Portable Media Players

Tech and music reported news keep the Internet very interesting.

Lately I have been encoding DVD’s that I have and TV shows that I download to the “iPod format” (H.264) and I put it in iTunes. Now, I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out how to tell a video file that it […]

Lots to read and learn, but his may help.

OK, In theory, my previous post sounded great, but in reality FAT32 must REALLY suck. Now all this could just be some kind of coincidence, freak phenomena that caused my iPod to not work well.
So I plugged my iPod into my room mates windows machine and used […]

Running after a hard day’s work makes you think of many things.
I have been thinking about this for a while, but never got to it until now. That is, “Why do I format my iPod as Mac Extended file system rather than FAT32?” I had no good reason. The advantages to using Windows format are […]

Remember how you survived prior to 1999?

You find the brief introduction on how to connect an iPod to your car here. This is the short roundup:
1. Bought a Dension iceLink to connect the iPod to the factory mounted stereo in my 2001 Toyota Rav4.
2. 30 minutes of work to dismount the stereo and connect the […]

It was heard some compare a MP3 player to a Wiki. The article that I find the most intriguing is:
HE, Holland Electro, may offer the ultimate sound system for your iPod. Designed by Marcel Wanders, the new HE components include Pandora, a small wooden side table with integrated woofer; Egg, beautiful sculpted speakers; and Merlin and […]

Running after a hard day’s work makes you think of many things.
More wishful thinking. More Apple rambling. And a description of the ultimate remote control. No doubt about it. I was disappointed in the remote control that Apple made for Front Row experience. For a second I was thrilled. Fantastic! A remote control with […]

Yes, no, or maybe so.

Apple, please! Giving us an FM radio for the iPod in 2006 is an insult. Why? Why can’t you understand that it’s not the “iPod Radio Remote” we want. We want the “iPod Cellular Remote“. This product should have been a cellular attachment for the iPod. Same idea. Use the screen […]

Whenever you genuinely believe you've heard it all.

…or rather how to connect your iPod to your 2001 Toyota Rav4
So, time has come to find a soultion that gives me an ability to listen to my iPod in my car. It’s a 2001 Toyota Rav4 with a standard Toyota factory mounted stereo. And a 60GB Apple […]

Lots to read and learn, but his may help.
This morning I tried to watch some of my downloaded TV shows on my video iPod whilst on the train to London. After about 20-30 seconds the playback would freeze for a couple of seconds then resume without any sound. This happened on every TV show I […]

If only so many cool gadgets were around in the 70's and 80's.
There are plenty of tools out there for converting videos files to iPod and PSP compatible formats but my favourite is 3GP_Converter. It’s a free tool that lets you select your desired output format then simply drag and drop your source files to […]