Do not flush iPod mini


"The toilets at the Santa Clara University are flowing freely this graduation week, but that was not the case for the entire spring semester," [more]


iPod sweatshops alleged


The UK's Mail on Sunday reported that Apple's iPods are made in China by mainly female workers who earn as little as 27 pounds per month. [more]





iRiver maker, Microsoft tie to challenge iPod


South Korea's digital audio player maker Reigncom Ltd. is teaming up with Microsoft Corp. and MTV to challenge Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod. [more]





Pod beats out beer drinking in survey


Bored with beer? Order up an iPod.

Using an iPod has surpassed drinking beer as the most popular thing to do on a college campus. [more]



Analysts lower iPod sales estimates


Two Wall Street analysts today lowered their iPod sales estimates for Apple’s current quarter. [more]




Bosch Power Box Dock for iPod


A hard plastic shell for your iPod that attaches to a Bosch Power Box construction site speaker system, providing battery charging and audio output from the iPod, as well as protection from certain types of job site-related damage. [more]

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AFT debuts iCarta iPod bathroom dock


Atech Flash Technology (AFT) has unveiled the iCarta, a stereo dock for Apple's iPod with a built-in bath tissue holder. [more]



iPod headaches for Apple compound with sweatshop claim


It really has not been a good month for Apple on the PR and legal front and the issues stem exclusively from one product - iPod. [more]




Report: Apple prepping next-gen iPod


The head of a Taiwanese manufacturing company responsible for churning out iPods says Apple Computer is getting ready to unveil its next-generation digital music player. [more]



Apple Looks Into iPod 'Sweatshop' Charges


Apple responds to charges that a Taiwanese manufacturer of its iPod Nano music player was running sweatshop-style factories in mainland China. [more]




MusicGremlin Takes on the iPod


MusicGremlin is jumping into the on-demand music fray with the introduction of its Gremlin wireless digital audio player. [more]


Apple iPod facing official patent probe


Spat with Creative gathers pace as US International Trade Commission steps in [more]





Real Estate Marketing Arrives on your iPod


There is little doubt the real estate market is softening here in the Valley. That makes marketing all that much more important, if you're trying to sell. [more]





iPod Gives Medical Instruction


SonoSite teams with Mobile Medical Media to give doctors a quick medical refresher download. [more]



Apple taking orders for Nike + iPod Sport Kit


Apple has begun accepting pre-orders for the Nike + iPod Sport Kit, which was announced late last month. [more]





Still searching for perfect iPod wireless harmony


The pace with which iPod add-ons are churning off assembly lines is a bit dizzying. Last month alone, more than a dozen speaker systems hit the market. [more]





National Semi iPod Gifting An Invitation To Steal?


The news that National Semiconductor is giving its employees iPods is at the same time one of the most inspired and stupidest things I've ever heard. [more]