It is nothing new to have car stereos that are also iPod-friendly. The thing is, we’re mostly discussing a dock, with your iPod sitting in front for thieves to spot. The CA-IP500 from Fusion Electronics is different. The face flips open so you can insert your iPod like you would a Cassette tape.

Once in its slot, you control the iPod via joystick and touch wheel, just like on the iPod. You’ll also get a dot matrix OLED display, SRS Wos sound shaping, AM/FM tuner, 7-band equalizer, security code, aux-in port and of course it will charge your player while it’s inside. It will cost you $349.

Hewlett-Packard recently launched an application through which users can print pictures wirelessly from an iPhone. IPrint Photo allows pictures stored on an iPhone to be printed using HP's inkjet printers. Users can launch the application on an iPhone; select a photo by touching it, after which a print command is sent to the inkjet printer over a Wi-Fi network. The software also runs on the iPod Touch device.

"Now they need to come out with one to allow you to print PDF files and other documents from your iPhone," Mac Rumors message boards. There are also some apprehensions surrounding the application, because it supports only HP printers.

Apple’s iPod is also being used at a university in Britain as an educational tool for learning X-ray techniques. Thirty five students at the Derby University have been supplied iPods and video tutorials for learning radiographic techniques. Students have to learn this technique fast and perfectly as wrong position could lead to repeat X-rays for patients due to which they will have to be exposed to radiation for longer time.

 It could also result in inaccurate diagnosis as well. The video footage also has a commentary on how the positioning techniques of the upper and lower limbs, skull and chest should be carried out. The university is also using a virtual reality model with a Programme in the radiography department to teach students more about the human skull. By doing all this, the university has looked upon a new technology using the iPod for improving education among students.

Philips introduced some speaker docs for iPod and iPhone for 2009. There are five new speakers with new features like Philips SBD7000 Rotating Speaker Dock which rotates for both horizontal and vertical views. Next is Philips SBD8100 iPod Speaker with Rotating Dock which has a remote control along with the rotating docks.

Philips DC315 Docking Entertainment Systems can both charge and play the iPhone and iPod and delivers rich and clear sound. Philips DC350 Executive iPhone Dock is a great choice for an executive’s desk featuring smart iPhone/iPod dock and clock radio. Finally, Philips DCM 250/DCH250 Docking Entertainment Systems allow to access music from multiple sources: iPod, iPhone, radio, CD, MP3 link and USB port.

Now there is this illustrated phrasebook which can be used with their iPhone and iPod touch. The phrasebook turns both Apple devices into an interpreter which users can use abroad to communicate with the locals without needing any language skills at all. The software is available for 21 languages ranging from Japanese and English to German and Russian.
The illustrated phrasebook can be downloaded from the Apple Store for Yen 1,200 per language. More than 2,100 useful phrases are clearly structured according to topic, offering a wide variety of possible options. Users select a sentence in Japanese which is then read in fantastic sound quality by a native speaker. In addition to the audio playback, the phrasebook provides an illustration for each phrase to visualize its content.

Things have been tough, right! So here’s something to consider if you’re planning on asking for a personalized iPod for the holidays. Apple’s made it easier and easier to engrave an iPod with a special message—a two-line message is free and doesn’t add anything in the way of shipping time. But there’s a catch: engraved items aren’t returnable.
Apple notes this on the engraving page, where it warns you to make sure your message is spelled correctly. That's nice, but our friends over at The Consumerist also point out that it’s also a great cost-saving measure for big corporations, such as Sony, who said that engraving items has saved them one million dollars. So it’s important to know that you’re getting somebody the right iPod—maybe little Suzy wanted the green model, not the pink one. Maybe Uncle Dave has more than 8GB of music he wants to carry around with him. You see where I’m going? Maybe skip the engraving unless you’re absolutely sure you’re getting the recipient what they want (it’s often harder to re-sell engraved iPods too).

Joost provides global web video services offering more than 46,000 videos of which 18,000 are music videos as well as 400 TV series and 1,200 movie and short films. Recently, Joost video web service introduced itself on the iPhone and iPod Touch. This application is available for free at Apple’s App Store. The application is supported by ads and flash based service is available along with a number of documentaries, movies, music and sports.

Users cab view Joost in various ways either by selecting the most popular videos, or browsing by category or by searching for specific videos. To keep up the service going, Joost has received finance from prominent VC firms and individual investors.

According to a recent official statement, the portable media player of Apple inc. will become standard equipment for Ohio State University medical students. The devices will be beneficial in viewing the videos of medical treatments thus, reviewing images of the human body and organs. With the help of the gadgets, students will be able to show the patients photographs in order to identify medications they are already taking before any new drugs are given.

 The credit of recognizing iPod Touch potential which is equivalent to iPhone without the telephone features goes to a Third-year medical student. According to the Ohio University, all Ohio State medical students will be issued an iPod which will be loaded with special medical software. This process may be functional in the next two years.

Kenwood’s CR-iP500 is much like a personal CD system but have a number of functions that go beyond its CD player capabilities. It serves as an iPod dock that works with most models with a dock connector even with the latest iPod Nano 4th generation models. It also works as a speaker, an amplifier and a charging station. The CR-iP500 has USB connectors that can play music direct from the USB drives. It also plays tracks through the CD player and sourcing them from the iPod.

 Till the time it’s plugged in, it can record music from the CD player in either of the two available speed options directly to the memory drive. Another feature of CR-iP500 is the presence of the basic FM player along with 30 stations. This system will be available in early December at a price of $280.

Apple has come up with a second generation iPod Touch (AAPL) which is a sequel to the first one. The new touch has better look and better features and is sold at a price of $229 which is much cheaper than the first generation iPod at a price of $299. The touch has the same Touchscreen, plays music and videos the same way and also includes a wireless internet connection to access the web from home network. The software to receive emails and other applications have been added which were limited to the earlier iPhone.

Next software is the Genius which creates a playlist of songs in the music library and works like a systematic musical database technology in the touch. All these qualities make the touch not only simply a high-end iPod but also an important handheld computing platform for Apple which can challenge its competitors.