Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on October 23, 2007 by CyberNet.

Six years ago today on October 23, 2001, the very first iPod was brought to life. At the time of the announcement, Steve Jobs (who looks nearly the same today as he did back then, minus a few hairs on the top of his head) talked up music and how there was a large target market around the World for it.  He said, “Music knows no boundaries,” and at the time, there was no market leader for a digital music device. Jobs said that while there were some companies that offered devices, no one had found the perfect recipe but he was confident that Apple had concocted it. It turns out they did!

Lets take a look back at the very first iPod (pictured above) and some of its features:

• 5GB hard drive (compared to the recently launched iPod classic with a 160GB hard drive and can hold 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video)
• Capable of holding 1000 songs in 160-Kbps MP3 format
• Firewire port only – no USB
• Original iPod compatible only with MacOS 9.2.1 and MacOS X 10.1 (or later)
• Featured mechanical scroll wheel (touch-sensitive came in 2002)

In case you’d like to relive the moment when Steve Jobs introduced the iPod to the “i” family, view the YouTube video below:

After the original launch in late 2001, Apple launched a 10GB and 20GB version in 2002 which was finally compatible with Windows using Musicmatch.  iTunes for Windows hadn’t yet been released. It also featured the very first touch-sensitive wheel and was priced at $399 for 10GB and $499 for 20GB. What a difference those prices and models are compared to what’s available today!

Apple truly changed the world of digital music devices and has done a great job of dominating the market. It’s certainly been a great 6 years for the iPod, and here’s to many more!

Source: TechBuzz

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This article was written on October 22, 2007 by CyberNet.

Apparently Steve Jobs doesn’t like greedy people who try to take advantage of him, and I don’t blame him one bit. ArsTechina is reporting (although it hasn’t been confirmed) that two separate independent sources have informed them that Apple has fired over 800 employees who decided to take Jobs up on his offer to refund $100 to early adopters who purchased iPhones before the price drop. Yep, those 800 employees are the same lucky ducks who got a phone for free. Do the math and you’ll realize that those 800 employees cost Apple an extra $80,000! No wonder Steve Jobs decided to go on a major firing spree.

It’s hard to believe that 800 people were that greedy, but I’m sure it was viral. Once one person attempted to get the refund and realized Apple didn’t stop them, you can bet they went off to tell their other co-workers to give it a try. You’d also think that these employees would feel some type of loyalty to Apple that would keep them from stealing, especially after getting a rather expensive phone from them. They manipulated the situation, and now they’re going to have to suffer the consequences.

If this turns out to be true, it just goes to show that stealing is stealing.  Sure, it will cost Apple quite a bit of money to hire and train 800 new employees, especially right before the holiday season, but it had to be done. Apple could have just given them a warning and moved on, but most companies have a zero tolerance policy and whether it’s a dollar, or $100 dollars, it’s stealing. Now the one question that I have regarding this whole situation is why didn’t Apple have a better system in place to help them determine if the person seeking the refund worked for Apple and had generously received an iPhone for free?

Want a job at an Apple store? Now’s probably the best time to pursue it!

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A recent iPod enthusiast took his iPod shuffle and made it more useful. Now, he won’t have to worry about plugging those pesky headphones in and wondering where to place his Shuffle, because he has the Shuffle built right in. I am sure this could be a popular item if there was a way that it could be manufactured with out breaking any copyright laws.

News Source: Engadget

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We have spotted a lot more of the Nintendo 3DS Station’s around Tokyo lately. An in-store sampling terminal with a screen showing ads and information about Nintendo products, consumers who have their own DS can also use the console’s built-in wifi connectivity to receive sample demo games or updated game content for free.

The demo can be directly sent to your console and downloaded through the interface menu. It is stored inside your console but since it is not on a cartridge can only be played until you turn off the DS.

There was also a further service called “Touch! Try! DS!”, offering over 150 samples that you could play on your console using the unit’s wifi without downloading (i.e. by staying within the appropriate distance of the connection).

It is also possible to purchase new games for the DS using the Station terminal. After buying a prepaid Nintendo Points Card (or buying one through the online store using a credit card or through your mobile phone) you can input the card number, and then have the game data transmitted to your console.

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