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Capsule Crazy Competition - £7,500 worth of Prizes

Be Cool, be individual. Dress your iPod nano in a capsule. For the UK launch, Envious are giving away £7,500 of these delicious prizes. We’re Capsule crazy…take it now!!!

Envious Limited, a UK based Technology & Accessories distributor has partnered with Switch Easy LLC and easyishop.co.uk to bring the new Capsule cases for the iPod Nano in to the UK market, and to coincide with the launch are offering these Capsules for any discerning iPod user to come and get one free.

Switch Easy Capsules for iPod nano is the only polycarbonate hard case available in five multiple personalities; Black Amber - Red Mama – Tangy Orange – Citrus Apple – Shaved Ice. Manufactured from GE LexanTM as used in the construction of NASA Space helmets, the product aims not only to protect the nano but also enhance ‘its cool look factor’. Fully protect your iPod. Fits all versions for iPod nano (1GB, 2GB and 4GB models)

The competition in conjunction with easyishop.co.uk will be launched online on the 1st April 2006 and will run until the 31st April 2006 at www.capsulecrazy.co.ukk. Winners will be selected daily by an automated system and the winner’s informed via email. The Switch Easy Capsules are also available for purchase from selected retail partners and www.easyishop.co.uk who stock one of the largest selections of iPod accessories in the UK.

Irfan Naseem, co-founder says “Capsules is not just another iPod case to add to the growing number of accessories, it’s a case with personality and design. Designed by individuals for the individual, it offers complete protection that will fully house your iPod nano. It is available in a variety of colours that not only match your outfit, but are just as good to look at”

The case which is suitable for all user groups’ comes equipped with a lanyard and scroll wheel protection so you can hang it around you neck, go for a jog and wear it at the office. You don’t need to worry about your nano being scratched in your pocket as the capsule’s non-scratch visor and stickies for the scroll wheel will protect the device at all times. Further products will be released in the coming months to allow users to add additional products to the capsules.

About Envious Ltd
Founded in 2003, Envious is now a recognised and a rapidly growing, dynamic company bringing Lifestyle & Technology products to the market, which is designed by Individuals for the Individual.

Our Management Team brings experience in Sales, Marketing, Design and Technology, with a strong commitment of delivering a high level of service to survive, grow and succeed in a fast moving market place.

With Head Quarters in Manchester UK, Envious has portfolio of established marketing channels with market reach beyond the UK and expanding into Europe.

About Switch Easy LLC
SwitchEasy was first conceived in January 2005 to create the best accessories for computer products. Our mission is to provide more reasons for PC users to “Switch” to a better digital lifestyle through our innovative little add-ons. That is why we have chosen the name “SwitchEasy” as our trademark. We love what we produce and we hope you’ll love our products as well! Stay tuned for more surprises from us in the near future!

ezGear has announced they will be releasing black versions of its ezCharge and powerStick iPod accessories. The Powerstick uses 4 AA batteries and can increase the use of your iPod 3 to 4 times the regular battery life. The ezCharge is an iPod car charger that’s compatible with all iPods with dock connectors. It includes a fuse protected circuit, a coiled cable, an LED indicator light.

Speck Products have today announced the CableGuys, these are being touted as“fun and functional” audio/video cables for iPods. The CableGuys come in a 3-pack that includes a home stereo cable, computer speaker cable, and a headphone splitter for £25. An iPod-to-USB cable is available for £20. Speck also announced its Mystery Case of the Day promotion. “Every day, Speck will be shipping a different mystery case valued at £20-£35,” the iPod accessory maker said. “Take a change and surprise yourself with one of Speck’s great iPod cases.”

Taiwanese phone maker BenQ claims Apple have been in talks with various Taiwanese manufacturers over the past few months regarding making and iPod based mobile phone. A BenQ executive commented that “An iPod phone is definitalely coming,” he BenQ will not be making the phone as they are in direct competition with Apple.

There have been rumours of an iPhone for months now but more recently several Analysts close to Apple say there is a 75% chance of the iPhone in the next 12 months.

We will keep you posted on any updates we have on the iPhone, if Apple are making it themselves then it should be a whole lot better than the ROKR released late last year.

French lawmakers have yesterday voted to approve the “online music interoperability bill”.

This will force Apple to open the copy-protection used on tracks downloaded from iTunes and allow users to use other services other than iTunes to load songs onto their iPods.

The New law which also have tougher law’s for Music Pirates, it will also force Apple Computer Inc, Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp. to share proprietary anit-copy technologies so that consumers can offer rival services and players.

Appleinsider has noted on its site that Apple resellers were notified approximately one month ago that the 60GB 5G iPod is on Apple’s 60 day “at risk” list.

This is only going to add to the rumours going around that Apple are going to unveil a new iPod Video in early April.

Appleinsider is claiming that when an item is placed on this list, it could mean that there will be changes to the product in the next 60 days — this includes replacements or price changes — this is designed to give retailers the opportunity to keep an eye on stock so they are not caught with old stock should a new product be released.

Apple’s 5G iPod was released on October 12, 2005 and represented the first iPod to support Video.

An iPod Video is expected to be launched alongside a Full length Movie download service at some point in 2006. We feel the new iPod will be an addition to the Apple family and this news shows gives credit to what we believe. Apple will drop the iPod Video 60gb to make way for a full screen iPod video. This would allow them to keep the rest of the iPod family unchanged and reduce the risk if the iPod Video is not as popular as former iPods.

With Apple recently taking a step into the iPod accessory market with the iPod Hi Fi we cannot see them ditching the accessory friendly designs they currently have.

Vaja Cases have released two new iPod Video cases this week. The iVod Crystal has a padded interior, Swarovski-crystal-laden plush exterior, full access to ports and controls, and a leather strap for attaching to a bag or belt.

The iPod video SP also features a padded interior with full access to ports and controls, but has a leather exterior that you can customize with thousands of color combos, as there is a racing stripe down the middle of the case. The iVod Crystal is available for $340, and the iPod video SP is available for $90.

These are going to suit a very limited market as the price point is out of most peoples reach. Im not sure how popular they are going to be as in our opinion there are better products with a much more releastic price point.

One of the UK’s most famous Soap Opera’s could be coming to an iPod Video near you soon.

ITV chief Charles Allen was recently asked in an interview if ITV would offer episodes of popular shows for downloading to handheld portable devices, His reply simply was”It is well within our capability to do that.”

Apple’s iTunes Music Store has recently started offering video content, with US users able to download their favourite shows such as Desperate Housewives and The Office.

You can now also buy a season pass from iTunes which allows you to download a whole series for a discount price.

So hopefully the UK will start seeing a decent amount of UK shows on our iTunes. We believe that once a few shows launch on the UK iTunes it will have a rolling affect with other shows launching very quickly afterwards.

Pope Benedict XVI has become the latest celebrity to get himself an iPod.

Vatican Radio have given The Pope a 1GB White iPod Nano along with aniPod case to prevent scratches.

The pope was visiting the station to mark its 75th anniversary and the iPod was specially engraved on the back.

The German pontiff is reported to enjoy listening to classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven rather than the pop tunes more commonly associated with the mini music devices.

The pope also has a penchant for the nocturnes of Chopin, born in his predecessor’s native Poland.

On being handed the gift, the pope is reported to have remarked ” Computer technology is the future.”

iPodMame who are working on the iPodLinux project is planning to bring the MAME game emulator to all iPods to allow users to play a range of Arcade games.

This is going to be really interesting when it comes out we are not sure it will work with the click wheel but if it does it will be very addictive that is for sure.