| Review: Use Any Headphones with Your iPhone
So you've got your iPhone and you're all set to make it your full-time, or at least part-time, portable media player. With up to 8GB of storage and full iPod functionality, plus WiFitunes, the iPhone is definitely ready to be used as a primary audio/video player. .
Briefly: Leopard ship notices, 32GB Xserve
In brief: Leopard shipment notices are arriving, OWC offers 32GB RAM sets for the Xserve, Apple plans to open a store in Gilbert, AZ and there are pictures from a Lakeside UK opening, IOGEAR is offering iPhone GearJuice adapters, and there is a new iPhone/iPod touch-optimized e-learning portal ... Users are reporting that they are receiving shipment notices for Leopard. One MacNN reader wrote "The status on my order for Leopard changed from 'Not Yet Shipped' to 'Prepared for Shipment' Saturday night (10/20 for 10/26 delivery?)." VARs are reporting that pre-orders for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard -- available from the Apple Store, Amazon (with Parallels Bundle), and MacMall (for delivery on Oct 26th) -- are double what they were for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. OWC offers 32GB of RAM for Xserve Other World Computing has announced that their Xserve Memory Kits are now available up to 32GB.
First of Its Kind 'Traveler TechFest' Takes Off at DFW International Airport
Technology flies forward at DFW International Airport with the debut of Traveler TechFest, enhancing the experience of passengers during the holiday travel season. The TechFest event kicks off today and will continue through December with product demonstrations, displays, prizes and giveaways from such well-known names as Samsung, Apple, Sony and Motorola. The two-month event is part of DFW's drive to demonstrate it is one of the most techno-friendly airports in the world for road warriors as well as traveling families. Travelers can preview all the TechFest activities at http://www.dfwairport.com/techfest. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071113/LATU208) .
Tok Tak MP3 Player Same Size As Audio Adapter
And you thought the clip-tastic iPod shuffle was small. Designer Tae-wan Kim has come up with an MP3 player that's about as tiny as it gets, looking more like an audio jack adapter than a full-fledged music player. To a random passer-by, it'll look like you just have a set of headphones dangling from your ears. Naturally, this is still very much in the conceptual stage, so you've got to wonder just how viable such a design could be. Both flash memory and batteries have miniaturized considerably in recent years, so it just might work. Dubbed the Tok Tak, this incredibly tiny MP3 layer also comes with a base station used to recharge its batteries and upload new music. Interestingly, the dock also doubles as a "joystick controller to listen to your turns [sic] externally." Ready for some crazy Atari-inspired action?
Via yankodesign.com
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Hearing loss also concern in youths
Bang the drum. Crash the cymbals. Let the trumpets squeal. Those daily school band rehearsals may be making a musician of the child, but as one mother asked, "Is it damaging his hearing?" Maybe. Hearing loss — long associated with rock concerts, iPods, noisy machinery and the like — also is a concern for those playing in a band or orchestra, experts say. "The ear is not a sophisticated listener," said Dr. Paul Pessis, a doctor of clinical audiology and spokesman for the American Academy of Audiology in Reston, Va. It doesn't matter how sweet or interesting the sound is, loud is loud. Sounds, even musical sounds, that are too loud or long can damage the hearing. Called noise-induced hearing loss, it's more than not hearing well. It's also tinnitus — an intermittent or constant ringing, fizzing or roaring in the ears.
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