If you ever fancied trying out the iPod +Nike kit with your Nano, but do not own a pair of the required Nike trainers this may be of interest to you.

Apple Computer has had three major marketing campaign runs that have changed the way the world looks at Apple Computer. " Think Different," "Switcher," and most recently the PC and Mac guys. With the two most recent campaigns Apple has focused on the fear that many PC users have of getting a virus, leading users to believe that using a Mac on the Internet is like living in a small country town instead of the big city. Simply put, use a Mac and you will be safe from the dangers of the scary Internet. For the most part this has always been true. As Mac users we are fairly safe from viruses and spyware, or so we are lead to believe.

While writing reviews of products I often run into new terms that aren't explained well. Acutally, I run into new terms with almost every product I wrestle out of its packaging. The i-Fusion review presented me with a new twist on batteries, the three phase lithium ion rechargeable battery. I undertook a search to discover what is different about a 3-phase battery. In my search I uncovered a nice site that actually explains in detail about the myriad of batteries we now use on a daily basis. I didn't uncover the secrets of a three phase battery, but I certainly learned a few new tricks about battery life.

Almost a year ago, Jan. 17, 2005, to be exact, I was reading about iPod Shuffles on Apple's site (http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/) and found this in the small gray type at the bottom of the page:

Two days ago I posted about an idea I'd been kicking around for a couple weeks: video podcasts. Today I read an article on Wired about the new trend in blogging: video blogging. Apparently Apple (along with several others) was way ahead of me, and iTunes 4.9 already includes support for video-casts or, as some marketing genius decided to label them, vlogs. Now I really wish I had posted when I first though of this after reading about Apple contracting with Alphamosaic for mobile video chips way back in April (linky linky).

Jon Stokes over at ArsTechnica has published an article about the future of Apple and how the switch to Intel relates to the iPod. The upshot of his article is that the future of Apple lies not with the Macintosh, but with the iPod. He claims that the current success of the iPod and the iTunes Music Store are simply part of a transition away from the personal computer and towards mobile devices, much like the transition from mainframes to personal computers that started largely due to the success of the Apple I and II. With this in mind, Stokes offers the theory that the switch from IBM to Intel had little to do with performance and a lot to do with volume, pricing, and the XScale. With Intel processors powering the entire Macintosh line and the volume discounts that Intel offers on chips, it would make sense to use as many Intel chips as possible in as many products as they can go into. And so Stokes predicts the rise of the XScale powered video iPod, a competitor for the Sony PSP.

Have you been looking for a portable media device that will allow you to watch movies and music videos on the go, but found yourself disappointed with the tiny viewing screens of most of the iPods and other portable media units? Well, the newest iPod has just been released that will change all of that - the Apple iPod touch.

If you have been looking for a portable media device to play all of the music files you have stored on your PC or Mac, then you have many choices available to purchase in the UK. However, one of the best choices if you want a small, stylish portable media player that can store an ample amount of music is the 4 GB Apple iPod.

If you have several hours' worth of music stored on your PC or Mac, then you are probably used to being able to enjoy your music while you are sitting in front of your computer. But how about when you are on the bus or the train, waiting in the airport on a layover, or walking along a hiking trail? Wouldn't it be nice if you could bring your music with you, without carrying around a case full of CDs?

If you have used an Apple iPod, then you know how easy iPods are to use. By simply connecting your iPod to your home PC or Mac computer, you can simply and easily download all of the music files and video media you have stored on iTunes. But did you know that there is a new iPod product available in the UK that will not only let you play your downloaded audio and video media files, but let you browse, purchase, and download media from your iPod as well?