Are you fed up with Apple trying to prevent you from syncing your iPod nano/classic/touch on Linux machines? Let them know that you want a solution and fast. Either they develop iTunes for Linux, or they unlock the iPod.
Gizmodo summarized the first Zune 80 reviews from CNET, Wired, Dean Takahashi, PCWorld and YahooTech. Their verdicts? The cup has not yet been breeched, but Microsoft is making very solid improvements on the brand. And some think it blows away the iPod classic.
Real Networks today announced availability of its new RealPlayer after a five-month public beta period. The new Real Player got Rave reviews at the "All Things Digital" conference in June 2007 from beta testers and press alike, the new RealPlayer is the first mainstream media player that lets consumers download and record video from thousands of Web sites.
As part of the RealPlayer Plus package, users can now transfer downloaded video content to the Apple iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Video. iPod owners who previously only had access to video content available through Apple iTunes now have access to non-DRM protected videos from thousands of sites on the Web.
Real will extend the popular and simple one-click download feature in the new RealPlayer to the world by the end of November with the availability of localized versions for nine additional languages. In addition, a beta version of the new RealPlayer for Mac users is now available and allows the downloading of non-DRM protected Web videos from thousands of sites for playback online or offline.
"Now consumers can use the one-click download functionality to view Web video offline on their PC or transfer video to popular portable media devices like the iPod," said Harold Zeitz, senior vice president of media software and services at Real. "RealPlayer is one of the most popular applications around the world, and by the end of the month our customers from North America to China will have this one-click video download functionality and the ability to watch videos on the go with their iPods in their own native languages."
"We magically do the video conversion to the right video format and then put them on iPod," Real Vice President Jeff Chasen said.
Real will continue development of the new RealPlayer in the coming months, with plans to add video transfer support for the Apple iPhone and iTouch in early 2008. The new RealPlayer is available as a free download from http://www.realplayer-plus.com. Support for the transfer of video to the Apple iPod is available to those customers who upgrade to RealPlayer Plus at a one-time cost of $39.99.
Facts about the new RealPlayer:
— In addition to the U.S. version, the new RealPlayer and the ability to
download Web video for offline viewing is now localized for the
following languages: French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish,
Japanese, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese
and English language variations serving the United Kingdom, Europe and
the Asia-Pacific region. These localized versions of the new RealPlayer
will be available for PC users (Windows XP SP II and Vista compatible)
before the end of November.
— The Macintosh compatible beta version of the new RealPlayer is now
available to consumers in the U.S., supporting Mac OS X v10.4 and 10.5
with Firefox for the Mac and Safari.
— Consumers can download multiple videos simultaneously with RealPlayer,
allowing people to save time and easily multitask. Users can also start
downloading in the middle of watching a video, and the entire video
will be captured. (PC version only)
— Consumers can send links of their favorite videos to their friends with
a convenient "Share with a Friend" feature. The link that arrives in
their friends' email will direct them to the online source of the video
content. (PC version only)
— RealPlayer features an improved look and feel, a streamlined
installation process and faster video playback.
— View thumbnail images of saved videos.
Get yours now at http://www.realplayer-plus.com.
Your storage worries could be all over — nanoscale hard drive technology developed by Japanese researchers could soon see a quadrupling of the current storage limits on devices such as laptops and iPods.
Zune 2 and its batch of new features are finally upon us, bringing new players and an entirely new experience. Read on to find out how Microsoft has managed to change a lot on the one hand, and very little on the other—then see how the Zune stacks up against iTunes and iPod.
Conceited Software/TouchFree has just released its GUI jailbreak. This is the "final bit" that performs the jailbreak after you run OktoPrep in 1.1.1 and then upgrade to 1.1.2. The Software runs under OS X and Windows, grabs the data off your iPod touch or iPhone, upgrades it with the Jailbreak, installs Installer.app and SSH.app, and reloads it…
Have you ever wanted your own Steampunk guitar, scooter, computer or even treehouse? What started as a literary genre has since evolved into an art form with incredible real-life inventions, modifications and redesigns. Here is some of the best art of Steampunk, with everything from Star Trek and Star Wars spoofs to a Steampunked iPod!
If you're looking for a slick way to power your gadgets while away from the civilized world, or if you just want to be the coolest EcoGeek on the block, check out the Power Monkey Explorer. It comes with an adapter plug for just about everything. iPods, USB, European outlets, standard Borg power cuplink, everything.
