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Zune Sales Decrease $100 Million From Last Year

Gadgets 'N Gear Staff — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:29:32 +0000

The Zune may soon be a device of the past as it continues to plummet in sales. The almighty iPod and iPhone seems to keep consumers wanting more Apple and less Microsoft. According to a report filed with the SEC, the revenue of the Zune for the 4th quarter was less than half of the previous year. As a matter of fact the “Zune platform revenue decreased $100 million or 54% reflecting a decrease in device sales.”

Fortunately for Microsoft, the Entertainment and Devices Devision is still profitable thanks to the Xbox 360 and the PC platforms. Revenue for the Xbox and the PC platform increased by 6% bringing them up to $2.2 billion. Apple had about a 3% increase in iPod sales in the same period.

[via Engadget]

TuneLight MP3 Player Speaker System On Sale For $19.99

Gadgets 'N Gear Staff — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:14:24 +0000

Are you the type that likes to listen to your iPod or MP3 player while sitting at your desk, but would rather not use those pesky headphones? The TuneLight MP3 Speaker System holds your pencils, powers your lighting, carries your paperclips, and plays your iPod or other MP3 player for you. The folks at Gracious Home were selling it at $39.99, but is now making it available for $19.99. The TuneLight MP3 Speaker System is able to play the iPod or MP3 music with a headphone jack.

[Available here]

For Those Travel With Other Apple Product Users: USB Travel Mate Adapter

Gadgets 'N Gear Staff — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:48:53 +0000

If you and a friend, spouse, or significant other like to travel together with your Apple products, then this might be the right gadget for you to buy. This USB power adapter offers two ports to plugin your iPhone or iPod to charge in a wall. The USB Travel Mate Adapter has foldable plugs, a blue LED indicator, comes with a travel bag, and has a removable car cigarette plg that can be rotated 180°. This USH device is also compatible with other brands such as certain phones for Nokia, Motorola, BlackBerry, HTC, Dopod, and the Sony Ericsson.

The price is only $25 and it comes with a user manual, connector tips x 5, a USB retractable cable, a USB charger, the car cigarette plug, and a carrying pouch.

Available at USB Geek

Newman ManMan A1 Looks Like A Pink iPod

Gadgets 'N Gear Staff — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:53:48 +0000

Hello, Newman! Newman is best known for creating devices that resemble already existing products. The latest victim is a product that resembles a pink iPod nano. The product is called the Manman A1. It looks like a blatant copy of the Apple-made product. The only difference is that the song controls are on play/next/previous buttons rather than being controlled by the spin-wheel.

Newman claims that this product has a Smart Touch UI with a cover flow system. The screen size is estimated to be about 2″. The ManMan A1 has a RockChip RK2705 medi chip which makes it possible to play multiple video files. The ManMan A1 will be available in China by the end of the month. It’ll be avialable in pink & blue.

[via MP4Nation]