iPod Republic

The Scotsman had an interesting article today about the iPod getting on the wrong side of the Olympics, with the Scottish Athletics governing body introducing new list of “Track Etiquette”.
New track etiquette and health and safety code includes guidelines for using digital music systems, like the Apple iPod, describing them as potentially dangerous and causing […]

Following Apples strong third quarter results announced earlier, what a lot of people has been talking about is Apple downgrading their gross margin predictions for the year, which some see as a sign of the iPod becoming cheaper in the near future (source: ZDnet blog).
Apple is known for being slightly conservative with their predictions after […]

While surfing through some news feeds this morning i came across this funny article from TheStar (Canada) about people naming their kids after famous brands.It talks about growing up having a ‘weird’ name, and about what logic is behind the parents decision to name their kids after brands, which i agree with the author that […]

Several experts have lately proclaimed the death of the cd-single as it has been replaced by digital downloads, but the UK is hanging on to old technology by preferring the old school vinyl over the Apple iPod.
Research from price-comparison service Moneysupermarket.com has found that vinyl, CDs, VHS and Polaroid cameras are still close to the […]

Came across this news Calgary Herald today and just had to tell the rest of you about it. The G-8 nations are apparently going completely copyright crazy with a new aggreement that could be raised at their july meeting in Tokyo.
The aggreement that would deal with copyright infringement basically states that when travelling with your […]

According to research conducted by the Design Council, one in eight children between the ages of 11 and 16 has been the victim of theft of electrical gadgets, such as the iPod or a mobile phone.
The research also showed that a third of 11 year olds in the UK carries a fashionable gadget, like the […]

According to this article from ABCNews, Senator BaracK Obama is a strong believer in the economic theory of ‘Libertarian Paternalist‘, a theory developed by two University of Chicago professors now serving as informal advisers for Senator Obama.
The idea of the iPod Goverment refers to libertarian paternalist theory on preserving freedom of choice while steering citizens […]

At the beginning of the new year JVC announced a new range of ultra slim HDTV LCD tv’s with integrated ipod dock, the x-series. The new range was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The four new HDTV x-series models with built in ipod dock will include three 1080p models covering 42, 47 […]

Have you ever wanted to get your favourite tv shows over to your favourite ipod video? Well now you have the chance with the iRec Video Recording Dock for ipod video.
The iRec lets you record your tv shows and movies and connect to itunes to manage it all. iRec will record from any AV […]

Are you like me having trouble getting up in the morning from using your mobile phone as an alarm clock and forgetting to set the alarm? Or perhaps you are even more addicted to your ipod than i am? Then this selection of ipod alarm clocks might be just what you are after. With these […]