News Archive for 05/11/17

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Free iPod demo reels offered online

11/17, 7:00pm

Free iPod demo reels

Thought Equity today released iPod demo reels for free download. Designed for Apple's iPod and iTunes users, the reels are about one to two minutes in length and are composed of clips from Thought Equity’s stock footage library. The current m4v video reel themes include Extreme Ski footage, Animals, Travel, and more. "Production professionals can create their own reels using Thought Equity’s online stock footage library, which includes all genres of footage including lifestyles, culture, travel, aerials, sports, and wildlife. Thoughtequity.com offers the largest selection of HD and film clips in the industry." The company offers a library of premium film and HD stock footage for users to create their own videos or add to any video project.

Thrupp 1.2 adds profiles for popular phones

11/17, 6:50pm

Thrupp 1.2 released

Fondantfancies.com has unveiled Thrupp 1.2, an update to its application that lets iTunes users sync their library to any kind of MP3 player. The company says the software supports any device that plays MP3s and mounts in the Finder is supported, and that if a library isn't in MP3 format Thrupp automatically transcodes as it copies. Version 1.2 adds profiles for popular phone models to ease the setup process. The new profiles support Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Palm, Treo and Windows Mobile devices. The update also adds interface refinements, bug fixes, and offers the ability to create album subfolders. Thrupp 1.2 is available for $15, and requires Mac OS X 10.3.

Video Vault imports videos to iPod

11/17, 6:25pm

Video Vault released

Diversified Multimedia has released the Video Vault for Microsoft Windows users, its new software that transfers video and DVD files from a computer to an iPod. Video Vault can import DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs and analog/digital camcorder tapes, as well as AVI, Mpeg1, Mpeg2, Mpeg4, ASF, WMV, and DVR-MS files. The software exports directly to the video iPod, and can organize collections of videos. Subtitles can be overlaid on top of video with complete audio and subtitle language selection, and the iPod can connect directly to the PC to download and manage files from within the application. Video Vault is available for $40.

NRF declares iPod "hot toy" this year

11/17, 6:05pm

iPod declared \"hot toy\"

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has officially declared Apple's iPod one of the hot toys this holiday season, for the first time. The iPod ranked as the sixth hottest toy for girls, but was nowhere to be found on the list of hot toys for boys. Boys are more pre-occupied with traditional gifts, as well as the Xbox 360, according to the report. Boys are going to be more focused on the new video games that are coming out this year, according to a report from MarketWatch. A supposed stigma has previously been attached to electronics, resulting in hesitation to call them toys. The news "is probably very good for Apple", considering its digital music player is such a high priced-item." Other toys that made the list were Barbie, Star Wars, Legos, and Hot Wheels.

PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter

11/17, 3:40pm

DVD to iPod Converter

Pqdvd.com today launched PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter for Windows users, its simple-to-use application that can turn DVDs into files that will play on Apple's new iPod with video capability. "You no longer have to pay twice for the same video, once for showing it on TV and another for enjoying it on iPod. With PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter, you can record favorite TV shows in Tivo, and convert and watch them later on your iPod. And you can virtually convert all kinds of other video formats to iPod as well, with one simple click." PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter is available for $35, and requires Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Study questions 'iPod halo effect'

11/17, 3:05pm

\'iPod halo effect\'

Apple's small rise in marketshare over the past few years may be more about ratios and numbers than due to the "halo effect." A new study questions the effect of the iPod on Apple's Mac marketshare, saying that the often-touted halo effect may be a "misguided" theory at best, according to a report by Roger L. Kay, founder and president of Endpoint Technologies Associates. The report, issued late late Wednesday, contends that Apple’s recent rise from 1.8 percent market share worldwide to 2.5 percent in the second quarter had more to do with how far Apple had fallen rather than any "belated halo cast by the iPod." The report notes that Apple’s market share has fallen slightly in the third quarter to 2.4 percent, which bolsters arguments by those who question the iPod halo effect.

ABC's "Lost" the top pick on iTunes

11/17, 2:45pm

\"Lost\" the top iTunes pick

One month after Apple began offering downloads of video content from ABC, "Lost" has sold the most episodes according to Stephen McPherson, president of ABC entertainment. Apple said it has already sold over a million copies of ABC shows, though no sales figures were presented, according to a report from StarTribune.com. The November TV ratings "sweeps" for the week of November 7-13th showed CBS on top with 14.5 million viewers, while ABC was the second most popular pleasing 11.4 million on average. NBC serves 8.9 million, Fox 7.5 million, and UPN 3.7 million. With ABC providing content on both television and iTunes, the network could see a jump in ratings should more iPod owners become avid viewers of its television shows, augmenting the value of the digital mobile video market pioneered by Apple.

CES honors two iPod accessories

11/17, 11:35am

iPod accessories honored

The 2006 CES Best of Innovations honorees have been chosen, with two iPod accessories selected to receive recognition. The Belkin TuneStage (shown at right) for iPod, and Harman Kardon's Drive + Play were named in the list. The Belkin TuneStage allows users to play the songs from an iPod through any home theater wirelessly via Bluetooth technology, while the Harman Kardon Drive + Play is an integrated iPod docking system specifically designed for automotive use. The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards have given consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade press since 1989.

Sonnet PodFreq supports video iPods

11/17, 1:35am

Sonnet PodFreq

Sonnet Technologies today announced that its PodFreq is now compatible with the fifth-generation iPods. PodFreq supports all iPod models with a dock connector (except for the iPod nano; the PodFreq mini is compatible with iPod mini). Users can use the FM transmitter to play iPod tunes, audiobooks and podcasts wirelessly through any nearby FM radio. The device offers an integrates a dock with a car charger and car cradle, thus requiring no cables to plug in and no software to install: "it is easy to quickly tune and broadcast to any empty station frequency using up and down tuning buttons and the built-in display. Because PodFreq charges your music player’s battery while in the car, you can love your iPod even longer." PodFreq is available for $100.