Applelinks iPod News Reader = Monday, April 14, 2008
Apple Tops Brand Survey But Consumers Say Sony’s A Peach
Something Really Old For Your iPod
Wayfinder Announces Power Search Web Application for iPhone and iPod touch
The iPod Touch: Apple's Sleeper Device
Artificial Muscle Can Power Your iPod
Analysis: SDK Touches The Heart
iLiberty+ 1.0 Jailbreak, Activate, And Unlock Your iPhone.
iPod Hi-Fi: Frequently Asked Questions
iPod and iPhone: TV Out support
iPhone and iPod touch: Minimum System Requirements
Apple Tops Brand Survey But Consumers Say Sony’s A Peach
Apple scored top marks in the 2008 Brandjunkie survey last week but shoppers’ reviews from the online consumer review site http://www.reevoo.com tell a different story. Apple’s popular iPod range didn’t make the top three in a poll of 293 MP3 players, as rated by genuine purchasers on independent review website, Reevoo, who analysed over 4,000 MP3 player customer reviews.
Unfortunately for Apple, this MP3 player race was dominated by Sony with the Sony NWE016BC just nudging the Sony NWZA816 into second place. Third was the Hitachi DMP20 2GB, followed by the New Green iPod Nano 8GB in fourth and the Black Samsung YP-P2JCB 8GB in fifth.
Apple’s position in the market for superior design was challenged by shoppers who gave the Sony NWE016BC a perfect 10/10 for design, compared to a relatively disappointing 9.3/10 for the iPod.
Overall, the Sony NWE016BC was rated 9.8/10 while the iPod lagged behind with 9.2/10. One customer nicely summed up the Sony player as “very easy to use, excellent sound quality, very quick battery charge-up, lightweight & attractive to look at”.
Poor battery life is a constant disappointment in Apple products and the Nano was no exception. Reviewers were given eight categories in which to rate their MP3 players and it was no surprise that battery life was the most poorly rated category for the iPod.
Shoppers also complained that the iPod was only compatible with iTunes and Glen from Kent felt that “a protective cover … should come as standard rather than being an expensive accessory”.
When shoppers buy goods online from any of Reevoo’s 52 retail partners, including Woolworths, Currys, Dixons and the Carphone Warehouse, they are asked to rate their purchases. Their comments – good, bad or indifferent – are then published on both the e-tailers’ websites and on:
http://www.reevoo.com
Shoppers can also keep up-to-date on the latest consumer news and reviews on Reevoo’s blog at: http://www.decidewhattobuy.com
Top Five MP3 Players
1. Sony NWE016BC – 9.8/10
2. Sony NWZA816 – 9.7/10
3. Hitachi DMP20 2GB Black – 9.4/10
4. New Apple iPod Nano 8GB Green – 9.2/10
5. Samsung YP-P2JCB 8GB Black – 9.2/10
Reevoo’s website is the place to decide what to buy, with impartial reviews, product images, features and price comparison. We work with around 50 retailers including Comet, Dixons, Vodafone, Woolworths and dozens of other High Street and Pure Play retailers. Because we only publish reviews that have been written by our retail partners’ customers, we know that they are all genuine and unbiased. All of our reviews are available at:
http://www.reevoo.com
The New Chip That Will Let An iPod Store 500,000 Songs
A new storage technology will pave the way for MP3 players and other gadgets to store a hundred times more information says The Times' Jonathan Richards
Mobile phones, iPods and other consumer devices may soon be able to hold a hundred times more information than they do at present thanks to a breakthrough in storage technology.
Scientists at IBM say they have developed a new type of digital storage which would enable a device such as an MP3 player to store about half a million songs - or 3,500 films - and cost far less to produce.
In a paper published in the current issue of Science, a team at the company's research centre in San Jose, California, said that devices which use the new technology would require much less power, would run on a single battery charge for "weeks at a time", and would last for decades.
For the full report visit here:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3728060.ece
Something Really Old For Your iPod
BusinessWeek's Arik Hesseldahl says:
[The] New York Times has a fascinating story about the discovery and recovery of what is arguably the oldest sound recording ever made.
Made using a curious contraption called a phonautograph, created by a Parisian typesetter, the recording dates back to 1860, 17 years before Thomas Edison’s patent on the phonograph, and the famous “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” recording we all learned about in school.
The Times Web site contains a link to a 10-second sound file of the recording, which you can grab as an MP3 file right here. It’s a scratchy and almost inaudible rendition of “Au Claire De La Lune.”
To read more, click here.
Wayfinder Announces Power Search Web Application for iPhone and iPod touch
[ Press Release ]
Wayfinder has announced the launch of a web application that makes its award winning Power Search technology available to iPhone and iPod touch users. The technology is accessed via the Safari browser and allows the searching of a multitude of databases, through one unified search field, that cover up to 100 million local search records around the world.
A user can enter a phone number, a person's name or a company name and the Wayfinder Power Search web application will return relevant search results. Through agreements with several database providers around the world the user receives relevant answers for the specific country where the search is being made. The search engine is based on Tele Atlas digital map data, to which information from a number of other premium databases is added. For a limited time premium travel content from Wcities will be searchable as well.
“We are pleased to have developed a powerful web application for iPhone and iPod touch,” said Magnus Nilsson, CEO of Wayfinder. “We're also excited for the opportunity to use the iPhone OS SDK to develop compelling location and search native applications for these revolutionary devices that we expect to deliver going forward.”
“Accurate digital maps and related content are the foundation of powerful location-based services and applications. With our data and Wayfinder’s Power Search application, the vibrant community of iPhone and iPod touch users can get an even more personalized experience from their devices,” says Jack Reinelt, COO EMEA, Tele Atlas.
Wayfinder is the leading supplier of innovative location and navigation services for mobile phones. User-friendliness, the core attribute of all Wayfinder's applications and services, makes it easy for consumers to take advantage of innovations for both business and leisure use. Our clients include major global mobile handset manufacturers and operators. Wayfinder’s base of unique users is growing steadily, and now exceeds 1,5 million users, from India to North America. Wayfinder has offices in Sweden, Finland, Romania and France. Wayfinder Systems AB is listed on the NGM Equity Stock Exchange in Sweden
For more information please visit:
http://www.wayfinder.com
The iPod Touch: Apple's Sleeper Device
BusinessWeek's Arik Hesseldahl says:
The new flagship of the iPod line could be the harbinger of new products that blur the line between computers and consumer electronics
Since it first unveiled the iPhone more than a year ago, Apple has been heading down a new path. Having developed a version of the OS X operating system that runs not only on a Macintosh but also on a device that fits in your pocket, Apple has blurred the distinction between what we know of as a "computer" and what we think of as a "consumer electronics" device.
To read more, click here.
Artificial Muscle Can Power Your iPod
The Inquirer's Sylvie Barak reports:
Boffins in California have developed a self-repairing artificial muscle that can generate enough electricity to charge an ipod.
the top boffin in charge of the research, a scientist at the university of california, los angeles, named qibing pei, told the discovery channel that the artificial muscle was made up of flexible carbon nanotubes, which acted as electrodes. this is quite an improvement on previous artificial muscle models which tended to be metal based and have frequent failure rates with reuse. pei reckons: "we've made an artificial muscle that, when you apply electricity to it, expands more than 200 percent".
the way it works, is that as the artificial muscle material contracts after expanding, the carbon nanotubes rearrange themselves, causing a small electric current to generate, which can then be captured and stored in a battery.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/20/artificial-muscle-power-ipod
Analysis: SDK Touches The Heart
MacUser's Kenny Hemphill says:
Now that the news of the iPhone SDK for third parties has sunk in, the iPod touch could be the Apple product that realises its potential.
Remarkably for a company which seems to attract as much criticism as it does praise these days, Apple seems to have pleased almost everyone with its announcement of iPhone 2.0. Much of the attention prior to the live event in Cupertino, at which Apple demonstrated the new software development kit (SDK), was focused on what would be missing and what kind of restrictions it would impose on would-be iPhone developers. As it turned out, the SDK is far more comprehensive than had been expected, and the restrictions far fewer.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/columns/182052/analysis-sdk-touches-the-heart.html
iLiberty+ 1.0 Jailbreak, Activate, And Unlock Your iPhone.
iLiberty+ is the OS X version of iLiberty, an incredible app built to jailbreak, activate, and unlock your iPhone. It works with 1.0.2 and up, and is extremely easy to use.
System requirements:
Apple iPhone.
System Support:
PPC/Intel
Free
For more information, visit:
http://ipluspwns.com/?q=node/149
iPod Hi-Fi: Frequently Asked Questions
A new Apple Knowledge Base article says:
Learn the answers to some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding iPod Hi-Fi.
iPod Hi-Fi is supports all iPod models (iPod sold separately). iPod models with a dock connector are supported via the integrated dock, while iPod models that do not have a dock connector need to be connected to the audio input port using a 3.5 mm stereo miniplug. iPod models connected through the dock have enhanced support for the remote. Newer iPod models, like iPod nano or Fifth Generation iPod, support additional features when connected through the dock.
You can check it out at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1640
iPod and iPhone: TV Out support
A new Apple Knowledge Base article says:
The following devices have support for TV Out:
iPod touch
iPhone (software version 1.1.1 or later required)
iPod nano (3rd generation)
iPod classic
iPod (5th generation)
iPod with color display (iPod photo)
Note: Other iPod models may support viewing of photos or slideshows on the iPod display but do not support TV Out.
You can check it out at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1454
iPhone and iPod touch: Minimum System Requirements
A new Apple Knowledge Base article says:
This document details the minimum system requirements for a Mac or Windows PC to use iPhone and iPod touch (Some features for iPod touch require iPod touch with January Software Upgrade).
You can check it out at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1323
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