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iPods in a War Zone
National Defense's Grace V. Jean reports:
The creator of the VCommunicator software - Orlando-based Vcom3D - originally designed it to teach soldiers basic Iraqi Arabic phrases by way of an iPod. However, now troops are finding new tactical applications for the device...
As they prepare for their daily patrols around Baghdad, soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division sync up their iPods, not with songs and movies, but with a laundry list of missions and audio files containing pre-recorded phrases in Iraqi Arabic or Kurdish.....
The simplicity that has made the iPod, manufactured by Apple , so successful as a music player also relates to its combat applications. Soldiers simply scroll through as they search for mission data or for spoken phrases. The display shows the sentence phonetically and in script, and the user can play the corresponding audio clip, which also can be synced to an avatar, or computerized character, that gestures according to customs.
Troops also are uploading maps and other images and content onto the video iPods to assist them at vehide checkpoints and door-to-door searches...
The most recent version of the Vcommunicator comes on the new iPod nano, which troops are strapping to their wrists or wearing on lanyards around their necks.
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Professor explains Nanotech power for iPods
Computerworld's Sharon Gaudin reports:
Wouldn't it be great if you could walk down the street listening to your iPod or using your smartphone without ever worrying about the battery dying?
Zhong Lin Wang, a professor and nanotechnology researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, says that within five years, you might be able to do just that. According to Wang, instead of using a battery to power phones, MP3 players and other portable devices, you could harvest the energy generated by the movement of your shirt. Yup, you read that right - a "power shirt," which would provide users with a flexible, foldable and wearable power source.
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Apple Slashes Order Forecast For iPod Memory
InformationWeek's Antone Gonsalves reports:
Apple has slashed its 2008 order forecast for the NAND flash memory used in the iPod and iPhone, prompting iSuppli to dramatically cut its 2008 global revenue forecast for the component found in many consumer electronics gadgets.
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Power your iPod for up to 8 hours with $5.99 disposable battery
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Ick! Did I actually just write a headline with the words "disposable" and "battery"?! Let's see...yep, I did. But before you get your environmentalist dander up, consider: one, I recycle; two, I use compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and three, I have a relevant story to share.
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Dilip Kapur, president, Hidesign likes iPod & iPhone
The Economic Times' Surbhi Goel reports:
The wanderlust in Dilip Kapur, president, Hidesign (designers of leather goods), always keeps him on his toes. To keep him going, his iPod plays a pivotal role.
"While riding my Bullet and exercising every morning, my iPod comes very handy. I really think I cannot do without it," says Mr Kapur. There are almost 1,500 songs stored at a time on the iPod of this music lover and not so car-savvy person....
For the wishlist, Apple iPhone is a priority for him. "I buy gadgets for ease but my heart is for Apple."
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