Tag Archive | "ipod"
How Apple would explain sexuality to kids [Video]
Who knew iPods made such great learning tools.
Continue reading...“I renamed my iPod ‘The Titanic’ so that when I plug it in, iTunes tells me ‘The Titanic is syncing.’”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Hilarious thread from Reddit.
Continue reading...Apple’s success is rooted in their attention to detail
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
In Gordon Ramsey’s auto-biography, the accomplished chef (who you might recognize as the guy screaming on Hell’s Kitchen) articulated why he’s obsessed with making sure that everything about a dish is absolutely perfect, all the way down to the most excruciatingly minute detail. It doesn’t matter how amazing the steak is, if it’s served on a [...]
Continue reading...The first songs ever played on an iPod
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Steve Jobs announced the first iPod on October 23, 2001. Though famously lampooned at first, the iPod went on to become Apple’s most iconic product. So on a slow news day, we thought we’d go back and look at the first songs ever played on an iPod in public. The first song demoed by Steve Jobs [...]
Continue reading...What people said about the iPod when it was first announced
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Given the perplexing backlash and seeming hatred being directed at the iPad, we thought it’d be somewhat instructive to go back in time and take a look at what some people were saying about the iPod when Steve Jobs first announced Apple’s first MP3 player back in October, 2001. When first released, the original iPod [...]
Continue reading...Apple products - A popular choice for thieves
Friday, January 8, 2010
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Apple products are known for their sleek and elegant design, and you’d be hard pressed to go out in public and not see someone somewhere using either an iPhone, iPod, or MacBook. The unique design of Apple’s products, however, make them highly visible (white headbuds, anyone?) and subsequently an inviting target for thieves. Most recently, a group of [...]
Continue reading...Apple prevails in iPod hearing loss case
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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Well, you can finally chalk one up to the Courts for dismissing what can only be described as a frivolous and moronic lawsuit. Back in 2006, a Louisiana man sued Apple alleging that the iPod was responsible for his hearing loss. The suit specifically mentioned that the volume on the iPod can be raised to [...]
Continue reading...Is the new iPod Nano a flop? And does it even matter?
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it just recorded it most profitable quarter in company history, a fact largely due to impressive Mac and iPhone sales. iPod sales, however, were down 8% from the same quarter a year-ago. Interestingly, though, sales of the iPod Touch were up an astonishingly high 100%, a figure which Apple [...]
Continue reading...Some final notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Here are a few interesting tidbits relayed by COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer from Monday’s earnings conference call. In the last quarter, Apple sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter, a fact which Apple is more than pleased with given the economic environment. Apple’s operating margin was the highest ever, and came [...]
Continue reading...Apple is still the coolest kid on the block in the eyes of teens
Friday, October 9, 2009
It’s a bit cliche at this point, but Apple products have an aura of “cool” about them that most other companies simply lack, despite millions upon millions of dollars in market research and product development. Apple hasn’t always been the coolest kid on the block, but since the iPod hit the scene in 2001, it’s [...]
Continue reading...Analysts starting to catch on as more raise earnings estimates and stock targets for Apple
Thursday, October 1, 2009
As the Apple money making and iPhone manufacturing machine continues to press on forward, analysts are finally starting to come around and acknowledge that there’s still a lot of room for Apple to grow.
Continue reading...Apple ranked #20 on list of top global brands of 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
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In this years Interbrand report, Apple checked in at #20 on the list of the best global brands of 2009, up from the 24th spot a year ago. According to the report, Apple’s brand value increased 12% over the last year up to a current value of $15.43 million. Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, GE, [...]
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Monday, March 15, 2010
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