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House of Marley Ships the Dopest Dock To Rock an iPod

Eli Milchman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:48:27 +0000

Everyone was jamming in the little corner where House of Marley was stashed during the official press event at CES, and a big part of that was due to their Bag of Rhythm dock — the Marley PR people carried it around slung on their shoulders, and it just rocked, man. Appropriately, the BoR’s 1″ [...]

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Apple Mini-Stores May Be Coming To Your Local Sam’s Club

Buster Heine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:57:51 +0000

A report claims that in an effort to expand their US retail presence, Apple is in talks with Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club to open new Apple stores inside the company’s warehouse retail locations. Both Walmart and Sam’s Club currently sell a number of Apple products, including iPhones, iPads, and iPods, but the retail giants are looking [...]

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Charlie Wolf: The launch of the iPhone 4S sent Apple Store sales ‘into the stratosphere’

Philip Elmer-DeWitt — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:35:59 +0000

In terms of revenue per sq. ft., think Tiffany's (its nearest rival) multiplied nearly threefold

iPhone 4S launch in Beijing. Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images

Apple Stores are always busy places, but they tend to go crazy when a major new product is launched. With the arrival of the iPhone 4S, writes Needham's Charlie Wolf in his tenth annual report on the state of Apple's (AAPL) retail empire, they went absolutely MORE

Apple researching social fitness tech sporting real-time sharing of performance data for competitive workouts

Christian Zibreg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:47:54 +0000

In the future, hitting the gym along with your iPhone-toting pals could spur competitiveness in ways unlike ever before. Apple’s mobile devices run a variety of fitness apps and third parties provide useful accessories ranging from casual jogging to some serious working out. Not content with resting on its laurels, Apple is looking to ratchet [...]

Newer Technology Lowers MSRP By 25% For Wildly Successful Power2U AC/USB In-Wall Charging Solution

OWC NewsFeed — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:42 +0000

Newer Technology, Inc. announced today it has lowered the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price by 25% for its Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet. Now priced at $29.95 MSRP with street pricing as low as $22.99, the Power2U is the only home-safe, UL Listed...

The next iPod nano is going to have a camera if these new spyshots are real (Update: March-April release?)

Christian Zibreg — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:57:53 +0000

Update: MIC Gadget says that there is a shutter/overexposure problem with the 1.3 Megapixel camera shutter that Apple is working on and they expect a April-ish type of time frame. We typically put less weight in piggybacking-type reports Here is more evidence that Apple was (is?) prototyping an iPod nano with a camera on the [...]

Neil Young: In spite of iPod revolution, Steve Jobs enjoyed vinyl, was working on high-fidelity music service

Christian Zibreg — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:39:29 +0000

A year ago, CNN reported that Apple was working on a high-fidelity music service that would have required updates to its iPods and other music playing devices. “Most of you aren’t hearing it the way it’s supposed to sound,” Dr. Dre said in a Beats Audio promotional video. “And you should — hear it the way [...]

Koss adds iPhone remote to Porta Pro headphones

Mel Martin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Koss headphones have been around a long time. I remember doing some pro recording with them in the 70s, and I know they go back at least to the early 60s. The company isn't stuck in the past, though, so it has announced a new version of the popular Po...

Music for The Masses: Budget Earphone Shootout [Review, Shootout]

Eli Milchman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:06:20 +0000

There are those faithful who will never surrender their little white Apple earbuds. To them we say: Wear proudly. But for the rest, for those who don’t want to deal with sub-par sound, earbuds flopping around and having to hunt for foam covers, come with us — and we’ll show you a world of possibilities. [...]

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Ex-Apple, ex-Palm exec Jon Rubinstein now leaving HP

Steven Sande — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Sometimes the revolving door spins quickly at the top. AllThingsD reported today that HP executive Jon Rubinstein is leaving the company for places unknown. Rubinstein is perhaps best known for his days at Apple, when he spearheaded the rapid growth o...

Apple to buy Hollywood? Not a chance.

Ryan Lawler — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:16:29 +0000

Could Apple spend its $100 billion in cash to create a virtual cable operator to compete with Comcast and the like? Sure. But it would have a really hard time offering a competitively priced service and building a profitable business out of it.

IPhone accounts for more than 80 percent of AT&T smartphone sales

Darrell Etherington — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:59:39 +0000

AT&T posted its fourth quarter results for 2011 on Thursday, highlighting smartphone sales in particular, which reached a record high of 9.4 million devices, beating the standing record by 50 percent. Apple should be pleased: Of those smartphones, 7.6 million were iPhones.

MEElectronics A151 Earphones: Where’d The Sound Go? [Review]

Eli Milchman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:02:09 +0000

I distinctly recall a bit of maneuvering when Joe Daileda, head of sales and marketing at MEElectronics, contacted us about reviewing some of their earphones. Joe seemed particularly keen on getting a pair of their ceramic CC51Ps in our hands, but I wanted none of it — being the armature junkie I am, I was [...]

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Lesser-known facts from Apple’s earnings statement

Chris Rawson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +0000

The attention-grabbing numbers from Apple's most recent earnings statement have already made the rounds -- US$46 billion in revenue, net profit of $13 billion, 37 million iPhones sold -- and all of that within three months. Apple didn't just turn in ...

Apple’s blow-out quarter: Once again, the Street blew it

Philip Elmer-DeWitt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:15:33 +0000

Humiliated by a bunch of bloggers, amateur analysts and assorted day traders

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With revenues that grew 73% and earnings that more than doubled, Apple (AAPL) proved Tuesday that the fourth quarter results that so disappointed Wall Street last fall were a fluke. The company that Steve Jobs built is still that rare beast in American business: A $400 billion giant that acts -- and grows -- like a MORE