NAVIGON updates MobileNavigator GPS app for iPhone

NAVIGON has launched a second free update for the North American version of the Mobile Navigator for the iPhone to life. That makes about an iPhone into a GPS device with maps for the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It works in both portrait and landscape, and has features such as smart address entry, display and map-lane assist. It also shows warnings for over the speed limit.

The new update features text-to-speech, than to own a unit. It adds the automatic day night settings, e-mail-based location-sharing, and integrated iPod functions for playing music in the app itself. Mobile Navigator is from the App Store, and sets the iPhone firmware 3.0 or better.

After the initial purchase no subscriptions or additional fees are charged. Similar changes have been made to the European and Australian versions of the application.

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Apple Announced the iPod touch 3G

The third generation of the iPod touch is upon us. Apple has managed to sell no less than 20 million iPod touch so far, and this is from a total of 225 million iPods sold until today. And Apple has not missed the opportunity, what a great thing today for all of the iPod touch is showing. It is music, video, and it also makes good games.
But this is not something that we do not know already, so we really the next generation iPod touch and its functions newest features:

• Storage: 8GB 32GB 64GB
• Open GL ES v2.0 support
• More games and more content

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New Zune software to launch with Zune HD

News Microsoft broke with its monthly newsletter, Zune today announced that the Zune HD is the start of two weeks, the first major update for the Zune media software come in a year. The company is on what this involves quiet, but promises an all-new “app with” exciting new features, on 15 September will arrive on the same day as the new media player itself.

The news follows an unusual lack of information from Microsoft for the software. In the past, the company generally has announced new software upgrades at or near the same time as equipment upgrades.

Only have a few clues emerged to the most likely features for the Zune software, though some of those believed to gaps between the features of Apple’s iTunes store address, App Store, and in some cases even the Zune. The most important is the revelation that the Zune HD support third party apps and is probably a new App-management system in the PC software to download and synchronize new software. Several rumors have 720p in addition to existing TV shows, the signature of the Zune HD function is indicated their support for playback of 720p.

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Handmade wooden Apple iPod mini case and dock

You probably recognize the form of stale iPod mini. Under the wood, there is actually a working player. To be honest, when I saw it to disturb me. At first I do if someone, it was a good idea, these things made of rubber and dare to sell for twice the price but not in particular a Looker, hard or interesting anyway. But really, I change my mind.

It’s one thing about the iPod mini wooden canceled that my bad opinion about them. It turned out to be an absolutely non-commercial project by a man from Australia. And for me, this makes a difference, because the man behind it was no other reason, however. Josh, iLounge readers, has its own mini iPod and ingenuity can do their work. In this issue, he has a red cedar case, click wheel camphor laurel – all with real screws and double sided adhesive (for most of the Click Wheel). Josh has not stopped. He also new iTrip and iPod dock in the same way with the adjustment for larger dimensions iPod.

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Apple Media Pad touchscreen to be Wintek supplied

Once again, Apple and WINTEK thrown together in the ongoing story of the Pad Media Apple touchscreen tablet. First tipped in March as a supplier of 10-inch capacitive touch panels for an unannounced product from the Cupertino company, other sources – this time in connection with a notebook-IC designers – have confirmed that the Panel has WINTEK to Apple .This round of leaks throws in the news that the Apple device is an “e-book form factor Netbook product”, which is consistent with the recent talk of a handheld touchscreen slate-format device. Expected to slot in between the iPod touch and Apple a normal notebook, media pad will prioritize Internet access and VoIP, and a built-in Wi-Fi.

Foxconn has been proposed as the probability for OEM manufacturers of media pad. Recently, an analyst predicted that the device while in development, not on the market until 2010 because of problems stabilizing Mobile OS X.

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Apple iBangle – New iPod Shuffle Generation

Check out new idea for an Apple MP3 player. It is considered iBangle and it is unique and groundbreaking. It s shares some similarities with the iPod Shuffle like no screen and it really has some other useful functions.

First of all, you will never fall in iBangle. You see that blue inner band? Simply press the blue button on the page, and it fills with air, expanding to be comfortable on your wrist. Press the blue button again and it will air.

Ear buds with the annoying cable won t be found here, as is the sound via wireless ear buds. There sa multi-touch track pad for easy navigation. It also has a few additional buttons for controlling music. Although the iBangle doesn t have a screen, designer Gopinath Prasana figures you well with it s audio-oriented navigation system.

The iBangle is not in production yet, but when it comes out I think it is a hot number. Only ready a pretty penny for a musical bracelet.

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Boxee mulls production of its own set-top-box

Did boxee full use of their place on CES this year, and after a last on his blog, it used some inquiries from other companies about the formation of an boxe-branded set-top box. Currently, the only way to boxe run the installation on your TV or PC inelegantly on an Apple TV. A number of companies boxe to ask for his thoughts on being embedded in the application of existing or future products, “so that the cats on boxe come straight from the advertising and your opinion on this issue. boxe caution that not how it is baked in a single device would be “a long time,” but it seems that the ball rolls. So, what do you say? Would you snap up? Or would you balk at the notion of adding yet another STB under your TV?

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Lanyard-Style Earphones

The new AudioWear lanyard-style earphones i2iGear are lightweight, adjustable, and designed to allow you to wear your favorite MP3 player like a necklace.

A button for Play Pause and able to go to the next song would be a nice gift – something like the Griffin SmartTalk Adapter for Apple iPhone and iPod.

Features

Noise Isolation Earphones

Incredible audio quality

One size fits all, and will remain throughout the performance

Extension cable included, to iPods, iPhones, MP3 player or an audio source with a 3.5 mm headphone jack

via Chip Chick

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iShelf – Cover Flow Style Shelf

I can not remember the last time I have a physical copy of the music on a CD … perhaps in 2003 or so … but for those who still CD collections and how to see you could check out this cover-flow style called the Regal iShelf.

The idea is simple approach at the moment and is inspired by the Cover Flow interface from Apple. Unfortunately, it looks like it just the CD’s staticly and not allow you through your Flick the vast collection is a disgrace. Nevertheless, but fab!

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