An iLuv for every Apple audio device

I've always been reluctant to buy accessories for my iPhone 3G. This is because most of them are designed for a specific model of the phone (or the iPod) and would be useless when I move on to another. However, now there's something that will fit almost all Apple's handheld products.

iPhone and iPod accessories maker iLuv unveiled its newest audio solution, the iMM9400. This product belongs to the company's next generation of vertical CD/MP3 accessories for the home environment.
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Is it the end of the iPod classic?

If you've read the stories on Apple's latest earnings, you may have noticed that Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer took the time to break out the sales of each model in the iPod franchise, which is seeing year-over-year declines for the first time in its history. In her piece, our own Erica Ogg wrote:

"During the third quarter, Apple sold 10.2 million iPods, compared with 11 million a year ago. It turns out that the shifting appeal of the shuffle, nano, and classic model iPods are to blame. But Apple apparently saw this coming". She then goes on to quote Oppenheimer, who says those declining sales are "the reason we developed the iPod touch. We expect our traditional MP3 players to decline over time as we cannibalize ourselves with iPod touch and iPhone".
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Is a new iPod touch with camera and mic coming?

Apple is getting ready to launch a new iPod touch with a built-in camera and microphone, according to former CNET editor and MP3 Insider Eliot Van Buskirk who now writes a Wired blog.

This rumor has been circulating for a while, but Van Buskirk writes: "A well-connected source tells us those rumors are on the money, and that Apple's factories in China are already manufacturing iPod touch models with integrated cameras and microphones."
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Apple remote control for third-party headphones

For those who can't wait for headphone manufacturers to incorporate iPhone or iPod remote control units, help is on hand with the iLuv iEA15 adapter.

The iEA15 is an in-line remote that's compatible with iPhones and iPods, including the third-generation iPod shuffle which doesn't have any physical buttons on the unit. The in-line remote supports the VoiceOver feature found on the shuffle as well, but what makes this interesting is that it allows you to plug in any headphone you fancy to your Apple device and still have the convenience of a remote control.
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Use your iPhone or iPod touch to control content on Blu-ray discs

Starting next week, Universal will release an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that controls content on Blu-ray Discs.

It's a first for the industry, but it falls in line with the Blu-ray format's efforts to expand beyond the disc and into other personal electronics devices. The app will launch to coincide with Universal's release of Fast & Furious on Blu-ray July 28.

Depending on the title it's associated with, the application will allow bonus features from the disc to be downloaded to an iPhone or iPod touch, and will let either device act as a remote control for some Blu-ray features. While watching the film, the app will also feed related info about the cast or the film itself.
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