School ground robbery involving Apple iPod

I guess news of the shortage of supply for the Apple iPod must have been a heartbreaker for iPod Fans. It has been reported that a boy in the Suffolk County in the east coast was robbed of his iPod after school. Last Thursday afternoon, a boy stayed afterschool to play some basketball and football. His mother told him to wait so she would pick him up so that he would not have to walk home in the dark. While waiting for his mother near the Newfield High School grounds, the suspect brandished a butcher knife and demanded his cell phone and his iPod. The 14-year-old complied with the suspect’s demands and the suspect fled the scene. There was no word on what kind of cell phone it was. A pretty sad story in my opinion. Just a product of consumerism if you ask me.

Best Buy offers $50 gift card with purchase of iPod Touch

Best Buy is currently offering customers who purchase an 8GB iPod Touch from them with a $50 gift card. And if you were to use the $50 gift card with the purchase of that 8GB Apple iPod Touch, you would pay around $179 for that iPod Touch. Now the deal is only for the 8GB iPod Touch models. There is no word on whether Best Buy would extend the offer to the 16GB and the 32GB iPod Touch models. This is probably the best deal out there for a iPod Touch. So get yours today while iPod supplies last.

IPOD BECOME A RARITY DURING HOLYDAY SEASON

Last year, the number one gift that was hard to find was the Nintendo Wii. But much to the surprise of us iPod fans, this year it might be the Apple iPod. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu has been stressing earlier this week that we could expect sudden shortages on all iPod models, including the iPod Touch. Initially, Apple thought they would be selling more Macs and iPhones during the holiday season. But the surprising surge of interest in the iPod has left Apple with a shortage of supply of iPods. The first sign of the shortage started during Black Friday when Amazon sold out on the iPod Touch. Amazon and Apple were expecting the supply of iPods to last anywhere from 11 days to 3 to 5 weeks. Now the only iPods available come from affiliates. The reason behind the surprising surge of interest in the iPod could be attributed to the declining economy as the iPod is a relatively cheap Christmas gift, as suppose to the Nintendo Wii or a Sony Playstation 3. Wu says that there is a “strong consumer understanding of the value it (iPod) provides”. So if you are in the market for a iPod, better hurry before they run out

SCHOOL GROUND ROBBERY INVOLVING APPLE IPOD

I guess news of the shortage of supply for the Apple iPod must have been a heartbreaker for iPod Fans. It has been reported that a boy in the Suffolk County in the east coast was robbed of his iPod after school. Last Thursday afternoon, a boy stayed afterschool to play some basketball and football. His mother told him to wait so she would pick him up so that he would not have to walk home in the dark. While waiting for his mother near the Newfield High School grounds, the suspect brandished a butcher knife and demanded his cell phone and his iPod. The 14-year-old complied with the suspect’s demands and the suspect fled the scene. There was no word on what kind of cell phone it was. A pretty sad story in my opinion. Just a product of consumerism if you ask me.

Scandyna Speakers introduces $300 iPod dock speakers

Scandyna Speakers have just introduced their new retro-inspired speakers for the Apple iPod, called the iPod Pink Dock Pack. The iPod Pink Dock Pack will sell for $300 and it features 2 x 15-watt Class T amplifiers, stereo line output, a pair of Micropod SE speakers, dock insert for all dock-connecting iPods, a Kevlar bass/midrange driver, a soft dome tweeter, a remote, and pink paint. Unfortunately, there is no word on whether it will come in different colors. Customers can find the speakers at Sak Fifth Avenue and 800 different audio/video stores in 30 different countries. So if you are looking for some good retro-inspired iPod dock speakers, this is what you have been looking for.

AUDIOENGINE RELEASES NEW WIRELESS IPOD ADAPTER

Tired of tangling cables when connecting your iPod to an audio system? Audioengine may have the given us a great solution to this issue. Audioengine has just introduced their new AW2 wireless iPod adapter. It features two main pieces: a wireless transmitter that connects to your iPod or MP3 player via dock and a USB-based receiver with a 3.5-milimeter auxiliary jack. The wireless iPod adapter works on a Wi-Fi signal and Audioengine promises that you won’t experience any dropouts, static, or interference from CB radios. The AW2 wireless iPod Adapter has a retail price tag of $169, so prepare yourself to drop a few stacks of $1 bills for the pleasure of going wireless.