| Leading iPod Publisher iLounge Releases 2008 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide
Apple's iPods and iPhones are 2007's hottest holiday gifts. And for the fourth year in a row, leading independent publication iLounge.com has published the world's best guide to these products and their accessories: the 2008 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide is now available as a free download in the popular Adobe PDF format. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071101/LATH076) .
NekFit, for the Running Man
A new iPod Nano accessory, called nekFit, places your iPod Nano or Shuffle on the back of your neck. The idea is to keep your cables away from your arms and chest. But unless you want to look like one of the enslaved Enterprise crew in "The Gamesters of Triskelion" episode of "Star Trek" or a prisoner in "Running Man," I'd stick with the traditional armband from Apple. NekFit really does look like a sci-fi shock collar. But the nuttiest thing about it is that it places your iPod controls behind your head, where most humanoids don't keep their eyes. Woburn-based NekFit Inc. (nekfit.com) has fitted the device with large, tactile buttons which help a bit, but controls take some getting used to. NekFit does a good job of tidying-up those cables along its frame, which resembles an eyewear frame you put on backwards.
Thingamajiggy: It's all in the touch
SYIDA LIZTA AMIRUL IHSAN gets to know the Apple iPod Touch 8GB. WHAT: Apple iPod Touch 8GB
IT�S LIKE: An intelligent, sexy and sensitive machine that responds to your slightest touch.
RATING: 14 out of 15 Mark �McSteamy� Sloan action figures.
PRICE: RM1,399
Q: Wow, for a handphone that is very, very slim.
A: But this is not a handphone. It�s the new iPod Touch that comes with an intelligent touch screen. Just touch the screen gently and you can do everything � browsing albums in cover flow, watching movies in full screen or wide screen, surfing the net and viewing your photos and zooming in on your favourite photo.
Q: Sounds pretty much like a PDA phone to me.
GEAR4 debuts iPod case, touts BlueEye accessory
GEAR4 has unveiled its LeatherJacket Flip case (site not updated) for Apple's latest generation iPod nano, and simultaneously announced that its BlueEye Bluetooth phone accessory is compatible with the latest iPod models. The LeatherJacket Flip is a premium leather case for Apple's new iPod nano featuring a brushed suede interior with "debossed" patterning. A 'Flip-Clip' closure covers the click-wheel when not in use, and provides full easy access when playing tracks. The case is available in black and pink for $32, and is due to ship at November's end. GEAR4's BlueEye Bluetooth phone accessory makes as well as receives calls on an iPod, and offers plug-and-play connectivity with most Bluetooth phones. Caller ID displays on the iPod's screen for incoming calls, and the device automatically pauses during each call to resume playing after hanging up.
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