Otterbox: Waterproof goodness now for 5G iPod

by Fabienne Serriere (Feb 1st 2006 3:30PM)

If you've been dying to go swimming with your 5G iPod (maybe you just need to watch Steve Zissou underwater), there is a more appetizing option than the fugly H2O swimbelt. Luckily Otterbox has released an iPod 5G waterproof case as an update to its ...

HOWTO: Add lyrics to your iPod

by Erica Sadun (Mar 15th 2007 3:00PM)

Did you know you could view lyrics on your iPod? You can turn your iPod into a crude kind of sort-of-but-not-quite karaoke system by adding lyrics to your music and syncing those lyrics to your iPod. Both 5G and nano iPods allow you to view song lyri...

5G iPod replacement, no questions asked.

by Fabienne Serriere (Oct 27th 2005 7:00AM)

Certified Apple service providers have been notified to replace 5G iPods with hardware failure for just about any reason, even neglect or customer abuse, reported AppleInsider yesterday. This lenient replacement policy is in effect for an undisclosed...

ezGear Video Protective Case for iPod

by David Chartier (Dec 21st 2005 5:00PM)

ezGear has released a hard, clear acrylic case for the 5G iPod cleverly called the clearCase Video. The case is hinged at the bottom and includes openings for easy access to the headphone port, hold switch and dock port. While one downside is that th...

DLO Action Jacket for 5G iPod available

by David Chartier (Nov 17th 2005 10:30AM)

DLO has unleashed their padded, neoprene Action Jacket case for the 5G iPod, available immediately for $29.99. iLounge, where I found this, says the case is available for the 5G's in four different colors, but a quick check at DLO's site says otherwi...

New iPod classic has "badly engineered" audio circuitry?

by Mat Lu (Sep 17th 2007 3:00PM)

Continuing our theme today of possible problems with the new iPods, now it's the classic's turn. Personally, I doubt could hear the difference but there seems to be a number of people who think the new 6G iPod classic sounds noticeably worse than the...

iPod 5G supply may not meet demand

by Fabienne Serriere (Nov 1st 2005 9:30AM)

After yesterday's news about one million iTMS video downloads, an article in Business Week today notes that Apple may not be able to supply the iPod 5G's fast enough. The news is based on reports of hardware shortages of both LED backlights and and t...

iPods selling (sort of) like mad

by David Chartier (Nov 28th 2005 1:00PM)

Just in case there was any doubt in your mind, Macworld UK is reporting that iPod sales skyrocketed over the holiday weekend. Nano numbers "shot up" 95 percent for the black model, and 88 percent for the white. Best Buy sold out of both 4 G...

Weak dollars. Strong pounds. Expensive iPods.

by Erica Sadun (Apr 18th 2007 9:10AM)

The weak US dollar and the strong British pound have made iPods more expensive in Britain than ever according to the Guardian newspaper. An 5.5G iPod video that costs £190 in the UK can be purchased in the US for the UK equivalent of £12...

1G vs. 5G iPod on Flickr

by C.K. Sample, III (Dec 3rd 2005 4:00PM)

My friend Jason, who is one of those rare souls who still has a 1st generation iPod lying around, just sent me a link to a few pics he has up on Flickr comparing his 1G iPod with his new 30GB 5G iPod. Wow. Talk about thick and thin....

iPod 5G gets an update to 1.3

by Michael Rose (Mar 14th 2008 10:00AM)

If there's one thing you can be sure of in the software update department, it's that an otherwise nondescript iPod software update will include "bug fixes." In the case of the new 1.3 update for 5G and 5.5G iPods, that's about all we know so far. Th...

EA to release four new iPod games

by Erica Sadun (May 9th 2007 4:00PM)

LC Angell over at iLounge has discovered that EA plans to release four new iPod games this year. He links to this SeekingAlpha transcript of EA's recent Q4 07 Financials conference call. In the transcript, EA's Warren C Jenson actually mentions five...

Pac Mac/Ms. Pac Man on your iPod

by Dave Caolo (Mar 8th 2006 4:00PM)

Forget Breakout. Those industrious folks at the iPodLinux Project have gotten Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man to run on their 5G iPods, as well as their nanos. It's actually an iPod port of the MAME project, and it just looks fantastic. I may have to install...

iSkin releases Claro case for 5G iPods with belt clip/kick stand

by David Chartier (Jun 26th 2006 5:00PM)

Now here is one of the more interesting and functional 5G iPod cases I've seen in a while: a clear plastic case with a belt clip that doubles as a kick stand. This iSkin Claro easily shows up my clear agent18 case, but the $39 sticker price is a tad...

Video Goggles and the iPod 5G

by Fabienne Serriere (Nov 3rd 2005 6:30PM)

Phillip Torrone, hardware hacker and blogger for Make Magazine, has posted a review of using the iPod 5G as a virtual reality system. He tested out two models of video goggles with the iPod and gives us his verdict on the techie ins and outs. His cab...