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MacCentral
Followers of American politics and others may be interested in some free content posted to the iTunes Music Store this week culled from speeches given at this week's Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass.
Time Magazine
The iPod is a strangely magical thing. It's one of those devices, like TiVos and Game Boys, whose use rapidly leads to dependence, and each generation promises something new and exciting. The latest one is, without being contradictory, both a modest hop forward and a complete overhaul. ...
If you're thinking about finally getting an iPod, now's your chance. If you're thinking about handing down your current iPod and getting a new one with a bigger hard drive, now's your chance.
MacWorld
I spent the weekend using the new fourth-generation iPod. All in all, though, I had a pleasant time with my new iPod this weekend. It's definitely a step forward. And I can't tell you how great it is not to have those touch-sensitive buttons anymore.
Reuters
RealNetworks Inc. on Monday took the wraps off of new software that will make downloads from its online music store compatible with any portable media player, including Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iPod.
Wired
Ben Knauss is a former senior manager at PortalPlayer, the company Apple Computer approached to help develop an MP3 player that would eventually become the wildly popular iPod. Knauss shared his firsthand knowledge of the device's development, the glitches that almost killed it, and the extraordinary steps Apple took to keep the iPod a secret.
Newsday
Generally priced at $100, a little more or less, portable speakers like to be joined to computers but they're happiest when paired to a portable music device like an MP3 player or an iPod.
Newsweek
In just three years, Apple's adorable mini music player has gone from gizmo to life-changing cultural icon
Steve Jobs noticed something earlier this year in New York City. "I was on Madison," says Apple's CEO, "and it was, like, on every block, there was someone with white headphones, and I thought, 'Oh, my God, it's starting to happen'."
Newsweek
The considerably tweaked fourth-generation iPod will roll out this week, and NEWSWEEK got an advance peek. It looks a bit different, operates more efficiently, has a longer battery life, and costs less. (No muliple color iPods, though.)
ThinkSecret
From the rumor mill: Apple will announce new iPod models in August which will be smaller, sleeker, and will come in a variety of colors. The new iPod models will reportedly be more compact and have been described as similar to the iPod Mini in design, but will still possess features found only in the existing white-colored model.
Jaguar
Nobody needs more junk in their inbox. However, if you sign up to receive X-News, you'll be entered to win a limited-edition black iPod.
Apple
100 million songs have been legally downloaded from the iTunes Music Store. Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas purchased the 100 millionth song from the iTunes music store and got himself some sweet prizes...
MacCentral
When Sony released the 20GB Walkman they claimed to have trumped Apple with the number of songs that their device could hold -- 13,000 compared to the iPod's 10,000 -- even thought the total capacity was half of the iPod's. That message is misleading to consumers, according to Apple.
Sony's 13,000 song measurement is based on its ATRAC3 compression system at the relatively low rate of 48Kbps while Apple's measurement is based on the AAC compression system at 128Kbps (near CD-quality). At the same bit rate, the Walkman can store around half as many songs as the iPod, which is consistent with it having half the storage capacity.
"ATRAC3 at 48Kbps is nowhere near CD quality," said Apple.
MacCentral
Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday announced that its iPod mini will begin shipping internationally on July 24. The 4GB miniature version of Apple's digital music player has been a hot seller since its introduction in January -- hot enough that Apple had to postpone the international release of the device about three months to keep up with demand in the United States alone.
MacCentral
Apple and BMW's recent "iPod Your BMW" promotion offers a way for owners of recent-model BMW vehicles to interface their iPods with their stereos. But if you don't own a BMW or don't have a compatible model, what are you to do? One solution comes from venerable car audio maker Alpine, which announced the development of its Interface Adapter for iPod.
Apple
When you buy music from the iTunes Music store, you could win some great stuff...depending on your timing:
When the number of songs downloaded from Apple's iTunes Music Store crosses 95 million, Apple will begin the countdown to 100 million songs by giving away 50 special 20GB iPods -- one to the purchaser of each 100,000th song downloaded between 95 million and 100 million songs. In addition, the person who downloads the 100 millionth song will receive a 17-inch PowerBook, a 40GB iPod, a gift certificate for 10,000 iTunes songs to create the ultimate music library for the iPod and the opportunity to create a Celebrity Playlist to be published on the iTunes Music Store.
Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes is a site that has a lot of cool and useful (Mac-only) AppleScripts to use with iTunes. The scripts perform all kinds of things, from removing duplicate songs from your library to finding album artwork with Google to easier song-rating tools. Plus there are also a bunch of iPod scripts.
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