We’re used to shortages during the holiday season. The Wii comes to mind. And you are probably aware of Amazon’s kindle situation. The iPod may be next. Word is that Apple is having trouble keeping up with the demand for the iPod as more and more customers place purchases during this holiday season, they may run out. The information comes from a research note from Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu. The Amazon.com stock levels seem to confirm the notion as well, since it currently takes up to 5 weeks to get your 8GB second-gen iPod touch. It’ll take 3-5 weeks...
This country may be in the midst of a recession, but forget about that, there’s a potentially much more serious problem out there: The country is running low on iPods! At least, that’s the case if inventory checks made by Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu are accurate. Amazon, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Target are all experiences shortages of iPods on some level, Wu reports. (I just checked Amazon, and while all seem to be labels as “in stock,” a few models only seem to be available through 3rd parties.) If true, strong demand on Black Friday and Cyber Monday is...
Short Version: The $99 Samsung Highnote is a capable music phone with a 3.5mm headphone jack and built-in stereo speakers. If music’s your thing, the Highnote could serve you well. Overview and Features: Candy bar phone with a face that slides up to reveal a numeric keypad and down to reveal integrated stereo speakers Built-in clickwheel for easy navigation of menus and music GPS, Bluetooth, and high-speed EVDO data connections Two-megapixel camera Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV compatible Includes 1GB microSD card and 3.5mm headset w/ microphone MSRP of $99 after two-year agreement and $50 mail-in rebate What’s...
There’s no disagreeing: The discounts Apple (AAPL) offered during last week’s “Black Friday” sale were anything but insanely great. Five to ten percent discounts on Macs and iPods, though largely consistent with last year, came as something of a disappointment to those hoping that Apple’s favorable cash position in this dismal economy would translate into a more favorable cash position for Apple Store patrons. Didn’t stop them from buying Apple hardware though, did it? According to analysts at Piper Jaffray, Goldman Sachs, Kaufman Brothers and Thomas Weisel Partners, Apple did quite well on Black Friday. “…our checks suggest that [Apple]...
Bloggers can now add text-to-speech capabilities to their site with new tools such as Odiogo, allowing readers to actually listen to blog posts on the website, and even on iTunes (as well as iPods and iPhones) as a podcast. While this is a cool feature for readers, it could be a very valuable tool for the visually impaired. These tools also provide benefits to readers with learning disabilities like Dyslexia. As a demonstration of how easy it is to setup this text-to-speech technology, we’ve actually gone ahead and helped Rachel from Why Not Rachel setup Odiogo for her blog. Why...
