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The Apple iPod has done its bit to shape society over the past ten years, Not only is it a desirable gift or accessory. Its changed the way we listen to and purchase music. The most noticeable improvement the iPod / iPhone deliverers over its predecessors, is the ease and simplicity of use and instant satisfaction it delivers.

Music and applications can be downloaded instantly, negating the need to travel to a store to purchase CD singles or albums. Which except for a few people, was seen as a hindrance. No longer do we need to carry stacks of disc’s and filter through them to find an album for what ever mood were in. Put simply the iPod has revolutionised the music industry and carried it into the future, making music more accessible in our daily routines.

Many other companies have joined the music revolution in a bid to further improve the way we control and listen to our favourite albums. It has become big business, with more and more companies offering improved quality and functions for home audio and visual systems as well as car and mobile audio. One of the market leaders in the car audio field, Dension, have been developing new systems which allow full control of the iPod through the stereo and entertainment system in the vehicle.

For many the iPod symbolises mobile music, and more recently mobile entertainment with the release of the iPod touch and iPhone, and the continuing developments Apple are making in the Video and TV area. Dension have adopted this ethos of entertainment on the move and produced iPod car kits that surpass any other kit on the market in terms of quality and integration.

iPod integration is key for quality and ease of use of the kits, if they don’t match Apples exacting standards for the iPod there is no point in developing them. With this in mind Dension set about improving previous versions of iPod kits they already produced. (Which they were already market leaders) and come up with a kit that ensures great quality audio and simple easy controls. The Gateway Lite was born.

The Gateway Lite is the next step up from the Gateway 100 / Gateway 300 ipod car adapters, The lite offers a much improved navigation system which was not available on the 100 / 300 unless text compatibility was available on your vehicle. By making the system easier the Gateway Lite is much more effective when making a track selection, reducing the browsing time and frustration this may have caused.

Combined with USB input the Gateway lite makes your favourite music truly mobile, allowing you to carry you entire music collection in your vehicle, you no longer need the poor quality and probably illegal FM transmitters. Simply choose the Gateway Lite.

Dension are market leaders in iPod car kit integration. Their iPod car adapters provide better quality audio and track navigation and selection over any other kit on the market. Drive, Control, Charge and Play your iPod with Dension.

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The new pocket-size digital (New)MinoHD camcorders I’ve been testing should make any amateur videographer—and those who want to be one—a capable shooter ready to share memories with friends or upload to YouTube.

The Flip (New) MinoHD is the latest camcorder from Pure Digital Technologies. I like the MinoHD, just as I’ve liked every incarnation of this product line. And because it’s 40 percent smaller than its predecessor, the MinoHD truly fits into a pocket.

The Flip Product range plug directly into a TV, use of a USB “arm” to attach to a computer, work with Macs or PCs, and offer simple controls for capturing and playing back videos.

But I prefer the (New) MinoHD. Everything you need, from capable software to storage, is built into the device.

The (New) MinoHD is sturdy. You can let 7 -year-old shoot videos; don’t worry if it falls to the floor.

But when you consider you’re not using a professional-grade video camera under ideal lighting conditions, the lesser-quality VGA shooting mode is fine. I made roughly six videos (between 30 and 60 seconds long) before running out of space.

To load the video onto a computer, extend the USB arm and plug it in. The built-in software makes the experience practically goof-proof, displaying your videos and then placing them in easy-to-find folders. You can also upload a video to YouTube.

The (New) MinoHD’s built-in software, on the other hand, allows one to stitch videos together, send them as e-mails and upload to a number of Web sites, including YouTube. It is more useful for folks who don’t want to mess with robust editing software.

To get the MinoHD to be as slim as a standard iPod, Pure Digital did not include batteries. Users need to plug the MinoHD into a computer via USB for charging. Although a charge lasts a long time what happens.

But where the MinoHD excels is in its simplicity. Pure Digital takes cues from Apple on how to design and package a product that most users, even technophobes, can learn.

When you turn on the MinoHD, the buttons light up to guide the user. The buttons include a trash can icon to delete videos, three for playback controls (forward, back and pause) and one to zoom in and another to zoom out. In the centre sits a red button to record videos. With one look, most users will figure out how to make and display a video

The Flip (New) MinoHD has become the No. 2 best-selling video camera (after the Sony DVD610), beating other full-service models from Sony, Canon and JVC, according to market

If you haven’t already flipped for the Flip, you might now.

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. I like the MinoHD, just as I’ve liked every incarnation of this product line. And because it’s 40 percent smaller than its predecessor, the MinoHD truly fits into a pocket

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