iPod Versus PDA Upgrade Consumer Trauma by Damian Julien
The iPod technological blessings bestowed upon the public have been numerous. Upgrade frenzy hasn't really died down just yet for this particular brand of portable digital audio player. Of course, as evidenced by the Windows Mobile Team Blog , upgrade strategies adopted by corporations may be... Now the video iPod capable of avarice-inducing MPEG-4 playback at 480 x 480 is producing green-eyed envy from fourth-generation iPod owners at a hefty $473.64 CDN if you decide to spring for the 60 glorious gigabytes of storage.

The Future "Mobile Me" iPod from Apple and Intel by John Thomas
I was reading an article today and my light bulb finally went on - Blam! I really got how cool the Apple and Intel deal is… I spend a fair amount of my time working with startups and I am convinced that 95% of innovation occurs in small companies. Only a small percentage of these fledgling... If you think text blogs are cool, you will love the new generation of real time video iPod blogs. ... Video Player: good start, needs more pixels Player Content: iTunes is well done, just needs a subscription plan Cell Phone: weak start, Apple not committed yet, but Intel has can change that...

How To Watch Movies On Your Pocket PC And Other Handheld Secrets by John Deprice
Handhelds, like PocketPC and Palm are incredible pieces of hardware. With appropriate software you can turn them into TVs, DVD players and much more. Curious? Read On. PocketDVDStudio (PQDVD) With PocketDVDStudio you can watch DVD movies on a wide variety of mobile devices, like Pocket PC,... iPodSync (ICC) With iPodSync, you can view your Outlook Contacts, Calendars, Tasks and Notes on your iPod. ... contact, tasks, notes and email synchronized between your PC and your iPod. ... You can even use iPodSync to keep an up-to-date backup of your documents on your iPod.

PC to TV: Apple Hopes to Bridge the Gap by Joseph B. LaRocco
During the past few years you have probably heard terms like “Movies on Demand” or “Video on Demand”. The number of movie titles are still very limited and all the hype surrounding “Video on Demand” has turned out to be a real disappointment. Cable companies just don’t have much to offer when it... The Online Video Content Market The internet, on the other hand, has made great strides in the “Video on Demand” market in just the past 3 years. ... The number of websites showing video clips that include news, corporate interviews, movie trailers, old and new TV shows, product advertisements...

The Evolution Of MP3 Players by David Fishman
In today’s world MP3 players are the fastest and easiest way to listen to music, they are very light and are easy to carry around especially those who are on the go. However, MP3 players are substantially cheaper than CD players with advanced error-correction and anti-shock features. ... The totally new iPods have been redesigned are able to play music and play video on the same unit . ... With the introduction of MP3 digital audio files, music went portable as a new market sprouted up for MP3 players.

Social Concerns of Embracing New Technologies Too Quickly by Lance Winslow
Everyday in the news papers, TV and Internet we see new electronic gadgets and here of scientific discovery using the latest and greatest machines and gadgets. Many are concerned about this as millions spend hours in front of video games, television, talking on cell phones or haphazardly... Although I am not a video game player; too busy living in the real world a warp speed, I can say that I had the very first cell phones and repeater phones in my business and they helped me immensely, in fact at the time, we did not even have fax machines and it was difficult to send information.

MP4 Videos - What Is MPEG 4 by Johnny Smithings
The main websites that you’ll find use the MPEG-4 are sites that have trailers of upcoming movies and sometimes long trailers which are rarely found. MPEG-4 is used on many devices such as iPods and Satellite Television which many of us still use today and tomorrow. ... The project was started in the millennium which in this case shows a relatively new product. ... Another unusually frequent player is RealPlayer with its silver skin and its many features which keep it very alive which includes the message center that informs you of news such as new music.

New Google Software: 13 Free Downloads that You're Gonna Love by James Bradley
IIf you've not downloaded the newest free software bundle from Google yet, then you've gotta read this... This package includes the latest powerful tools with countless features that will benefit you in a number of ways. There's text, photo, music, and video applications, programs that address... Google Video Player is a tool that plays videos that may be purchased and downloaded from the Google Video website. ... You'll also get updates about new software with Google Updater. ... Adobe Reader 7 allows you to view, print, and search PDF files.

Proprietary Downfall by Michael X Hart
If you have read any of my articles that were computer related, you would easily come to the realization that I’m a fan of Open Source. When I was trying to record a podcast and was talking about Open Source my wife chimed in that that meant "free". I didn't correct her in any way because I... Back to my iPod, so I want to keep my ipod, but have better option software wise, so I want to either put iPodLinux or RockBox on my ipod, and that will give me more supported audio file formats to play, and the ability to delete and better manage files.

An Initial Reaction to Technology (Part 3 of a Series) by Jeffrey Hauser
I embrace new technology and get excited about the possibilities. But I’m fast becoming overloaded by the amount of new terms I need to understand and remember. The latest trend is even more frightening because it doesn’t involve any words at all. It’s the use of acronyms or initials for almost... Speaking of cables, we are now also using MIDI’s, DVI’s, HDMI’s, S-Video’s, RGB’s, HDTV’s and that’s just for audio and video. ... AOL, Meta, Boot, iPod, iTunes, HTML, http, spiders, QWERTY, OS, PC, SCSI, MySql, Php, Simms, spam, and “i” and “e” everything, such as “e-commerce.” And that’s just...