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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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iPod stories: 93 news summaries

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Pentagon Backs iPhone,
iPod Apps for Combat Troops

Pentagon develops apps for ubiquitous Apple devices

May 11, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With more than 30,000 third-party applications now available for the iPhone and iPod touch, a new organization is getting into the game: the American military. As the Independent reports, the Pentagon thinks Apple's gadgets are ideal for "network centric warfare" and is funding projects for everything from translation... More »

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technology • Pentagon • iPhone • Apple • US military • iPod • iPod Touch • Iraq war • iPhone applications • Afghanistan war • App Store • Jay-ZTV

ANALYSIS

R&D Dollars Flow Even as Revenues Slump

Firms see innovation as key to post- recession success

Apr 6, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Revenues may be plummeting, but US companies spent as much on research and development in 2008’s fourth quarter as they did in 2007's, the Wall Street Journal reports. Analysts point to products like the iPod, introduced during the last recession, as proof that continued R&D outlay can lead... More »

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China • Microsoft • India • Apple • iPod • innovation • Motorola • research and development • financial crisis

(AP) - President Obama's gift of an iPod to Queen Elizabeth II came loaded with 40 songs from popular Broadway productions, including The King and I, West Side Story, South Pacific, and Dreamgirls. The iPod was given to accompany a rare coffee table book of songs by composers Richard Rodgers and... More »

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Queen Elizabeth II • iPod • gift • President Obama

Drive Past the Body Shop: Sun Will Repair Scratches

New self-healing coating will save you money, time

Mar 13, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sun will soon be able to help repair the scratches on everything from iPods to cars. Researchers have developed a polyurethane coating that heals itself when exposed to UV radiation, Wired reports. The coating, which should be available in a few months, could save consumers money and reduce waste... More »

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waste • iPod • sun • consumer spending • chemistry • ultraviolet light • cars • automobile

 Melinda Keen on iPhone; 
 Bill Says No 

Apple's wares illegal in Gates household

Mar 3, 09 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple products are banned in the Gates home, the New York Post reports—but Melinda “wouldn’t mind” picking up an iPhone, she told Vogue. There isn’t much “on the banned list in our household. But iPods and iPhones are two things we don't get for our... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • iPhone • Apple • iPod • consumer electronics • gadget • Melinda Gates

(Newser) - Las Vegas card-counters beware, if you're using an iPhone, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. A California gaming authority has tipped off Nevada officials about an iPhone program that helps users count cards in blackjack. "The program calculates the true count and does it significantly more accurately," a Gaming... More »

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gambling • iPod • casino • iPhone applications

 Elton Blings Out iPod for AIDS 

Star sells limited-edition Nanos to raise money

Feb 2, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - For a mere $568, you can own Elton John’s blinged-out iPod Nano—and even better, your money will be donated to a good cause, the Sun reports. Sir Elton has designed an iPod bejeweled with more than 250 Swarovski crystals and loaded with the star’s greatest hits. A... More »

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Elton John • iPod • iPod Nano • charity • HIV/AIDS • bling • iPods

 Zune Sales Plummeting 

Is mp3 gizmo doomed?

Jan 24, 09 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Is the Zune on its last legs? Buried in Microsoft’s terrible earnings report yesterday was news that revenue from the MP3 player plummeted $100 million compared to last year, or 54%, “reflecting a decrease in device sales.” Microsoft can’t just blame the economy, either; sales of... More »

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Microsoft • iPod • mp3 • Zune

Glossies

Dow and Dirty: Investor Pushes Porn Hedge Fund

AdultVest, claiming 50% growth, sinks money into porn for iPod, among other things

Jan 8, 09 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Looking for a conservative investment? Forget bonds and go for bondage—or, at least, that’s the pitch for AdultVest, a hedge fund its CEO tells the Atlantic is an adult-entertainment industry first. The spiel: AdultVest is up 50% in the past year (based on “very conservative” appraisals), and... More »

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adult website • pornography • iPod • sex • hedge fund • investment

ANALYSIS

 Apple Must Unveil 
 Post-Jobs Plans 

With company's fortunes inordinately tied to founder, confidence is at stake

Jan 5, 09 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Apple’s foot-dragging on revealing its succession plan should founder and CEO Steve Jobs die has become a drag on the company, Michael Hiltzik writes in the Los Angeles Times. “A corporate succession plan is like the Soviet Doomsday Machine in Dr Strangelove,” he writes after 2008 saw... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • Macworld

(Newser) - Even as electronic consumer gadgets grow more sophisticated, medical technology lags, relying on wires that one doctor calls “malignant spaghetti,” the Boston Globe reports. Because devices such as heart monitors and IV drips can’t communicate easily, human error enters the equation. "My bank can notify... More »

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health care • iPod • doctor • hospital • medical devices • operating room • connectivity

 In Time for Holidays, 
 an iPod Breathalyzer 

iBreath taps into growing industry around excessive boozing

Dec 19, 08 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - A new accessory for the iPod aims to cut down on drunk driving, the Los Angeles Times reports. No, not an app that lists lawyers, or one that calls a cab—a breathalyzer. The iBreath plugs into the iPod and, in 5 seconds, gives a blood-alcohol reading. The creator said... More »

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alcohol • iPhone • Apple • iPod • drunk driving • Mothers Against Drunk Driving • breathalyzer • legal limit

Obama Denies He's ... Gasp!
... a Zune User

President-elect just needed tunes after misplacing iPod: staffer

Dec 5, 08 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s staff went into major spin mode after the president-elect was spotted this week working out with (cover your ears, kids) a Zune, forcing millions to ask what happened to the cool iPod user they thought they’d elected. An spokesman assured the nation that Obama typically uses... More »

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Barack Obama • iPod • mp3 • Zune • President Obama

Nissan Bringing Boxy
'Cube' to US Roads

Nissan unveils new 2009 city car

Nov 19, 08 10:22 PM CST
(Newser) - As embattled US automakers shook their tin cups in Congress, Japan's Nissan unveiled its latest threat to Detroit. The Cube gets more than 30mpg—exact numbers will be out before it hits showrooms next fall—and "is nothing more than a box on wheels," writes Chuck Squatriglia in... More »

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iPod • Nissan • auto industry • Japanese auto industry • Los Angeles Auto Show • Cube • Scion XB • Shiro Nakamura


 Gadgets Have 
 Consumers 
 Crying for Help 

Buyers frustrated by problems with cell phones, internet access and computers

Nov 17, 08 1:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Digital technology plays a key role in the lives of most Americans, but it's often too complex, frustrating, and prone to failure, a study by the Pew Research Center finds. Nearly half of consumers said they regularly need help setting up a device, learning how to use it, or solving... More »

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technology • Internet • Comcast • cell phones • iPod • BlackBerry • Pew Internet and American Life Project • MP3s • Pew Research Center • Internet access • consumers

opinion

 Put It Away: iPods 
 Are So Yesterday 


Oct 20, 08 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soon iPods will seem as outdated as Walkmans—the only question is whether iTunes goes out the door with them, Kevin Maney writes in Portfolio. Consider how old-fashioned the iPod already is: You pay for downloads, fill up a hard drive with them, and cart them around, "like keeping... More »

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music downloads • iPod • digital music • Zune

Time Travel: Google Shows You the Web in 2001

Site boasted of indexing 1.3B pages (it's 8B now) ... and YouTube wasn't yet one

Oct 1, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - To honor its 10th birthday, Google put up a search engine that reflects the web in 2001, TechCrunch reports. Other than the Yahoo-esque exclamation point in Google’s logo, the search engine has not changed that much since—but searches show the web, and the world, have:
  • "iPod"
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Google • Internet • LeBron James • David Ortiz • iPod • McCain Feingold • Twitter

PRODUCT REVIEW

Zune's Music Discovery System Tops iTunes

Apple, Microsoft take page from Pandora's book in broadening users' horizons

Sep 17, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - In test-driving new software from Apple and Microsoft designed to facilitate music discovery for users of their respective media players, Walter Mossberg gives the edge to Zune’s system over rival iTunes’ upgrades. “Though I didn't happen to have as much time to use Zune's software as I did... More »

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Microsoft • iTunes • Apple • iPod • digital music • Zune

ANALYSIS

 Makeover Rumored for Nano 

Apple insider Rose says iPod will get a new screen; iTunes set for big changes, too

Aug 25, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors are flying about a makeover for the iPod family in the coming weeks, with the biggest changes in store for the Nano, Ian Paul writes in PC World. The baby of the clan may soon have a much larger and tapered widescreen, according to Apple-watcher Kevin Rose, who also... More »

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Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • tech sector • rumor

Colleges Make iGadgets Part
of Course Load

Schools give students iPhones, iPods as learning tools

Aug 21, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some US universities have started handing out free iPhones and Internet-enabled iPods to students, the New York Times reports. The institutions view the gadgets as tools for online research, student polling, and as-yet undeveloped educational applications, while Apple gets an in with a new generation with consumers. Professors with easily... More »

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education • iPhone • Apple • iPod • learning • universities • colleges and universities

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