It was the end of an era. Apple introduced the first iPod in October 2001, when the company was heavily dependent on Mac sales and its finances were still uncertain. While the Mac’s claim limited interest at first, sales boomed after Windows users joined the fray – back when you needed to connect your iPod to your PC to sync music and then podcasts.
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Now, in 2022, the company finally discontinuing iPod touch, will only be available in stores “while in stock.” It was the final death knell for the iconic device: Apple dropped the iPod classic in 2014, and both the iPod nano and iPod shuffle were discontinued in 2017.
Ironically, it was the iPhone that killed the iPod, combining MP3 (not to mention video) playback with cellular, WiFi, apps, a camera, and everything else.
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Starting in 2023, the football series will be ‘EA Sports FC’
Don’t panic. The beautiful game will continue. Electronic art is with FIFA after nearly 30 years of using the name of the football governing body in its games. Starting in 2023, it renamed the EA Sports FC series. It’s (well, very) janky.
Aside from the rebranding, EA Sports FC games may not be much different. EA retains the licenses for more than 300 football partners and has exclusive agreements with leagues such as the Premier League, MLS, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A.
The most capable lightweight drone.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro is a small, lightweight drone packed with features found on larger models, like the Mavic 3. It has some of the best image quality specs on a single device. lightweight drone, including 4K 60p, 1080 120p and 48-megapixel photos, as well as advanced features like ActiveTrack, QuickShots and more. However, the Mini 3 Pro is a bit pricey at $910 with its new RC remote, and the picture quality might not be good enough. some favorable. Check out our beautiful video review from Steve Dent. And consider whether you like a new toy. I am.
Android 13, Pixel 6a, and Pixel Watch could all be in the spotlight.
Google’s I/O developer conference is finally back in the form of a live keynote for 2022, but that’s not the biggest story that could emerge from the event. This year, in addition to a custom Android update (we’re 13 now), it will likely include the launch of the first Pixel smartwatch and possibly at least one new Pixel phone and more. so more. We break down everything we expect to see later today.
And infinitely customizable.
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The Xbox Adaptive Controller is Microsoft’s first real attempt at making hardware accessible. And while it was well received, it didn’t really affect non-gamers. Today, the company is launching a set of Adaptive Mouse.
The mouse core is a small square, about two inches (50mm) wide and about the thickness of a finger. This includes the usual mouse parts: scroll wheel, left and right buttons, optical sensor and Bluetooth trigger. The cool part comes from the Button, which you can program to do any task you want. The button can even handle sequential tasks, so you can press it for the first time to open an app, a second press on the same button to enter a phrase, and for example, a third time to send an email. . We went deep and even took a tour .
He called the ban a ‘morally bad decision.’
In an interview with Financial TimesElon Musk says he will reinstate Trump when his Twitter acquisition deal closes. “I guess the answer is I would reverse the fixed language,” Musk said before a question about whether he would allow the former president to return to the platform. “Obviously I don’t own Twitter yet. So this is not a sure thing because what if I don’t own Twitter.”
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