News Archive for 05/01/12

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Griffin debuts BlueTrip wireless transmitter for iPod

01/12, 7:25pm

Griffin debuts BlueTrip

  Griffin Technology (Booth 1917) today announced its BlueTrip, a wireless transmitter/receiver for broadcasting CD-quality audio from an iPod to a home stereo. BlueTrip delivers the pristine CD-quality sound that iPod users desire in a high-quality home stereo environment. Using Bluetooth technology, BlueTrip can transmit up to 30 feet away from a home stereo--without the traditional barriers of line of sight, walls, ceilings or windows. It features RCA plugs as well as optical and mini-jack output. It will ship in the first quarter of 2005 for $150.

Walt Mossberg: iPod shuffle 'exceeds expectations'

01/12, 1:00pm

WSJ reviews iPod shuffle

"I've been testing the new iPod Shuffle for a couple of days, and, in my tests, it fulfilled -- and even exceeded -- Apple's claims for convenience, battery life and song capacity, writes renowned Wall Street Journal columnist, Walt Mossberg. "Sound quality is so good you can barely believe the music is coming from something so small." Mossberg praises the iPod shuffle's battery life, which in his tests faired much better than Apple's 12 hour estimate, lasting nearly 16 hours. He also found that the new iPod actually holds more songs than Apple claims because Apple's calculation is based on four-minute songs, while many pop and rock tunes are actually much shorter than that. Mossberg does, however, lists a few downsides to the iPod shuffle, including a lack of display to view playlists, contact info and calendars. He also found the three-way mode button on the back difficult to move. Still, he believes iPod shuffle is "a good product that will enlarge the iPod's appeal, especially with kids, people on low budgets, or people who work out."