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iPod Shuffle Only Works with Apple Earphone?!

Chi An — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:27:25 +0000

Guys at Boing Boing dissects the earphones of the new iPod Shuffle, and found a tiny chip, coded 8A83E3. It could be just a normal chip that read and transmit a button click to a digital signal. As the new iPod shuffle has no button on the device, all the functions are controlled by its earphones. It seems Apple is making advantage from its 70% of the market share. The company can make a decent revenue by just turning the earphone chip into a licensing scheme!

By adding such a chip to headphones, Apple could force third-party manufacturers to pay fees to make headphones for its iPod Shuffle—after all, the device has no controls, so normal headphones are useless.

[ Boing Boing via CrunchGear ]

iPod Nano 2G Clone Hits Malaysia!

Chi An — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:39:08 +0000

Oh my god, iPod Nano 2G cloned is now available in Malaysia! I discovered it while browsing the local tech forum, Lowyat.net (ya, I’m Malaysian). It is even printed with Apple logo! If you are an Apple fanboy, please buy the original iPod Nano 2G!
[ via Lowyat.net ]

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How to disassemble iPod Shuffle 2

Chi An — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:27:57 +0000

iFixit recently published a complete guide on how to disassemble the world smallest MP3 player – iPod Shuffle 2. All you need are just a spudger and a Philips screwdriver #00.

Well, let skip all the dissassembling process. What I want to know is what the heck inside this tiny thing!

On the top of its circuit logic board, you can see five button sensors, ARM chip and data cable ribbon. No idea about the ARM chip, but it has the number: 337S3300 844A N05WDK01 0642 ARM

The bottom of the board has a Li-ion polymer battery and headphone jack plug, which is most impressive part of iPod Shuffle 2. The plug is multi-modal and switches between USB, analog audio, and possibly power modes.

The disassembled iPod Shuffle 2

[ Full Guide here ]

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Another iPod Video?

Chi An — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:36:17 +0000

Are you ready for the said iPod Video?

Could these be fake? Let the time prove it

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PCMag Reviews Apple iPod Hi-Fi

Chi An — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:06:01 +0000

PCMag has just reviewed Apple’s new iPod Hi-Fi and given a high mark on it! The editor of PCMag rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars and awarded Editor Choice to it.

Does all these worth for $350? I would minus 1 star for its high price!

Pros

Excellent sound quality. Can run on alkaline batteries or AC power. Optical and analog audio inputs.

Cons

Menu button on remote doesn’t activate the iPod’s menu system. No video pass-through. Not available in all black.

Bottomline

It’s no surprise that the new champ among iPod speakers/docks comes from none other than Apple. It’s versatile and loud enough for almost any listening needs, though it lacks video output.

[PCMag via Engadget ]

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More iPod Accessories from Apple

Chi An — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:07:41 +0000

Steve Jobs seems that want to make whole range of iPod accessories. After the iPod Radio Remote, Apple just introduced its boombox speaker – iPod Hi-Fi and leather case for iPod at $349 and $99 respectively! iPod Video is still kept as rumor.

Do they worth for they money? Not for me!

via [DAPreview ]

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Is this new iPod Video?

Chi An — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:44:12 +0000

CDATA[We heard a lot of rumors about Apple’s 6th Generation iPod with a 3.5″ touchscreen. Could it be the one shown in picture above? TechEBlog just received a snapshot that probably to be a prototype of the new iPod Video! [ via [TechEBlog ] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

iRiver G10 Released in August

Chi An — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:18:18 +0000

Chinese iMP3 reported that Reigncom plans to release the cool iRiver G10 in Korea sometime August 2006. The new iRiver G10 will feature a 4″ 260K colors WVGA display, WiBro connectivity and work on Windows CE 5.0 OS.

Meanwhile, the company has confirmed two online game titles for G10 game console. They are Kartrider and Country of the Wind from Nexonmobile. Kartrider is a 3D kart-racing game that based on the characters of Nexon’s famous BnB. The game will run on KT WiBro network. On the other hand, Country of the Wind does not compatible with WiBro network. It runs on both wired and wireless network.

via [iMP3 ]

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Macally Icesuit for iPod Nano

Chi An — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:02:45 +0000

We often see the cases that protect an MP3 player from being scratched. However most of them doesn’t take care of the earbud. Macally is going to introduce a case that keep your earbud tidy within the case. It is Macally Icesuit that specially made for Apple’s iPod Nano. With this patent pending Icesuit, you may hide the wired earbud nicely.

via [AVING News Network ]

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iPod Nano available in 1GB

Chi An — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:04:45 +0000

Apple is now slowly phasing out its low-end iPod Shuffle by introducing new iPod Nano 1GB. The new iPod Nano is listed at Apple website today at reasonable price of $149. Meanwhile, Apple also slashed the price of iPod Shuffle to $69 for 512MB and $99 for 1GB.

This seems to be a big impact to the industry, especially Dell which just keep flash-based DJ Ditty. Dell again losses its competitive with new pricing of iPod Shuffle.

[Product Page via DAPreview ]

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