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Chinon rolls out AVi portable iPod speaker

This all sounds great for the money, but there is no mention whether or not if this thing can play iPod video on it’s screen.  The assumption would be that it does, but Apple has a habit of locking things down so licensed 3rd party devices become inherently expensive.  If this can play back iPod video, I can honestly say this would be a heck of a bargain at $200, especially because it has DTV built in.  On the other hand that is also what worries me as I would think Apple would be hesitant to license to a 3rd party DTV product as it would be seen as competition to video sold in the iTunes store.

Posted by Phoenixfury on November 20, 2009 at 10:29 PM (PDT)

App Mix: Ravensword, Star Wars, Google Earth, Konami

I don’t understand why Konami hasn’t already released a port of Castlevania already.

Posted by Tommy on November 20, 2009 at 7:14 PM (PDT)

TomTom intros separate Car Kit for iPod touch

Dual electronics up coming iPod cradle has gps, Bluetooth, extra battery & a mic for all voip needs. Hope the price is good, sounds like that’s the most feature laden mount.

Also the Magellan gps mount sounds like it out does tomtom mount you can actually adjust it to fit iPhone/ iPod even when there in a case.

Posted by Xing on November 20, 2009 at 4:43 PM (PDT)

Apple delaying approval of iPhone DJ apps?

Sonorasaurus is now available on the App Store as well!

Posted by aztha on November 20, 2009 at 4:31 PM (PDT)

TomTom intros separate Car Kit for iPod touch

not giving a rip about bluetooth and speakerphone, I’d probably just pick this up for my iphone, if it was compatible.

Posted by shawn on November 20, 2009 at 4:03 PM (PDT)

Shure introduces SE115m+ iPhone-compatible earphones

@tim
you don’t know much about speakers. these are dynamic speakers. they need to be played at ~70% max volume for apprx 24 hours straight to burn in. after that, the sound changes dramatically, as with ALL dynamics. google it for references..
other than that, peace seem to dislike this set for the placement of the mic/control, but never for sound quality.
shure are in the high end market. they server people who want high end. high end sound has a flat response curve. if you want lots of bass, you want something marketed for young people. shure won’t make those.
peace
/storm

Posted by storm on November 20, 2009 at 3:54 PM (PDT)

AT&T files suit against Verizon over "map for that" ads

Ok agreed, but as a septic of any king of advertising so I take a look for my self.  I can see ATT’s 3g map on their site but I cant see Verizon’s all I get is http error 404 page can’t be found. So personally i default to the site that isn’t attacking and does show their own 3g map.

Posted by David on November 20, 2009 at 3:25 PM (PDT)

TomTom intros separate Car Kit for iPod touch

Their messages are so confusing. First, they were cagey about whether the touch and 1st gen iPhone would work with the kit, even though there should be no reason they wouldn’t. Then they announce a separate kit for the touch and the 1st gen phone turns up on the supported list for the first kit. It seems that the iPod touch kit removes the mic and Bluetooth since the touch does not need that for speakerphone, which is fine, and obviously the reason why it’s cheaper. However, you’d think that the touch should still be compatible with the phone kit, but they don’t say. If you had both an iPhone and an iPod touch to share a car kit, for example.

Posted by Ryan Gray on November 20, 2009 at 1:41 PM (PDT)

Gameloft, others cutting back on Android development

Well, there are likely to be several factors making revenue from Android apps so much lower. From the Android discussion group:

“It’s been discussed before - currently, few make much off the Android Market. A combination of lower phone sales, phones that target consumers with less disposable income, no computer based App store, less countries supported to buy apps, more rampant piracy due to weaker DRM, and many more issues all contribute to make it difficult. “

Though with the recent release of Android 2.0 and influx of new Android handsets in the coming year, perhaps its a bit premature for Gameloft to judge the potential market. However, given finite resources, it makes sense for them to focus their efforts where the money is and re-evaluate the Android market at a later date.

Posted by Eric on November 20, 2009 at 12:02 PM (PDT)

Apple releases iPod nano 4G Software 1.0.4

‘Code Monkey in Midstate New York’...what a load of rubbish!! Yes there may be a bug but to say that it has wasted $10 Million in time in wrong!  If you are on your ipod watching a movie or looking through your music you not working anyway and that would cost alot more than just trying to change a setting every once and a while.  People like you that sit on their ipods and watch movies and listen to music all day probably cost the world a considerable amount more every year than $10 Million. You just upset that its digging into your time wasting time!!

Posted by flodge02 on November 20, 2009 at 11:54 AM (PDT)

Gameloft, others cutting back on Android development

Given Android’s open source nature, surely that’s why people aren’t buying games and apps for it…

Posted by Timsk on November 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM (PDT)

Caze unveils Zero 5 UltraThin case for iPhone 3G, 3GS

I ordered one of these cases about a week ago. Be aware, it ships from Hong Kong. I have a tracking number, but after a week, the only status is that is was dropped at a shipping facility in Hong Kong. So, is it just sitting there, or is it in the states yet? I have no idea.

I will post some comments when I receive the case.

Posted by Jas on November 20, 2009 at 10:29 AM (PDT)

TomTom updates navigation app with iPod touch, iPhone 1G support

I’ll be interested in these GPS kits for the iPhone/iPod Touch when I see some data on the impact on device life. If I were to use my iPhone in one of these kits on a cross-country road trip, how much do I shorten the life of the iPhone - in particular its battery and display? If the impact is significant, then there’s a case to be made for standalone GPS units after all.

Posted by Herr Doktor on November 20, 2009 at 8:57 AM (PDT)

Gameloft, others cutting back on Android development

Its not surprising that iPhone games outsell Android by a large margin, though I’m not sure I would have guessed it was 400x higher. I wonder if they mean 400 more copies, or 400x the revenue?

I bought my first iPod touch over a year ago and downloaded some apps. After that initial foray, I stopped buying any more downloadable games since I didn’t think they were that good.

However, I recently got a new iPhone and started browsing the app store again. I am pleasantly surprised how much better the number and quality of the games are. Now I confess to regularly checking the lists. My current favourites are Castle of Magic, Dungeon Hunter, Orion Legend of Wizards, Assassins Creed.

I think this more than anything else will serve to keep me on the iPhone rather than defecting to say, the Motorola Droid.

Posted by Eric on November 20, 2009 at 8:36 AM (PDT)

Gameloft, others cutting back on Android development

Currently, developers in the below countries may register as Google Checkout merchants and sell priced applications:

- Austria
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States

This mean if you are from anywhere else, you can only give your application away. Compared this to iPhone development. All developers are welcome to sell their apps!

After waiting and waiting, many developers from other countries are tired of waiting. I am stopping my Android development as a result, and switching to iPhone development.

Posted by Lim Thye Chean on November 20, 2009 at 7:51 AM (PDT)

Virgin Mobile Canada to offer iPhone 3G, 3GS

GL - Bell Canada owns Virgin. So - offering a Virgin version of its iPhone won’t be a problem. Bell Solo is on its way out, and Virgin will replace it. Much like how Rogers owns FIDO. So there are _actually_ 3 real providers… Rogers/Fido, Bell/Virgin, Telus/KUDO

Posted by Warren piece on November 20, 2009 at 7:49 AM (PDT)

Virgin Mobile Canada to offer iPhone 3G, 3GS

Virgin only have CDMA phones, what does this mean ?

Posted by GL on November 20, 2009 at 7:39 AM (PDT)

Innovacases Europe Sells Vaja Cases

Vajacases design = 5 stars; Vajacases customer services = ZERO star. I emailed THREE TIMES asking for color samples - nobody bothered to reply. THREE TIMES!!! They must be doing exceptionally well business-wise to not bother about customer services. It had been a very disappointing experience considering I was going to spend nearly USD$400 for a laptop bag.

Posted by Ryan on November 20, 2009 at 7:37 AM (PDT)

Virgin Mobile Canada to offer iPhone 3G, 3GS

what’s the point of having four companies carry the phone if they all have 3 year contracts (only), the same rates to within 5%  and the same crap customer service?

Posted by hugo on November 19, 2009 at 9:03 PM (PDT)

Magellan releases RoadMate app, Car Kit coming

Hey ilounge, if possible in the future would be very nice if you could compare the three mounts & see how they stack up with the iPod/iPhone.

Tomtom
Magellan
Dualelectronics

maybe those companies will give you one if your lucky!!

Nice website & reviews
Xing

Posted by Xing on November 19, 2009 at 6:43 PM (PDT)

TomTom updates navigation app with iPod touch, iPhone 1G support

Magellan & Dual electronics announced gps cradle for iPod / iPhone with more functionality tha tomtom & at least with the dual electronics version will come bundled with gps software - compatible with other gps software - a microphone built in

Posted by Xing on November 19, 2009 at 6:33 PM (PDT)

Griffin launches new Threadless cases for iPhone

$35 for any plastic iPhone case is $15 too expensive.

Posted by Benjamin on November 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM (PDT)

iPhone 3GS accessory issues blamed on software?

Having the same experience as bend, it’s like the error screen has become my new wallpaper.  Shows up when I’m *not* charging the phone (which still works via the cord)

Posted by bosty on November 19, 2009 at 5:01 PM (PDT)

AT&T suffers setback in Verizon suit, airs response ad

NO WAY I’m leaving Verizon and its wonderful network. I kept my iPod Touch (which I love) and bought a Droid. So far, I’m liking it very much.

Posted by JustMe on November 19, 2009 at 4:52 PM (PDT)

Virgin Mobile Canada to offer iPhone 3G, 3GS

Amazing that you guys in the States get screwed on carrier restrictions (1), and we’ll now have 5 options. Being 1/10 the market seems to help Of course our plans are a little more $.

Posted by Warren Piece on November 19, 2009 at 3:24 PM (PDT)