tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595Tue, 11 May 2010 20:00:44 +0000News, reviews and cool stuff for Apple iPod and iPod Minihttp://www.theessentialipod.com/noreply@blogger.com (wayno)Blogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-114864300388065246Fri, 26 May 2006 11:26:00 +00002006-05-26T07:30:03.893-04:00Going off the iPod topic briefly, I wanted to mention an easy way to get 10 Free Ringtones for your mobile phone. DaDa Mobile is offering 10 "No Charge" ringtones for Verizon, t-mobile, Cingular, Verizon and other other Mobile Phone plans. Visit this page for links to the offer.http://www.theessentialipod.com/2006/05/getting-free-ringtones-for-your-mobile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113501298216544710Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:11:00 +00002005-12-19T12:23:02.176-05:00iTunes and PayPal: Giving Beautiful Music for the HolidaysThis holiday season, give the gift of music with gift certificates from iTunes, the world’s best jukebox and #1 music download store. For a limited time, you’ll also get free songs for yourself when you pay with PayPal.Buy a $20 gift certificate—get 10 free songsBuy a $50 gift certificate—get 25 free songsThe iTunes catalogue has over two http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/get-50-free-songs-from-itunes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113494568734062712Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:38:00 +00002005-12-18T17:41:27.353-05:00Introduced in 2001, iPods have quickly taken over the portable music arena. Designed and marketed by Apple, the digital portable music player is an ideal accessory for everyone. IPods have been popular since introduced and today many can't be without one.The appeals of iPods are as wide as its capabilities. On its fifth generation, iPods come in four models, the iPod shuffle, the iPod nano, a http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/american-idol-for-ipod.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113493841513832424Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:39:00 +00002005-12-18T15:40:15.150-05:00US President Bush got in a muddle when he tried to show of his new iPod.The president was trying to show how cool he was as he showed off the music player in the Oval Office.But he blundered when he called American Pie singer Don McLean 'Dan', says the Mirror.And then he seemed to get confused when he tried to explain how the iPod worked."I get the shuffle and then I shuffle the shuffle," he toldhttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/bush-confused-while-explaining-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113450165970947352Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:10:00 +00002005-12-13T14:20:59.713-05:00The Essential iPod received a press release from MagneticTime, a UK-based company, that they've released software for listening to emails and Word documents on mp3 players and cell phones. Presently the software is only available for Windows users, but a Macintosh version is planned.MT1 from MagneticTime lets you listen to email and Word documents on the move - on iPod, Pocket PC, or Mobile Phonehttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/listen-to-email-on-your-ipod.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113450089651388794Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:52:00 +00002005-12-13T14:09:01.576-05:00Looks like iPod is a *HOT* choice this Christmas and Holiday season. InformationWeek is reporting:According to comScore Networks Inc., a company that tracks consumer activity on the Web, consumers conducted some 6.6 million searches on the term iPod last month. Coming in second in what comScore labels "toy" searches: Xbox 360, the Microsoft gaming console, with 5 million searches. A close third: http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/ipods-top-search-lists-this-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113398312587729367Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:02:00 +00002005-12-07T14:42:56.640-05:00MacMall is running a Christmas special on the 60GB Color iPod Photo (Was $379.99 Now $359.99). I had a chance over Thanksgiving to get into an Apple Store while visiting Chicago and played with one of these (as well as those gorgeous 30" Apple monitors.... wow!!). These new color photo iPods have incredible LCD screens, and are larger than the previous generation of iPods. Sadly, I ordered my podhttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/discount-on-ipod-color-photo-60gb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-113452577285841562Mon, 05 Dec 2005 01:58:00 +00002005-12-13T21:02:52.870-05:00When your mp3 player is almost as small as a Zippo lighter, it's easy to forget where you left it. From Jeffrey Kelly at the Richmond Times-Dispatch:I have a knack for accidentally losing, maiming, drowning or destroying wallets, debit cards, cell phones and other small objects.The fifth debit card I've replaced in the past year arrived last weekend, and I had just taken it from the envelope as Ihttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/12/give-your-ipod-nano-good-cleaning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112915412431153766Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:52:00 +00002005-10-12T17:56:35.986-04:00Apple Computer announces today, iTunes 6, Color Video iPods and G5 iMacsiTunes 6 - (Watch streaming video - iTunes Music Store offers more than 2,000 music videos and select TV shows).For Macintosh users, you can get the new iTunes 6 by pulling down the apple menu in the left-hand corner of your menu bar and choosing "Software Update". Everyone can download iTunes 6 from that link. (iTunes 6 http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/10/itunes-6-and-new-imac-g5-with-isight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112914976783804091Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:33:00 +00002005-10-12T16:42:47.840-04:00Apple Computer today announced new iPods with color screens and motion Video capabilities. The new iPod boasts up to 20 hours of battery life (with all sorts of caveats of course...), both models are now thinner than their predecessors, and of course they come with iTunes, Podcast support, the cool Click-Wheel and are stylish as ever.MacMall is usually the cheapest source for iPods and each one http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/10/new-video-ipods-from-apple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112914463495228190Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:01:00 +00002005-10-12T15:17:14.996-04:00Acme Technologies blogged on a new designer wooden case being released this month for iPod nano owners.http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/10/ipod-nano-luxury-designer-wooden-cases.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112898584934845608Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:03:00 +00002005-10-10T19:10:50.853-04:00The big news today is the introduction of Yahoo!'s new Yahoo! Podcasts website. (podcasts.yahoo.com). The service offers directory browsing and searching for Podcasts, and you can download or listen online. The also show the most popular and highest rated podcasts to help you discover what's cool and interesting. This week's most popular was Ebert & Roeper Podcast.If you haven't caught onto the http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/10/yahoo-podcasts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112775723082967530Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:51:00 +00002005-09-26T13:53:50.863-04:00MacMall is running a special on Apple iPod 20Gb clickwheel models. The price has dropped from $294 to $229. Not sure how long this sale will last; while there, check out the deals on the iPod nano.http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/09/ipod-20gb-clickwheel-price-drop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112628222759995162Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:09:00 +00002005-09-09T13:47:09.930-04:00I was blown away by Apple's latest iPod, the "nano". It's a super-tiny device yet comes with a color LCD screen and clickwheel. There's two versions, the 2gb (about 500 songs) or 4gb (about 1,000 songs). These things are as slim as a #2 yellow pencil and smaller even than the now discontinued iPod Minis. Oh! and they also include the photo features and other features currently only available on http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/09/apple-ipod-nano-is-hot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112239166486989909Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:07:00 +00002005-07-26T11:32:36.870-04:00I recently purchased the XtremeMac Airplay FM Transmitter from MacMall ($39.00) and so far am very pleased with it. AirPlay features an easy-to-read illuminated digital frequency display, which turns off automatically after tuning to conserve iPod battery power. When iPod begins to play, AirPlay automatically transmits on the last used radio frequency. When the iPod or iPod mini is not playing, http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/07/airplay-ipod-fm-transmitter-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112239355536948636Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:54:00 +00002005-07-26T11:59:15.373-04:00Sample and subscribe to thousands of free podcasts at the iTunes Music Store. [link requires you to have iTunes installed on your computer]last month, the grass-roots phenomenon known as "podcasting" went mainstream. Apple Computer Inc. made the talk or music shows, known as "podcasts," easier to find and download on its iTunes online music store. The site went from zero podcast subscriptions to http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/07/podcasting-goes-mainstream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112239302472895653Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:48:00 +00002005-07-26T11:50:24.736-04:00This was posted on the Forbes web site recently:A comprehensive consumer survey by S.G. Cowen & Co. in June lays out a convincing case for a "halo" effect for Apple Computer's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Macintosh computers. The effect refers to the impact that one product, in this case the iPod, is having on sales of other products, namely Macintosh computers. Industry watchers and http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/07/ipod-halo-effect-increases-mac-sales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112136677247383299Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:42:00 +00002005-07-14T14:46:12.480-04:00If you own a first, second or third generation iPod and have had the battery fail, or end up with the battery failing prematurely, you may be eligible for a claim under a class action suit.If you bought a new First, Second or Third Generation iPod on or before May 31, 2004. You are not eligible to participate in this settlement if you purchased or acquired a used iPod, or if you purchased or http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/07/ipod-battery-failure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112118535988184241Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:15:00 +00002005-07-12T12:22:39.890-04:00My iPod 20Gb (4G Click Wheel) is five months old and the left earbud is beginning to exhibit static rather consistently. Figuring it must still be under warranty, I called Apple Care today (800-APL-CARE) to see about getting a replacement for the earbuds that came with the pod. The service representative said she couldn't help me without my paying for a support incident or buying other support http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/07/free-ipod-earbud-replacement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-112014785485839991Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:09:00 +00002005-06-30T12:10:54.863-04:00iTunes 4.9 has just been released and you can now browse and subscribe to podcasts from within the iTunes Music Store.Podcasts are frequently updated radio-style shows downloadable over the Internet. You can also transfer podcasts to iPod, for listening on the go.http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/06/browse-podcasts-from-itunes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-111358103953295489Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:00:00 +00002005-04-15T12:16:01.633-04:00Apple is shipping their new Mac OS 10.4 operating system on April 29. There's over 200 new features in the next major update. They are also taking preorders now. I just picked up my copy. Can't wait!http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/04/preorder-mac-os-104-tiger_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-111302994449816572Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:45:00 +00002005-11-17T10:41:31.046-05:00iPod Battery TipsJennifer wrote a piece here a couple months ago about taking care of your iPod's battery to maximize the amount of time before you have to fork over big bucks to replace it. This month I have a few more links and tips related to iPod battery life and battery replacement.For $79, iPodResq will overnight you a shipping box which the courier service will overnight back to them, theyhttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/04/ipod-battery-woes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-111302808901907553Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:01:00 +00002005-04-09T02:36:25.570-04:00For Christ's sake! First they're holding hearings on steroid use in Baseball and now there's a Congressional subcommittee hearing on Digital Music Interoperability and Availability. In essence, they're looking at whether to write legislation which will force interoperability onto online music stores and make Apple open up the iPod to other music stores' downloads.Let me see here... the http://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/04/lawmakers-want-to-open-up-itms-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-111303460824533536Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:12:00 +00002005-04-09T04:16:48.246-04:00Last year Duke University gave all freshman an iPod (engraved with the school's crest, and "Class of 2008") hoping it would enhance students' learning by allowing them to record lectures, capture oral notes and play language-training recordings. This year though they've decided to scale back the project to include only students in select classes.Reported on cnn.comhttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/04/duke-uni-scaling-back-ipod-program.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10097595.post-111202783738446962Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:26:00 +00002005-03-28T13:24:59.850-05:00If you prefer the smooth sound of tube-amplified music, it's now easier to get this for your iPod with PsiberAudio's new iTube s Amplifiers.iTube SE15:"Utilizing a high quality KT88 in single ended mode to produce 15 watts of fluid musical power."According to Stereophile Magazine, [Andrew] Conley's story is one familiar to audiophiles. He's been manufacturing amplifiers and other electronic itemshttp://www.theessentialipod.com/2005/03/tube-amplifier-for-your-ipod.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (wayno)3