Is Apple planning to add a camera to the next-gen iPod nano? According to the images shared by Apple.pro, they might be. According to the post, the photographed nano prototype features the same compact square case, but with a noticeable hole at the back that’s filled with a mobile camera’s bits and pieces.
Logitech has announced the Mini Boombox, a compact speaker kit that’s designed to hook up wirelessly with mobile devices. That’s pretty much it: it’s a wireless speaker that you can carry around with you (as long as you don’t mind a bulge in your pack since it’s far from slim), and pair with any Bluetooth-enabled device such as a smartphone, tablet or laptop.
Before anything else, a few things to consider: 1. We’re clueless about dancers’ lifestyles and dance crew culture, and 2. Anything we do know about the “dance culture” is from what we’ve seen in that movie where stomping was a big deal, another movie where some dude died, but was part of a crew of dancers, and that other movie where the guy and the girl met at an artsy school and… danced together in the end. But if you consider yourself a dance-lifer, then this is something you’re going to want to check out: Pioneer has just introduced a new Steez line of portable audio systems designed “specifically for dancers and the surrounding culture.” What exactly sets them apart? They don’t just play music; these kits will also let you adjust tempo, set cues and mixes, and come with an “Auto Battle Mode” for doing impromptu “1-on-1 battles on the spot.” We like them because they look like really trippy boomboxes.
This is the Motorola MOTOACTV, a touch-based compact music player with a form factor that makes it look like the iPod nano’s athletic, muscle-bound brother. Sounds like a simple generalization, since they’re both new MP3 players, but that’s really the best way to describe it. Like the nano, the MOTOACTV is a music player that sports a 1.6-inch touchscreen, as well as an accessory that’ll let you rock it as a wristwatch. But Moto’s player adds a lot more in the mix: as a player that specifically targets athletes and outdoorsy-types, the player is built to last with scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass, and a case that’s sweat-proof and rain-resistant.
If you need a mobile speaker kit that can blast your tunes, then there are hundreds – if not thousands – of choices out there, ranging from cheap, tin can-sounding cans to relatively big portables that can be a little too hard to stuff in a bag. So how does JBL’s OnTour iBT differ from what’s already out there? For starters, when they designed this mobile speaker kit, they really focused on the “mobile” part, thanks to a compact frame, battery powered-running, and the elimination of having to pack (and connect) an audio cable. Also, despite the small frame, it’s a premium kit designed to sound good.
