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In preparation for the November 1st release of iLounge’s 2011 iPad/iPhone/iPod Buyers’ Guide, we are opening voting today for our annual Readers’ Choice awards. In the short, four-question survey, you’ll have the opportunity to vote for Apple’s media product of the year, accessory developer of the year, iOS application developer of the year, and iOS game developer of the year. You can vote now using this link; voting will end at midnight Eastern Time on October 27. The survey takes less than a minute to complete, so cast your vote today!

With over 3,800 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll—“Which just-announced Apple product are you most interested in?”—has ended. Readers could choose the fourth-generation iPod touch, sixth-generation iPod nano, fourth-generation iPod shuffle, second-generation Apple TV, or say they weren’t interested in any of Apple’s new offerings.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the largest number of respondents—43 percent—said they were most interested in the fourth-generation iPod touch, followed by 20 percent who were most interested in the second-generation Apple TV. 12 percent of readers said they were most interested in the sixth-generation iPod nano, while only three percent said they were most interested in the fourth-generation iPod shuffle. Notably, 22 percent of readers said they weren’t interested in any of the new products. Thanks for all your votes!

Our new poll focuses on AirPlay-compatible speakers. We’d like to know if you plan on buying some? Will you buy them no matter what the price, or if they’re within $25, $50, or $100 of similar, non-AirPlay speakers? Or do you have no need for wireless speakers, lack interest in AirPlay speakers, or already have an AirPlay-ready solution in the form of an AirPort Express or Apple TV? Our new poll—“Will you buy AirPlay-compatible speakers?”—lets you answer that question. As always, you can find the iLounge Poll in the left-hand column of the main iLounge.com home page. Cast your vote today!

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, is coming later today. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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iLounge is pleased to announce the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Giveaway. In our Giveaway of the Month for October, iLounge and Sonos are giving away two Sonos ZonePlayer S5 units paired with a Sonos ZoneBridge. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on October 31, 2010 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Good luck!

This week’s featured photo is from our iPads Around the World gallery, and shows an iPad in front of a herd of pachyderm in Chobe National Park in Botswana. Interestingly, the shot shows not only the iPad, but also a reflection of the iPhone 4 that took the photo. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures featuring your favorite iPod, iPad, or iPhone and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

If you haven’t yet entered our RF3 Envi Earphone Giveaway, there’s still time to do so. In our Giveaway of the Month for September, iLounge and Mobile Line Communications are giving away fifty RF3 ENVi 3.5mm Natural Wood Stereo Earhook Headsets. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on September 30, 2010 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Good luck!

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, is coming later today. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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This week’s featured photo is from our iPhones Around the World gallery, and shows an iPhone 3GS in front of the Fishermen Statues of Buzios Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures with your iPod or iPhone, and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, is coming later today. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

IMPORTANT: Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Earthlink and others, make sure we don’t end up in your spam box. Please accept emails from iLounge.com. Thank you.

This week’s featured photo is from our iPads Around the World gallery, and shows an iPad on board a catamaran off the coast of Madeira. Interestingly, the shot shows not only the iPad, but also a reflection of the iPhone 4 that took the photo. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures featuring your favorite iPod, iPad, or iPhone and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

iPods and the iOS 4.1 operating system for iPhones and iPod touches, complete with plenty of new details that were easy to miss as they were flying through the air. So if you might have missed them, here are links to all of our comprehensive reviews of the 2010 iPod, iPhone, and iPad family.

Apple iPad Wi-Fi
Apple iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G
Apple iPhone 4
Apple iPhone 3GS
Apple iPod shuffle (Fourth-Generation)
Apple iPod nano (Sixth-Generation)
Apple iPod classic
Apple iPod touch (Fourth-Generation)

Don’t forget to get your entry in for our RF3 Envi Earphone Giveaway. In our Giveaway of the Month for September, iLounge and Mobile Line Communications are giving away fifty RF3 ENVi 3.5mm Natural Wood Stereo Earhook Headsets. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on September 30, 2010 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Good luck!

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, is coming later today. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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With over 3,300 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll—“Will you buy an Apple TV if it runs App Store apps?”—has ended. Readers could choose from three positive responses, one requiring 32GB or more of storage, one requiring a lower price point, and one requiring both, as well as a pair of negative responses for readers who either do or do not own an Apple TV.

More than four in ten—42%—of readers said they wouldn’t buy an Apple TV if it ran App Store apps even though they don’t already own one. This group was followed by a 19% share of readers who said they would buy one but only if it included 32GB or more of built-in storage for a lower price, 15% who said they would buy an app-running Apple TV but only if was cheaper, and 14% who would buy but only if it offered 32GB or more of built-in storage. Finally, 10% said they wouldn’t buy an app-enabled Apple TV, although they already own the first-generation model. Thanks for all your votes!

Our new poll focuses on Apple’s just-announced products. We’d like to know which one you’re most interested in. Are you eyeing the fourth-generation iPod touch, or perhaps the sixth-generation iPod nano? Or are you interested in the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, or maybe the second-generation Apple TV? Or are you not interested in any of the new models? Our new poll, “Which just-announced Apple product are you most interested in?” lets you answer that question. You can find the iLounge Poll in the left-hand column of the main iLounge.com home page. Cast your vote today!

In addition to our earlier galleries showing the unboxing of the sixth-generation iPod nano and fourth-generation iPod touch, comparisons of the new models to their predecessors, and images comparing the rear-facing camera of the iPod touch 4G to that of the iPhone 4, iLounge has posted new photos to our Flickr photostream showing off the touch-based interface of the new iPod nano, as well as a new photo—seen in limited resolution above—of the entire 2010 lineup of iPods, iPhones, and the iPad.

iLounge has received its sixth-generation iPod nano and fourth-generation iPod touch units, and has posted a gallery of unboxing photos to our Flickr account. The photos include all seven colors of the iPod nano and the new FaceTime-capable fourth-generation iPod touch. We will be updating the gallery throughout the day with comparison photos and other new photography, so be sure to check back later.

Update: Color comparison shots have been posted in a separate gallery.

In addition to our earlier unboxing photos of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, we’ve now posted several images comparing the colors of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle to those of past iPods, including the second- and third-generation iPod shuffle and the second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-generation iPod nano. More photos are available on our Flickr photostream.

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, is coming later today. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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Whether you’re looking for play-by-play analysis of Apple’s 2010 iPod/Music event or unable to watch Apple’s live video stream, we invite you to follow along on our iLounge Twitter feed, or on our live event coverage page. At the event, which begins at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time/1:00 Eastern Time, Apple is expected to announce its Fall 2010 iPod and iTunes lineup, and possibly updates to the iPad’s OS, Apple TV, and iPhone.

Join iLounge tomorrow for play-by-play coverage and analysis of Apple’s 2010 iPod/music event, being held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, beginning tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time/1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Apple is expected to announce its Fall 2010 iPod lineup at the event, including a fourth-generation iPod touch with front- and rear-facing cameras, a diminutive new touchscreen iPod, and a new version of iTunes. Also possible are discussion of a next-generation Apple TV, and/or an iOS 4.x update for the iPad. As in the past, iLounge will be flipping over to our live event coverage page in the minutes leading up to the event.