Hasta La Gadget!

We know you don’t really need any more evidence that Apple is gearing up to unveil at least two new iPod revisions at its forthcoming ‘rock and roll’ event, but are you seriously going to hit the ignore button on these? If you’ll recall, last year’s visit to Hama’s IFA booth gave us early access to cases of Apple’s then-upcoming round of iPod nanos, and this year the company seems to be disclosing all of Cupertino’s secrets once more. On hand were cases for Apple’s fifth-generation iPod nano and the third-generation iPod touch, both of which seem to make room for a built-in camera. Of course, these lovely peripherals could be nothing more than a complete waste of company resources, but we’d encourage you to browse the gallery below before jumping to that conclusion.

Filed under: Handhelds, Peripherals

Hama cases foreshadow 5G iPod nano, 3G iPod touch at IFA: hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As with most accomplishments these days, we can’t help but place a rather large asterisk next to Sony’s award for managing to outsell the iPod lineup with its Walkman. According to Tokyo-based research firm BCN Inc., for the week ending August 30th, the Walkman series had a 43 percent share of the personal music player market versus 42.1 percent for iPods, marking the first time in four years that Sony’s managed to get the upper hand. Got that? Good, now for a major caveat. For whatever reason, iPhones aren’t considered part of the iPod line, meaning people who want the luxuries of the iPod touch and a wireless data plan aren’t included in the survey. That’s quite an omission — the iPhone 3GS is currently the best-selling phone in Japan, after all — and we gotta imagine it’d be more than enough to tilt the data in Apple’s favor, even if you threw in Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones for good measure. But hey, it’s still a feat in its own right, and Sony might as well celebrate while it lasts — something tells us the gang in Cupertino has something up their sleeve soon.

Filed under: Portable Audio

Walkman outsells iPod in Japan for first time in four years… but iPhone sales don’t count originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re the clumsy sort you have absolutely no shortage of protective cases and coatings to shroud your pricey gadget in, but most are ugly, bulky, and likely ineffective. The iBand from Tech21 isn’t particularly attractive nor svelte, but after watching the video below there’s little doubt about its effectiveness. It’s made of a substance called d3o, which is a fancy orange non-Newtonian substance, starting out stretchy and gushy but, when put under pressure, hardening and protecting its precious contents. We’ve seen this stuff applied to high-impact applications like motorcycle armor, but we’re glad to see gadgetry getting a little attention too. The video is a bit curious as it appears that the d3o is just applied around the edges of the case and yet the enclosed device survives a face-down landing, but it’s an impressive demonstration nevertheless. Right now the £15 ($25) iBand is only available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but future gadgets should receive the oobleck treatment soon.

Continue reading Video: Tech21’s iBand protective case and its mystical, magical, non-Newtonian goo

Filed under: Cellphones

Video: Tech21’s iBand protective case and its mystical, magical, non-Newtonian goo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As Sirius XM fanboys are well aware, the company is expected to debut its XM SkyDock satellite radio controller for iPhone / iPod touch at a press event this week. Now, along with spy shots dug up by the satellite radio hounds at Orbitcast, we have some press photos (below) and some PR for you (after the break) with the official details. Compatible with the first and second gen iPod touch as well as iPhone / iPhone 3G / iPhone 3GS with OS 3.0, this guy is hitting the shelves this fall for an MSRP of $119.99.

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XM Sirius announces SkyDock for iPhone and iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read – TechCrunch, “Apple Continues To Right App Store Wrongs. Obama “Hope” App Is Go.”
Read – MacNN, “Apple reconsidering C64 Emulator for iPhone?”

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Apple reconsiders rejected iPhone apps, C64 emulator on the way? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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