iPod Nano $43.73? Wow, That’s a Low Price!

iSuppli.com has estimated that the new 8GB iPod nano has a bill of materials at $43.73. This is the second-lowest BOM of all members of the iPod line. Only the 4G generation product had a less expensive BOM, at $40.80.

Instead of piling on features, as so many brands do with their latest products, Apple with the sixth-generation iPod has maintained or even removed some attributes in order to fit the form factor and function desired,” said Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst and teardown services manager, for iSuppli. “This has enabled Apple to offer the smallest iPod including a touch screen, while keeping component costs to a strict budget.

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Fox News Reviews The Apple TV→

Fox News Reviews The Apple TV

So here’s how it works. Let’s say I’m out watching an episode of Star Trek on my iPad. When I walk in my front door I can continue watching that same episode on my ginormous HDTV with the flick of a finger, and vice versa. How handy is that?

Apple told me the company has opened this feature to third-party developers, and  that’s where my imagination runs wild. Think of the possibilities! Imagine the apps you could be flicking back and forth across all of your iDevices: NPR, Netflix, YouTube, MLB, Hulu, Internet Radio, Pandora, the list goes on. AirPlay could be the most important Apple announcement in years.

Here’s to hoping for a great Apple TV commercial featuring AirPlay.

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Found Footage: iPad Street Musician

Of all the things one could ever do with an iPad, this girl thought being an Apple-powered street musician could turn out to be a good idea. So she went out there, turn her iPad on and started playing the hell out of a sitar in Seline HD.

No need to tell you that this is just great and you have to check out the video below. Read more

Official Google Voice App in Store Soon?

According to a report at TechCrunch, the official Google Voice app has been approved and could arrive in the Store sometime soon. It comes no surprise, last week GV Mobile + and GV Connect were both approved, which are 3rd party Google Voice applications.

In July 2009, Apple blocked the application from the App Store so Google created a web app version of Google Voice, like they have done with many of their other browser-based services. On September 9, 2010, Apple posted guidelines telling developers which applications wouldn’t be allowed into the App Store, and there was no mention of Google Voice. Soon after, the aforementioned apps were approved. Read more

Two New iPhones and Unknown New Device Spotted in iOS 4.1 for Apple TV

The iOS 4.1 firmware for the new Apple TV is turning out to be quite a source of surprises. After the new Remote icon and external storage support, 9to5mac found out that 2 new iPhones and a brand new device are referenced in the firmware’s USBDeviceConfiguration .plist file.

We know that the iPhone 4 has always been known as iPhone 3,1, but we’re seeing iPhone 3,2 and 3,3 here. White iPhone? Verizon iPhone? Redesigned-antenna version? Steve Jobs knows. A 20547 unknown device is also referenced. Yes, you can start speculating now. Read more

PlainText: It’s Like Text Edit for iOS, Plus Sync

There’s no shortage of writing apps on the iPad. With the release of Writer by IA last week (which seems to be doing great in the App Store) and the likes of Simplenote and Elements before it, there are enough applications to satisfy any kind of user. PlainText is the latest app from well-known developer Jesse Grosjean of HogBay Software (developer of Writeroom and Taskpaper) that allows you to write in a clutter-free paper-like environment while syncing everything to Dropbox. Plus, it’s free in the App Store. Read more

iPhone 4, Telescope and the Moon

Astronomy geeks, this one’s for you. Grab your iPhone, and a Celestron NexStar (or comparable telescope) and you can capture the moon like photographer Douglas Sonders did. “I was playing with my uncle’s new telescope this weekend and managed to get the above image of the moon using my iPhone 4 and holding it to the eyepiece of the scope. I couldn’t believe it came out! I tweaked the sharpness, contrast, and added a border using the … Photoshop application on my iPhone.” And you thought the iPhone 4’s camera was only for shooting other heavenly bodies. Read more