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News round-up: Thursday, 15 November
Dean Mortlock
0 comments 15 November 2007
Another day, another round-up of all the news that’s fit to print (in a digital way, naturally). Sit back, put your feet up and enjoy…
Digital radio comes to iPod
Renowned iPod peripheral company Intempo have released an adaptor that allows you to play digital radio through your iPod. Available next month, the iDAB plugs into the bottom of your iPod – or your iPod speaker dock, too.
Now, while we’d be the first to applaud Intempo for being the first on the market with a digital radio adaptor for iPod, we have to say that we wished they’d spent a bit longer on the design. I mean, just look at it. And, at a penny short of £60, it’s hardly cheap. [Here]
BBC upgrades to iPhone
The BBC has created a new mini-site specifically for iPhone and iPod touch users that gives access to its extensive library of podcasts. You simply pick the station and then the show and, after a bit of information about the current episode, you’re given the option to stream it. We at iPlay Collective like this very much (especially The Archers) and think it’s a superb service that’s sure to be popular – until Apple finally get around to adding podcasts to their online iTunes Store. [Here]
Organic charging
Running out of power on your iPod and stuck in the middle of nowhere with nothing on you but an onion and a can of Gatorade? Oddly, all may not be lost, as it’s apparently possible to charge up your iPod with those two very ingredients. How? God alone knows the answer to that, and it would appear that he’s posted a video on YouTube showing you how it’s done. Thanks to TUAW for spotting it. [Here]
Warner Music boss does Apple U-turn
Warner’s boss, Edgar Bronfman has decided to embrace the Apple love. Speaking in Asia, he said: "You need to look no further than Apple's iPhone to see how fast brilliantly written software presented on a beautifully designed device with a spectacular user interface will throw all the accepted notions about pricing, billing platforms and brand loyalty right out the window. And let me remind you, the genesis of the iPhone is the iPod and iTunes – a music device and music service that consumers love.” [Here]
iPhone users make more mistakes
A Chicago-based company has conducted research to prove that iPhone users are more likely to make errors entering text than owners of ‘hard key’ type smartphones. Two questions… why would we possibly care about this? And why are you wasting valuable moments of your life researching something as pointless as this when you could be doing something far more worthwhile? For nearly 2,000 words on why the iPhone keyboard really isn’t that good, go… [Here]
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