Jan
19
Creative Zen Micro - What Makes It Different? -By Mike Singh
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When an excellent product comes out, like the iPod, there will always be the ones who follow with more advanced technology, improving upon the original product. That is how technology moves up the rings of the ladder, with the development of additional superior products, stepping on the backbones of previous ones. With this in mind, the one presently at the top of the ladder of success is Creative Labs’ Zen Micro player, the latest alternative technology in regard to digital music players.
Creative’s Zen Micro has been designed with ergonomics in mind, fitting into the palm of the hand while placing the touch-sensitive control pad in direct line with just one finger. The purpose of the digital player is to play music - not just look pretty. And the Zen plays music, considered a work horse in comparison to the iPod. It stores 2,500/3,000 songs in WMA or 1,250/1,500 in MP3 for the 5GB/6GB hard disk. Also the Zen Micro can be used for on-line music services and Window PCs, being able to download up to one song per second via the USB 2.0 port. Read more
Jan
19
iPod Nano - Shall We Take A Deeper Look? -By Mike Singh
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As always, in the age of “consumer first” economics, Apple leads the way. The iPod nano is following along behind the footsteps of the original iPod, as Apple’s fourth digital player. The iPod nano came out the same day the iPod mini was discontinued - September 7, 2005 - but is known for having combined features of the iPod shuffle and the original iPod in its new development. It only took nine months for the design development of the iPod nano to become effective, even though most media were aware it was coming. What they did not know was the iPod mini was being discontinued on that same day. Read more
Jan
18
Known as the fifth generation iPod, the Apple iPod video was introduced in the late 2005. Taking portable video entertainment to a different level than it ever has been, it features a color screen and video playback capabilities. A stunning and slimmer design than the iPod photo, this latest iPod development has support for up to 150 hours of music videos and a 2.5 inch color display. With up to 20 hours of battery life, it shows an increase of five hours than the previous iPod. Under half an inch thin, the 30GB takes 45% less room than the original larger iPod, with the 60GB model at 10% thinner than the fourth generation 20GB iPod. What this all means is that the newest iPod has more in it with less space, while appearing to look fragile - yet not. Read more
Jan
18
Playing Your MP3 Player in Your Car-Using The Video iPod Car Kit? -By Mike Singh
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Listening to music is everybody’s favorite past-time anymore - no matter where you go, people have headphones attached and are either listening to the cell phone or music. But what about when we are driving? Some of the more popular ways to listen to music in the automobile is through the car’s FM/AM radio with a CD player. The cassette is pretty well on its way out, and with the new MP3 players - the CD is almost on its way out also, slowly being replaced by DVDs. But how does the MP3 player - say, the iPod - hook into the car for listening? Read more
Jan
17
Ipods are the next wave in portable listening devices. Once, people listened to music on battery powered portable radios. Then came the convenience of choosing your own music by carrying about the bulky Walkmans that played cassette tapes. Then those Walkmans slimmed down to something a little more portable. Then CD players became the must-have item. Those, too, started out rather bulky but then became small and portable. Read more