Tag: IPOD

Share A 12-year-old girl in Delaware successfully avoided the clutches of a potential kidnapper last week -- not with fists of fury or a can of mace, but with her iPod. The girl was reportedly approached by the suspected predator in front of a local middle school, where she was waiting for a ride. According to ABC News, the man pulled up next to her in a white van, and bluntly told her to "get ...

According to CNET UK, British restaurant chain Pizza Express will soon install iPod docks at booths, and hang soundproof domes above seats, so that patrons can listen to music while they eat. Customers will sit in a parabolic booth with an iPod or iPhone dock situated beneath the descending dome. The hemisphere traps sounds emitted from the dock, so that other diners aren't disturbed by the jams. ...

Here's a shocker: Bill Gates doesn't like Apple products. In a recent interview with the New York Times Magazine, Melinda Gates roundly refuted rumors that she and her billionaire husband own Mac laptops, and insisted that her children are still forbidden from owning iPods. The matriarch of the Gates household may still dream of owning an iPod, but whenever one of her kids asks for one, her ...

If, like us, you get excited when new levels for 'Angry Birds' land (and plow through them in about an hour), you'll be thrilled to hear that developer Rovio dropped 45 new levels for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. 'Angry Birds Halloween,' unveiled last night at midnight, has all the time-sucking gameplay you've grown to crave, and replaces beach balls and donuts with pumpkins. As expected, some of ...

Share Something's wrong. You don't know what it is, and you don't know why it's happening, but something deep within you just doesn't feel right. Then, like a bolt of lightning, it hits you: you're sick. Great, now what? Your jerk of a boss won't let you go home early, and the blink-of-an-eye lunch break won't give you enough time to see that doctor who can't remember your name anyway. Luckily, ...

iPhones and iPod touches running iOS 4.1 now have a jailbreak solution courtesy of Limera1n and hacker Geohot. However, the Windows-only jailbreak tool is causing a stir among developers, many of whom believe Limera1n was rushed to upstage rivals before being ready for broad use. The hack doesn't support the iPhone 3GS, and is definitely used at your own risk. ...

Up until now, Lil Wayne has been something of a model citizen at Riker's Island, where he's spent the past 11 months serving a one-year jail sentence. He's been playing Uno, updating his blog, and has even found time to keep other inmates from killing themselves. With his globally anticipated November 4th release date within sight, it's been safe to say that Weezy's time behind bars has been a ...

For the most recent additions to his expansive series of 'Beats' headphones, Dr. Dre, in his infinite corporate wisdom, decided to line up celebrity endorsements from the world's most popular CSI extra and Ohio's most loathed professional athlete. As Engadget reports, the hip-hop mogul recently unveiled five new 'Beats by Dr. Dre' products, including a $400 iPod dock, a pair of lightweight ...

When Curtis Codgill arrived at the Sacramento Airport to fly to Oregon, he came with his wife, his brand new son, and a brand new iPad. Only two of the three companions, however, actually boarded the plane with him. As the Sydney Morning Herald reports, Codgill had purchased his new iPad shortly after the birth of his son, but mysteriously misplaced it before getting on his flight. "Last time I ...

The iPod Nano wristwatch has arrived, and it's probably the best use for the Nano these days. Even Steve Jobs mentioned the Nano's potential as a watch when unveiling it to the world. So, grab a slim-enough wristband, loop it through the clip on the back, and see your fellow Apple fanboys get green with envy. Also, as a disclaimer, you may want to invest in some Bluetooth headphones, or at least ...

It's September, which means it's new iPod time, and Apple didn't disappoint. The iPod shuffle, nano and touch all received serious redesigns today. Not shockingly, the iPod classic was left out of the mix, with some speculating that it could be the last hurrah for the device that truly kicked off the digital audio revolution. (Engadget confirms that, while it didn't get an update, the iPod ...

What? We couldn't hear our parents when they told us rock-and-roll would make us deaf, and teens today still ignore the dangers of loud (but inherently awesome) noises. A recent nationwide study found that teenage hearing loss has increased drastically over the past 20 years -- with one in five teens now suffering slight hearing loss. The number of teens incapable of hearing levels from 16- to ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... WIkileaks founder Julian Assange has grabbed a column with Swedish publication Aftonbladet. While speaking to the paper's editor, Assange divulged his site's plans to seek Swedish constitutional protection and to release 15,000 more classified documents. [From: Mathaba] Phillip Markoff, the alleged "Craigslist Killer," ...

It's a well known fact that President Obama has a bit of a BlackBerry addiction -- so much so, the man fought long and hard to keep his beloved device once he entered the White House, making him the first sitting president to use one of the e-mail centric smartphones. But Obama revealed on 'The View' Thursday that, perhaps, it wasn't worth all the trouble. Though White House security and IT ...

At a recently opened Burger King in Japan, customers can get a Whopper, french fries, a Coke and a shower, too -- not the wet and naked kind, but a "musical shower," designed to drench your newly sated ears in delicious sounds. According to Engadget, certain booths at Japanese BKs feature docks for your iPod and a clear, bowl-shaped speaker hanging above the table. As a result, your personalized ...