03.20.07 - 12:33pm
Putting a TV into your kitchen can be difficult simply because of the size, however Philips new DCD778 iPod compatible under-cabinet multimedia player is small efficient and most importantly will play those fabulous cooking podcasts.
The player has a beautifully clear 8.5 inch widescreen and will play music and video from your iPod as well as from a DVD, (S)VCD, MP3-CD, CD(RW) and picture CD.
It also has a built in radio with AM/FM tuner as well as a ATSC/NTSC TV tuner and comes with a wireless remote.
Sound is pumped out on two 2-inch speakers and dinner can also be monitored with a cooking timer and clock.
The player is compatible with the iPod mini, Nano, and fourth and fifth generation iPods. It will be available for shipment next week and retails for around $400.
Category: FM Transmitters etc., iPod, video | Tags: fm-tuner, ipod-video, kitchen-multimedia_player, tv_tuner | Be the First to Comment »
01.04.07 - 03:46pm
Cars have been integrated with iPod adaption by more than 70% for 2007. Now car manufacturers are not only playing the music, they are also streaming the video.
Car-stereo units are being integrated into cars allowing consumers to download video from their iPod and play it on backseat video screens. The units are not leaving the driver out either as some allow for the video to be played on the vehicles navigation screen, albeit only when the car is in park.
Alpine Electronics has just introduced an adapter the KCE-415i which has been available in Europe since July and retails for $90. The adapter connects video iPods to the car’s entertainment system. Vice President Stephen Witt says “It’s going to be very popular. The consumer wants to bring these portables into their vehicles.”
Category: Bling Bling, Cables & Adapters, Car Chargers, Car Mounts, iPod | Tags: car-entertainment-systems, cars, ipod-video | Be the First to Comment »
12.21.06 - 04:27pm
The Zune did not exactly kick off with the roar of a lion, but more like the little beep of a lamb. CES, however could be set to help the Zune go from a beep to at least a bark.
Word is leaking out that one of the things that will be showcased at CES will be a barrage of Zune accessories.
The lack of accessories has been one in a list of reasons consumers avoid buying the Zune at least for the moment. The “made for iPod” monopoly is one of the things Microsoft is trying to challenge - and as a company familiar with monopolies they should know the tricks of the trade.
The Zune does have some accessories available, such as the M604 dock from Altec Lansing, the DLO Power Pack and an okay variety of others. A few though is not enough to come close to the over 3000 accessories available for the iPod, with everything from controlling your iPod through your clothing, with the iJacket, to a blitzkrieg of exotic iPod cases.
Category: Zune, iPod | Tags: ipod-video, Zune | Be the First to Comment »
11.29.06 - 07:00am
One would think that when you go to all the trouble to go to a store, wait in line, pay full price for a movie, you would then be able to watch it on whatever media you like. Not according to Congress. According to them if you purchase a DVD, you are only allowed to watch that DVD on a DVD player. If you take that movie and download it to your iPod then you are breaking the law. If you want to watch a movie on your iPod you must then purchase it through iTunes or some such store. (??? can you then hook your iPod up to your TV and watch it or is that illegal too?)
There are some exceptions to the rule. If you are a professor wishing to teach a class you can break the encryption technology in order to put together compilations of movie clips for education. While the movie studios have argued that they could use VHS to do this, congress has disagreed. (Does VHS even exist anymore?)
Category: iPod, video | Tags: ipod-video, movies | Be the First to Comment »
