International fashion house Gucci Group has pounced on the market opportunity inherent for third parties in the success of Apple Computer’s iPod introducing its own designer iPod carrying case. Gucci Sets Its Sights on Apple – Designer carrying case will cost you almost as much as an iPod.
Gucci iPod Case
vailable online through Gucci’s U.S. stores, the Gucci iPod case is available in multiple colors and costs almost as much as an $195. The Gucci iPod case is available in this season’s Gucci colors – beige/ebony GG plus with dark brown leather trim, red/green/green web carrying handle, and silver hardware.
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So, did you take our word and pick up the free yet most expensive iPod in the world? Yup, Xexoo was giving away iPods free – if you paid for pimping them with 18k gold, which cost you close to $14,000. Well, now all you need Gucci iPod case, complete with GG logo and green Gucci web on the strap. Music for your brand-sensitive ears?
Gucci Style iPod Case
About Gucci:
The House of Gucci, better known as simply Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and leather goods label. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921. Gucci is considered one of the most famous, prestigious, and easily recognizable fashion brands in the world. The House of Gucci belongs to the French conglomerate company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). Gucci generated over US$7 billion worldwide of revenue in 2006 according to BusinessWeek magazine and was ranked 46th in the magazine’s annual chart “Top 100 Brands”. For this reason Gucci is the second biggest selling fashion brand after LVMH. Most importantly Gucci is the biggest selling Italian brand in the world. Gucci operates about 425 stores worldwide and it wholesales its products through franchisees and upscale department stores.
On one side the machines are getting advanced day by day and on the other side the data files are being modified too. The new data file extensions are a way to minimize large amount of information into small spaces giving more room to all sorts of data files. At first we had different file extensions for video and audio files but mp4 extension solved this segregation. Now mp4 format is being used in all kinds of electronic gadgets supporting audio and video display compressing the file letting it take less space in your hard drive and allowing more wiggle room to more mp4 extension files.
iLuv i1255 iPod Dock Station
When digital audio and video was new to the market, file extensions for both of them were different that took more space in a hard drive. Later when gadgets became smaller and storage space became larger, the need was felt to minimize the storage space of files especially digital audio and digital video without compromising their quality. That is when mp4 format kicked in allowing audio and video files to be played with this single format which compresses each file leaving extra space rather than taking it. The mp4 format is similar to Apple’s QuickTime format which supports multimedia files. The only difference between QuickTime and MP4 format is that MP4 format supports QuickTime as well as MPEG file extensions.
As mp4 file extensions take less space in your storage capacity, therefore people felt the urge to convert other file extensions like mp3, AVI, WMV, RM, WAV, MPEG and other digital audio and video file formats into mp4. That is when multiple converter software for mp4 formats was in demand and being downloaded frequently. Apart of their compressing quality, mp4 format files are now being supported by every new electronic gadgets and cell phones in the shops including iPod, Sony Ericsson, Sony Walkman, Wii, Samsung SGH ULTRA Series, iPhone, Blackberry, Xbox 360, Nokia N series, Play Station 3, Zune and many more. The softwares that already support mp4 formats are winamp, iTunes, jetAudio, Media Player Classic, Real Plyaer, QuickTime, VLC Media Player, Zune Marketplace, Nero Burning ROM, 3ivx and some others.
In the past, iLuv has made some speaker docks that underwhelmed PC Magazine – most notably last year’s iLuv i199, which was a victim of trying to do too many things at once.
iLuv i1255 iPod Dock DVD Player
he new line from iLuv, though still feature-heavy, seems to be focused on simplifying the docks a bit. The i1255 is dubbed a “desktop iPod/DVD player” by the company, and it outputs 5.1 audio from its thin-frame dock. The DVD player also plays CDs, MP3 CDs, as well as JPEG and Kodak picture CDs. The iPod dock is compatible with the new generation of iPods released back in September.
There are no speakers included, so consumers should think of this as a DVD player that happens to have an iPod dock integrated. The $150 i1255 will hit stores in March.
iLuv i1255 iPod Dock Station
The i399, available this month, is a Bluetooth-enabled 2.1 speaker dock for iPods. Using the included “BluePin II”, a detachable Bluetooth transmitter, users have the ability to stream music from an iPod docked in the i399 to a pair of Bluetooth headphones, or send music from, say, a Bluetooth phone to the i399’s speakers.
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands in Europe, today expanded its line-up of MP3 players with the Eclipse portable media player.
Packard Bell Eclipse PMP
Featuring a large 2.2-inch widescreen colour TFT display for vibrant movie playback, compatibility with a wide range of media formats, and high quality in-ear headphones, Packard Bell Eclipse offers a comprehensive and affordable mobile entertainment experience.
Today, consumers have fallen in love with portable media players because they’re the perfect match for today’s mobile lifestyle,
In the very competitive flash-memory player segment, our new Eclipse raises the bar for quality, with a big widescreen display and high-quality inear headphones.
In keeping with Packard Bell’s tradition of design and performance, the slim Eclipse is barely 12mm thick, making it perfect for enjoying video, photos and music on-the-go. The 2.2-inch TFT display and in-ear headphones are combined to provide a vibrant entertainment experience.
The holiday season is upon us, and we are all looking for that perfect gift. How about this year you give them something that they really want, like one of the many MP4 Players out on the market. Now you may be wondering what are MP4 Players, and the answer is simple. These are great hand held devices that take MP3 players to the next level. MP4 Players allow you to not only take music on the go, but movies and TV as well. There is really no end to what we can do in this day and age. This is that perfect gift for anyone on your list.
Philips SA6185 - 8GB PMP
Although most MP4 Players are made in China, the United States has really grown to love them. Many MP3 players on the market have tried to add video to their list of things they are capable of, however, it usually does not look good. After all, the MP3 Players are made to play music, not so much to watch movies. With MP4 Players you are able to watch movies on the go from a lot of different formats. Actually, most MP4 Players can play files that are MTV, MPV, AMV, and even DMV, however, now-a-days you can even see some that play MPEG-4 files. It really just depends on the type of MP4 Players you choose to get. Make no mistake, however, this is what your family wants for Christmas. One thing that I love about them so much is the fact that they make great gifts for just about anyone. The next time you find yourself waiting with nothing to do, all you have to do is pull out your MP4 Players. Hours of movies and TV shows can be stored right on the MP4 Players. Not only that, whenever you want to change what’s on there, you simple delete the shows that are on it and download new ones. It is really that simple, and most MP4 Players come with everything you need to get started.
It’s not that the iLuv i199 iPod Speaker System doesn’t work, it simply tries to do too much. The result is a frustrating user experience exacerbated by a clunky remote and unintuitive controls. Sure, it has two programmable alarms that can use your Apple iPod. It can also play MP3s directly off a USB thumb drive. It plays your CDs (including data CDs), too, and it has a radio tuner. The speaker is even Bluetooth-capable. Trying to navigate these features via the remote, however, is a lost cause. That’s because the membrane buttons rarely work, and it is often hard to figure out what button is in charge of a specific function. In short, there are plenty of iPod docks available that are much better, even if they have fewer features.
iLuv i199 iPod Dock
The iLuv i199 has a striking, polished black contour, but it is probably too bulky to win any design awards. At roughly 15 by 7.8 by 5 inches and with a substantial weight, you’ll need a sturdy bookshelf or a lot of space on your desktop for this one. iLuv also covers the i199 in stickers that are hard to peel off. I sincerely hope that my review unit is an anomaly. If not, be prepared for “sticker shock”—and to use Goo Gone to get rid of it all.
New iLuv i199 iPod Speaker System
The front face of the i199 has a 5- by 1-inch LCD display with a CD slot below it. This LCD displays the time and date, as well as whatever information it can about the music or radio station you’re listening to. Sometimes this means artist name and song title, other times you get only a track number and countdown clock. Most of the controls are on the top of the device. Open the lid to reveal the iPod dock, USB drive dock, and the BluePin connection (BluePin is the company’s proprietary Bluetooth technology).
