Apple has filed a lawsuit against a number of companies accused of producing unauthorized accessories for iPods and iPads. The company claims the knockoff products are violating its trademarks and infringing on a number of patents.
The complaint argues that many of the accessories are of “inferior quality and reliability,” potentially causing compatibility issues or damage to devices.
Apple maintains its own licensing program, “Made for iPod,” which requires prior approval to sell accessories. The company reportedly receives royalties ranging from 20 to 25 percent for ...... Read more
Phone Scoop yesterday discovered new regulatory filings posted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission showing a new Sprint-branded 3G mobile hotspot device manufactured by ZTE that appears to be in the form of a designed case to wrap around Apple’s iPod touch.
The Peel, as FCC photos suggest it will be called, seems to be a carriage sled for a tablet style device like the iPod touch. The Peel does not seem to connect to its host device, and it seems to be a specially designed Wi-Fi hotspot device that could offer EV-DO networking to an iPod touch in a package that could be clampe...... Read more
updated 11:30 am EDT, Thu July 29, 2010
ZTE Peel to give iPod its own 3G data
An FCC filing discovered late Wednesday has signaled a unique Sprint plan to capture Apple device users. A ZTE device known as the Peel would serve as an iPod touch case but would hold a full 3G-to-Wi-Fi mobile hotspot in its back. The combo would give the iPod, and other nearby devices, an always-on 3G connection without needing a separate MiFi.
The Peel’s capabilities aren’t fully outlined, but it would have its own battery; there’s no Dock Connector or similar attachment to whatever devi...... Read more
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld.com
It’s been almost nine years since Apple introduced the first iPod, and in that time the device has progressively added the ability to manage different types of digital content: music, photos, videos, e-books and PDFs. We use iPods to listen to audio (music, audiobooks, podcasts), watch videos (movies, TV shows, video podcasts, home-made videos), view photos, and read books and even magazines.
The device remains the top-selling MP3 player and commands a 70 percent market share in the U.S. More significantly, the iPod touch continues to grow—touch sales were ...... Read more
By Sam Oliver
Published: 07:55 AM EST
Apple will release a new iPod touch with a 3-megapixel camera capable of recording both photos and video, as well as a redesigned, thinner MacBook Air with an 11.6-inch display this year, a new rumor states.
The new iPod touch is expected to arrive in August or September, when Apple usually refreshes its iPod lineup, while the MacBook Air would arrive in the second half of 2010, according to a new report from Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes. Mingchi Kuo, senior analyst, said component makers revealed that the redesigned MacBook A...... Read more
Digitimes reports that Apple is preparing two updates for the second half of 2010. The first is said to be an 11.6-inch MacBook Air featuring a Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor. An 11.6-inch display would be notably smaller than the current 13.3-inch screen found in the current MacBook Air.
Kuo, citing discussions with upstream component makers, noted that the 11.6-inch MacBook Air will feature an even slimmer and lighter design than the previous-generation models and the technologies used for the design and concept are expected to be broadly used in the company’s ...... Read more
Last week, BMW announced that they would begin to support a feature within iOS 4, Apple’s new operating system for iPods and iPhones, called iPod Out. The technology allows for the infotainment systems within BMW Group vehicles to display and control the music playback feature in iPhone and iPod touch devices. Access to custom playlists and Genius, which creates a playlist of songs from a user’s own library, will also be available to a driver.
BMW’s integration with iPod devices extends all the way back to 2004 when the vehic...... Read more
by Serenity Caldwell, Macworld.com
“iPod Out” was one of the new iOS 4 APIs mentioned at Apple’s preview event back in April, but no one quite knew what it was meant for—until last week, when BMW Group announced that it had integrated iPod Out into its newest BMW and Mini vehicle entertainment systems.
So what is iPod Out? From BMW Group’s press photos and description, the API allows car manufacturers to integrate the iPod Classic OS look and controls into a vehicle’s on-board entertai...... Read more
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