The latest hotel trend is onsite iPod's available for guests. Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico, let's guests chill out poolside with their very own iPod. The Apple devices are stuffed with over 1,000 tunes ranging from Latin jazz to classical rock to hip-hop. No word on whether or not you can add to the set list. Other hotels who have jumped on the bandwagon are Le Meridien Cyberport in Hong Kong, where guests can borrow minis while using the exercise room (the catch there is it sounds like you have to exercise to get the mini perk), and the One & Only Ocean Club in the Bahamas where guests can not only borrow an iPod, but also have the staff fill the iPod with personal fave's to listen to during your stay.]]> 32@http://ipodnews.com/ Culture 2004-10-04T12:49:28-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000031.php iPodder is a media aggregator which automatically downloads files to your computer or portable device, leaving you 'one-click-away' from latest media feeds. The whole process is done on it's own, so you don't have to select files, search for them or click links to download the media. All you do is specify some hotspots where to download from and wait to get yourself the content. All you have to do is decide what your going to listen.

Available for all popular operating systems. ]]> 31@http://ipodnews.com/ Software 2004-09-29T03:04:17-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000028.php DotPod has just introduced DotTunes, a way to share your iTunes tracks via it's built-in web server. We will be testing this out today and giving it a mini-review tonight. Hopefully this piece of handy software will last longer than some other recent software.]]> 28@http://ipodnews.com/ iTunes 2004-09-18T09:04:03-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000027.php ]]> SimpleSpeaker is a very small and light stereo loudspeaker which works without batteries. It can be connected directly with the headphone jack of your iPod without using any audio cable. The foldable design of SimpleSpeaker allows it to use the ipod both in horizontal and vertical position. The SimpleSpeaker packs and travels easily and enables to use the iPod even as a travel alarm clock."]]> 27@http://ipodnews.com/ Accessories 2004-06-02T12:43:29-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000021.php ]]> From Blueserker:

"Yesterday, I had a chance to play with a bluetooth headphone that was just announced at CeBit. It supports both audio+headset profile.

(this is a prototype, not a final product)

You can listen to iPod, TV or any audio source with it. It supports BT Class 1, so you can go as far as 30 meter (or even more) from the source of audio and feel no degragation in audio quality.

If you someone call you on your bluetooth cellular phone, you just push a button and it will be your bluetooth headset. You can use it with your Mac to do an iChat AV audio chat.

This thing is so cool!"]]> 21@http://ipodnews.com/ Accessories 2004-03-19T11:27:10-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000020.php ]]> Webjay.org fills your order with free listener-created playlists and mp3s available for download. Want to try your hand at creating your own? It's as simple as pie.]]> 20@http://ipodnews.com/ iTunes 2004-03-18T22:28:56-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000019.php ]]> a new iPod case...the catch? It'll set you back $195 USD.

The only question is is whether you can pack your Chihuahua in it...]]> 19@http://ipodnews.com/ Accessories 2004-03-17T14:07:20-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000018.php ]]> AppleInsider reports:

Apple Computer is preparing to unveil the 4th-generation of its flagship iPod music player, reliable sources told AppleInsider last week...

..."Unlike the recent capacity-centric revisions to the iPod line, the 4th-generation iPod will host a number of architectural advancements and new features. Most apparent, sources say, is the presence of a 2-inch color screen for displaying photos stored on the pod, from the palm of your hand.

The player will reportedly also adopt a video output jack that will allow users to connect their iPods to television sets, sources said. Meanwhile, no mention was made in regards to an output jack capable of relaying audio to a home entertainment center.

More at AppleInsider...]]> 18@http://ipodnews.com/ Rumors 2004-03-17T10:20:00-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000017.php ]]> iPods have infiltrated the Iditarod Race in Alaska. Joel Gay from ADN writes:

"Karen Ramstead, the Alberta, Canada, musher who has scratched twice and finished 57th in 2001, said she has five audio books, not to mention every CD in her home collection installed on her iPod. 'And I didn't even dent the memory," she said. "This is the slickest little system.'"]]> 17@http://ipodnews.com/ Media 2004-03-17T00:59:39-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000013.php ]]> here]]> 13@http://ipodnews.com/ Spoofs 2004-03-16T14:50:47-07:00 http://ipodnews.com/archives/000012.php ]]> Reuters:

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday that Guinness World Records had certified its stamp-sized hard disk drives (HDDs) as the smallest in the world...

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"I'll buy you an IPOD if you be my GF for one and 1/2 weeks

Hi,
I'm having my parents come visit me sometime in the next two weeks and have lied and told them I am dating someone I am in love with. You will only have to come to one dinner. In exchange for this I will buy you an IPOD - yes new - we walk into the store together and buy a new IPOD. Let me know if this interests you, and if you want to be in a loving relationship with all the benefits it brings ;-) I want to pretend we are totally in love."

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