United first to tout iPod integration with IFE system
Apple To Launch iPod With Automatic Volume Control That Can Protect Your Hearing
The Daily Mail's Paul Sims reports:
Listening to music non-stop has never been easier since the iPod came along.
But future versions of Apple's MP3 player are to be adapted to prevent users from playing tracks at full blast through their earphones for too long.
Amid growing fears that listeners could cause irreversible damage to their hearing - the highest setting is as loud as a chainsaw - Apple is developing an automatic volume control.
A new patent reveals that the next iPods and iPhones could automatically calculate how long a person has been listening and at what volume, before gradually reducing the sound level.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=504292&in_page_id=1965
United first to tout iPod integration with IFE system
Flight International's Mary Kirby reports:
United Airlines has become the first airline to publicly tout its ability to let premium passengers play music and video content from their own Apple iPod personal electronic devices (PEDs) over the carrier's Panasonic Avionics-made in-flight entertainment systems.
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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/12/21/220504/united-first-to-tout-ipod-integration-with-ife-system.html
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