New iPod Accessory from theiJacket.com

theiJacket.com releases new iPod accessory. theiJacket.com is proud to offer these stylish iPod cases only recently available in the United States.

(PRWEB) December 14, 2005 -- New. Stylish. Unique. TheiJacket.com is proud to offer this new and exciting iPod accessory for the first time in the United States. The iJacket is presently available in 12 fun designs with more than 50 on the way. Accessorize your favorite outfit with the iJacket of your choice. Your new iJacket comes with a removable rotary belt clip or lanyard to keep your iPod safe and handy.

The iJacket is made from a flexible polymer that is tear-resistant and compatible with all versions of the iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Photo. The iJacket's flexible silicone material is extremely durable and guards against scrapes, scratches, and dents, and provides maximum iJacket protection. The iJacket completely covers your iPod, yet it still allows you to access your iPod’s click wheel surface and dock connector. Stylish and convenient!

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Coming Soon: iJacket and iPod users worldwide can dress their iPod up any way they choose with their very own custom-designed iJacket! Coming soon to www.CustomiJacket.com.

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Accessories personalize your iPod

From appliqué crystals to functional peripherals, more than 400 iPod accessories are on the market. NPD Group, a marketing-analysis firm, estimates consumers will spend $500 million in 2005 on iPod accessories, not including speakers and headphones.

Kristin Cecchettini, 24, is one of them.

"It's been a life-changing experience for me, which sounds ridiculous, but it's true," she says of the 40-GB iPod she got about 1½ years ago. "I got into all of the accessories as part of wanting to have it with me all the time."

Cecchettini started with functional accessories such as the iTrip ($34.95) so she could listen to her iPod through her car radio. Then she moved to fashion. She now has two Kate Spade covers, a J. Crew case, several protective cases known as "skins" and an armband to wear while she's jogging. She's spent about $450 on iPod accessories.

"I was taking it so many places that you have to have a case because it gets really beat up," Cecchettini says. "Now it's just one more way to make a statement."

Hewlett-Packard has developed removable sticker tattoos to embellish your iPod. Cost: $15. Skins, made from a rubbery material, come in many colors. Cost: $30 or less.

Apple to offer iPod express checkout in stores

In an effort to further speed up sales of the ever-popular iPod, Apple will be creating a special express sales area at one of the existing ‘music’ display tables, staffed with employees equipped with the new hand-held POS devices. Short of shooting you out of a cannon, you can go in, buy an iPod, have your receipt e-mailed or printed, and be on your way quickly. Look for the special signs pointing the way.

NBC Universal & Apple Offer New Primetime, Cable, Late-Night & Classic TV Shows on the iTunes Music Store

BURBANK, California and CUPERTINO, California—December 6, 2005—NBC Universal and Apple® today announced an unprecedented lineup of new primetime, cable, late-night and classic TV shows, including primetime hits such as “Law & Order” and late-night favorites such as sketches from “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on the iTunes® Music Store (www.itunes.com). iTunes now offers more than 300 episodes of 16 popular TV shows for viewing on a computer or iPod®. Customers have purchased and downloaded more than three million videos since their debut on October 12, making the iTunes Music Store the world’s most popular video download store.

NBC Universal programming now available on the iTunes Music Store spans from the 1950s to the present, including NBC’s “Law & Order,” “The Office,” “Surface,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O'Brien,” the USA Network’s Emmy Award-winning “Monk” and Sci-Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” as well as classic TV shows including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Dragnet,” “Adam-12” and “Knight Rider,” on the iTunes Music Store beginning today. Customers can purchase and download their favorite shows, including current shows the day after they air on TV, and watch them on their computer or iPod. The NBC Universal programs will be available in newly designated areas of the iTunes Music Store featuring the NBC Universal brands, including the NBC network, Sci-Fi Channel and the USA Network.

“We’re thrilled to expand the iTunes video catalog with 11 popular TV shows from NBC, USA Network and the Sci-Fi Channel,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “In our first two months we’ve sold more than three million videos, and have expanded our TV catalog from five shows to 16 shows.”

“We are committed to helping viewers enjoy the wide breadth of our programs across an equally wide range of devices and distribution models,” said Bob Wright, vice chairman of GE and chairman and CEO of NBC Universal. “Apple has developed a distribution platform that is attractive to consumers while at the same time providing the safeguards against theft that are so important to us and to every content provider. We are pleased to partner with them in this new venture.”

With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as integrated video and Podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod and groundbreaking personal use rights, the iTunes Music Store is the best way for Mac® and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and videos online. The iTunes Music Store now features a selection of over 3,000 music videos, Pixar short films and a variety of hit TV shows, and more than two million songs from the major music companies and independent record labels.

Playboy.com Introduces 'Playboy Bodcasts' for Portable Players

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Playboy.com introduces its own sexy spin
on the popular podcasting craze with its new "Playboy Bodcast." The "Playboy
Bodcast" enables high-tech consumers to take Playboy on-the-go by offering
online features that can be downloaded directly to portable players like
Apple's new iPod Video.
"Playboy.com continues to extend its online consumer base by embracing
emerging technologies and creating products that reach people when they want
it, how they want it and on the device they want it," said John D. Thomas,
editor of Playboy.com. "We've seen an overwhelming response to several
features we created for consumers to view on different devices such as the
Apple iPod and Sony PlayStation Portable. The success of those features
demonstrates that our fans are clearly interested in viewing fun, sexy Playboy
features on these kinds of portable players."
The "Playboy Bodcast" feature on Playboy.com will be updated every weekday
and will be drawn from the following online video features:

-- Joke of the Day -- no one delivers a joke better than a Playboy model
-- Ask Hef Anything -- wit and wisdom from Mr. Playboy
-- From the Mouths of Babes -- video advice from Playboy's sexy Cyber
Girls

Simple instructions for downloading the "Playboy Bodcast" are available at
http://www.playboy.com . Playboy.com also has plans to introduce sexier,
premium "Playboy Bodcasts" in the future.

You’ll want to inspect these gadgets

Datebooks and diaries are old school. This holiday season, people are begging for PDAs or a new iPod - and we’ve found great gadget goodies for those gizmos with flair to spare.
Leading the pack with its decorative line of protective laptop and iPod cases is Incase, sold at Apple Stores and online at http://store.apple.com. Incase’s latest collection, called ”Suit,” is tailored in a classic pinstripe design for sophisticated safekeeping.


Check out this ”Suit” tote bag with a separate padded case, $200; the iPod wallet, $60; and Incase’s iPod journal, $75, to hold your music source, earpieces, money and credit cards. What else do you need in life?
Well, maybe you need playful iPod protection such as this Tricera Dinopod Case by Incase. These whimsical holders, $30 from the Apple Store or at http://store.apple.com, come in many colors and dinosaur combinations.
No matter how much you protect these fabulous doodads, eventually their batteries get tired. Fear not. The Solar iPod and phone charger, $99-$119 from the Red Envelope catalog or www.redenvelope.com, is small and lightweight with three sun-capturing wings. This tool utilizes Better Energy Systems’ Solio and is weatherproof and portable;it collects solar energy anywhere the sun is shining. This version includes a cable for use with iPod Mini, iPod Photo and other newer versions; an adapter kit for use with mobile phones is available separately.
The Boys Wild Planet Wired for Sound hoodie fleece, $34.50 from Target, never gets tripped up by aggravating cords - this cozy jacket has headphones built into the hood and a controller in the arm for sound on the go.
Less complicated but just as handy is the Cordster, $5 at www.cordster.com