News Archive for 08/12/23

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Audioengine unveils W2 wireless adapter for iPod

12/23, 8:55pm

Audioengine W2 for iPod

Audioengine has released the W2, a wireless adapter the iPod that transmits sound from the media player to a stereo system. The company claims that the all-digital PCM signal does not reduce the audio quality. A sending unit is attached to the dock connector, while the receiver is directly connected to the amplification equipment. Wi-Fi technology is utilized instead of Bluetooth or FM, working on the 2.4GHz band and claimed to offer a range of 30 feet. The circuitry automatically splits the band into 40 subchannels and works to constantly stay on the clearest frequency.

Pogo Sketch draws on MacBooks, iPhones

12/23, 4:55pm

Pogo Sketch stylus debuts

Ten One Design has uncovered the Pogo Sketch, a new control stylus built on capacitive touch technology. Like its predecessor, the Pogo Stylus, this means that the Sketch can be used with iPhones and iPod touches, substituting for fingers. The Sketch expands functionality to MacBooks, however, where it interacts with multi-touch trackpads instead of a display.

RockridgeSound intros vacuum tube amplifier for iPods

12/23, 4:35pm

Vacuum tube amp for iPods

RockridgeSound has introduced the ISR-VT02 iPod dock/music player/AM-FM tuner that relies on a vacuum tube amplifier as opposed to transistors to power its speakers which deliver a softer, richer sound. Based on the old VTS-384 which also had a vacuum amp, the ISR-VT02 is basically a scaled-down version of the older dock. A two-stage 12AX7 (ECC83) amplifier provides each of the two 3.15-inch speakers with 12W of power.

Focal launches AquaTune speakers for iPods

12/23, 4:25pm

Focal AquaTune speakers

Focal of Japan has just announced the release of two new waterproof speaker enclosures in its AquaTune series made to work with Apple's iPod personal music players. Both the AquaTune v2 and AquaTune nano 4G use clear, polycarbonate bodies with O-ring seals and are rated to keep the interiors free of water when submerged at up to 1 meter (~3.3 feet) for 30 minutes. The larger AquaTune v2 will accommodate Apple's fourth and fifth generation iPods, first through fourth-gen iPod nanos, iPod classic, first and second-gen iPod shuffle and the iPod mini with the use of an included spacer.

iPhone apps: Print, HolyWars, Christmas C@rds

12/23, 4:15pm

Christmas C@rds, Memory

Print ($3) lets users print photos, contact information and webpages stored on an iPhone or iPod touch. Printing is supported across either a Wi-Fi or a cellular network, allowing remote printing back to a home or office printer. In order to use Print, one must also use the free desktop companion application.

HP debuts iPrint Photo mobile app

12/23, 3:50pm

HP iPrint Photo for iPhone

Hewlett Packard has launched a new app for iPhones and iPods, iPrint Photo. The title enables wireless photo printing to HP inkjets when connected through a local Wi-Fi network. Users can create borderless 4x6 or 10x15 prints, though the program currently supports only JPEG images as a source, not other common types such GIFs or bitmaps.

iBreath attaches breathalyzer to iPhones, iPods

12/23, 3:10pm

iBreath breathalyzer

David Steele Enterprises has announced the iBreath, an accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch that works as both a breathalyzer and a wireless FM transmitter. For the former task, owners plug the iBreath into a player, set it to the proper mode, and blow for at least five seconds to determine alcohol level. The device also comes with a timer, which can be set to anywhere from one minute to eight hours in order to prompt a future test.

Pinger Phone app provides multi-format messaging

12/23, 12:15pm

Pinger Phone for iPhone

Pinger has announced its latest app for the iPhone and iPod touch, Pinger Phone. Combining a variety of tasks into a single menu, Pinger allows users to text, IM, mail or call someone, as well as send a message to contacts through Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. An automatic horizontal-keyboard function is used when messaging through AIM, Yahoo, MSN or Google Talk, and users can choose to appear online all the time by receiving alerts of new IM conversations through SMS.

Twittelator Pro 1.6 enables Sub-Groups

12/23, 11:50am

Twittelator Pro 1.6 update

Stone Design today released the v1.6 update to Twittelator Pro, its higher-end Twitter client for iPhones and iPod touches. The app enables functions such as switching between multiple accounts, and quickly inserting items such as maps, images and links into tweets. The latest update introduces the concept of Sub-Groups, used to divide contacts into finer sets such as friends and family.

Spots locates Wi-Fi hotspots for Apple handhelds

12/23, 10:00am

Spots app for iPhone, iPod

Savoy Software is preparing for the release of Spots for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app allows users to find over 230,000 worldwide hotspots, and does not require an active Internet connection. Spots locates the closest available hotspots, and allows free navigation of a map to find a desired location. Users can also search specifically by name, street or city.

Textcast offers text to podcast conversion

12/23, 9:40am

Textcast podcast creator

Bit Maki Software has released Textcast, an application that allows the transformation of text documents, webpages, or blog feeds into audio files that can be played on an iPhone or iPod. Offering customizable voices, including a default of Mac OS X Leopard’s latest Alex voice, Textcast sends all spoken-word audio files to iTunes for sync purposes.