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Wal-Mart Will Push TVs, Laptops on Black Friday

Discount circular leaks ahead of schedule

Nov 17, 09 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Details of Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals—normally kept under wraps until Thanksgiving week—have been obtained by CNNMoney and partially confirmed by the retailer. The day after Thanksgiving will see deep discounts on high-def TVs, laptops, and Blu-ray players. Some specifics:
  • Sanyo 50-inch plasma TVs will be available for
... More »

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big deals • iPod • sales • GPS • consumer electronics • Black Friday • large-screen TVs • Wal-Mart • Blu-ray • computers

 Music Prompts 
 Memory in 
 Alzheimer's 
 Patients 

iPod therapy stimulates cognitive functions lost to disease

Nov 17, 09 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Therapists and doctors who treat Alzheimer's are now using music not only to soothe and entertain their patients but to restore some cognitive function. For decades it's been recognized that Alzheimer's patients can still remember and sing songs long after they've stopped recognizing names and faces. Now it's thought that... More »

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memory • dementia • iPod • brain • cognitive decline • caregivers • Alzheimer's Disease • musical therapy

pop culture


 100 Defining 
 Moments 
 of the '00s 

The iPod, Guitar Hero, Twitter—and some serious moments, too

Oct 30, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the tragic (World Trade Center attacks, Hurricane Katrina) to the seemingly trivial (Stephen Fry's first Tweet), the Telegraph lists the top 100 defining cultural moments of the decade so far:
  • April 2000: Metallica sues music-sharing service Napster.
  • October 2001: The iPod is released.
  • February
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hurricane Katrina • James Cameron • YouTube • Academy Awards • Al Gore • World Trade Center • iPod • September 11 • An Inconvenient Truth • Michael Moore • Michael Jackson • Napster • Metallica • Guitar Hero • Sacha Baron Cohen • Dreams From My Father • George W. Bush • Twitter • 9/11 attacks • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars • PlayStation 2 • Stephen Fry • tweet • Jay-ZTV • Avatar (film)

College Kids' iPod Volume Hurts Hearing

Most subjects in study set volume to damaging level

Oct 12, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most young people listen to their iPods at levels that will damage hearing over time, a new study shows. Researchers measured the output of an iPod while college-age students listened to music in a lab setting, and they found 55% of the subjects set the volume higher than 85 decibels—... More »

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music • iPod • mp3 • hearing loss • Hearing loss • headphones • academic research

TECH REVIEW

 New Zune HD Scores, 
 but Lags on Content 

Microsoft player is best yet, but purchasing media is a drag

Sep 23, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's Zune music player has long been the iPod's dowdy stepsister, but the new, fourth-generation Zune HD is finally "a portable media player that you can be proud to carry around," says Katherine Boehret of the Wall Street Journal. The new device features a "stunningly vivid" touchscreen,... More »

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Microsoft • music downloads • iPod • digital music • Zune • media player • Zune HD

Tech Review

 Zune HD Rivals 
 iPod Touch 


Sep 15, 09 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft releases a new Zune every year, mostly to collective shrugs, but this year’s model “might be the Zune that you’ve been waiting for,” writes Mark McClusky of Wired. “You were waiting, right?” The slim, white-and-black Zune HD is “a lovely industrial design,”... More »

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Microsoft • iPod • Zune • tech review • Zune HD

 New iPod Nano 
 Has Camera, 
 Mic, and Radio 

Touch, Classic get capacity upgrades

Sep 9, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, Steve Jobs stole all the headlines at Apple's shindig today, but there was some product news, too: The new version of the iPod Nano adds a video camera, microphone, and FM tuner, CNET reports. The new Nano also has a slightly larger screen, which is now 2.2 inches... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • iPod Touch • iPod shuffle

Jobs Takes Stage at Apple Event, Talks Health, iPods

Some talk of cancer, but mostly tech

Sep 9, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps as much speculation has surrounded the possible attendance of Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the company’s product event today as what the event will actually be about. The first question is answered, Bloomberg reports: Jobs has made his first public appearance since having a liver transplant during a... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • iTunes Store • consumer electronics • liver transplants • product launch • press event

 5 Guesses for Apple's Party 

Will mystery party feature iPod video camera? iTunes upgrade? Or just Jobs talking?

Sep 1, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - With rumors swirling around next week's invite-only Apple event, PC World ventures five guesses about what the mystery bash has in store. It's too early for a debut of the much-anticipated Apple tablet, and September is the season of new iPods, making the best bet:
  • An iPod touch with
... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • iPod

ANALYSIS

Teen to Blame for Exploding iPhone? So Says Apple

Company points finger as EU launches inquiry

Aug 29, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tales of spontaneously combusting iPhones across Europe may be fodder for easy jokes, but the whole "business is no laughing matter," writes JR Raphael for PC World. The EU has opened a formal inquiry into the latest incident, in which a French teenager says an exploding screen sent... More »

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investigation • iPhone • European Union • France • Apple • iPod • consumer protection

(Newser) - Apple will unveil a new line of iPods complete with point-and-click cameras on Sept. 9, Apple Insider reports. In addition to the 3.2-megapixel camera—which, according to a “Taiwanese rumor site,” will grace the probable last-generation hard-drive iPod in addition to the Flash-based Nano and Touch—Apple... More »

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social networking • Apple • iPod • digital camera • digital music • hard drives • consumer electronics • flash memory • megapixel • point and shoot

(Newser) - After a glass shard from his exploding iPhone allegedly hit a French security guard in the eye, consumer groups are investigating eight reports of spontaneously cracking or combusting iPhones in France. Consumers in other European countries have reported similar problems with iPhones and iPods, including a UK man allegedly paid... More »

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iPhone • Apple • iPod • consumer protection

(Newser) - Recession or no recession, customers have kept lining up to buy iPhones and other Apple products, Bloomberg reports. Apple’s store revenues grew 2.5% over the first six months of 2009, even as retail sales overall fell 9.2%. In New York, where boutiques on Fifth Avenue are largely... More »

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retail • New York City • iPhone • Apple • iPod • Apple Store

OPINION


 Take Those 
 Tunes Beyond 
 Your iPod 

At least five sites can help

Aug 5, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, you can listen to the hundreds of gigs of music you have on your computer—but why limit yourself? Mashable lists the top Web sites and applications to help you really utilize your audio library:
  • Last.fm: One of the Web’s most popular music social
... More »

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music • Internet • iTunes • iPod • website • digital music • online music • iPhone applications • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Apple tried to silence an angry British father and daughter with a gag order after the girl's iPod Touch exploded and "went 10 feet in the air," said the dad. The company offered a full refund of $275 for the music player, but only if the two agreed... More »

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United Kingdom • Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • iPod Touch • portable media players • gag order • confidentiality

GLOSSIES

 Kindles, iPods Spell 
 Tragic End to Snobbery 

How can we show off taste when it's onscreen?

Jul 8, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the subway or in a cafe, taking a peek at what others are reading has long provided a convenient way to judge them on the spot: a mindless crime-novel fan? A Joyce-toting member of the intellectual elite? But with the Kindle, we’re left guessing, observes James Wolcott in ... More »

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iPod • culture • record • book • Kindle • album • snobs • James Wolcott

(AP) - President Obama says he grew up with Michael Jackson's music and is happy he's "being remembered primarily for the great joy that he brought to a lot of people." In a wide-ranging interview, he adds, "I've still got all his stuff on my iPod." On more... More »

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OPINION

 Back to the Stone Age: 
 Teen Trades iPod for Walkman 

Teen trades his Apple for a Sony for 1 week

Jun 29, 09 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of the debut 30 years ago this week of the Sony Walkman, 13-year old Scott Campbell tried using the device for a week in place of his iPod. Campbell found the gadget took some getting used to, he writes for the BBC: “It took me three days... More »

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music • Apple • iPod • Sony • digital music • portable media players • cassette tape

 How You 
 Can Shop 
 —and Help 
 the World 

A list of retail strategies to do good while you buy

Jun 24, 09 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to do some shopping and do some good—at the same time? Sandy Stonesifer, writing for Slate, offers some ways to buy for the betterment of humanity:
  • Go for products that donate a portion of proceeds to charity—like Product (Red) iPods, which give to the Global Fund,
... More »

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philanthropy • shopping • eBay • iPod • charity • online shopping • retail shopping • Gap • Product (Red) • Goodshop • TOMS • Nest • Aid to Artisans • Global Exchange • women's issues

 iPods Give War a Soundtrack 

Our playlists are for running; soldiers' are for shooting—or relaxing

May 19, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to iPods, the Iraq war has a soundtrack—and it’s different for each soldier, writes Jonathan Pieslak in his new book, Sound Targets. “People can put nanos in their flak jackets and they are ready to go,” Pieslak tells the New York Post, and CDs are... More »

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Iraq • music • military • iPod • war • Jay-ZTV

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