Who Doesn't Love the iPad?

Why on earth are people signing a petition against the iPad? Around 5000 people gave a digital signature to a petition against the iPad, which is petitioning the CEO of Apple to remove digital rights from the contents of the device. What this basically means is that the digital rights allow Apple to block competing products, disable certain features, delete books, delete news, and other functions without permission from the user. This is something that up to 5000 people disagree with, and they made their statement online.

The bottom line is that is potentially nitpicky when you think of all that the iPad has to offer. Do these people have iPad envy? This is a helpful device that you can use to read a book, download a map, check an e-mail, among a number of other functions. I am more than happy to give it a shot, and my only concern is the need for iPad repair parts since the screen seems so delicate. I have done a little bit of research online, and there are already several popular companies able to repair the iPad, which is a load off my shoulders in case anything were to break on me.

by Curt

Your iPod Improves Your Fitness

If you are hoping to improve your fitness level and stay in shape for the holidays, then you better get your iPod full of amazing music! Recent studies have shown that listening to the right music will make your workout more efficient. Since you can expect to be ingesting thousands of calories on Thanksgiving day, you can also take preemptive measures against this potential weight gain by using music to help you work out smarter.

It seems that most recently, Nike and Apple have been working together to promote this combination regarding music and exercise. According to research, it seems that runners in London who were running a half marathon enjoyed listening to their iPods or live music when they were running. However, it is important which songs you choose for your iPod because they do need to be motivating and have musicality, association, rhythm response, and cultural impact. This basically means that you need to choose something that will keep you motivated and pumped up when you're exercising, and it is also helpful if it is a current and popular song that you like. The runners in the study also performed better when the rhythm of the song matched their cadence or heartbeat.

by Jonas

Mexican iTunes

I am sure that Mexico is as incredibly happy to finally get an iTunes store, and it seems like it is about time for our southern neighbors. iTunes just recently launched in Mexico, and they have millions of choices available for which tracks they would like to download, including many other smaller labels of independent musicians. The iTunes features available to Mexican users also do have some similarities of the iTunes that we know here in the US, like being able to purchase tracks in advance, and the feature Complete My Album.

Furthermore, they do even have The App Store because Apple did launch the iPhone 3G there about one year ago. It seems like Apple is so popular that they are going to be worldwide, and I am sure that Mexico is excited to have these latest advancements, especially since it does include popular Mexican artists. The only down side to this is that so far Mexican iTunes does not offer movies or TV shows, but it does have some choices in podcasts and music videos. The good part is that this Mexican iTunes does also offer some of the more popular Mexican shows, making it a great fit for our neighbors south of the border!

by Stella

Risk Your Life for Your iPod?

Does that sound like something that you would do? I actually read an article about a 16-year-old girl who dropped her iPod in the street, and then she dove in front of a moving vehicle to save it. As funny as that sounds, it is actually true, and I'm sure that her parents were horrified that she risked her life just for her precious iPod. Maybe Apple could actually use this incident in their marketing or commercials because it shows that saving your iPod is worth the risk of death.

I myself have to admit that I would be really upset if my iPod got run over, and maybe if I was in the right frame of mind, I would even automatically jump out to save it. Luckily, the car that was coming at her had good breaks so she was completely okay, and her iPod was saved! Let's just hope that she takes better care of her iPod from now on so that she doesn't risk jumping in front of any more moving vehicles and endangering herself. My thought is that she must have spent a whole lot of money on her iPod and didn't want to lose her investment! Is that so wrong?

by Antonio

Have You Heard of the Baby Shaker App?

I know that if you are an iPhone or iPod touch user, then you definitely are a fan of the variety of applications that are at your fingertips. Addicting. One that actually made the news lately is pretty shocking because Apple pulled it almost right away. It was called the Baby Shaker application (don't quote me exactly), and actually had a baby that was crying nonstop so that you had to shake your iPhone to shut it up. This may seem pretty amusing, but when you put two and two together, it is pretty horrifying because of all the issues with Shaken Baby Syndrome.

There were two schools of thought going in to the argument over this app. One of which was a group of horrified mothers saying that you should never, never, never shake a baby, and the other were people who were loving this app and saying it was just a game and not a big deal. Regardless, this app did not last too long because of all of the controversy surrounding it because of the reality of damage to babies. So where do you stand? Is shaking a virtual baby no biggie, or something you should never, never, never do?

by Aundrea

Apple's iPod Sales Have Reached Saturation

According to a recent article, it turns out that Apple has about saturated the market with their iPods. Granted, the statistics that made up this article were derived from the teen market, but teen statistics in music and technology have always given an accurate representation of where the money is, or is not, in some cases.
Overall, 92% of teens say that they own an mp3 music player. That's a ton more than just a year ago. Of these that said they owned an mp3 player, 86% of them claimed to own an Apple iPod! If that's not market domination, I'm not sure what is. The stat that doesn't bode well for Apple is that fact of these teens with Apple iPods, only 19% of them planned to get a new one within the next year. Why is that? Maybe Apple hasn't released anything new and ground breaking enough to grab it consumer's interest? Or maybe they've sold so much to so many people that there's no one left to buy? That's called market saturation.

The good news for us, as an iPod Repair company, is that since so many are not willing to buy a new iPod anytime soon, this just means that there are a large amount of consumers that may be more willing to get their iPod repaired (when/if it breaks). So for now, while Apple's job seems to be complete in this market, our job has just begun and will continue for a long time.