Posts Tagged ‘ iPod Accessories ’

Numark iDec Turns iPod Into Recording/Playback Hub

Jun 20th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Podcasting Hardware, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Numark has introduced the iDEC, a professional rack-mount solution offering playback and recording for iPod.
iDEC’s Universal Dock for iPod permits playback of audio and video from any docking iPod through integrated outputs. It can also record incoming audio in real time at CD-quality 44.1 kHz sampling rate, directly to the docked iPod.
The Numark iDec is [...]



Alesis ProTrack Turns Your iPod Into A Digital Audio Recorder

Jun 20th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Mobile Podcasting, Podcasting Hardware, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Alesis has introduced the ProTrack, a device that turns an iPod into a professional handheld digital stereo recorder.
Two high-quality condenser microphones are built-in, fixed in XY stereo configuration. ProTrack also offers users a pair of combination XLR - 1/4-inch inputs for connection for external microphones and line sources. When running on plug-in power using the [...]



Copy Songs From Any iPod To Your Mac With Senuti

May 29th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Senuti is a simple app that lets you copy songs from an iPod back to your Mac. 
Got multiple Macs? This could be an easy way to put your music onto your extra machine. 
To copy songs back to your computer, all you have to do is select the songs and click the transfer button in the [...]



Replace Your iPod’s Hard Drive With Compact Flash Media

May 13th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Addonics has introduced a 1.8″ ZIF - CF Adapter kit that you can use to make your iPod faster and more shock resistant.
The adapter (ADZIFCF) supports several types of Compact Flash media including PIO, DMA, UDMA4 for up to a 40MB/s [...]



The 10 Weirdest iPod Accessories

Feb 26th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

There’s a fun post on the 10 Weirdest iPod Accessories over at PC Mag.
Our favorite is probably the Dreamgear i.sound Plasma, above. It’s a psychedelic plasma globe that has four integrated speakers, giving you a “custom-designed electro-magnetic lightshow dance to the beat of your music.”
Of course, if you really want to see weird iPod accessories, [...]



CES Preview: JVC Intros iPod TV’s

Jan 6th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, Internet TV

Here we go - the first CES iPod gadget that gets us excited.
JVC is introducing a new line of LCD HDTV’s that offer playback of iPod video content.¬† Each of the four new models, including three full HD 1080p sets, features JVC’s TeleDock, a flip-down iPod dock at the base of the set, providing a [...]



CES Preview: World’s First All-Digital iPod Dock

Jan 5th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

CES: Wadia Digital will introduce what they claim is the world’s first all-digital iPod dock. According to Wadia, this means it can offer CD-quality from full-resolution file formats.
The iTransport (SRP: $349) turns your iPod into a high-end media server by providing a bit-perfect digital audio output to an audio/video system, bypassing the player’s internal D/A [...]



CES Scoop: Cool Picture Frame Turns Your iPod Into A TV

Dec 22nd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Video, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

There are tons of digital photo picture frames on the market and none have them have really wowed me.
Mustek has come up with something original, though, with the PF-i700, a 7-inch color digital photo frame with an integrated Apple iPod docking station. In addition to doing the usual digital picture frame duties, it can play [...]



Sony Intros iPod-Friendly Car Stereos

Sep 25th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Sony has announced four new iPod-friendly Xplod in-dash stereo “head units”.
For about $140, the top-of-the-line CD receiver (model CDX-GT520) provides the most options for connectivity in the car. The receiver supports MP3 and non-DRM WMA and AAC codecs. It is also iPod, satellite radio and HD Radio ready. Plus, it features front, rear and subwoofer [...]



Logitech Wants To Help You Get Your Bedroom On

Aug 23rd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Strange, iPod Accessories

Logitech today announced its Pure-Fi Dream Premium Bedroom Music System for iPod, which, according to the company, establishes a new category of iPod speakers for the bedroom.
Here’s what Logitech’s Jef Holove has to say about their new bedroom system: “Though people use their iPods in the bedroom more than anywhere else, until today, a high-quality, [...]