Part of today’s Apple announcements was the new iPod Hi-Fi system.
From the apple website…
Fill your home with sound, not stereo components. Keep your music collection at your fingertips, not in countless CD cases. Change the way you experience digital music. For $349, iPod Hi-Fi delivers crystal-clear, audiophile-quality sound in a clean, compact design.
More info available online at MacRumors.com.
Yahoo News has a piece from the Reuters wire service about some of the iPod competitors announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Gadget industry giants came out swinging this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, unveiling sleek designs and tiny portable digital music players in hopes of ending the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.’s iPods. [...] From Samsung to Sony to Sandisk, everyone wants a piece of Apple’s pie in the portable digital music player market, where the iPod reigns.
Gadget weblog Shiny Shiny has (or had, we can’t reach their site at the moment) a piece up about the Audi-Oh that MethodShop linked up.
The mesmerizing Audi-Oh is the very first vibrator that vibrates to the throbbing beat of music, sexy talk, or any external sounds. ... The Audi-Oh will then vibrate to music coming from your stereo or directly from your iPod, other MP3 player or portable music device while you listen through your headphones.
Furthermore: Boing Boing and Fleshbot are abuzz (sorry, couldn’t resist) about the iBuzz.
iBuzz is a sex toy plug-in for iPods, or other music players. It’s £29.99 from LoveHoney, but can’t be shipped to North America. ... A super-fun sex toy that plugs into your iPod! The music-activated vibrating bullet stimulates you in time with your favourite music.
Looks like more manufacturers are going to be supporting iPod integration “out of the box” in the near future. More information on Apple’s website.
New news from Apple today on new products including the long-rumored and eagerly-anticipated Video iPod. Pulling from the wrapup on MacRumors.com...
- 30GB for $299 (31% thinner than current 20GB)
- 60GB for $399
- 2.5inch 320×240 pixel color screen.
- Realtime decoding of MPEG4 and H.264. 260,000 colors. Video out.
- Available next week.
- Music Videos. 2000 available to buy. $1.99 each.
- You will be able to buy TV shows from iTunes Music Store. $1.99 per episode. ABC on board (Desperate Housewives, Lost)
- Can “gift” music to other people. Peer reviews and recommendation service.
- iTunes 6 to be released.
The official Apple iPod site is totally bogged down from all their web traffic right now, but should be the spot to go for more info.

The good folks from Freepay (formerly Gratis Network) have launched their latest free stuff site:
Free iPod Nanos. Just sign up and complete an offer (some are free, some cost money but all of them are reasonable), then get 5 people to do the same and
tada a free
iPod Nano in either black or white is yours.
Pilgrim Designs offers a variety of hard cases suitable for use with your PDA or full-size
iPod.
Pilgrim Designs iPod and PDA cases are not skins or covers. They are hard cases to store and protect your MP3 player and hand held. Perfect for every day use, storage, and travel. Protects from scratches and smudges!
And they look good while doing it, too.