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News: Enter the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Giveaway today
If you haven’t yet gotten in your entry for our Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Giveaway, there’s still time to do so. In our Giveaway of the Month for December, iLounge and Sonos are giving away three ZonePlayer S5 all-in-one music systems. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on December 31, 2009 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Good luck!
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Backstage: Video: Why a Waterproof iPod nano 5G Case Is Cool For Movie Makers
One of the relatively underappreciated features of the fifth-generation iPod nano is its collection of realtime video filters—overlays, color and lens distorters, plus other neat little tricks that enable the device’s camera to create more than just vanilla video imagery. Now pair those filters with H2O Audio’s Capture case, the first waterproof case for the new nano, and the only way we’re aware of to use the camera of any…
News: App Mix: NFS Shift, Dragon Search, Cash Cab, Muppets
EA has released Need For Speed Shift, its latest game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Need For Speed Shift features 20 licensed cars, a unique driver’s seat view, both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi multiplayer across six game modes, the ability to personalize each car’s performance and styling, a driver profile that provides a “persona” based on the player’s skills, driving style, success rate, and other attributes, 18 unique tracks,…
News: iPodweek coming soon, still time to sign up
The latest edition of iPodweek, iLounge’s weekly newsletter recapping the last seven days in news, reviews, articles, and more, will be sent out later today. In addition to rounding up the week’s top stories, iPodweek also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive iPodweek, there’s still time to register and receive this week’s edition — just…
First Looks: H2O Audio Capture Waterproof Case for iPod nano (5th Gen)
Though it's technically just a refresh of the company's prior fourth-generation waterproof case for the iPod nano, Capture ($80) has been redesigned not only to hold the fifth-generation nano, but to provide a usable clear spot on the back for the nano's camera, which can safely shoot video underwater at depths of up to 12 feet when locked inside. Packaged with an armband and belt clip, Capture provides full access to the nano's Click Wheel using…
News: CEA: Over 100 vendors, special spot for 2010 CES iLounge Pavilion
iLounge and the Consumer Electronics Association are pleased to announce that the iLounge Pavilion, a unified iPod, iPhone, and Mac showcase at the 2010 International CES, has expanded to include over 100 exhibitors, representing a record number of Apple-related vendors at the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology. In recognition of its growing importance, the iLounge Pavilion has been given a prominent new position in the Las Vegas…
Review: Cignias Nao Symphony Wireless Music Station
The basic concept behind Nao Symphony is to offer a speaker with simultaneous wired and wireless connectivity options for iPod and iPhone users: two 4” drivers deliver properly left-right separated stereo audio regardless of whether a device is connected via the traditional iPod dock on top, the auxiliary audio port on back, or wirelessly via stereo Bluetooth. Notably, the system is supposed to be iPhone compatible, but iPhones put up the classic…
Categories: iPhone News
News: Tablet name poll ends, 2010 product poll begins
With over 2,100 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll, “What should Apple name its upcoming tablet device, assuming that it’s iPhone OS-based?” has come to an end. Readers were given a choice between iTab or iTablet, iBook, iPad, iPod touch XL, iSlate, or something else, the last of which prompted them to post their proposed name in the comments. With 32 percent of the vote, iPad was the most popular name, followed by iTab…
News: AdMob: iPhone OS sees strong international growth in ‘09
AdMob has released its November Mobile Metrics Report (PDF Link), showing strong international growth for the iPhone and iPod touch in 2009. 50 percent of the mobile advertising firm’s November requests came from iPhone and iPod touch users, compared to 39 percent in January. Among Apple’s top 10 markets, Japan saw the biggest increase, with user growth topping 300 percent from January to November, followed by France, Australia, China,…
News: Marware ships new cases for iPod nano 5G, touch 2G
Marware has introduced its new ClearShell case for the fifth-generation iPod nano and its Accent case for the second- and third-generation iPod touch. The ClearShell is a clear, hard polycarbonate case featuring open access to all ports, controls, and the camera, as well as an included screen protector and cleaning cloth. It is available now and is priced at $25. Like the company’s prior Accent case for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, the Accent…
Review: Cables Unlimited Fone-Doc Hands-Free for iPhone 3G/3GS
Rather than pairing with the iPhone 3G using wireless Bluetooth, Fone-Doc initially appears to be achieving speakerphone functionality through a less than totally impressive workaround, asking users to connect a headphone port cable to the iPhone and physically dock it inside the accessory, which then rides on the car’s visor like an elongated, flat speaker system. You could conceivably place your iPhone somewhere other than in Fone-Doc’s…
Categories: iPhone News
News: Movie Bundles come to the iTunes Store
Apple has begun to offer a limited number of Movie Bundles on the iTunes Store. Priced at $9.99 and up, current bundles include The Godfather Part I & II for $14.99, Terminator 2 and Total Recall for $9.99, and the X-Men Quadrilogy for $29.99, all representing a savings of at least $5 over individual pricing. Although the vast majority of the bundles are for SD versions of the included films, there are two HD bundles available, indicating that…
News: Pioneer unveils two iPod speaker systems
Pioneer has unveiled its XW-NAS3 and XW-NAS5 speaker systems for iPod in the U.S. Previously available in other areas, both systems offer 2.1-Channel sound with an integrated downfiring subwoofer, an integrated iPod dock, component and composite video outputs, an included remote control, an auxiliary input, and compatibility with the optional AS-BT100 Bluetooth adapter. In addition, the NAS5 also features Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Receiver processing…
News: ComScore: iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in U.S.
According to the latest data from research firm ComScore, the iPhone has overtaken Windows Mobile in U.S. smartphone market share for the first time. ComScore conducts monthly surveys of U.S. mobile subscribers over the age of 13, asking them what type of phone they use, and then derives OS market share from those numbers. Based on a three-month average ending in October, the iPhone has over 8.9 million users, compared to Microsoft’s Windows…
News: Apple airs ‘12 Apps of Xmas’ iPhone commercial
Apple has launched a new iPhone television commercial with a holiday theme. Entitled “12 Apps of Xmas,” the new commercial apes the traditional Christmas song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” by using apps to show the different gifts received, ending with “an app that can light up the tree.” The entire commercial is available for viewing on Apple’s website.
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News: Speck teams with Artsprojekt for new case designs
Speck Products has forged a partnership with community-based online product platform Artsprojekt to create new versions of the company’s Fitted case for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Limited to 250 each worldwide, and with only the first 100 released prior to Christmas, the first editions will feature artwork from San Francisco-based artist Andy Howell, Noumeda Carbon of Florence, Italy, and Tesha Beaudry Okolowsky of Montreal, Canada. In addition…
News: Spat between Lyons, AT&T poses iPhone outage threat
An ongoing spat between journalist Dan Lyons—posting as his satirical alter-ego “Fake Steve Jobs”—and AT&T has the potential to cause iPhone service outages Friday afternoon. Following a profanity-filled rant (NSFW) in which Lyons compared AT&T to a record company wanting customers to purchase less copies of an album due to high demand, Lyons subsequently proposed “Operation Chokehold,” suggesting that iPhone…
Backstage: At 2010, Reaching The End of the iPhone Road
My current contract with O2 is coming to an end soon, and while the last 18 months with my iPhone have been ‘fun,’ the cost is something I’m seriously considering as possibly not worth bearing. The question: do I continue my contract, seek another provider, or drop the iPhone as a data device altogether? Bear in mind that I haven’t come close to using all my inclusive texts and minutes on the £35 plan I have been on, and don’t…

