Archive for May, 2007

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Hey everyone, on the music front, Rock and Roll founder Bo Didley is out of the ICU and making great progress. 

OMAHA, Neb. — Bo Diddley, who suffered a stroke after a performance eight days ago, has improved enough to be moved into a regular room at Creighton University Medical Center, his publicist said.

The 78-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist has been hospitalized in Omaha since May 13, after performing two shows at a casino in nearby Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Diddley’s move out of intensive care was expected to happen later on Monday, his publicist said.

Publicist Susan Clary said Diddley was awaiting word on when he can be transferred to Shands Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla., near his hometown of Archer, Fla.

Faith Fusillo, Diddley’s business manager, said the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer continues to improve and that he has little or no physical limitations from the stroke except difficulty with speech and speech recognition.

“I was able to speak with him by phone this morning,” Fusillo said. “He wanted to know where his stuff was: his guitar and the money from the gig. I was so happy because this is the Bo that I know and love, and a real indication that Bo is on his way back.”

Diddley, with his black glasses and low-slung guitar, has been an icon in the music industry since he topped the R&B charts with “Bo Diddley” in 1955. His other hits include “Who Do You Love,” “Before You Accuse Me,” “Mona” and “I’m a Man.”

Diddley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was given a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1998.

This is shaping up to be the toughest contest ever as Paul Mahos and New Life Crisis joined the fray with some unbelievable tunes.  I don’t even know where to begin with this crew, they are so “all over the place”. They have managed to blend some very cool sounds that covers every era of “Real Rock n Roll”.   I have to admit, I was caught completely off guard by their sound as they came to our attention from one of our Podmaxx fans with a really over the top write up. 

The review was almost too good, but, after a couple of sound checks, all I can say to Podderman is, THANK YOU!!, we love these guys.

Take some time and give these guys some real ear time, you will not be disappointed.

http://www.newlifecrisis.com/

 Their MySpace page.

http://www.myspace.com/paulmahosnewlifecrisis

What’s going on Pod Fans? Every once in a while we like to point out some cool new “Non iPod” items we think you will like. I am very pleased to announce the arrival of the “SMOKIN HOT” www.dottees.com!!!!   The web and stores are filled with tons of t-shirts offering the same old, done to death wise a** comments..   It really gets tired seeing the same words on different colored T’s.

 Finally some cool new shirts that have some actual POSITIVE attitude!!  Way to go Dottees!! 

As a way of showing what we think about Dottees, when you buy a shirt, send your invoice number to iDan at Dan@blingsoftwareltd.com and I will send you back a free 1 day license of Ring Factory that gives you 24 hours of unlimited use to create your favorite ringtones for your cell phone.

What can we say about iFrogz that hasn’t already been said.  These folks have created the most diverse,creative as well as simple system to custom design your own iPod cover.  Every color and style you can imagine, mix and match, at iFrogz you really do get it “Your Way”.  Tell them we sent you.

 See the Tadpole for kids.

Belkin International has unveiled its new pink Sport Armband and “Hope” Remix Metal cases for Apple’s iPod nano, and revealed that 10 percent of all proceeds will go to support Komen for the Cure to help fight breast cancer. Belkin’s Sport Armband for iPod nano is hand washable and features “stitchless” construction with a water-resistant exterior. The “Hope” Remix Metal for iPod nano is made from clear acrylic and brushed metal, featuring a soft-touch click-wheel protector. Both cases protect first as well as second-generation iPod nanos, and both are priced at $30.

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New York — iPod audio systems will take new shapes and add new features with the shipment of models by Altec Lansing, Mondo Systems and Boston Innovative.

Milford, Pa.-based Altec Lansing plans May shipments of a one-piece home system with 8.5-inch LCD display for viewing videos and pictures stored on docked iPods. Boston-based startup Boston Innovative will launch two battery-operated boombox versions of the Altec concept but will add built-in CD/DVD player, AM/FM tuner and NTSC TV tuner. For music-only use, Mondo USA of Santa Ana, Calif., plans a home system consisting of two bookshelf speakers connected to a small amplifier/RF receiver, which receives iPod music wirelessly from a dock placed in a convenient location up to 100 feet away.

Mondo’s $349-suggested Mint, due in June, features two two-way wood speakers with white-piano-coat finish, 4-inch aluminum-cone woofers and 1-inch neodymium-magnet tweeters. The speakers are powered by a 2×70-watt (into 4 ohm) Class D amplifier. Mondo’s cradle converts the iPods’ analog output to digital and sends it wirelessly to the amp by using a proprietary wireless technology called Di-Fi. Mondo’s amp also connects to other music sources, including PCs and other-brand MP3 players, via USB and 3.5mm line-in jack. A supplied IR remote can be used to control the docked iPod.

Mondo, a subsidiary of Seoul-based startup Mondo Systems, plans June sales of the system through on-line and brick-and-mortar retailers, including Amazon and mondo-usa.com. It will be the startup’s second consumer product. The first was the XL7000 home theater system unveiled at last September’s CEDIA Expo but shipped only in Korea because the “market wasn’t ready,” a spokesperson said. That system consists of freestanding speakers, a DLP projector and a hard-drive music/video jukebox that rips CDs and DVDs.

Altec Lansing is likewise targeting home use of its $349-suggested inMotion iMV712, due in stores in May. Altec believes it’s the industry’s first home iPod station with an LCD screen for viewing iPod videos. The single-chassis iPod station, which runs solely on AC, is positioned for use in college dorm rooms, teen rooms, desktops and kitchen counters.

The iMV712 sports a widescreen 8.5-inch TFT LCD screen, top-mounted universal iPod dock, two 3-inch neodymium-magnet speakers, a built-in 4-inch subwoofer and Altec-proprietary SFX (Stereo Field Expander) technology to widen the soundstage. An aux-in jack connects to other-brand MP3 players, which would also sit in the dock. An RCA input connects other sources such as camcorders. An S-Video output connects to TVs to display iPod videos on the TV screen.

A wireless remote controls the device’s volume, treble/bass and mute functions as well as iPod functions, including forward/reverse, pause, menu, play and stop.

Boston Innovative Products, which has marketed residential air purifiers and commercial air conditioners for two years, lays claim to another industry first: iPod-docking boomboxes with LCD screens to view an iPod’s videos and pictures. Three $299-suggested iMep models feature different cosmetics but sport the same features: top-mount iPod-dedicated dock, 7-inch LCD screen, back-mounted CD/DVD transport, MP3-CD playback, integrated NTSC TV tuner, AM/FM tuner, and USB port and SD/MMC/MS memory card slot to play music and video files from memory cards and USB drives. The two devices also feature RCA-type A/V inputs and outputs, coaxial and optical digital outputs, and connections for AM and TV antennas. The iMeps are powered by 8 C batteries or AC.

The black iMEP, the MP-701-388, features a screen on the front and a light-absorbing coating to ward off glare outdoors. The MP-702-388R and 388B feature flip-up screen and silver trim. The former is red, the latter is black.Boston Innovative, owned by 3P Electronics of China, will sell the products through the Front Gate catalog and other retailers.