK-MP3sJanuary 06, 2006Babes, guns and MP3s appear to be a winning combination for British audiobook publisher AudioBooksForFree. They are using "a winning trio of Russian glamour models" to market their unusual AK-MP3, a portable MP3 player build into the ammunition clip of a Kalashnikov automatic rifle.
According to ex-rock-star-turn-advertising-tycoon Andrey Koltakov, "100 top Russian models competed in a grilling contest to become the next Kalashnikov Girl." Read More | Comments (0)Underwater MP3 Player Uses Bone ConductionJanuary 06, 2006A final year design student at Brunel University (UK) has created an underwater MP3 player. The underwater music machine, dubbed 'Soundwaves' has won inventor Sam Jones an AOL Broadband Innovator Award. Soundwaves uses 'bone conduction' technology, which when placed on both temples allows sound to be heard inside the users' head in all conditions, including when fully immersed in water. Vibrations from the MP3 device are passed safely through the skull to the inner ear, bypassing the outer ear. Read More | Comments (2)Tao Wireless MP3 PlayerDecember 17, 2005Tao has introduced what they are calling the first wireless media player. The Tao Wireless Media Player is designed to make it easy to download content over wireless hotspots from the Internet, from the PC to device and between units. The Tao automatically locates and accesses hotspots to let users download content. The player also lets store, access and organize content in whatever manner they wish.
"The customer is now free from hardware and accessory dependence, protocol dependence and dependence on anything but access to a wireless hotspot," explained Frank Myers, President of Tao. "The Tao Wireless Media Player lets you schedule your downloads so you no longer have to search for your content. Schedule what you want, when you want it and go about your day." Read More | Comments (0)Creative Intros Zen Vision:M iPod Video KillerDecember 09, 2005Creative Technology has introduced the Zen Vision:M, a 30GB video player, photo viewer and MP3 player. Designed with a 2.5-inch, high-resolution 262,144 color LCD screen, the Zen Vision:M displays rich, vibrant digital video, and photos, full-color menus and album art.
Creative is positioning the Vision:M as an alternative to the recently released video iPods. "When people see the Zen Vision:M, they tell us it's incredibly cool," said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative. "We designed the Zen Vision:M with its mesmerizing 262,144 color screen to display four times the color of the 30GB iPod that plays video, and to provide twice the battery life for video playback. Plus, we offer people the freedom to choose their video in a variety of different formats, and to get subscription music or download tracks from a number of different sites to their player." Read More | Comments (1)New Sony Car Reciever Ready for MP3sNovember 04, 2005Sony has introduced an AM/FM CD/MP3 receiver capable of storing up to 500 MP3 tracks and receiving music directly from a computer.
The Xplod MEX-1GP receiver has 1GB of flash memory and a USB port built into the faceplate. When the faceplate is removed from the receiver and connected to a Windows PC, it is recognized as an external drive. Users can save MP3 and WMA files to the faceplate. Read More | Comments (0)Sony Announces PSP Podcasting SupportNovember 01, 2005
Read More | Comments (0)Belkin Adds nano CasesOctober 31, 2005
Addressing the various needs of the iPod user, three form-fitting, leather case designs are available. Belkin is offering each case in 4 colors: white, black, light blue, and light pink. Read More | Comments (0)100 iPod-Killer Wannabees R.I.P.October 28, 2005Over 100 small and medium-sized MP3 music player factories have closed in China over the past few months. "In Shenzhen only, three brands of MP3 players die out silently per month on average," Jia Yaoyong, general manager of the north China branch of the Dazhong Electronic Appliance Company, was quoted as saying. Two years ago, there were at least 300 MP3 player brands in the domestic market. The figure has declined to around 100, said Jia. Read More | Comments (0)Archos Intros iPod Video CompetitorOctober 27, 2005Archos has released the Gmini 402, the latest Pocket Multimedia Center of the ARCHOS Multimedia Range.
The 402 features a 20GB hard drive that can store up to 80 hours of video, 200,000 photos or 10,000 songs. Read More | Comments (0)Oakley Intros Updated MP3 SunglassesOctober 25, 2005Oakley has introduced a new way to listen to podcasts and other MP3 files - the Oakley Thump 2 sunglasses.
Thump 2 is available with up to 1.0 GB of flash memor, enough storage capacity for approximately 240 songs in a design that fully integrates a music system with an eyewear frame. "Creating the world’s first digital audio eyewear required a new way of thinking," said Oakley President Colin Baden. "The idea was to combine a music player with something you’re already wearing, and do it in a way that eliminated cords and wires that dangle and tangle. We’re now taking the freedom and convenience of our original invention to a new level by offering THUMP 2 with a full gigabyte of skip-free memory." Read More | Comments (0)Creative Intros Speaker, Remote System for Zen MP3 PlayersOctober 22, 2005Creative has introduced the I-Trigue L3800 2.1 speaker system. The I-Trigue L3800 is the first speaker system to include a wireless IR remote to control both the speaker system and a Creative Zen MP3 player.
Read More | Comments (1)Apple Faces Lawsuit over iPod nano ScratchesOctober 21, 2005iPod nano owners angry about what they say is the iPod nano screen’s tendency to scratch easily have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer, saying they want their money back plus a share of the company’s profits on the music player’s sales. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of nano owner Jason Tomczak and others who have purchased the device. The lawsuit alleges Mr. Tomczak rubbed a paper towel on his nano’s face and "that alone left significant scratches." Read More | Comments (3)MP3 Players Top Holiday Wish ListsOctober 19, 2005Podcasters can expect the audience for podcasting to continue its rapid growth, because MP3 players top wish lists in the Consumer Electronics Association's 12th Annual Holiday Spending Survey. "Peace, happiness, health - and consumer electronics - are on the wish lists of Americans this holiday season, according to our forecast survey," said CEA Director of Industry Analysis Sean Wargo. "Despite concern about the overall economy, consumers intend to purchase, as well as hope to receive, a plethora of consumer electronics gifts this holiday season. More, our survey indicates that retailers and consumers alike will be humming a happy tune entering the New Year, as results show the MP3 player is going to be one of the hottest sellers." Read More | Comments (0)Danish Soldiers Relax with MP3 PillowsOctober 18, 2005
The MusiCure Pillow has built-in speakers attached to an mp3-player that plays instrumentals and sounds of nature, like trickling water and chirping birds. Read More | Comments (0)The Future of MP3 Players III: Pez?October 13, 2005
The $99 player is a 512 mb portable digital audio player built in a Pez dispenser. The first edition of the player is the PEZ Pal Boy character. Read More | Comments (0)The Future of MP3 PlayersOctober 13, 2005IDC, a technology research firm, is predicting that the the portable compressed audio (MP3) player market will grow from 26.4 million units shipped worldwide in 2004 to nearly 124 million units in 2009. They also expect flash-based player capacities to grow to 16 GB by 2007. "Demand for portable MP3 players is booming, as more and more consumers get acquainted with their stylish form factors and digital audio functionality," said Susan Kevorkian, program manager, Consumer Markets: Audio at IDC. "In addition, DVD players, mobile phones and gaming devices that play back compressed audio will be key drivers of the compressed audio player market during the forecast period." Read More | Comments (0)Apple nano Gets WoodOctober 11, 2005Miniot has introduced the iWood, a wood carrying case for the iPod nano.
The wood case completely encloses the nano, with only access for the headphone plug. The hinged case opens to allow access to controls and sync connector. Read More | Comments (0)Listen to Podcasts 300 Feet UnderwaterOctober 06, 2005H2O Audio has released a new deep dive mp3 player waterproof housing and headset unit, the DV-i700. Coupled with the popular iRiver iFP-700 series mp3 player, the DV-i700 enables technical and recreational scuba divers as well as snorkelers and free divers to explore up to 300 feet below the surface while listening to their favorite play list of songs. "Deep dives are truly an exhilarating experience that have intrigued, Read More | Comments (0)Crack that nano!October 03, 2005
Because Apple is replacing nanos with cracked screens, but not scratched screens, some are suggesting that the best way to get your scratched nano fixed it to just crack it. Read More | Comments (0)Separated at Birth?October 03, 2005LuxPro has introduced the Pico MP3 player, which bears a striking resemblance to Apple's recently introduced nano. Read More | Comments (1)MP3 Ghetto BlasterSeptember 30, 2005Korean manufacturer Inkel has introduced the P40CY mp3-ready ghetto blaster.
The P40CY has a 3-speaker system rated at 600W and can play and display digital tracks by plugging your MP3 player or flash drive to the external USB port on the front Read More | Comments (0)Disney Mickeys with MP3 MarketSeptember 30, 2005
Kids can also use a built-in SD/MMC card slot to listen to Disney Mix Clips - tiny plug-and-play add-on memory cards with near CD-quality music of albums from Walt Disney Records. Read More | Comments (0)They're Tiny, But They're NewSeptember 28, 2005
The new MP3 player is not only amazingly tiny, but, based on the photos at the Q-Be site, appears to have mesmerizing powers over supermodels. Read More | Comments (0)Unusual Music PlayerSeptember 21, 2005via Axehole: Composer/artist Tristan Perich has created a unique portable music player, One Bit Music.
Read More | Comments (0)First iTunes Phone Fails to ExciteSeptember 20, 2005
"Fans who were expecting an iPod-style handset are likely to be disappointed," notes BBC Technology Editor Alfred Hermida. "The Motorola mobile is no iPhone. There is no click-wheel on the front, no hard drive to store thousands of songs and no fast connection to transfer songs from the computer." Read More | Comments (0)First Gas-Powered MP3 PlayerSeptember 19, 2005Toshiba Corporation has developed two prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) units and begun tests to validate their operation with mobile audio players. Each unit integrates the DMFC that Toshiba announced in June 2004, the world's smallest, bringing its practical use a major step closer.
The prototype players include components related to the fuel-cell testing and are W35mm x L110mm x D20mm (flash memory) and W65mm x L125mm x D27mm (HDD) with the fuel cell units. These sizes can be reduced substantially by removing the extra components and applying optimal design for commercial products. Read More | Comments (0)MP3 Players for AliensSeptember 09, 2005
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Read More | Comments (1)Sony Intros Walkman MP3 PlayersSeptember 08, 2005Sony has introduced a new MP3 player, called Walkman, available in two capacity sizes - 20GB (NW-A3000) and 6GB (NW-A1000). Featuring an advanced organic EL display (2 inches on the 20GB NW-A3000 version and 1.5 inches on the 6GB NW-A1000 model), the Sony Walkman features two new shuffle functions. Read More | Comments (0)GoGear Jukeboxes - Latest iPod ChallengersSeptember 07, 2005
The HDD1630 features 6 GB of storage for up to 3,000 songs, 1,600 pictures; while the HDD6330 features a storage capacity of 30 GB to hold up to 15,000 songs or 8,400 pictures. Both players feature backlit sensory touchpads and Philips' SuperScroll system for navigation through a music collection. Read More | Comments (0)SIRIUS Intros a Wearable Satellite RadioAugust 25, 2005
The S50 measures 1.9 by 3.9 inches and 0.7 inches thick, and includes a color display and voice-assisted channel navigation. When attached to a home dock, car dock or executive docking station, the S50 provides easy access to live content, and captures and stores both scheduled and unscheduled SIRIUS programming. This feature allows users to listen to SIRIUS' programming anywhere. Read More | Comments (1)Motorola iTunes Phone Secrets RevealedAugust 23, 2005
Features: * Bar form factor, stereo speakers on the side No release date has been announced, but Apple has stated that an iTunes-compatible phone will ship this summer. Read More | Comments (0)Sony Intros Walkman Bean Digital Audio PlayerAugust 18, 2005Sony has announced a new series of flash-based devices. The new Walkman Bean models are available in 512 MB and 1 GB capacities with a built-in FM tuner. They feature long battery life, quick-charge function and brilliant displays.
"These new players incorporate our most coveted features in a fresh design," said Kelly Davis, senior product manager for portable audio at Sony Electronics. "They're a playful and easy way to enjoy digital music; just looking at them makes you want to smile." Read More | Comments (1)iriver Intros New Line of Flash Audio PlayersAugust 11, 2005iriver has announced its T family of PlaysForSure-verified flash-memory music devices. The players support Windows Media Digital Rights Management 10, making them the first flash devices to support portable subscription-based music services, such as Rhapsody To Go, Napster To Go and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Read More | Comments (1)Sony Ericsson Intros Entry-Level Walkman PhoneAugust 08, 2005
"The W550 is an exciting product that combines music, imaging and game playing to offer consumers fun and entertainment wherever they are, while still being a great phone," notes Steve Walker, Sony Ericsson’s Head of Product Marketing. Read More | Comments (0)Creative Debuts Zen Vision Multimedia PlayerAugust 04, 2005Creative Technology has introduced the Zen Vision MP3 player with a 3.7-inch SharpPix high-resolution 640x480 262,144-color screen for photo viewing and digital video playback. Featuring a transflective screen that provides excellent image and video quality even in bright sunlit conditions, the 30GB Zen Vision carries up to 15,000 songs, tens of thousands of photos, or up to 120 hours of video. Available in either pearl white or black, the Zen Vision measures 4.9 by 2.9 by .8 inches and weighs only 8.4 ounces. It is available today for pre-order at us.creative.com for US $399.99. "The Zen Vision is our most versatile and coolest-looking digital entertainment player ever," said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative. "It supports download and subscription music services, photo transfer directly from a Compact Flash card or up to 17 variations of media through our optional Compact Flash Adapter. With the SharpPix technology, your digital photos can look even better than prints. Plus the Zen Vision supports video from TiVoToGo and popular Internet video formats including DivX, so it's really easy and fun to enjoy your favorite music, photos and videos wherever you go."
Read More | Comments (0)Apple Merges iPod & iPod photo LinesJune 28, 2005
The simplified iPod lineup features a 20GB model, holding up to 5,000 songs priced at just $299 and a 60GB model, holding up to 15,000 songs priced at $399. Also starting today, iPods will offer an easy to use Podcast menu, including bookmarking within a Podcast and the ability to display Podcast artwork in color. “iPod customers love to enhance their listening experience with color,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of iPod Product Marketing. “By simplifying our iPod lineup to include 20GB and 60GB models with color screens and the new Podcast menu, iPod and iTunes provide the world’s easiest and appealing way to discover, subscribe, manage and listen to Podcasts.” Read More | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)New Sony W600 Walkman Phone UnveiledJune 14, 2005
"The W600 demonstrates the vision when we combined Sony and Ericsson," said Miles Flint, president of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications."Now consumers can use their mobile phone to easily access their favourite music any where any time." Read More | Comments (6)HP Adds Branded iPod MiniJune 03, 2005HP has added the Apple iPod mini to its line of digital music players. The Apple iPod mini from HP is available in two models: the 4 gigabyte (GB) version holding up to 1,000 songs and the 6 GB version holding up to 1,500 songs. Both versions feature a touch-sensitive click wheel for easy, one-handed navigation, battery life of up to 18 hours, USB charging and an ultra-portable, lightweight design. The music players also include earbud headphones, a belt clip and a USB 2.0 cable. Read More | Comments (0)Sony Intros Walkman PhoneMarch 01, 2005
”We looked carefully at what people want from a mobile digital music player and have designed a product that fits the bill,” says Rikko Sakaguchi, Senior Vice President, Product and Application Planning of Sony Ericsson. “The W800 has great sound quality, is easy to use, has superb battery life and can store a large amount of music. It’s an attractive, desirable device that combines high quality phone, camera, music and games player.” Read More | Comments (3)New Apple iPod photo ModelsFebruary 23, 2005
Both iPod photo models feature a high-resolution color screen for displaying photos and enhancing the entire iPod music experience. Both models hold up to 25,000 digital photos and will feature the ability to import photos from your digital camera via the new iPod Camera Connector for instant viewing and slide show playback on iPod photo. “The new slim 30GB iPod photo at just $349 lets music lovers enjoy their iPod in full color, including album artwork along with their personal photo library,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “And now you can import photos from your digital camera directly into iPod photo with the optional iPod Camera Connector.” Read More | Comments (1)Apple Drops iPod Mini Prices to $199February 23, 2005
Read More | Comments (3)Motorola Intros iTunes-Compatible PhoneFebruary 15, 2005
The E1060 delivers has two integrated cameras. The VGA camera connects users to 2-way video conferences for face-to-face interaction and the 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x zoom captures special moments with pristine clarity. Read More | Comments (0)Playstation Portable Plays Music, VideoFebruary 04, 2005
The PSP is a portable entertainment system designed for games, music, movies, communication, and wireless networking. Featuring graphics rendering capabilities comparable to the company's leading in-home console, PlayStation2, the PSP lets users enjoy 3D games, with high-quality, full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. PSP also allows for digital photo display and supports digital music playback in both MP3 and ATRAC formats. Read More | Comments (0)Sonos Digital Media Systems ShippingJanuary 31, 2005Sonos has announced it is shipping the Sonos Digital Music System to pre-order customers in the United States. The Sonos Digital Music System is the first multi-zone digital music system with a wireless, full-color LCD screen controller. It lets users play digital music all over their home, and control it all from the palm of their hand. The company expects that pre-orders will be filled within 10 days.
The Sonos Digital Music System is available for purchase at www.sonos.com and will be available at consumer electronic retailers across the nation over the next several weeks. Sonos offers a bundle of two Sonos ZonePlayers and a Sonos Controller for $1,199.00. Since the system is scalable up to 32 zones, additional ZonePlayers retail for $499.00 and additional Controllers retail for $399.00. Read More | Comments (0)Dissecting an iPod ShuffleJanuary 17, 2005Interested in what's inside an Apple iPod shuffle? Apple Matters dissected the latest iPod from Apple, and has the gruesome photos. Read More | Comments (0)Creative MP3 Players Hot on iPod's HealsJanuary 13, 2005
If that's not enough to make Apple watch its back, Creative's Zen Micro Photo won Best of Show at the recent Consumer Electronics Show. Read More | Comments (0)Test-driving Apple's stripped-down $99 iPodJanuary 12, 2005The Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg took the new iPod Shuffle for a test drive, and says that it's "this is a good product that will enlarge the iPod's appeal." Read More | Comments (0)Protect Your Pod with AcmeJanuary 10, 2005
Read More | Comments (0)Vaja Introduces Leather iPod CasesJanuary 10, 2005
Their cases are made with full-grain leather, dyed and treated to create a wide variety of colors and textures. The Rasta iPod case at right is an example of they type of stuff they are making. Read More | Comments (0)3.5 Million Americans Considering MP3 Player Purchase By Mid-2005December 29, 2004SigmaTel has released a survey that shows up to 20 percent of Americans (13.5 million according to 2000 U.S. census data) between the ages of 18 and 35 are considering an MP3 player purchase within the next six months. Read More | Comments (0)A New Mac for Under $500December 29, 2004Think Secret - EXCLUSIVE: Apple to drop sub-$500 Mac bomb at Expo Apple to drop sub-$500 Mac bomb at Expo Comments (0)Giant iPodsDecember 22, 2004via iPodlounge Noting that the iPod is proving to be as synonymous with music players as Band-Aid with bandages or Kleenex for tissues, Peter Howe reports that the 20GB iPod is by far the most popular model this holiday season. Read More | Comments (0) |
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CES Update: SanDisk has introduced its top-of-the-line SanDisk Sansa e200 MP3 player, with a large color screen and 6-gigabytes of storage capacity. The company also introduced the Sansa c100, a value-conscious MP3 player with a color screen and compact size. 
Creative's Zen Vision:M portable media player won the Best of CES 2006 award in the MP3 and Portable Video category and that it also won the overall Best in Show award at the Consumer Electronics Show, held January 5-8, in Las Vegas, NV. 
Sony Media Software has announced PSP Media Manager, software for the PC that lets users move content from their personal computer to their PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. Podcasts and video podcasts can be downloaded and encoded for PSP playback. 
Belkin has introduced two lines of new cases for the iPod nano.
Danish soldiers on missions to Iraq and Kosovo are testing a new tool for combating stress: MP3 pillows that play new-age music. 
Patrafico has introduced the Pez MP3 player. Not as exciting as 
Apple has been dogged by complaints about 
Disney has launched a new digital audio MP3/WMA player designed for kids and teens. Disney Mix Sticks allow for standard digital downloading or copying from a CD to its built-in digital memory. 
SupportPlus has introduced what they are calling the world's smallest MP3 player. The Q-Be measures just 2.4 cubic centimetres square, and weighs 18 grams.
The Motorola Rokr, the first phone with iTunes support, appears to be falling short of some buyer's expectations. 
Alienware has announced a new line of Alienware CE-IV (Close Encounters-Fourth Kind) digital audio players that feature SRS WOW technology and provide up to 1GB of built-in memory. 
Philips Electronics has debuted a new range of GoGear hard disk drive jukeboxes, the HDD1630 and HDD6330.
SIRIUS has announced its first wearable satellite radio, the SIRIUS S50, which allows users to capture and store up to 50 hours of SIRIUS content, or a mix of SIRIUS programming and MP3/WMA fileso. The SIRIUS S50 is scheduled to be available in October.
Sony Ericsson has introduced the W550 Walkman Phone, a triple band 1.3 megapixel camera phone with horizontal camera user interface, 4x digital zoom, gaming console, Internet capability, stereo music support, 176 x 220 pixel 262k color display plus loads more.
Apple has announced that the iPod and iPod photo lines are merging, creating a single line of white iPods that all feature color displays with the ability to view album artwork, photos and play slideshows in color.
Sony Ericsson announced its latest Walkman mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson W600, in New York on Monday. A unique all-in-one compact device, the W600 can handle phone calls while listening to digital music (or podcasts), capture great quality mega pixel images and video, experience 3D game play as well as access the Internet and e-mail.
Sony Ericsson announced its entry into the mobile music market with the W800, the first Walkman branded mobile phone. The W800 lets users listen to music, handle phone calls and take pictures and video, all with one device. 
Apple has updated its iPod photo lineup by introducing a new 30GB model, holding up to 7,500 songs, for just $349 and a new 60GB model, holding up to 15,000 songs, for $449.
Apple has introduced the second generation iPod mini lineup, with a new 4GB model priced at just $199 and a new 6GB model with 50 percent more storage priced at $249. Both iPod mini models feature increased battery life of up to 18 hours, USB charging and a portable, lightweight design available in four vibrant colors.
Motorola has announced the Motorola E1060 cell phone, a multi-function phone that includes a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, MP3 player and Bluetooth wireless support.
Sony has announced the North American launch details for its PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld entertainment system. 
Apple's iPod may be the current hot digital media player, but Creative's line of MP3 players is nipping at Apple's heels. Creative has reported sales of two million of its MP3/WMA players in Q2 FY2005, which ended December 31, 2004.
Acme (don't they make 10-ton weights for Wile E. Coyote?) has a cool wallet for your 'pod. They look similar to the cases that have been around for Palms for several years, but more stylish.
Vaja Leather Products has introduced a line of lust-worthy iPod cases.