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If you are strapped for cash or are in creative over drive, then you may just come up with a home made iPod case like the Gameboy Case. The Gameboy Case is the brainchild of some enterprising soul out there who made the iPod case out of a vintage black and white gameboy. Controlling the iPod doesn’t look to be a hassle as one can access all the vital controls via the buttons on the front of the gameboy. The Vintage iPod Case is available online at the Etsy website for around 8 US Dollars.

Look what the folks over at LG have up their sleeves! The company recently filed a patent called “Home appliance with MP3 player! Who knew laundry could actually be fun? The Washing Machine would not only have a jack for the mp3 player but will also include speakers, special dock and control panel for MP3!

Via Unwired

Check out this Art Army Van iPod dock, a brainchild of Mike Leavitt! The dock may border on surreal however kudos to the designer for thinking out of the box! The Art Army Van is a result of a modified plastic Mystery Machine toy and includes an iPod jack and a removable rear CD rack. You can buy it from here.

Via Engadget

Apple had a busy day today and apart from iTunes U, they also announced the iTunes® Plus—DRM-free music tracks. The tracks would feature high quality 256 kbps AAC encoding and will retail for $1.29 per song. iTunes Plus would include songs from the EMI’s digital catalog including singles and albums from Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra, Joss Stone, Pink Floyd, John Coltran.

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Another Step Towards Making the iPod a Learning Device

Apple announced the launch of their new service, iTunes® U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). As the name suggests iTunes U is targeted at University students and will feature course lectures, language lessons, lab demonstrations, sports highlights and campus tours! Man I never knew being a student could be so much of fun! Makes me want to go back to college again!

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Turn Your Unwanted iPod Into Cash

TheGadgetLocker.com announced a pretty innovative and environmental friendly initiative today. Basically those looking to dispose of their old iPods can visit the iPod Recycle Program page on the TheGadgetLocker.com website at
www.thegadgetlocker.com. After that the website will give them detailed instructions on how to ship their old iPod and then compensate them financially by awarding redeemable reward points worth $20 in their GadgetVault VIP Reward Points account.

“We’re committed to providing our customers with a convenient green alternative for the proper disposal of old iPods,” said TheGadgetLocker.com founder and president, Joe Ryan. “We want our customers to not only enjoy all of TheGadgetLocker.com’s great products, but a healthier, cleaner planet as well.”

Comparative Launch Sales Has Zune On Top

While I am not convinced that the Microsoft Zune is better multimedia device than the iPod, it is interesting that during the first 14 months of each devices existence, the Zune out sold the iPod by almost 40%. According to Microsoft, they have sold one million Zunes over the last 14 months. Comparatively, Apple only sold 600,000 iPods in it’s first 14 months on the market.

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Talk About Product Placement!

I finally have a good reason to do laundry! The generous folks over at Tide are giving consumers a chance to win a Special Orange Tide iPod. So what do we have to do to get our hands on this Orange Wonder?

For starters we have to buy a Tide Vintage T-Shirt (there no such thing as freebie in this world). But seriously all proceeds from the sale of T-Shirts will go to the St. Bernard Project, to help rebuild 10 homes for families in New. Each T-Shirt sells for 10$ and head over here to get your hands on one.

Streaming Networks’ iRecord personal media recorder is a pretty nifty device to have around as it can legally transfer dvd movies onto your iPod. Via the iRecord one can easily make copy of the your fav dvds by hooking up the iRecord o your DVD player’s analog audio-video connections and plugging your iPod into the iRecord’s USB port.

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DLO unveiled its new iPod Car accessory, the DLO TransDock Deluxe. Via the TransDock Deluxe one can easily playback their iPod tunes on the Car stereo and also playback their iPod videos on the in-car video system.

The DLO TransDock Deluxe comes equipped with a Video-Out port and includes a 6ft. AV cable for hassle-free connectivity. The included cradle has charging capabilities and the fully adjustable steering-wheel cradle lets you control our iPod without taking your hands off the wheel.

The TransDock Deluxe also includes a compact Remote Control and Steering-wheel Cradle, TransDock Mounting and Extender Arms, 2 interchangeable faceplates, iPod fit pads and inserts, a 6-foot AV cable, and a manual. It is now available for $129.99.