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Our partner site iPodPalace.com has been attending Apple’s official presentation of the new slew of iPods & iTunes 8!

Check our iPodPalace.com Flickr Page for all photos!

We arranged a set of videos with some of the best games for iPod touch 2G tested for you!
(don’t blame us for poor scoring on games: we were recording AND playing at the same time!)

Enjoy these videos:

Two features set Kensington Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod apart from other external lithium batteries: it doesn’t attach directly to the gadget and it has the largest capacity.
Kensington sells two batteries – this larger one ($69.99) and a second, smaller battery that is named the Kensington Mini Battery Extender and Charger for iPod and iPhone 1G, 3G (Black).
The Kensington Mini Battery, like the RichardSolo Smart Backup Battery and others, attaches directly to the iPhone.
The larger Kensington Battery Pack connects to the iPhone via a cable, thus eliminating one of the chief concerns with the other packs: unstable connections.
It also provides a whopping 100 additional hours of music, or 21 hours of video or 6 hours of talk. Its capacity is 1800mAh, the same as mophie’s Juice Pack and more than RichardSolo’s 1200mAh.

The battery is relatively light, weighing in at 3.5 ounces. It is 4 inches long, 2.2 inches wide and slightly more than a 1¼-inch thick.
The USB 2.0 to 30-pin charging cable allows for plenty of movement while the battery is attached.
In addition to the charging cable, the battery comes with a wall outlet power adapter and a charging cable that connects the battery to either the wall adapter or a USB port.
The battery can be charged with the iPhone attached, with the iPhone’s internal battery recharging first.

Playing with Guitar Hero is pretty good enough but there’s a time for kid and a time for rock’n'roll men (or rock kids as well…).

Get yourself a Behringer iAXE629 USB Guitar and starting playing guitar for real on your PC or Mac!

Plug this amazing USB-guitar straight into your computer and turn your PC or Mac computer into a guitar amp and recording system without the need for any other hardware.

You have a great song in mind and want to record it straight to your computer? You want all your amps and stomp boxes in your computer so you can rock like you’re in the studio or on stage? With the Behringer iAXE629 USB Guitar, you’re just a cable away. The iAXE629 USB Guitar comes with loads of great sounding virtual amps and stomp boxes from Native Instruments. Rock with your MP3, WAV and AIFF songs or backing tracks on your PC or Mac computer and enjoy nifty features such as time-stretching and a metronome. Behringer even included multi-track recording and editing software so you can record your music on the spot. This double-cutaway electric guitar delivers powerful humbucking tones and comes fitted with a vintage tremolo, making it an indispensable piece of gear for modern guitarists. A built-in output allows you to connect your headphones straight to your guitar so you can rock with your favorite bands. Cool, isn’t it? Plug in your new Behringer iAXE629 USB Guitar and rock the world today.

Don’t take our word for granted and see for yourself what other users do with their Behringer USB Guitars on Youtube.

Great savings on Logitech iPod Speaker Docks!

Here are 4 Logitech Speaker Systems for iPod that you don’t want to miss, ranging from US$ 40 up to US$ 142!

Logitech mm50 Portable Speaker System for iPod: now US$ 49.99

Logitech mm32 Portable iPod Speaker System: now US$ 40.99

Logitech Pure-Fi Elite Stereo System: now US$ 142.34

Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere Compact Speakers for iPod (Black): now US$ 84.95

Meet the Logitech mm32 Portable iPod Speaker System, compact and highly portable, are the perfect travel companion for your iPod or MP3 player. The mm32 system centers around a built-in iPod cradle that charges and syncs all “dockable” iPods, including the iPod 3G and 4G, iPod video, iPod mini, iPod photo, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle. The system’s matching quad neodymium microdrivers, meanwhile, produce crisp, satisfying audio whether you’re listening in a hotel room or lounging at the park. And to make things easier while traveling, Logitech added metal grilles to protect the drivers while throwing in a hard- shell carrying case.The Logitech mm50 Portable Speaker System for iPod utilize 3-inch pressure drivers to maximize bass and minimize distortion, creating the full experience of home audio for life on the go. The use of 3-D sound processing also widens the stereo effect, so that this system’s sound seems to come from an area about two feet wider than the speakers themselves. The speakers are powered by an AC adapter or rechargeable Li-ion batteries, come with a credit card-sized wireless remote, and are easily compatible with all docking iPods. If you don’t have an iPod with a dock connector, just use the auxiliary outlet.

The Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere uses a unique combination of speaker drivers to deliver clear sound with maximum bass and minimal distortion. Its compact size and long battery life make it the ideal companion to your iPod. Plus, the system comes with a 2-year limited hardware warranty.
Thanks to the Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere’s advanced acoustics, you’ll experience exceptionally clear sound with maximum bass. A set of 2-inch Max-X active, high-excursion drivers delivers full, balanced audio, while 3-inch pressure drivers maximize the bass response. StereoXL technology widens the stereo image dramatically, creating an immersive audio experience.

The Logitech Pure-Fi Elite stereo system creates a full-functioning stereo from your iPod, filling any room with high-performance digital sound. Charge your iPod while you enjoy favorite tunes from selected playlists or from the built-in AM/FM radio–and control it all from across the room with the included backlit remote. The remote also provides easy one-touch access to shuffle and repeat functions, and even allows instant access to preset iPod playlists without navigating menus on your iPod.

The Belkin F8Z109 TuneStudio Portable Digital Multitrack Recorder lets you record directly onto an iPod.

A High-Quality Four-Channel Audio Mixer

The first of its kind, the Belkin TuneStudio is a four-channel audio mixer allowing for digital recordings made directly onto an iPod at 16-bit, 44kHz quality in uncompressed WAV format for crystal clear audio. Recorded items can be played back instantly. Audio is streamed though the built-in USB interface to and from a PC or Mac. TuneStudio also works as an external sound card, allowing input and output of audio to a PC from its connectors.

Each channel has a 3-band EQ as well as pan and level controls. High-quality Phantom-power-enabled XLR inputs provide up to 60db of microphone gain; a high-quality stereo compressor with makeup gain enhances audio dynamics and keeps audio levels within the recording limits of the iPod. Compression is controlled by a single knob. The TuneStudio features LEDs to indicate master audio level, power status, peak indications, and compressor.

Record Jam Sessions While on Tour or Create Podcasts on Location.

The Belkin TuneStudio is compact and rugged, making it ideal for bands on tour, as it can withstand life on the road. Jam sessions can be recorded easily by simply attaching instruments and microphones to the TuneStudio. Podcasters can use the TuneStudio to record their shows either in studio or on location.

The Belkin TuneStudio is currently compatible with:

* iPod classic (6th generation–80 GB and 160 GB);
* iPod nano (3rd generation–4 GB and 8 GB; 2nd generation–2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB); and
* iPod video (5th generation–30 GB, 60 GB, and 80 GB).

Amazon.com is running a promotion right now for the Apple iPod touch 32 GB player where you get a free 1GB iPod shuffle when you buy the largest capacity iPod touch selling for $494.

The iPod shuffle 1 GB is about a $50 value, so this is not a bad deal. It only applies to the Apple iPod touch 32 GB though and not to the 8GB or 16GB models.

Apple today announced that its Apple iPod shuffle, the world’s most wearable music player, is now even more affordably priced at $49 and that it is introducing a new 2GB model of the Apple iPod shuffle for $69.

The Memorex Mi8000BLK iFlip 8.4-Inch Portable Video System for iPod docks and charges your 5G iPod and plays video on a 7-inch LCD.
Your out-the-door price: $59.99, no rebate required.

The Memorex iFlip may look like a mini laptop, but underneath the lid sits a whole new world of video possibilities.
Open the Memorex iFlip cover and you’ll see a universal dock on the bottom that holds and charges select iPods, along with an 8.4-inch widescreen LCD display for video playback. The screen is ideal for watching stored iPod movies on planes or entertaining the kids on long car trips, plus it offers an easy way to share your favorite digital photos with friends without hooking up to a full-size TV. Add in an intuitive onscreen menu system and a host of connectivity options and you have the perfect portable video player for almost all on-the-go applications.
The video screen is crisp and versatile, with such features as a selectable aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3), a 480 x 234 native resolution in RGB mode, a 300 cd/m2 brightness rating, and a 350:1 contrast ratio. In addition, the 75-degree horizontal viewing angle and 70- degree vertical viewing angle lets fellow passengers see the screen without straining their necks. And don’t worry about the iFlip running out of juice on the first leg of your cross-country trip, as the integrated rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers roughly five hours of video playback per charge. To renew the battery, simply plug in the AC adapter and you’ll recharge both the Memorex iFlip and iPod simultaneously.

Finally, the Memorex iFlip isn’t restricted to iPod use only, as it connects to other video devices via the S-video output and line-in jacks.

Other details include dual headphone jacks for people who travel in pairs and adjustable brightness, color, hue, and contrast controls. The Memorex iFlip–which is compatible with the iPod nano (1G and 2G), iPod video (5G), iPod photo (regular and U2 model), iPod 4G with click wheel (regular and U2 model), and iPod mini–measures 8.7 by 1.8 by 6.7 inches (W x H x D) when closed.

Apple yesterday rolled out new iPhone and iPod touch models with beefed-up memories and bumped-up prices.

Apple has just upped the iPhone’s storage capacity to 16gb, and the iPod touch 16 GB to 32gb.

The iPhone, formerly available only in an 8 GB model for $399 now has a 16 GB cousin that retails for $499. The iPod touch also added a big brother, launching a 32 GB model for $499 to accompany the 16 GB and 8 GB models that sell for $399 and $299 respectively.

“For some users, there’s never enough memory,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, in a statement. “Now people can enjoy even more of their music, photos and videos on the most revolutionary mobile phone and best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world.”

The new iPods touch and iPhones will ship with the new software that CEO Steve Jobs unveiled at last month’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, including a maps application that allows users to use a combination of cell tower and Wi-Fi hot spot triangulation to mimic a GPS device and find their location on Google-powered maps.

Partner site MacSwitching.com attended Apple’s presentation of new products like the MacBook Air and Time Capsule.

There’s a dedicated photo gallery about all new January 2008 Apple products available here.

First impressions?
MacBook Air is perfectly usable; keyboard layout is just like MacBook’s and the new LED display is much brighter and sports a wider viewing angle.

What really impresses is how fine the MacBook Air, as well all other Macs integrate with Time Capsule and get easier the usually tedious task of backing up data on a regular base using Leopard’s Time Machine feature.

Let’s admit it: from day one that Apple introduced Leopard’s Time Machine, finding an adequate hard disk to fit the tedious task of backing up our data has been quite a problem.
More problems for a multi-user home (more and more out there).

Meet Apple Time Capsule, right from the same MacWorld Expo where MacBook Air was born!

What’s inside Time Capsule?
- an Airport Extreme 802.11N base station, well known and quite proven,
- three Gigabit ethernet ports,
- one USB port for printer sharing,
- a 500GB or 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA server-grade hard disk drive
- same sleek form factor of Apple TV.

The hard disk is available to all connected Leopard users as the preferred Time Machine default storage device.

(By the way, Tiger and Windows users are allowed to access the disk too…)

Available for pre-order in 500 GB an 1 TB flavors, the Time Capsule retails US$299.99 and US$ 499.99 respectively.

The usual frenzy around SF MacWorld finally ended up with the announcement of the MacBook Air.

The thinnest Mac ever.
- a slimmer Core 2 Duo processor specially built by Intel for Apple and 60% of the original Core 2 Duo,
- standard 2 GB RAM,
- 80 GB HD or (optional) 64 GB SSD,
- 13,3″ eLed display.
- battery life: 5 hours…
- full wireless (over the Air) connectivity… of course!
- 802.11N + Bluetooth 2.0 EDR,
- weight: 3 pounds (almost 1.3 kg)

The MacBook Air has no built-in SuperDrive, an external unit, USB-powered, was announced too and will cost US$ 99.
Thanks to a new utility called RemoteDisk, running on both PCs and Macs, the DVD unit is almost useless, since you’re enabled to use some other PC/Mac DVD unit remotely.

Retail price of the MacBook Air is US$ 1,799 with more options to become available anytime soon.

Wanna save 75% off the list price for the SDI Technologies IH80B Speaker for iPod ?
It’s now or never!
Amazon has in stock these pretty cool speakers for iPod that feature remote control, iPod dock connector, battery or mains operated.

Live Life Outloud with this speaker system for your iPod. This contemporary cube design features Reson8 speaker technology for maximum performance that is perfect for both indoor and outdoor use.

MacNN reports that Apple’s MacBook took one of the top three sales spots during Amazon.com’s holiday season: Amazon.com announced the results of its 2007 holiday season, revealing Apple’s MacBook as one of the top sellers in the online retailer’s PC category, more exactly in the list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2007.

Since its update, as we reported in May, the Apple MacBook surged as one of the best selling notebook Macs and you can see it almost everywhere (Starbucks, college, business room etc.).

The Creative SoundWorks Radio CD 745 is more than just a radio, it’s an incredible sounding and extremely versatile sound system with an award-winning speaker design. Its two stereo speakers, combined with a powerful, built-in subwoofer produces incredible clarity and excellent bass when listening to broadcasts from the high-quality AM/FM tuners.

As well as 24 radio station presets, this top-of-the-line system includes a slot-loading CD player which can play MP3/WMA tracks and display their details. Dual alarms allow users to wake up to their favourite radio station or a CD, or to specify different wake-up times during the week and weekend.

Convenient front panel controls, plus the included remote, give users easy access to all its features, and the Creative SoundWorks Radio CD 745 includes versatile connectivity which allows people to connect their MP3 players and enjoy music through the amazing speakers.

iPod owners can add the optional Made for iPod approved dock which adds a remote control for playback and charges the player as users listen.

Available in black and white!