| iLuv launches new docks, Bluetooth headset
Accessory maker iLuv has released three new products for the iPod and iPhone. Leading these is the i166, a stereo dock with clock functions. Users can listen to their iPods or AM/FM radio, and set two separate alarms for different purposes. The dock has two 2.5W (RMS) speakers, but owners can output both video and sound to a TV, or connect a subwoofer for better bass. In either case separate cables are required. Officially supported iPods include all Video and Photo models, all Minis, plus first- and second-generation Nanos. The dock costs $70 and comes in white or black. The i189 is a speaker dock with the same general power and support of the i166, but with added Classic, Touch and iPhone compatibility, as well as simulated surround-sound. The main constraint is the lack of a subwoofer jack.
Police Briefs for Nov 1
Police warn about phone scam: A 76-year-old woman was called at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday by a man who identified himself as �Philip Parker� of �Kellogg and Coca-Cola� companies. �Parker� told the woman she had won $1 million, but would need to send him $5,999 to collect it. He said she had two hours to think about it, and she should write a check to her own husband and forward it as proof she had the money to pay the taxes on the winnings. The woman refused to send �Parker� a check. �Parker� said he was from Ontario, Canada, and gave her a phone number to call. Police traced the number to New York City, and a call to the number got a computer-generated voicemail. Lansdale Thefts lead to four teenagers' arrests: Four Lansdale teenagers were arrested after two girls stole a car and two boys were found with iPods that had been left inside, police said.
Gadgets pushing PCs aside in Japan
Masaya Igarashi wants $US200 ($A217) headphones for his new iPod Touch, and he's torn between Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3 game consoles. When he has saved up again, he plans to splurge on a digital camera or flat-screen TV. There's one conspicuous omission from the college student's shopping list: a new computer. The PC's role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly on processing power is encroached by gadgets such as smart phones that act like pocket-size computers, advanced internet-connected game consoles, digital video recorders with terabytes of memory. "A new PC just isn't high on my priority list right now," said Igarashi, shopping at a Bic Camera electronics shop in central Tokyo, who said his three-year-old desktop was "good for now".
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