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Revo has outed the Domino D3, a new DAB radio that combines a whole range of radio formats with iPod connectivity, wireless streaming capabilities and Last.fm access for a whole myriad of music.

With a contemporary design, the Domino D3 features a joystick for users to navigate their way around the radio’s features, and an OLED display for showing off exactly what you’re listening to. Continue reading…

Griffin’s venerable iPod and iPhone FM transmitter has just been updated and it’s really quite snazzy. The new Griffin iTrip is the first iPod/iPhone accessory with its own iPhone app to control it. 
Buy the Griffin iTrip and install the iTrip Controller app on an iPhone or iPod Touch with iPhone OS 3.0 and you’ll be able to control the device straight from the screen. Continue reading…

Basically, in order to transfer songs from the iPod to your computer, you have to undermine the design of the iPod.  Whenever you use a device in a way it’s not designed, you increase the chances that it’ll break.  That said, a lot of people have done this with no problems and it’s a real life saver if your computer crashed and you lost your whole iTunes music library.

1. First you need to connect the iPod without iTunes doing the auto-sync.

• Hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys while connecting the iPod to your computer.
• Don’t let go of Shift+Ctrl.
• If iTunes doesn’t open automatically open after connecting the iPod, open iTunes.
• Don’t let go of Shift+Ctrl.
• Wait until the iPod comes up in the Source list under DEVICES (it may take a while, butdon’t let go of Shift+Ctrl)

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I’ve owned a lot of iPods.

Not anymore.

For the longest time, I could use gtkpod to seamlessly access my iPods from my Ubuntu desktop. It initially took some reverse-engineering effort to understand the iPod’s data format to be able to access it from non-iTunes software, but it was possible. All of a sudden, Apple is trying everything they can to prohibit interopability.

First, they encrypted the firmware, blocking the use of third-party firmware like Rockbox and iPod Linux. This doesn’t bother me much, as I always prefered the original Apple firmware anyway.

Then, in August 2007, they added a new hash to the database to block non-iTunes software. This was quicky reverse-engineered and support was added to gtkpod once again. Continue reading…

Everyone loves the iPod. Not everyone loves iTunes. It’s not that iTunes is a bad application, but it does limit what you can do with your iPod.

This week I’ll show you how to free yourself from the one computer, one music library shackles of iTunes using alternative software for managing the iPod. When you’re done here, you’ll be able to add music and movies to your iPod from any computer – and retain almost every other useful feature iTunes brings to your iPod.

Why would I want to do this?

If you’ve never felt restricted by iTunes, then this probably isn’t for you. iTunes is a pretty good music management application, but it has limitations. If you’ve bumped up against these limitations one too many times (like iTunes’ lock-in of your iPod to one music library), you may be ready to ditch iTunes altogether in order to get what you want. That’s what this article is about.

If this idea sounds familiar, it may be because I wrote about it last year in the form of theself-sustaining iPod. Since then, there have been a lot of changes on the portable, self-sustaining iPod front, and the landscape for leaving iTunes in the dust is brighter than ever.

What you’ll need:

First, if you haven’t already, you’ll need to enable your iPod as a portable hard drive. Once you’ve got that done, you’re ready to soup up your iPod. Continue reading…

JBL Radial Dock

The Radial is such an explosively designed speaker, it’ll make every other extant dock pale in comparison. It looks similar to the Star gate time machine and yet it’s essentially an upright version of JBL’s On Stage series of iPod speakers. At any rate, it’s a heck of a looker. The ladies will practically swoon when you invite them over to your pad for a night of unbridled audio tutoring. Operating the Radial is a piece of cake. The front of the system incorporates two discreet volume controls. There’s a tiny LED on the inner surface at the top that glows blue when the dock is on. The rear houses a multitude of connectors such as USB and line in, S-video out and the power switch. The remote’s a nifty little thing too.Since it works on  , you won’t need to point it in the dock’s direction. You can actually use it from another room. It also offers rubber shoe pads to keep it from slipping. Compatibility-wise, the Radial doesn’t officially support the iPhone, so keep that in mind if you own one. However, in tests, it interfaced with the iPhone and played music without a hitch.

JBL Radial iPod Dock Remote

The Radial completely satisfies in the sonic department. Play Take Five by Dave Brubeck and it’ll fill a medium-sized room with rich and well-defined sound. Given its compact proportions, it’s surprising how vast the dock’s soundstage is.  there’s also enough bass to move a glass of water off the shelf onto an unsuspecting mutt sleeping below. Simply put, it’s the best-looking and best-sounding iPod dock to grace your pad.

Details:-

iPhone Compatibility: No, Aux In: yes, LCD Display: No, USB Input: Yes, Radio: No,Dock Adapters: Yes, Remote: Yes, Size: 305×267x90mm, Weight: 1.2kg Continue reading…

Skype iPod Touch

You’re now able to make free phone calls via Internet on Apple’s iPhone using a new Skype application. But if you own a second-generation iPod touch, you can also make free calls, even though the Touch technically isn’t a phone. Skype’s iPhone app will function with any second-gen touch as long as you use a set of headphones with a microphone built into the earphone cord. (Unfortunately, the original Touch has no audio-in capability.) Other than that, you’ll need just a Wi-Fi network. The application allows you to make free calls to other Skype users and paid calls to non-Skype users. i like Skype’s ubiquity and audio quality, but it has competitors; if you want to experiment, you might try Truphone (www.truphone.com) instead.