News Archive for 06/08/30

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New audio chair offers iPod dock

08/30, 2:05pm

iRocker 250 released

Adonis Furniture manufacturer and wholesale distributor of sofa-bed futon frames and platform beds, has just released the first video game rocker chair combo with an integrated docking station for Apple's iPod. According to the company, this is the first gaming chair ever to use the patented Apple iPod technology. The new chair, known as the iRocker 250, integrates surround sound into the chair featuring heavy magnet speakers, base tube, audio inputs, additional line input, and a master volume dial with LED indicator lights. The chairs will be sold through Cost Co, Target, Amazon.com and other retail outlets locally for $320 (iRocker 250) and is shipping now. [Images included]

Creative announces new Vision line up

08/30, 12:25pm

New Vision:M & W

Creative has released an update to the Creative Zen Vision:M and announced the anticipated Zen Vision:W. The new Zen Vision:M introduces does not add any new features, but now includes a 60GB model. The new Zen Vision:W is similar in appearance to the original Zen Vision; however the Vision:W is a video centric media player with a 4.3-inch widescreen display and is compatible with MPEG-1/2/4 and XviD videos-- allowing up to 4.5 hours of playback on its rechargeable/removable battery pack. In addition to improved compatibility and a larger screen, it offers a CompactFlash card slot that allows users of certain cameras to transfer photos to the player without first uploading to a computer. The Vision:W will ship within Singapore in 30GB ($412 US) and 60GB ($475 US) models during September -- a US release will follow. The 60GB Vision:M is scheduled to ship at the end of September for the equivalent price of $380 US. [images included]

QTFairUse6 circumvents iTunes DRM

08/30, 11:45am

iTunes DRM circumvented

A new software solution circumvents Apple's FairPlay DRM restrictions to create DRM-free music from purchased iTunes music. Users on Hymn message boards, who have cracked the iTunes (FairPlay) DRM yet again, are committed to cracking the iTunes DRM to allow free use of purchased music. The project has been dead in the water since Apple released iTunes 6 and changed the way the iTunes DRM worked (although previous versions work with older iTunes versions); however, the new solution adapts original code from previous attempts (QTFairUse) and users have managed to get it work with iTunes 6. The somewhat-clunky QTFairUse6 requires Python 2.4 and several other tools and uses the information that is buffered (i.e., stored in memory) after iTunes/QuickTime decodes the file.