News Archive for 07/11/02

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Tunefilm clear covers ship

11/02, 3:10pm

Tunewear ships Tunefilm clear covers

Tunewear today began shipping Tunefilm, a clear protective film cut to fit Apple's iPhone as well as each of the company's current-generation iPods with liquid crystal displays. Tunefilm is designed to provide protection against dirt and scratches, covering the multi-touch display of Apple's iPhone and iPod touch as well as the standard display of third-generation iPod nano and iPod classic players. Tunefilm also guards the polished back cover of each device, and lays atop the iPod classic's click-wheel. Tunefilm is priced at $13 for iPhone and iPod touch owners, while customers looking to protect third-generation iPod nanos can expect to pay $10. Tunefilm for iPod classic is available for $13.

Fastmac headphone adapter

11/02, 2:00pm

Fastmac unveils 3-in-1 headphone adapter

Fastmac today unveiled a 3-in-1 Universal Headphone adapter for Apple's iPhone that features a built-in microphone as well as a volume slider and phone control buttons. The compact flexible adapter works with any 3.5mm headphone to offer the same functionality as Apple's own iPhone headset, and is available in three models that range from basic to premium. Fastmac's basic headphone adapter ($5) features a flexible cable and gold plated connector, while the company's mid-level model ($10) adds a shirt clip as well as a built-in microphone and a music playback/phone control button to answer or end calls. The company's premium headphone adapter ($20, shown at right) incorporates all the features of both the basic and mid-level models and adds an adjustable volume slider as well as a noise suppressing microphone.

iPod touch parts low

11/02, 10:00am

iPod touch hit with parts shortage

Shoppers may sometimes have a difficult time finding an iPod touch this holiday season, reports suggest. Market sources are quoted as saying that although Apple had intended to rapidly expand shipments of the Touch towards the end of the year, a general shortage of touchscreen panels has made this difficult, with volume shipments only expected to resume sometime this month. This may however serve to keep NAND flash prices low, since with lower demand from Apple, manufacturers have had to seek out other companies to buy their product.

Possible iTunes 7.5 update

11/02, 1:15am

Apple prepping iTunes 7.5 update?

Apple is preparing a new update to iTunes, bringing it to version 7.5. Although the update is a large step from v7.4, the new version will primarily be focused on stability fixes and small feature additions, and doesn't seem to include any outstanding new features, according to AppleInsider. There have been several users reporting problems while upgrading iTunes tracks to iTunes Plus, which Apple will supposedly be resolving.