The revo2 is crafted to snugly fit the iPhone 3G and provides complete protection from everyday hazards such as impact, shock, dirt, dust and moisture. Complementing this protection is an array of features, including Microban®* antimicrobial product protection, a detachable ViSOR transparent screen protector, which can be clipped out of the way when in use and a screen film that keeps the iPhone 3G free from glare and fingerprints. It also features an industry first – a transparent silicone protection zone for the iPhone 3G’s proximity and ambient light sensors, that shut down the screen when the phone is held to the ear and that adjust display brightness to save power.

Offered in a range of stylish two-tone colour combinations: Onyx (Black/Black), Diablo (Red/Black), Sonic (Blue/Black) and Ozone (Clear/Black), the revo2 is priced at $39.99 (£20) and is available now atwww.iSkin.com.

I have to say the 1% of customers effected have a very large voice and they appear to be many of the major Apple bloggers. The newly discovered problem related to syncing over the air was certainly well blogged before Apple discovered it. The good news is, if you were effected by the deletion of data during a sync it is possible to restore the information. See below.

We have completed restoring Mail service, including historical messages, to all of the 1% of affected members. Thank you all for your extreme patience during this trying time. If you have been affected by this issue and are still having problems we have established a dedicated chat line to reach a MobileMe Mail specialist for help. Please use this dedicated chat line for Mail issues only. By completing this restoration of Mail services, we hope we have put the vast majority of MobileMe Mail problems behind us and can now focus on improving other aspects of this new ambitious service.

Yesterday (Monday) morning a syncing bug was discovered which caused contact and calendar data to not sync properly over-the-air with iPhones and iPod touch. For some users this caused their contact and calendar data to disappear from their devices, but not from their computers or the MobileMe cloud. When we fixed the bug in the late afternoon, the problem resolved itself for most users: their data simply reappeared on their iPhone or iPod Touch. If you are one of those affected users and your data has not automatically reappeared, follow the steps at this link to restore your data. 

Keep to to date with the Status blog here.

And that’s just what we’re starting with — we’ve got some ideas in the hopper that should make managing your WordPress blog incredibly simple, wherever you are.

• Support for WP.com blogs and self-installed blogs version 2.5.1 and higher
• Embedded Safari for true previews of posts
• Full tag and category support
• Photo support for both camera pictures as well as library photos
• Support for multiple blogs
• Ability to password protect a post, save as a draft, or mark the post for later review
• Auto-recovery. This will recover posts which have been interrupted by phone calls

The maze is an area of 2.7 acres planted with 6,000 Yew trees, forming the largest hedge maze in the world. The time taken to solve the puzzle of the maze will vary but the average time should be about 40 minute. The maze was officially opened by the Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Mrs Brid Rodgers, on 12th September 2001.
The Peace Maze is now officially the largest permanent hedge maze in the world. Well it can be a bit of a challenge but not when you have the trusty iPhone 3G with Google Maps and GPS. Check out the screen shot below. Photo also available on a new iPhone GPS Photo group on Flickr

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With the cost of chromatic tuners being well in their double figures spending £5.99 on a series of applications is amazing value. 

This is a well designed, highly polished application. The chord diagrams are stunning as is the overall visual interface.

Chromatic Tuner
Stop carrying around a separate device for tuning — your iPhone can handle it! Guitar Toolkit’s high accuracy tuner will get you pitch perfect in no time. You can run in three modes: all notes, standard tuning, or choose from over 40 alternate tunings.

Chord Diagram
With over 260 chord diagrams at your fingertips, the Chord Finder is an essential guitar player’s reference. Quickly cycle through chords, seeing in realtime the fingering for each.

Metronome
Keep the beat with the metronome tool. You can dial in an exact Beats Per Minute (BPM) count, or tap along to a song to determine the correct tempo. Multiple time signatures and tick-tock sound effects are there to craft just the right rhythm.

Tuning Tones
Prefer to tune by ear? Guitar Toolkit hasbuilt-in pitch reference tones to help you along. We’ve got you covered from E to E. 

To find out more about this great little music utility why not visit it on the Apps Store now. 

MooCowMusic:Band is a collection of virtual instruments that allows anyone, regardless of musical ability, to go beyond just listening to other people’s music on the iPhone or iPod Touch, and actually create music themselves from scratch. 

A number of instruments are provided (drums, piano, bass guitar, blues guitar, and crowd) that make full use of the multi-touch abilities of the iPhone to allow you to play complex chords in real time. As well as hearing the note, you will be able to see the screen react instantly to your touch: piano keys really depress and guitar strings really strum.

All the instruments can be recorded, overdubbed, and mixed together into a song, which can be stored for later playback. Instruments have individual volume and pan settings, and can be muted or ’soloed’ during playback.

A configurable metronome can be enabled during recording to help you to keep in time, and, if you make a mistake: simply erase the last few notes, overdub, or instrument, from the mix and record it again. 

Text and screenshots are not enough to fully describe a product as dynamic as Band. The following video gives an example of the recording process and showcases some of the demos that ship with the application. 

This is a really fun application and only costs £5.99 in the UK. Definitely worth a look. Click here to see the App. 

These apps will be available on Apple’s revolutionary new App Store, enabling customers to wirelessly download them directly onto their iPhones and start using them immediately. More than 125 applications are being offered to iPhone customers for free.

The new iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast*, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications available through the new App Store which is a built-in application on every iPhone running iPhone 2.0 software.

“iPhone represents a new software platform for developers, combining the most advanced mobile operating system, sophisticated developer tools and a breakthrough way for developers to wirelessly sell and distribute their applications right onto every iPhone,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The reaction from developers has been very, very positive and we’re opening the App Store with over 500 native iPhone applications available for immediate purchase and download.”

Many of these amazing new applications also take advantage of iPhone’s large display, Multi-Touch™ user interface, fast hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, built-in accelerometer and location-based technology to bring far more powerful applications to the mobile arena than ever before.

The App Store on iPhone works over cellular networks and Wi-Fi, which means it is accessible from just about anywhere, so users can purchase and download applications wirelessly and start using them instantly. Applications are free or charged to the user’s iTunes® account and the App Store notifies the user when updates are available for their apps. The App Store is also available in iTunes (www.itunes.com/uk) running on a Mac® or PC, which syncs applications to the iPhone or iPod® touch using a USB cable.

The App Store will offer over 500 native applications from hundreds of companies around the world in a variety of categories including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel.

“iPhone enables The Associated Press to deliver news in a way that simply wasn’t possible before,” said Benjamin Mosse, director of Mobile Products, The Associated Press. “Taking advantage of iPhone’s revolutionary location-based services, our Mobile News network can capture and store local news stories that can be read by users even when they’re offline and our award winning photography and AP video are displayed in stunning clarity on its high resolution screen.”

“iPhone is changing the entire mobile industry and has quickly become the number one mobile device for accessing eBay,” said Ken G. Sun, group product manager, eBay Mobile. “Users can shop, track bids and get great deals from the largest online marketplace in the world directly from their iPhone. We couldn’t deliver such a complete and easy-to-use eBay experience on any other mobile device and iPhone users can download it free from the new App Store.”

“iPhone is one of the most popular ways for people to enjoy Facebook on-the-go and we’re excited to deliver a great native application via the App Store,” said Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. “Facebook is even cooler on the iPhone 3G, with the ability to discover friends nearby, or to effortlessly take pictures and upload them instantly to their Facebook account.”

“The global MySpace community will love MySpace Mobile on iPhone,” said Chris DeWolfe, CEO and Co-Founder of MySpace. “With rich features such as seamless photo uploading from iPhone to your MySpace profile, the MySpace Mobile application is gorgeous and as intuitive as possible—empowering the community with complete control over their global MySpace network right from the palm of their hand.”

“Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch open up the world of games to an entirely new audience,” said David Cobb, vice president of Product Development, Sega. “The touch and tilt controls are natural and easy to learn, making gaming even more inviting, creative and rewarding. Super Monkey Ball takes advantage of these defining aspects and offers consumers an extremely accessible, imaginative and fun game experience. Whether an iPhone owner is new to games, or has been a fan for years, they will be intrigued and engaged by Super Monkey Ball and this progressive way to interact with entertainment.”

“With an iPhone in your pocket, you’ll never roam alone,” said Jeffrey Glueck, CMO of Travelocity. “From finding the nearest hotel with just a few taps to checking your flight status in a snap, the magic of iPhone lets us put tools that no one has ever seen before in the hands of travelers.”

In addition to the App Store, the iPhone 2.0 software update includes enterprise support, contact search, complete iWork® and MS Office document viewing support, the ability to delete or move emails in bulk, saving images from emails, a scientific calculator, parental controls and support for 16 additional languages.

Pricing & Availability
The App Store will be available beginning today via iTunes 7.7 and part of the free iPhone 2.0 software update for all iPhone customers on July 11. iPhone 2.0 is also available for iPod touch users for £5.99. iPhone 3G will be available in 21 countries— Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—on July 11. iPhone 3G will go on sale in France on July 17. For further information about iPhone 3G pricing and availability visit www.apple.com/iphone.

We would like to hear your opinions on the store. We personally feel there are a few highlights such as twitterific for iPhone, etch-a-sketch to name but two. Our first free downloads are definitely going to be the AIM Client and the iTunes Remote Control

There is no doubt Apple are set to revolutionise the mobile market with the iPhone 2 software. We are expecting a number of big names to release their software once things have settled down after the 11th launch.

Well I like many others were met with a form to enter our details, phone, account numbers and addresses. After selecting my upgrade and submitting my credit card details I was met with the glorious message thanking me for my order.

In excitement I even ’screen grabbed’ the iMac before me. Once the rush of excitement ebbed I began to feel a little edgy that the message screen didn’t offer any sort of order or reference number. I decided to phone O2. Instantly I was met with a message to say they were out of stock, no consequence to me though I had ordered mine, or so I thought.

Once I managed to get through to an operator a very nice lady was happy to help and deliver the blow that without an order number it is unlikely my order went through.

There was a prolonged pause while she checked my account. The first few words were fine “I can confirm…” but the bad news was she could confirm there was no order attached to my account.

I have always been at the bleeding edge of technology, it has always cost me dearly in expensive handsets somewhat untested software but it has always been worth it. In all this time I am yet to experience a more frustrating day as today. I am actually angry over a phone ! totally silly really.

The fact of the matter is new customers can get their upgrades in store, current O2 customers can get their upgrades in store so why not let them and reserve the online system for the current iPhone customers who have to use it ?

I look at my current iPhone with love, don’t get me wrong I really want the iPhone 3G but today has been a shocker. My advice is, if you think you have ordered your upgrade make sure you have an order reference number at hand ! I don’t

Iphone Out of Stock
O2 Please let us upgrade in store

1. Current iPhone users have to upgrade through the O2 website only. This is clearly published on site but a number of stores are claiming this is one way of doing but you can also upgrade over the phone or by calling in a store and yes you will get your phone there and then. 

2. There are no 16GB versions available at launch. This post on Mac Rumours claims that some O2 stores are saying that the 16GB version will be available later in the year.

3. Original plans to allow pre-orders have been scrapped due to the predicted demand. This claim has been denied by two O2 stores who claim the pre-ordering starts on Monday.  PC Advisor backs the claim that pre-orders are still in place with the addition of a VIP pre-order system (here).

4. The original claim that stores will open at 7.02am is also not for all stores. Some stores are opening at 8.02 and others at 9am. Check with your local store for accurate information.

So a week before launch it appears there are no definite details on how to upgrade for current iPhone users. No doubt such details will unfold during next week but we would love to hear from anyone with additional rumours or better confirmations.

It is understandable that with a communications programme on this scale there will be some sort of confusion and hopefully we will know more in the next day or so.  As the countdown starts so does the level of excitement

 
Compare this to AT&T (Thanks Automated Home)

There are some differences from using Google Talk on your computer. For instance, in order to receive instant messages with Google Talk on your iPhone, the application needs to be open in your Safari browser. When you navigate away to another browser window or application, your status will be changed to “unavailable” and your Google Talk session will be restarted when you return.

Other than that, we’ve tried to keep the design as faithful to the desktop experience as possible, so it should be familiar to you. You can select from a quicklist of the people you contact most, search your contacts, and manage multiple conversations. You’ll never have to miss out on the latest gossip or updates from friends just because you’re away from a computer.

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Mark/Space has offered award-winning software products to Mac users for many years. The Missing Sync for iPhone is just the first of many Mark/Space products planned for the PC, bringing the same reliable, easy to use data management and synchronization capabilities to Windows users.

Brian Hall, Mark/Space CEO, said “At Mark/Space, we create products that enable our customers to easily take their information and data with them. When we released the Mac version of The Missing Sync for iPhone earlier this year it helped make the transition from a smartphone to iPhone very easy for people. We’re happy to bring The Missing Sync for iPhone to the Windows platform. When iPhone 3G ships next month, both Mac and Windows users can be ready to transfer their contacts and calendar information.”

The Missing Sync for iPhone supports migration from most BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Palm OS devices, and devices from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola that use the Symbian OS. The Migration Assistant is a step-by-step utility that makes transferring contacts and calendars a simple task. If you use Outlook 2003 or 2007, Missing Sync will make switching a breeze. Even if users never synchronized with their PCs before, The Missing Sync for iPhone makes it easy to pull the data from the old phone and load the information onto an iPhone.

The Missing Sync for iPhone collects and archives all the iPhone SMS messages, giving you a safe backup, no matter how prolific a texter you are. It also lets users view SMS messages in a threaded view, just like on the iPhone, and you can easily search the archived messages. When you view a message, the whole history of that conversation with that person is displayed. 

iPhone keeps a log of all incoming, outgoing and missed calls. The Missing Sync for iPhone archives the log to your PC, which is great for business users that need to keep track of costs. Need to claim expenses for that hour-long business call to Paraguay? No problem, just check the call log. You can even add notes to the call log, so you remember the details for future reference.

The Notes application on the iPhone is a useful scratch pad for ideas, plans and to-do lists. But often those notes are more useful elsewhere, perhaps in other documents you have on your PC. The Missing Sync for iPhone will transfer those notes to your computer, so they can be read in Mark/Space Notebook, which comes as part of the package. Then, copy the notes from Notebook for use in other applications.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The Missing Sync for iPhone is available as an electronic download from the Mark/Space online store for $39.95.

The Windows version of The Missing Sync for iPhone requires a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista. To use the Migration Assistant, Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 is required. An Internet connection may be required to download software for the data migration process.

To purchase or learn more about The Missing Sync for iPhone, visithttp://www.markspace.com/iphone.

But now there’s Mobile Me. Wherever you are, every device you own is always current and always in sync. And with a suite of elegant new web applications, you can access your data from anywhere.

MobileMe stores all your email, contacts, and calenders on a secure online server — or a “cloud” — and pushes it down to your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC. When you make a change on one device, the cloud updates the others. Push happens automatically, instantly, and continously. You don’t have to wait for it or remember to do anything — like dock your iPhone and sync manually — to stay up to date.

Works with the native applications you know well.

Do everything you need to do on every device you own. MobileMe works with Mail, Address Book, and iCal on a Mac; Microsoft Outlook on a PC with Windows XP or Vista; and the built-in applications on your iPhone or iPod touch.

MobileMe web applications at me.com.

Check your email, change your calendar, edit your contacts, and more at me.com. Accessible anywhere, me.com is an ad-free suite of web applications — Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, and iDisk — that are elegant and easy to use.

You can drag and drop, click and drag, and even use keyboard shortcuts. You can also switch between applications with a single click. Me.com is such a great web experience, you might go there first to do everything.

Visit Apple for more information.

And just like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one — a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and full web browsing. iPhone3G. It redefines what a mobile phone can do. Again.

Email on iPhone looks and works just like email on your computer. With support for popular email servers and providers — including MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo! Mail, Google Gmail, and AOL — and most industry-standard IMAP or POP mail systems, iPhone puts email in your pocket.

See it all.

iPhone supports rich HTML email, so images and photos appear alongside text. And you see email attachments in their original format, not as stripped-down versions. Rotate, zoom, and pan in more than a dozen standard file and image formats, including PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and also view iWork attachments.

Send fast.

iPhone recognises email addresses in different applications. If you run across an email address on a web page or a map listing, for example, just tap it and iPhone opens a new message with the address already in it.

Type smart.

The intelligent iPhone keyboard with built-in dictionary predicts and suggests words as you type, making it fast and easy to write email.

Push email for enterprise.

Receive and respond to work email fast on iPhone. New support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync gives you push email that arrives automatically. Click Here for More information.

“We’re excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community with potentially thousands of native applications for iPhone and iPod touch,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPhone’s enterprise features combined with its revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface and advanced software architecture provide the best user experience and the most advanced software platform ever for a mobile device.”

The iPhone SDK provides developers with a rich set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and tools to create innovative applications for iPhone and iPod® touch. Starting today, anyone can download the beta iPhone SDK for free and run the iPhone Simulator on their Mac®. Apple today also introduced its new iPhone Developer Program, giving developers everything they need to create native applications, and the new App Store, a breakthrough way for developers to wirelessly deliver their applications to iPhone and iPod touch users.

With the iPhone SDK, third party developers will be able to build native applications for the iPhone with a rich set of APIs, including programming interfaces for Core OS, Core Services, Media and Cocoa Touch technologies. The iPhone SDK will allow developers to create amazing applications that leverage the iPhone’s groundbreaking Multi-Touch™ user interface, animation technology, large storage, built-in three-axis accelerometer and geographical location technology to deliver truly innovative mobile applications.

Apple has licensed Exchange ActiveSync from Microsoft and is building it right into the iPhone, so that iPhone will connect out-of-the-box to Microsoft Exchange Servers 2003 and 2007 for secure over-the-air push email, contacts, calendars and global address lists. Built-in Exchange ActiveSync support also enables security features such as remote wipe, password policies and auto-discovery. The iPhone 2.0 software supports Cisco IPsec VPN to ensure the highest level of IP-based encryption available for transmission of sensitive corporate data, as well as the ability to authenticate using digital certificates or password-based, multi-factor authentication. The addition of WPA2 Enterprise with 802.1x authentication enables enterprise customers to deploy iPhone and iPod touch with the latest standards for protection of Wi-Fi networks.

The iPhone 2.0 software provides a configuration utility that allows IT administrators to easily and quickly set up many iPhones, including password policies, VPN setting, installing certificates, email server settings and more. Once the configuration is defined it can be easily and securely delivered via web link or email to the user. To install, all the user has to do is authenticate with a user ID or password, download the configuration and tap install. Once installed, the user will have access to all their corporate IT services.

The iPhone 2.0 software release will contain the App Store, a new application that lets users browse, search, purchase and wirelessly download third party applications directly onto their iPhone or iPod touch. The App Store enables developers to reach every iPhone and iPod touch user. Developers set the price for their applications—including free—and retain 70 percent of all sales revenues. Users can download free applications at no charge to either the user or developer, or purchase priced applications with just one click. Enterprise customers will be able to create a secure, private page on the App Store accessible only by their employees. Apple will cover all credit card, web hosting, infrastructure and DRM costs associated with offering applications on the App Store. Third party iPhone and iPod touch applications must be approved by Apple and will be available exclusively through the App Store.

The iPhone SDK provides a reliable, fast and secure way to create innovative applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. In addition to the rich set of iPhone OS APIs, the iPhone SDK also provides advanced tools for creating native iPhone and iPod touch applications including: Xcode® for source code editing, project management and graphical debugging; Interface Builder with drag and drop interface creation and live preview; Instruments to monitor and optimise iPhone application performance in real time; and the iPhone Simulator to run and debug applications.

During the beta iPhone SDK program, a limited number of developers will be accepted into Apple’s new iPhone Developer Program and offered the ability to get code onto iPhones for testing. The Standard Program costs $99 (US) per year and gives members an iPhone SDK and development tools; access to pre-release iPhone software; technical support; the ability to get code onto iPhones for testing; and distribution of applications via the new App Store. The Enterprise Program costs $299 (US) per year.

In addition to these new iPhone network and security features, the beta iPhone 2.0 software provides several new Mail features such as the ability to view PowerPoint attachments, in addition to Word and Excel, as well as the ability to mass delete and move email messages.

Pricing & Availability
Apple plans to release the final iPhone 2.0 software, including the iPhone SDK and new enterprise features, as a free software update for all iPhone customers by the end of June. Third party applications created for the iPhone will also run on the iPod touch, and iPod touch users will be required to purchase a software update to run these applications. The free beta iPhone SDK is available immediately worldwide and can be downloaded at developer.apple.com/iphone/program. The iPhone Developer Program will initially be available in the US and will expand to other countries in the coming months. Apple is accepting applications beginning today from enterprise customers who would like to join the private iPhone Enterprise Beta Program (www.apple.com/iphone/enterprise).

“For some users, there’s never enough memory”, said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod and iPhone Product Marketing. “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”.

Both iPhone and iPod touch feature Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface and pioneering software that allows users to find and enjoy all their music, videos, photos and more with just a touch of their finger.

All iPhone and iPod touch models include the latest software enhancements announced last month, including the ability to automatically find your location using the new Maps application*; create Web Clips for your favourite websites; customise your home screen and watch movies from the new iTunes Movie Rentals. Both iPhone and iPod touch feature the world’s most advanced mobile web browser in the world with Safari and great mobile applications including Mail, Maps, Stocks, Weather and Notes.

Pricing & Availability:
The new 16GB iPhone is available immediately for a suggested retail price of £329 (inc VAT) through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and O2 and Carphone Warehouse’s retail and online stores. The 32GB iPod touch is available worldwide immediately for a suggested retail price of £329 (inc VAT) through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers. iTunes Movie Rentals are available in the US only. iPhone and iPod touch require a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later and iTunes 7.6; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later and iTunes 7.6.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

More Here.

The new £45 iPhone tariff gives the same amount of minutes and texts as the former £55 tariff, so customers who were on the £55 tariff can either save £10 per month or take the new £75 tariff with a massive 3000 minutes and 500 texts a month. Existing iPhone customers will be transferred to the new tariffs during February, with all customers benefiting by mid March.

February will also see the release of the long awaited Software Development Kit (SDK). 2008 is looking like it will be a great year for iPhone users.

Aluminate is a hybrid Nano case made from aluminum and polycarbonate. The front of the Aluminate is thin, colorful aluminum and the back is made of tough, clear polycarbonate. The combination of the aluminum and polycarbonate provide superior iPod protection, while the built in screen and click wheel protectors provide additional security for the Nano.

Attachments for the Aluminate iPod case include a lanyard and carabiner clip. The Aluminate lanyard is a thin and light, yet strong and secure way to carry your Nano while not being a fashion distraction. The carabiner clip provides an additional way to wear or carry the Aluminate Nano case.

“GizMac is quickly expanding our product lines to offer a wider variety of iPod accessories” explained Ken Vitto, Marketing Director for GizMac Accessories, “The Aluminate and DuraSport iPod Nano cases bring more choices to our customers.”

The DuraSport is a Nano iPod case for the active lifestyle. Made of thin, resilient silicone, the DuraSport protects the Nano and includes a clear, plastic face shield for screen protection. Click wheel protection is provided by the silicone case itself, allowing clean and smooth iPod Nano operation.

DuraSport attachments include a lanyard and carabiner as with the Aluminate, but the DuraSport also includes an armband. The DuraSport armband is made of a comfortable stretch material and is adjustable by using a Velcro tab.

The Aluminate and DuraSport will each include two cases plus attachments mentioned previously and will retail for $29.99 U.S. Both the Aluminate and DuraSport iPod Nano cases will be available in early February.

Additional details can be obtained on the GizMac Accessories web site at http://www.gizmac.com.

The much-requested pink iPod nano is available immediately in an 8GB model for £129. iPod nano features a two-inch display which lets users watch the brand new iTunes® Movie Rentals, or TV shows and music videos purchased from the iTunes Store.

iPod nano delivers up to 24 hours of audio playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge and is encased in a beautiful all-metal design made with anodised aluminum and polished stainless steel, which is also available in silver, black, blue, green and a (PRODUCT) RED special edition.

“Customers are going to love the gorgeous new pink iPod nano,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “The pink iPod nano is perfect for people who want a great new colour this spring, or who are searching for a special Valentine’s Day gift.”

iPod nano features an enhanced user interface that shows off album artwork and photos like never before and includes Cover Flow®, so you can scroll through your entire music collection by album cover artwork using the Click Wheel. Customers can also buy music, video and games for their iPod nano from the iTunes Store or check out the latest iTunes Movie Rentals.

Pricing & Availability
The new pink 8GB iPod nano is available worldwide immediately for a suggested retail price of £129 and joins the other 8GB models available in silver, black, blue, green and a (PRODUCT) RED special edition. The 4GB iPod nano in silver is available for a suggested retail price of £99. Both the 4GB and 8GB iPod nano for Windows or Mac® are available through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com/ukstore), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers. All iPod nano models include earbud headphones, a USB to 30-pin cable and a Universal Dock Connector.

iPod nano requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.9 or later and iTunes 7.6; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) or later and iTunes 7.6. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended, fees may apply. The iTunes Store is not available in all countries. iTunes Movie Rentals are available in the US only. More Information Here.