Apple Refreshes iPod line, Nano gets touch screen

Apple released today new versions of it's popular iPod product. The new iPod touch gets the latest technology of the iPhone 4. The iPod touch now comes equipped with Facetime, Apple's video conferencing technology, the awesome Retina display which makes the display of videos and games more sharp than ever and Game center which will let you play multiplayer games more easily. The iPod touch brings in more power with Apple's A4 processor, same processor found on the iPhone 4 and iPod, this makes multi-tasking, gaming and editing videos a lot faster compared to previous iPod touch models.


The iPod nano has also been refreshed, say good bye to the popular Apple scroll wheel, in comes the touch screen, the nano has been re-engineered to have a tiny touch screen which replaces the scroll wheel Apple iPods have been known for. We still have to wait and see how this works out.

In contrast to the rumors going around before the September 1 Apple event, there is no 7 inch iPad, not yet now, maybe in some other Apple release.

Cannon Cameras - Canon EOS 60D

Canon has released the successor to the popular Canon 5D digital SLR, the new EOS 60D. This is a major enhancement to Canon's long list of SLR cameras digital. The major upgrade found in the 60D over the 50D is the video capture capability. Aside from the video capture feature, the 60D also carries with it manual exposure functions which have made Canon cameras very popular with indie film makers.

Logitech Releases New Sexy 3 pc Speaker System

When it comes to pc speakers Logitech pc speakers have come a long way and have now come to the same level as Altec Lansing. Logitech has released it's latest pc speaker, the Logitech Speaker System Z623. It's a 3 piece system with 200 watts of power with super bass coming from it's 7 inch sub-woofer. The Z623 is not only a PC speaker, it has multiple inputs on it's back so you can connect your DVD player or audio device. And this system is THX certified, so you can expect a lot of good times with this system.

Apple iPod and iTunes Event Scheduled For September 1

Apple's music event has been confirmed to be earlier as previously scheduled, according to CNET's Crave blog, the event will be on September 1 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco and will be at about 10 PM Manila time.

It's event's like these that Apple usually will release new iPod's and other interesting hardware. Most anticipated is the Retina display and front facing camera to be applied on the iPod touch. Unfortunately Apple still hasn't come out with it's own cctv surveillance system :D which would be very interesting coming from Apple.

How to Install Flash on your Jailbroken iDevice

Good news to all you Flash fans, there is now a third party application called Frash, which you can install on your jailbroken iDevice. Here is how to install Frash on your iPhone/iPod Touch:

1. Open Cydia.
2. Tap Sources.
3. Tap edit.
4. Tap add.
5. Enter the URL http://repo.benm.at
6. Tap add source.
7. Search for Frash and tap install.

Once installed, you will need to reboot your device. Now, when you go to websites with Flash content you will be able to view some. Most of the Flash games still won't work but most of the Flash based menus seem to be working now.

iPad Mini To Be Announced This September

Rumors once again abound on what Apple will be announcing on September, the month the usually announce new product releases. One of the persistent rumors is that a smaller, probably 7" screen iPad (iPad mini?) will be released. No facts on this one yet, still just a rumor, we'll see in September.

How to Enable Multitasking and Homescreen Wallpaper on A Jailbroken iPod Touch 2G

For those of you who have a jailbroken iPod Touch 2G and want to enable multitasking and home screen wallpaper. Here are the steps:

1. Open Cydia
2. Download and install iFile from BigBoss systems.
3. In iFile, go to /, then System, then Library, then Core Services, then Springboard.app
4. Under Springboard, look for N72AP.plist, open N72AP.plist

To enable the home screen wallpaper:

1. Look for the following line:
accelerometer

2. Press edit at the top left hand corner
3. Below the of accelerometer, press enter and type the following line
homescreen-wallpaper


* Reboot your device for the changes to take effect.

To enable multitasking:


1. Look for the following line:

encode-aac


2. Below the of encode-aac, press enter and type the following line
multitasking


* Reboot your device for the changes to take effect.