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Blinking Controls iPod?
Undeniable, the Apple iPod is one of the greatest success stories ever told with regards to technological gadgets today. If you have not been living under a rock for all these time, then you probably know that the iPod is more than just a music player, it is now part of our popular culture. There are iPods with a variety of functions and memory capabilities. So it is no wonder that there are various accessories that had been developed to enhance its look and its features.
One of the most notable features that had been created is the new Japanese technology that enables users to control their iPod with a blink of the eye…literally. This technology uses sensors that will be connected to the headphone or the glass of the user which is known as the KomeKami Switch (the Temple Switch).
The infrared sensors will be able to generate electric signals which will relay messages to your iPod. If you wink for one second, the iPod player will go back one track; and if you wink your other eye, the iPod will skip to the next track. Closing both your eyes will cause the iPod to play or to pause. And the amazing thing is that this system works throughout the day as the user goes through his normal activities.
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iTunes Music Store Number 2 in Music Sales
Currently, Wal-Mart remains to be the top US music retailer but the NPD Group shows that the iTunes Store from Apple sold more than 4 billion songs in the year 2007. This only goes to show that online music download companies such as the Apple Inc’s iTunes are the future of music industry. It reportedly sold 20 million songs on Christmas day alone.
It is also interesting to note that while the amount of consumers increased by 6% in the United States for 2007, revenues still declined. This is due to the loss of CD sales which even the sharp increase in legal downloads could not offset. The result is a 10% decline in music revenue; only 42% of acquired music is actually paid for. Peer to peer file sharing programs are also highly popular amongst teens and adults today.
As you can see, even while there is a decline in CD sales, the growth in legal download is very encouraging and it also presents a lot of opportunities for the music industry. A lot of baby boomers are also entering the digital market so there are more chances to sell older catalogues and bundles that can raise overall revenues.
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iPhone 3G
There are rumors that Apple is currently cutting back on the production of its current iPhone model in anticipation of the 3G iPhone launch. If this is true, then gadget lovers around the world again have a reason to rejoice. This is because this model is one of the most sophisticated and elegant phones in the market that provides a lot of incredible multi-media features to the user. So it is really no wonder that even though the iPhone is currently locked to the AT&T network, users in Europe and Asia has a wide market of unlocked iPhones.
Many analysts believe that the launch of the new 3G phone is not really a question of if but when. This is because it is apparent that Apple is gearing up for something big and this something is highly likely to be the new iPhone model. To achieve a high penetration rate though, AT&T should also expand its 3G network because it is inevitable that the new phone will attract a wide market segment. Despite all the preparations being made for the launch, its timing is still in question. But the launch of the Apple iPhone is really something that should be looked forward to.
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Hacking or Unlocking might make iphone permanently inoperable
Apple has said, at the time of the launch in end June, that it expects to sell 1 million units of the iPhone by the end of this month. Apple said it has sold 270,000 of this gadget in the first two days of launch.
Apple Inc said on Monday that programs available on the Internet that allow the iPhone to be used with other service providers besides AT&T’s Cingular network can irreparably damage the device. They said that once an Apple supplied software upgrade is installed on the device it “ will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable.”
Asked how widespread the practice of downloading unlocking software, he replied, “We do not know.” “We are not doing anything proactively to disable iPhones that have been hacked or unlocked”, said Phil Schiller, Apple’s head of worldwide product marketing told Reuters.
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Google Unveils Mac Developer Playground
Google has finally launched a mac developer playground where mac users can find various products to suite their various needs. Google initially had many products that were available for desktop and mobile users but there was no specific are a for mac users to find products that were just made for them. Seeking to the needs of the mac users Google rectified this problem by opening the mac developer play ground where the users of mac can now look for both open source projects and other demos.
The mac playground has opened with six projects online that are Stats, GData, MacFUSE, iPhone Disk, Cover Story and Quartz Composer Patches. The Google product manager
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