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News: Apple deal expands custom iTunes Storefront initiative
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
13 May 2008 at 5:56pm
Apple and Emmis Interactive have announced a licensing agreement allowing Emmis to market its custom Storefront technology to other radio stations and media companies. Used exclusively to date by Emmis radio stations, the Storefront technology allows stations to build storefronts with a look and feel consistent with their product, while enabling listeners to easily find and purchase songs they hear on the air through the iTunes Store. Since its launch?
First Looks: DLO TransDock Deluxe (2008)
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
13 May 2008 at 3:29pm
Recently updated to provide video-out compatibility with the late 2007 iPod lineup, DLO's TransDock Deluxe ($130) otherwise takes a detour in the evolution of the family. Unlike the $100 TransDock, this Deluxe version omits the new styling and flexible gooseneck mount in favor of last year's antenna-focused design and older twin pipe mounting system. But it adds a steering wheel-ready RF remote control to the package, as well as AV cables that need?
First Looks: DLO TransDock (2008)
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
13 May 2008 at 3:21pm
As the most impressively overhauled addition to the TransDock family, DLO's 2008 version of TransDock ($100) has finally received the gooseneck feature that we've been waiting for years to see as a part of this in-car FM transmitter, charger, and mounting system. With streamlined body styling and open sides, the new TransDock includes an optional stabilizer for the iPod touch, as well as a pop-out circular rear pad to fit various iPod models. In addition?
First Looks: DLO TransDock Classic
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
13 May 2008 at 3:14pm
Based upon a considerably earlier version of the TransDock/TransPod, DLO's new TransDock Classic ($80) is a rounded iPod car mount with an FM transmitter, line-out audio port, and car charger built in. The biggest addition to TransDock Classic is IntelliTune, a feature that enables the unit to find clear FM stations to broadcast on; manual tuning buttons are still available. TransDock Classic otherwise preserves past family features, such as twin?
First Looks: DLO TransDock Micro (2008)
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
13 May 2008 at 2:53pm
Substantially redesigned from its predecessor, the 2008 version of TransDock Micro is an all-in-one FM transmitter and charging cable with several interesting features. The FM transmitter is found in a car charger mounted bulb that is flexible for positioning on your choice of angles. A silver dial on the front surrounds a blue-on-black LCD screen, together letting you tune stations and activate Intellitune, a clear station finder. DLO's thin, integrated?
First Looks: Belkin TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
13 May 2008 at 2:44pm
Aesthetically similar to the earlier iPod-only TuneBase FM with ClearScan, Belkin's new TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod ($100) now provides full compatibility with the iPhone's special charging and audio shielding requirements. As with the prior version, the new TuneBase FM includes an FM transmitter to broadcast your music wirelessly to 88.1FM through 107.9FM, using buttons to optimize the audio level from your iPod, and a ClearScan locator to find?
News: Google releases new Reader for iPhone beta
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
13 May 2008 at 12:27pm
Google has released a new beta version of its Reader application designed for the iPhone and other mobile devices with advanced browsers. According to the official Google Reader Blog, the new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop version, while allowing users to read, share, star, and toggle unread status all from a single view, and without needing to reload the page. To access the new beta version of Google Reader?
News: Jobs to kick off WWDC with ?OS X iPhone,? Leopard keynote
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
13 May 2008 at 12:11pm
Apple today announced that CEO Steve Jobs will kick off this year?s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco with a keynote address beginning at 10:00 a.m. on June 9. Interestingly, the official press release also refers to the iPhone and iPod touch?s software as ?OS X iPhone?,? the first time the software has been referred to in this way. The WWDC event will feature the first ever iPhone track for mobile developers,?
News: HBO programming added to iTunes Store
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
13 May 2008 at 11:47am
HBO and Apple have announced that programming from HBO is now available on the iTunes Store, and as reported yesterday, select shows sell for more than the standard $1.99 per episode. ?We?re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs available on the iTunes Store,? said Henry McGee, president of HBO Video. ?Whether catching up on ?Sex and the City? in anticipation of its upcoming movie release or reliving?
News: Vaja intros iVolution Stripes for iPhone
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
12 May 2008 at 6:41pm
Vaja has introduced its new iVolution Stripes leather case for iPhone. The iVolution Stripes shares its basic design with the iVolution Top, offering a flip-down protective front flap, open access to all buttons and controls, and an optional rear clip. Unique to the iVolution Stripes is a customizable five-stripe color scheme, which allows the user ?more than one million possible color combinations.? The color of the far left and far right?
First Looks: Gear4 DUO Versatile Speaker System for iPod
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
12 May 2008 at 5:35pm
As one of the more significant speaker design advances we've seen in recent years, Gear4's new DUO (�150/approx. $290) is a two-piece audio system that becomes bigger or smaller depending on your needs. The metal and plastic front piece is a portable, rechargeable battery-powered portable audio system with a fold-out dock in front and a fold-out stand in back, while the considerably larger plastic subwoofer sits on a desk waiting for you to attach?
News: HBO coming to iTunes Store?
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
12 May 2008 at 4:16pm
Apple will soon announce a deal with HBO to sell the premium cable network?s programming on the iTunes Store, according to a new report. Citing HBO employees involved in executing the agreement, Portfolio.com says the new offerings could be announced in the next few weeks. Although the details of the agreement are unknown, it appears as though Apple has agreed to a separate pricing structure for HBO content, with both higher pricing for HBO?
News: AT&T lists ?iPhone Black? model online
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
12 May 2008 at 2:43pm
A drop-down menu of devices on AT&T?s customer website shows a new ?iPhone Black? model alongside a listing for the current iPhone. The menu is visible from the Phone/Device selection screen in the Online Account Management area of the carrier?s website. While no device with that name has been announced, the appearance of the listing does lend credence to prior reports that the next-generation iPhone would be available?
Review: JBL On Stage 200ID
by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
12 May 2008 at 2:05pm
Given JBL?s storied history of breathtaking industrial design, we were not initially taken by the look of On Stage 200ID ($150), the second official ?Works with iPhone? speaker on the market, and the most affordable. As noted in our iDesign feature on JBL, On Stage?s iconic, inspirational donut shape has given way to something different?a 14? long, 4? deep and 2.5? tall dock that looks like someone cut?
News: TIM exec: 3G iPhone coming to Italy ?next month?
by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
12 May 2008 at 12:09pm
A Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) executive has claimed that a 3G-capable version of the iPhone will be on sale in Italy in June, according to an Electronics Weekly report. Speaking to EW?s David Manners, Luigi Licciardi, executive vice president of technology and operations with TIM, said, ?We will be selling an iPhone with 3G capability next month.? In the same report, Manners describes a conversation he had with a Vodafone spokesperson, who?

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