AdminPick.com is going to unveil a new way to have fun with your iPod – playing games on it. Besides that, we also have gadgets that can instantly fully charge your iPod with regular battery. Here are the pictures of accessories that can transform your ordinary iPod to an extraordinary gadget.
Cowon has unveiled a new type of digital music player which looks very simliar to a cellular phone. The model name of this Cowon music player is F2 which has a very cool design and bright and not too big (1.3″) screen which adequate for your excellent music playing experience. Besides playing regular MP3 tracks, the Cowo iAudio F2 also supports FM radio tuner.
There are three models for the iAudio F2 player, which differentiate by storage capacity. They are 512MB, 1GB and 2GB models.
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Apple’s Warrior: iPod 30GB Model
Microsoft’s Warrior: Zune 30GB Model
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Comparision Chart Between Zune and iPod
|
Features / Specifications |
iPod |
Zune Player |
Winner |
|
Hard Drive |
30GB Harddisk |
30GB Harddisk |
Tie |
|
Height |
4.1 inches |
4.4 inches |
iPod |
|
Width |
2.4 inches |
2.4 inches |
Tie |
|
Depth |
0.43 inches |
0.58 inches |
iPod |
|
Weight |
4.8 ounces |
5.5 ounces |
iPod |
|
Screen |
2.5 inches LCD |
3.0 inches LCD |
Zune |
|
Supported Audio Formats |
AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV |
H.264, MP3, WAV, AAC and WMA |
No Clear Winner. |
|
Supported Video Formats |
H.264, MPEG-4, |
WMV, MPEG-4 |
No Clear Winner. |
|
WiFi |
No |
Yes. 802.11b/g |
Zune |
|
DJ Mode |
No |
Yes. Broadcasts songs that you are listening. |
Zune |
|
Navigation |
Famous Wheel Navigation. |
Arrow Navigation which Up, Down, Left and Right controls |
iPod. iPod’s ease of use navigation system makes it a unique product. |
|
Built-in FM radio tuner |
No |
Yes |
Zune |
|
TV Output |
Yes |
Yes |
Tie |
|
Picture Viewer |
Yes |
Yes |
Tie |
|
Supported Operating System |
Mac and Windows 2000 and Later |
Windows OS only. |
iPod |
Overall Conclusions:
Zune doesn’t impress us in her hardware specifications besides having bigger screen, built-in FM tuner to save you from buying iPod’s FM Tuner accessory, and Wi-Fi chip to support music sharing and broadcasting.
In fact, Zune is bulkier than iPod by about 15% which is an important fact for those of you who think that your current iPod is heavy and you want to buy a Zune for replacement. Besides that, the overall size of Zune is also bigger than iPod.
It looks like Microsoft wants to copy Napster’s music sharing idea to beat Apple. AdminPick.com editors think Zune doesn’t look that promising in hardware specifications but the built-in Wi-Fi chip with good software for features like DJ Mode and music sharing might be the killer for iPod.
After all, Microsoft is more or less a software development company rather than a hardware development company. Hence, Microsoft’s lethal weapon might be the applications that power the Zune to ease our lives in not just music playing but also music sharing, social networking through music and so on.
Microsoft hasn’t releaseed the price for Zune music player. It is very positive that Microsoft will make Zune music player cheaper than iPod likes what Microsoft did for Xbox to compete with Sony’s Play Station gaming device.
References
http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html
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Zune music player, the biggest rival of iPod, is going to be released very soon by Microsoft. Here are the official snapshots of Zune Music Player.
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Japan’s ZMP Inc. will be selling a unique robot called as the Muiro. The Muiro is a music loving robot which can mount iPod on its top and play music from the Kenwood speakers it has on the sides. Your favorite music will follow you and even groove with the music. Another interesting feature about it is that it can stream music wirelessly if you don’t own a iPod. It uses iTunes software on your PC to stream music. Muiro will come in four colors and will be on shelves in December in Japan at a price of 108800 Yen ($930).