News Archive for 06/05/23

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A look at Apple, Nike's new Nike+iPod

05/23, 5:55pm

A look at Nike+iPod

As noted this morning, Nike's Air Zoom Moire is the first footwear designed to talk to Apple's iPod nano, and the company has plans to make many of its leading footwear styles Nike+ ready. The Air Zoom Moire connects to the iPod through the wireless Nike+iPod Sport Kit, which includes an in-shoe sensor and a receiver that attaches to iPod. After a workout, users can connect the Nano to a Mac or PC to automatically sync and store workout data in a customized workout log on nikeplus.com with the help of iTunes. Nikeplus.com allows users to log workout data, view and evaluate personal training goals, and review distance, time, pace, and calories burned through a dynamic interface. The Air Zoom Moire is priced at $100, while the Nike+iPod Sport Kit is priced at $30.

22Moo launches USB Host Media Player

05/23, 10:25am

USB Host Media Player

22Moo has launched its USB Host Media Player (site not updated), allowing users to connect USB flash drives, external hard drives, and iPods to a television. The device supports PAL as well as NTSC standards, and can play back media files via an IR remote. The USB Host Media Player supports playback of MPEG1, MPEG4, WMA, MP3 and JPEG files. A standard red, white and yellow RCA cable offers connectivity to audio/video equipment such as TVs or the iPod Hi-Fi accessory, and the device incorporates two USB ports. The USB Host Media Player works with all iPods except the 40GB and 60GB models, and is priced at $A150.

EMI backs Apple on French law

05/23, 10:05am

EMI backs Apple

EMI Group today backed Apple in its stance against a new French law that could force the Cupertino-based company to open up its FairPlay DRM to competitors. EMI Chairman and CEO Alain Levy said he was concerned about Apple's hold over the digital music market, but regarded the French bill with "amazement," according to MarketWatch. "We believe market forces work better than legislation in this case," Levy said. The hotly-debated law was recently softened, but industry watchers say Apple might still pull out of France because the remaining regulations may be too strong. The bill could also create large amounts of paperwork for companies like EMI, forcing them to retrieve specific authorizations to sell music through iTunes. Digital sales currently account for 5.4 percent of EMI's revenue, though such sales are expected to account for one-quarter of the business by 2010. "The growth rate is hard to predict because expansion of digital is dramatic, explosive I would say," EMI Chairman Eric Nicoli said.