Apple prepares to dump connector heritage with new iPhone

In April 2003, Apple unveiled the third generation of its iPod – and introduced the 30-pin connector on its base that would in less than a decade become part of more than half a billion devices. But now, Apple is preparing to dump that heritage by introducing a new, thinner 19-pin connector with the next …

Speck Products: Designing for the iPhone 5

In an airy storefront along a tree-lined Palo Alto, California street, the Speck Products design team is faced with a unique challenge. Designing a case for Apple’s mysterious, rumor-shrouded iPhone 5. Arguably the most popular – and successful – smartphone and laptop case and cover maker, Speck is currently burning the ‘midnight oil’ to prepare …

JBL On Tour iBT serves portable Bluetooth audio, calls

Electronista: Harman, the maker of Harman/Kardon and JBL audio equipment, has launched a compact stereo music system aimed at mobile audiophiles. The JBL on Tour iBT is a portable two-channel all-in-one system that connects to iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as well as most other tablets and smartphones, using Bluetooth. The circular unit is relatively small …

Reviews: Fuse PowerSlice Universal Charger

Whereas competing charging stations ship with everything that’s needed to start charging iPods and iPhones right away, and can’t be customized much thereafter, Fuse has taken a different approach with PowerSlice. it refers to the black and silver circular charging surface as the “Base Unit,” shipping it with nothing more than a wall charger, a …

Of the new iPods, a Bluetooth, wearable nano is the one to watch

August 12, 2011 at 4:47 pm We’ve been hearing so much about the new iPhone 5 that it has all but drown out any talk of the iPods, which are traditionally released at the September Apple event as well.  There hasn’t been any definitive word, but I expect them to get an update as well …