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Real 'frees' Apple's iPod player

Real 'frees' Apple's iPod player 07/26/2004 07:08 AM
BBC Jul 26 2004 11:05AM GMT

Apple's iPod stokes MP3 player market
'boom'

Apple's iPod stokes MP3 player market
'boom' 03/17/2005 03:27 AM
In an effort to keep the iPod frenzy going, Apple has gone so far as to offer lower cost devices like the iPod Shuffle. But Apple is not the only one standing to makes some serious profits here. Nope, there are a variety of other companies riding on the backs of the computer company in an effort to turn a buck or two themselves….

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Apple's pint-sized iPod music player
flying off shelves (AFP)

Apple's pint-sized iPod music player
flying off shelves (AFP) 12/25/2004 05:22 PM
AFP - It can store 10,000 songs, but weighs mere ounces, slips easily into a pocket, and has flown off the shelves as one of the most desirable Christmas gifts of 2004: Apple's iPod digital music player seems to be every hip youngster's favourite stocking filler.

Rumor Today: Taiwan's Asustek Wins Order
For Apple's iPod Mini Player (With
Flash)

Rumor Today: Taiwan's Asustek Wins Order
For Apple's iPod Mini Player (With
Flash) 12/27/2004 07:13 PM

AFX News Limited: "With the flash memory-based device, Apple is apparently seeking to make further forays into the Asian Pacific market, Economic Daily News said.

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players 12/22/2004 01:05 AM
Open Beta for “Risk Your Life” Passes 100,000 North American Registered Player Milestone in 8 Weeks, Joining 1.2 Million Players Worldwide [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004]

Sony's Hard Drive MP3 Player

Sony's Hard Drive MP3 Player 01/16/2004 01:05 PM
MacWorld.co.uk reports on Sony's newly announced hard-drive based MP3 player -- the Giga Pavit. The new player from Sony is the first to use the re...

Playing Games With Sony's Player

Playing Games With Sony's Player 04/07/2005 05:02 AM
The PlayStation Portable is being adapted to myriad uses, many of which its manufacturer probably never intended. But you can't keep a good hacker down.

Sony's new online music store falls far
from Apple's iTunes

Sony's new online music store falls far
from Apple's iTunes 06/05/2004 06:23 PM
Los Angeles Times Jun 5 2004 8:53PM GMT

Sony's Personal Video Player is a
reality

Sony's Personal Video Player is a
reality 11/10/2003 11:05 PM
Remember that prototype of a Sony personal video player we had on the site a few months ago? Well it's coming out. The Giga Pocket PCVA-HVP20 Personal Video Player has a 3.5-inch LCD screen, a 20GB hard drive, and play Windows Media, MPEG1, and MPEG2 video files (where's support for MPEG4 and DivX?). Comes out in Japan on the 22nd, no word yet on a possible US release, but we hope and pray that they bring this out here. Read...

Sony's First Walkman-Branded Hard Disk
Player, NW-HD1

Sony's First Walkman-Branded Hard Disk
Player, NW-HD1 07/01/2004 08:45 AM

So this is it, then; the Sony Network Walkman NW-HD1, the new music-only player powered by a 1.8-inch hard drive, enough RAM to provide 25 minutes of skip-free playing, and an impressive 30 hour battery life. While initial reports mention that the NW-HD1 will support MP3, WMA, and WAV -- and technically, that's true -- it seems the "support" comes via the same old Sony trick of converting everything to ATRAC3 on the fly. That still sucks as much as it ever did, Sony. Still, this is the one they're counting, really, to make a dent in the iPod's dominance, and right out of the gate it's got a couple of dings again, with the ATRAC3 and probable lack of WMA DRM files. At least it's small [8.9cm x 6.2cm x 1.4cm], if not cheap -- the initial prices for the 20GB model look to be around $400.

Our previous rumors of the NW-HD1 also mentioned a 40GB prototype. I wouldn't be surprised to see that soon. The 20GB version should be available in Japan July 10th, in the States in August, and in Europe by September. (Thanks to everyone who sent this in. You all get cupcakes.)
Read - Network Walkman Product Flash [SonyJP]
Read< /b> - Sony unveils HDD Walkman [TheRegister]
Read - Sony's 20GB Walkman Sets Sail for America [EverythingUSB]
Read - mit Festplatten-Playern auf Apples Spuren [HeiseDE]
Read - 20 GB Hard Drive Digital Music Player to Store up to 13,000 Songs [WholesaleConnection]
R ead - Sony plans Walkman to rival iPod [BBC]
Read - Sony debuts revamped Walkman to silence iPod [Yahoo/Reuters]

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Apple iPod: Apple's Evolutionary iPod
Gets Better But Leaves Room For
Improvement

Apple iPod: Apple's Evolutionary iPod
Gets Better But Leaves Room For
Improvement 04/13/2005 01:49 AM

The iPod's thoughful design and features make it an excellent MP3 player. But for picky buyers who are holding out for the ideal portable music device, the wait continues. By Eric Dahl, PC World

Sony's $60 iPod? No way

Sony's $60 iPod? No way 11/06/2003 01:54 AM
The Register echoes our skepticism about Sony's announcement that they're planning a $60 MP3 player to compete with the iPod:Sony hasn't said that its $60 music player will feature a high capacity hard drive as the iPod does - or is as compact as the Apple machine. Hard drive prices are falling, it's true, but ultra-compact, high capacity models are still pretty expensive, and eat up much of the cost of manufacturing a hard drive-based music player. We've no doubt that Sony will offer such a device of its own, but the $60 model isn't it. That's less than half the price of a typical 128MB solid-state MP3 player, for heaven's sake.What Sony is probably planning is some sort of barebones player that can have a hard drive attached to it or something like that....

NW-HD5: Sony's iPod Killer?

NW-HD5: Sony's iPod Killer? 04/06/2005 12:37 PM
Sony showed off the latest addition to its line of Walkman digital music players Wednesday, the NW-HD5. While it is the fifth hard drive player to be released by the company, it will be the first to see worldwide distribution. Unlike Sony's previous units, the NW-HD5 is designed to stand upright, similar to Apple's iPod.

Sony's iPod, er, Attempted Murderer

Sony's iPod, er, Attempted Murderer 05/10/2004 10:08 AM
While Sony has played a silly "We could win if we wanted, but we don't want to" game when it comes to digital music, pushing MiniDisc and CD players along with so-so music downloads (check out the dismal showing from their Sony Connect music service), it should come as a...

Why you should think twice before buying
Sony's iPod Killer

Why you should think twice before buying
Sony's iPod Killer 05/12/2004 02:36 AM
Well Sony has done a bang up job making a very stylish MP3 player.. Whoops hold the phone it isn't...

The petabyte player What's in store when
it comes to personal media players?

The petabyte player What's in store when
it comes to personal media players? 09/20/2004 10:38 AM
BBC Sep 20 2004 2:04PM GMT

iPod iDea

iPod iDea 04/09/2004 04:01 PM
I stopped by the recently opened new Apple store here yesterday and saw the iPod mini. It's a beaut! Before yesterday, I would wonder why anyone would buy a 4Gb mini when they can get its 15Gb big brother for only $50 more. I wonder no longer. Apart from being smaller, it's styling is even better than the original iPod,... (370 words)

IPod clobbers Sony's new digital Walkman

IPod clobbers Sony's new digital Walkman 08/04/2004 09:56 PM
San Jose Mercury News Aug 5 2004 1:34AM GMT

Sony's Network Walkman "not as good" as
iPod

Sony's Network Walkman "not as good" as
iPod 09/07/2004 06:39 AM
Matthew Fordahl has written an article for The Associated Press appearing in today's Detroit Free Press looking at Sony's recently announced NW-HD1 Network Walkman and compares it to Apple's iPod...

Mossberg: Sony's new Walkman is no iPod
killer

Mossberg: Sony's new Walkman is no iPod
killer 07/28/2004 01:08 PM
The Wall Street Journal's technology columnist, Walter Mossberg, t akes a look at Sony's new 20GB Network Walkman NW-HD1, the first Walkman portable music device to feature a hard drive (subscription required to read the article). Already dubbed an "iPod killer" by some industry wags, the Walkman fails to impress Mossberg on several points, including "confusing" user interface, "tedious" song-loading process that took more than two hours to transfer 416 songs, and less robust companion music download service that also sports more restrictive rules than the iTunes Music store. "The iPod wins this round, and remains champion," said Mossberg.

Sony's "iPod killer" Fails to Draw Blood

Sony's "iPod killer" Fails to Draw Blood 07/31/2004 01:42 PM

Lazy New iPod Owners Rescued By Ripping
Idea

Lazy New iPod Owners Rescued By Ripping
Idea 07/28/2004 11:07 AM
US-based LoadPod will come to the door, pick up the CDs, rip al, the tunes to an iPod and return them within five days. By Jo Best, Silicon.com (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's Mini Player Sells Out At Taiwan
Debut

Apple's Mini Player Sells Out At Taiwan
Debut 08/07/2004 03:13 AM
Only 100 units of the iPod mini were available yesterday. One company official said more would be coming but couldn't say just when. By Jessie Ho, Taipei Times (via MyAppleMenu)

HP To Deliver iPod-Based Players

HP To Deliver iPod-Based Players 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
Apple's desire to see the iPod remain the leader in the digital music player market got a big push on Thursday when Apple and HP announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to deliver HP-branded digital music players based on the iPod. By Peter Cohen (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)

HP to deliver iPod-based players

HP to deliver iPod-based players 01/08/2004 07:23 PM
Apple's desire to see the iPod remain the leader in the digital music player market got a big push on Thursday when Apple and HP announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to deliver HP-branded digital music players based on the iPod. The news came at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sony takes aim at iPod with new players

Sony takes aim at iPod with new players 07/01/2004 12:21 AM
by Larry Angell - Sony has announced two new hard drive-based digital music players that appear to be the closest thing to a threat that Apple's iPod has encountered...

Sony Takes on iPod With New Music
Players

Sony Takes on iPod With New Music
Players 07/01/2004 01:53 PM
Sony Electronics on Thursday challenged the Apple iPod by unveiling a pair of digital music players, including one with an LCD to display still images.

Over a year late, Microsoft tries to
match Apple's iTunes with Windows Media
Player 10

Over a year late, Microsoft tries to
match Apple's iTunes with Windows Media
Player 10 06/04/2004 09:10 AM
"The next version of Microsoft Corp's Windows Media Player looks set to be the company's answer to Apple Inc's iTunes and RealNetworks Inc's music services, featuring a built-in music and movie store for the first time," Computer Business Review Online reports. "Microsoft released a "technical beta" of WMP 10 this week, and said it features a streamlined interface and a Digital Media Mall comprised of storefronts provided by partners Napster LLC, MusicNow LLC and CinemaNow Inc. The company is also saying that WMP simplifies the process of transferring tracks from PCs to portable devices and synchronizing playlists. WMP 10 will automatically detect compatible devices and synchronize via a new Multimedia Transfer Protocol."

My iPod Or Apple's?

My iPod Or Apple's? 08/01/2004 11:31 AM
What Apple seems to be telling its customers is that they don't deserve to buy music from anyone but Apple -- and in its own way, that's as disrespectful a message as the one that Real has sometimes communicated in the past. By Harry McCracken, PC World (via MyAppleMenu)

Japanese Music Fans Rush To Buy New iPod
Mini Players

Japanese Music Fans Rush To Buy New iPod
Mini Players 07/24/2004 02:54 AM
Thousands of people lined up outside electronics stores in Japan on Saturday as Apple launched sales of its iPod mini digital music player. By Mainichi Shimbun (via MyAppleMenu)

iPod Row: MPs Rush To Apple's Aid

iPod Row: MPs Rush To Apple's Aid 01/24/2004 10:21 AM
Apple has certainly got friends in high places -- rather than criticise its iPod battery policy we should apparently be hailing the 'revolutionary impact' it has made, MPs now say. By Graeme Wearden (ZDNet UK via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's Evolutionary iPod

Apple's Evolutionary iPod 09/01/2004 04:13 AM
Despite the new version's improvements, power music users may want more. By Eric Dahl, PC World (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's iPod Is Here, But No iTunes

Apple's iPod Is Here, But No iTunes 08/03/2004 09:29 PM
Computer maker Apple launched iPod mini in India on Tuesday but was not sure when the web-based music download service -- the iTunes Music Store -- will be available. By Indian Express (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's iPod ads analyzed

Apple's iPod ads analyzed 12/17/2003 11:57 AM
BBC has published a review of Apple's latest iPod advertising...

Few Hot Rivals To Apple's iPod

Few Hot Rivals To Apple's iPod 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

Until Dell or Creative can prove me wrong, I must admit it's starting to look as if the iPod is unstoppable. By Matt Krantz, USA Today

Apple's new, unreleased iPod Ad

Apple's new, unreleased iPod Ad 05/03/2004 08:51 PM
iCompositions has posted Apple's new, unreleased iPod Ad

My take on Apple's iPod mini

My take on Apple's iPod mini 01/09/2004 09:48 PM
There seems to be a near consensus panning of Apple's iPod mini. And I disagree. I posted the following as a comment in one of my own posts from a couple of days ago (and I want to repost it here so I can point to it in 6 months when I'm proven right): "Regarding the iPod-mini, your observation about the $50/11GB delta is being echoed across the web this morning but I'm not so sure. I have a 30GB iPod and a 45GB music collection so I have to make choices about what lives on the iPod at any...

Digital Age Products Releases New
iSoundz Product Line for iPod and MP3
Players

Digital Age Products Releases New
iSoundz Product Line for iPod and MP3
Players 08/30/2004 03:19 AM
Three new products make it easier to play your iPod music and audio books anywhere. These innovative products will also work with other MP3 devices. [PRWEB Aug 30, 2004]

Business Healthy For Apple's iPod

Business Healthy For Apple's iPod 12/02/2003 12:37 AM
Some people are so into the Apple iPod it hurts. By Kat Gresey (Columbia Chronicle via MyAppleMenu)
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