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Direct Links: MP3 Version TMO to Go presents the Weekly Roundup, the best way to keep track of the headlines in Mac and iPod news. Each week The Mac Observer’s Ricky Spero covers the territory, paints the picture, and fills in the gaps. It’s like stealing notes after you missed the meeting. Or maybe five…

Netalog, better known by its DBA name, DLO, has filed a lawsuit against Belkin and Griffin alleging patent infringement. The suit claims that both companies are violating a DLO patent that covers a type of FM radio transmitter and charger that lets you play your MP3 player’s music through your car stereo. The patent in…

I confess. I am in love…with my new video iPod. I mean…why does anyone reject this fabulous gadget in favor of that iPod nano? OK; the nano is smaller and lighter, and has a no-moving-parts flash drive. If I try hard, I can see where these might be good reasons for some people to prefer…

Writing for the Boston Globe, John P. Mello reports that the market for iPod accessories is now worth US$300 million per year. He cited Gavin Downey, Belkin Corp.’s director of product management, as the source for that figure — Mr. Downey added that the “attach rate” for accessories was originally one for every 15 to…

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For December 12th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version and the AAC Enhanced Version courtesy of Michael, also known as ComputerNap!. John and Dave spend time going through listener feedback, with a bit of a focus on podcasting and audio recording-related questions. Additional notes include additional backup…

Apple’s iPod product line is taking the holiday buying season by storm, out-pacing sales of other electronic items. Holiday shoppers are also becoming more tech-savvy, looking online for the best deals on their electronic gadget purchases. As of Monday morning, Amazon listed the 30GB white video capable iPod as one of its top selling items.…

Direct Links: MP3 Version TMO to Go presents the Weekly Roundup Podcast, your source for the top headlines in Mac and iPod news. Each week The Mac Observer’s Ricky Spero covers the territory, paints the picture, and fills in the gaps. It’s like stealing notes after you missed the meeting. Or maybe five meetings. Consecutively.…

Gartner Research predicts computer chip sales will surpass their dot-com high, thanks to high demand for iPods and other portable electronic devices, according to The Mercury News. Flash memory chips, like the ones used in the iPod shuffle and nano, now make up a substantial part of the computer chip market. Andrew Norwood, Gartner’s research…

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For December 5th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version and the AAC Enhanced Version courtesy of Michael, also known as ComputerNap!. John and Dave spend the entire show answering YOUR questions, including their favorite backup strategies, setting the Windows workgroup name, and some iTunes tips, including one…

Adobe and Macromedia expect to have all of the regulatory clearances necessary to complete Adobe’s purchase of Macromedia by December 3, 2006. The acquisition of Macromedia by Adobe began last spring, and will transfer Macromedia’s product line to Adobe. The transaction will be all stock, and Macromedia share holders will receive 1.38 shares of Adobe…

BackBeat Media announced Wednesday the launch of the BackBeat Media Podcast Network, a network of three tech, music, and whatnot podcasts. The three podcasts include Coverville, The Evil Genius Chronicles, and The Mac Observer’s own Mac Geek Gab. The network will be providing advertising, infrastructure, and business support, similar to the kind of support BackBeat…

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu on Tuesday issued a new research report that covered the results of his recent checks with industry and channel sources, which showed “a better-than-expected pick-up in sales of 2GB iPod nanos, iPod shuffles and [Apple’s] new $499 Aperture professional photography software,” he wrote. As a result, he increased his…

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 28th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version and an AAC Enhanced version courtesy of one of our fantabulous listeners, Michael, also known as ComputerNap! John and Dave talk through their wishlists for the holidays… things they wish they had, things they wish existed, and more!…

Say what you will about the mod community, especially given that their work goes largely unnoticed on an individual level. True, the project might be something they’ll be able to put on their resumes, but there’s hardly any fame, fortune or attractive members of the opposite sex at the end of the tunnel. Still, they…

Every holiday season there are a few must-have gifts that leave shoppers desperately scouring stores to find them. That was true of the iPod last year, and it will be true of the popular MP3 player again this year, according to BusinessWeek’s Peter Burrows, who contacted several retailers and found that some of them are…