Nino's Portable Electronics Blog August 2006 Archive

Looking for some serious battery back up for your portable devices? If so, you may be a prime candidate for the new Xantrex XPower PowerSource Mobile 100, priced at $129.99. The ... Read More

A company by the name of Performance Designed Products earlier this week unveiled two portable gaming devices which are Disney themed. The new Disney GAMEiT! personal arcade systems are priced ... Read More

AOL today unveiled AOL Music Now, a new online music subscription service which lets consumers pay a flat fee per month so users can have unlimited access to more than ... Read More

Archos, a pioneer in portable video players, last week rolled out what they are calling their new Generation 4 devices. The lower costing of these two models is the Archos ... Read More

The Sony Sports Walkman, first introduced as a cassette player in 1984, has always had a loyal brand following even as the Apple iPod has come to dominate the portable ... Read More

Nintendo today introduced two new colors for its popular Nintendo DS Lite portable gaming device. These new colors, Onyx (black) and Coral Pink (pink) – will join Polar White (white) ... Read More

This just in – Apple and Creative have apparently settled a lawsuit Creative filed earlier this year with the iPod maker over an alleged violation of Creative’s patent for its ... Read More

Sony introduced earlier this month a new line of flash based MP3 players which offer both style and a long battery life. The NW-E Series of Walkman digital audio players, ... Read More

The Shure E4c Sound Isolating Earphones try to deliver the promise of a high end listening experience, especially given the top dollar you pay. For that value, you get a ... Read More

It looks like Dell has left the MP3 player market as a branded entity, no longer offering for sale their DJ Ditty portable audio player on their online sales site. ... Read More

SanDisk made some fairly significant moves today to try and cut into Apple’s lead in the MP3 player market, unveiling their largest flash memory based player to date and cutting ... Read More

The Logitech AudioStation is a new stereo system for the Apple iPod which is designed to deliver a full range of balanced audio from a relatively compact design. This speaker ... Read More

iriver America earlier this week announced a 2GB version of their T10 MP3 player. This new model is priced at $149.99 and available now. The 2GB version of the T10, said ... Read More

Griffin Technology last month unveiled a new line of iPod cases, such as the vizor (pictured at right), which offer a variety of features. These new cases range in price ... Read More

iHome recently introduced some new iPod speaker accessories. One of the more interesting items is the $79.99 iH19B portable water resistant stereo sport case. The iH19B unzips to reveal an interior ... Read More

Dangling iPod wires got you while you’re working out? A recently announced iPod accessory may change that – get ready to don the iSoundCap. The iSoundCap, priced at $29.95, has a ... Read More

Turtle Beach recently introduced two new active noise reduction headphones with micro-electronic sensors to limit outside distractions. The more interesting of the two is the ANR-10, priced at $59.95. The Turtle ... Read More

Pacific Design, a maker of carrying cases for notebook computers and MP3 players, recently unveiled a clutch wallet/iPod nano case combination design. The new UpTown Clutch is priced at $29.99 ... Read More

The new Sony mylo may look like a PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronic giant’s portable gaming device, but it is anything but. This new self described personal communicator device is ... Read More

Directed Electronics, a maker of consumer branded vehicle security and convenience systems, recently unveiled a new docking station for portable Sirius Satellite Radio receivers as well as select iPods. The ... Read More

If you’re looking for a way to help prevent loss of theft of your iPod, you might be interested in this recently announced device from Secure-It. The Pod Safe is ... Read More

Franklin Electronic Publishers, a developer of electronic dictionaries and the like, isn’t a company you normally associate with MP3 players. That being said, they’ve announced their first electronic reference device ... Read More

With another week comes yet the addition of more television programming content to the online Apple iTunes store. This time around, A&E Television Networks is bringing to iPod owners $1.99 ... Read More

Speck Products recently introduced a new rugged case for the iPod with video (5G) which incorporates a stand. The new FlipSkin case is priced at $34.95 and should be available ... Read More

Freestyle Audio, a relative newcomer in the tight MP3 player market, has what may proof to be a hit product on their hands. The new Fusion Digital Music Player (DMP) ... Read More

Apple is continuing with greater integration of its iPod into the auto marketplace, it was announced last week. The company said they have teamed with Ford, GM and Mazda to ... Read More

Philips has a rather stylish new entry in the flash memory based MP3 players market. The SA9200 is one of the latest products in the consumer electronics company’s line of ... Read More

Kingston Technology, a company normally associated with memory products, threw their hat into the portable media player space this week as they unveiled a new device called the K-PEX. The ... Read More

Kiwali, a maker of iPod designer adhesive covers, recently unveiled a new collection of cover designs for the 5G video iPod. These new Kiwali Deco for 5G iPod designs are ... Read More

Altec Lansing today introduced what they are calling a high end home iPod speaker system. The new M602 is priced at $199.95 and available now. The M602, according to Altec Lansing, ... Read More

The Apple iTunes Music Store has been in the news a fair amount lately. Here’s a quick recap of recent iTunes headlines: E! Entertainment announced some of their programming now appearing ... Read More

It seems like everyone is creating MP3 player and iPod accessories these days to cash in on the love affair consumers have with portable audio devices. One of the latest ... Read More