iPodlounge is reporting that its 60GB iPod Photo suffers from the same audio defect widely reported in the fourth-generation iPod. “The defect can be heard in headphones when the iPod Photo’s hard drive reloads its music memory buffer, and sounds like static accompanied by hard drive accessing noises, overlapping for several seconds the beginning of a music track,” the site reports.
Read MoreMacworld UK reports that Apple had originally planned to launch an iTunes Music Store for Ireland consumers alongside the other European countries Tuesday, but held back at the last minute due to a disagreement with the Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO). The disagreements have now been resolved, according to Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) sources.
Read MoreiPodlounge has posted its initial impressions of Apple’s new iPod Photo as well as an excellent photo gallery of the new device. “Having played with the 60GB iPod Photo a bunch, it’s fair to say that the haters have at best a 30% chance of proving right on this one,” writes Jeremy Horwitz.
Read MoreInside Mac Radio has posted a photo gallery from the PhotoPlus Conference & Expo 2004, which took place this week at the Javits Center in New York City. Photoplus is the premier industry event for professional photographers and creatives.
Read MoreTomorrow’s broadcast of the Inside Mac Radio Show, hosted by Scott Sheppard, will feature Stewart Copeland of The Police; Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times; and Alan Oppenheimer, Macintosh Pioneer and CEO of Open Door Networks. Inside Mac can be heard live on Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. PT. You can listen to the broadcast on AM 1220 KNTS in the San Francisco Bay area or on the Web here.
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