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iPod and iTunes helped catapult Apple's brand beyond easy-to-use computers known for their multimedia software and a keen aesthetic sense. Almost single-handedly, iTunes and the iPod revitalized the Apple brand amongst ordinary consumers, not just Macintosh users and computer nerds in general.

A Brief History of iPod

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The future of Internet television will be dominated by ad-supported models, according to a report from Forrester Research that raises new questions for the future of Apple's iTunes-focused and Apple TV video download service. Even as the report predicts that the market for paid downloads will nearly triple in 2007 to $279 million, it claims that the paid download market is ultimately a dead end.

Study: iTunes' Pay TV Model Headed for Extinction

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Last week, there was a showcase of the HP/AMD/DreamWorks collaboration, Intel's big mobile coming out party, and the launch of the Halo 3 Beta. I have to write this before the H3 beta event, so that's the one thing I won't talk about. I'm also going to shift from Mother's Day and dads and grads gifts to the product of the week.

HP/AMD/DreamWorks vs. Intel/Apple/Disney/Pixar, the HDMI Switch

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Apple TV came advertised as a convenient way to connect a computer to your TV -- and do it in HDTV, no less -- but critics say the device has clearly missed the mark. To be fair, Apple has never promised anything contrary to the specific complaints lodged by detractors. Still, the question remains: will consumers accept Apple TV, worms and all?

Apple TV: What It Can't Do

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The headlines were rather scary. A study found that Apple iPods can cause pacemakers to malfunction. The articles reporting this news arose from a presentation made at the Heart Rhythm Society's annual meeting in Denver this week. Those attending the meeting heard that electrical interference of pacemakers was found about 50 percent of the time when an iPod was held within several inches of a patient's chest.

Attack of the Killer iPods

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Apple's annual meeting on Thursday was marked by pointed questions from shareholders and perhaps just as pointed resistance to answering by board members. The meeting followed close on the heels of Apple's announcement in April of its most profitable quarter in the company's history, a fact that CEO Steve Jobs surely would much rather have focused on at the gathering.

Jobs Irks Institutional Shareholders

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Your iPod really could show you the way to Amarillo, San Jose or even the way to go home as a result of research pioneered by Welsh computer scientists. A bizarre hybrid of MP3 player and sat-nav for pedestrians will form the focus of a three-year research project at the University of Wales, Swansea, it was revealed Wednesday.

Let Your iPod Be Your Guide