Electronics Companies: The Leading Edge by Chris Robertson
As technology becomes more refined, electronics companies are offering consumers and businesses a number of cutting-edge products. Following is a rundown of some of the top electronics companies and their latest offerings: Nokia: Nokia, notable for its cell phones, has taken the lead in... Apple continues to rank number one with its iPod, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle. ... Panasonic's plasma televisions have a "Wow!" factor that can't be beaten - especially their line of framed plasma TVs that incorporate home décor into cutting edge technology.

Portable Digital Audio MP3 Players - Are The New Technologies Better? by Robert Bacal
There are now three different options available to buyers of portable MP3 and audio players. There are the newer hard drive based players, such as the Ipod. There are also memory based (flash or otherwise) players that store audio files in the memory in the players, like the Yepp, IRock, IRiver,... Instead of paying several hundred dollars for an Ipod, other hard drive based player, or a memory based on, a CD based player can be purchased for $40-$50. ... Memory based players can't provide that permanent storage, and hard drive systems like the Ipod are still a poor permanent repository...

Working Together: Your Music, Movies, Photos on Your iPod, Cell Phone & PDA by Mike Valentine
Electronic device manufacturers and content producers have got to back away from the forest and see the light filtering throught the trees. Consumers want to control the content they purchase and want to be able to use their electronic devices together without restrictions placed on them. ... There have been rumors that Apple is creating a set-top box and service similar to Tivo and I'd buy one in a split second as I'm sure I could use my iPod, iMac and iPhoto seamlessly between all devices. ... That cheap machine now serves as my DVD burner for movies (with a cheap external hard drive as...

Lithium Solid Polymer Electrolyte Batteries by Dan Hagopian
If you have ever owned a PDA, iPod or any other small electrical device the battery power more often then not incorporated a technology called lithium polymer, a technology that is not only amazing but functional. This amazing technology is contained in the electrolyte solution that is the... The material thus can serve as an electrolyte in lithium batteries. ... Since the 1970 it has been known that adding salts to polymers can enable the polymer to conduct lithium ion. ... Lithium solid polymer electrolyte batteries, when given full measure to the capacity for miniaturization of a fully...

Can Hard Drive Phones KILL THE iPod? by Daniel Dwase
A new wave of mobile phones equipped with tiny yet powerful hard disk drives is threatening to put an end to the meteoric rise of the iPod as the public's favourite portable digital music player. When you look at the typical consumer, there are three things that they may come back to their house... For all the threats that hard drive phones are posing to the iPod, there seem to be a few scenerios where a dedicated, standalone MP3 player would still be preferable for some users. ... Although current portable MP3 players such as Apple's iPod and its competitors can store as much as 60GB of...

Could We See A Xbox 360 Portable? by Ron Swerdfiger
With the success of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, it should come as no real surprise Microsoft wants a piece of the pie. BusinessWeek is reporting that Microsoft is considering entering the market themselves, with a new multimedia device that would incorporate gaming. ... Moore says about the Xbox brand, "It can't just be our version of the iPod... ... If Microsoft does go ahead with just a project, they would have to decide whether-or-not it would be part of the “Xbox” brand. ... BusinessWeek points out that "If the new device comes with the Xbox brand, most consumers will view it as...

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Keep Your Most Important Appointment by Chris Bryant
Imagine this. You have an appointment with a client to work on a server or router install. A few minutes before you're scheduled to be there, you decide there's something really good on TV you'd like to watch. Or you decide to go to the gym, or play a game, or do anything else except go see the... Turn off the TV, your cell, your iPod, and everything else electronic that you carry around. ... Believe it or not, the world can survive with being in contact with you for an hour or so! ... Schedule your CCNA / CCNP study time, and keep that appointment as you would with a client.

A Look at the iRiver MP3 Player by Mike Singh
Iriver introduced their first product, the iMP-100, a portable CD player capable of decoding MP3 data files on CDs, on November, 2000. In the number one global market, iriver was quickly displaced by the introduction of Apple's iPod. Founded in Seoul, capital of South Korea, iriver makes... There are several MP3 companies that are interested in designing and developing MP3 players, and are capable of supporting a user's entire music library, while others look to create a player that rivals the number one positioned MP3 player - the iPod.

MP3 Music and Movie Download Sites: A Candid Review by Brian D Anderson
It's so easy to download all your favorite music in mp3 format today. There are many sites on the web offering unlimited downloads at various prices. I recommend shopping around and compare costs/services offered. Nowadays, download sites offer more than just music. ... Even download to your iPod. ... All the benefits of download sites have made trips to the video store or your favorite music outlet a thing of the past. ... Some download services charge monthly or a one-time membership for less than $40.

Portable MP3 Player Based Education by Bal Simon
A revolution in learning technology has taken place. Actually, it took place a few years ago, and I'm only just now catching up. The reason is that no one connected the dots for me, and I guess I'm a bit slow. :) That's the value added I'm giving you here today. ... The most popular of these, of course, is the IPOD, but you can find many other brands with lots of different features to select from. ... Lots of folks vouch for the iPod. ... without disturbing my wife! ... Finally - the unit I bought also enables me to record ideas on the fly and play them back.