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High Wycombe, UK, July 28, 2006 – GEAR4, UK based provider of digital accessories, today announced that they will be presenting the ‘GEAR4 Bedford Bandstand’, an afternoon of new music on Clapham Common, South London this summer.

The Bandstand, which was originally built in 1890, is the oldest of its kind in London and even Europe, and through the efforts of Lambeth Council and the Friends of Clapham Common association, the bandstand has undergone a £1m renovation, restoring it to its former glory.

Bandstands have always been about music in the community, however over the years this emphasis on getting together to enjoy music has been lost. With the restoration of a landmark such as the Claphmam Common Bandstand, this may well be the comeback for afternoons in the park listening to music.

To mark the occasion and kick start the music, GEAR4 are proudly presenting the ‘GEAR4 Bedford Bandstand’ in conjunction with the Bedford Arms, one of London’s leading new music venues. The event will take place on Saturday August 5th from 1pm until 7pm, with up and coming acts such as Haley Glennie Smith and Lee Rogers, playing throughout the afternoon.

Tom Dudderidge, managing director of Disruptive Technology Channels, commented: “At GEAR4 we are committed to new music and supporting emerging artists. Having sponsored the New Music programme at Bestival on the Isle of Wight in last year, we wanted to continue this support and launched GEAR4 New Music Sessions to do this. The Bedford Bandstand promises to be a fun day out for the whole family as well as an opportunity to hear some great bands playing live”

GEAR4 hope to give you a chilled out afternoon in the sun, listening to the coolest up and coming bands at one of London’s oldest music venues. It would be great to see you there!

The GEAR4 Bedford Bandstand
Clapham Common
London
SW4

Saturday 5th August 2006, 1pm – 7pm

Confirmed Playlist:

1:05 pm OCTOBER
1:35 pm TONY MOORE
2:05 pm EARL OKIN
2:35 pm JON BILBROUGH
3:05 pm TBC
3:35 pm LEE ROGERS
4:05 pm SUSY THOMAS
4:35 pm SIMON JAMES
5:05 pm CHARLIE CALLEJA
5:35 pm HALEY GLENNIE-SMITH
6:05 pm TYLER
6:35 pm JON ALLEN

Admission – FREE!

Apple has filed a patent application that has been made public detailing a touch-screen interface for an iPod or similar device. Looking at the pictures this must be the clearest sign that a touch screen iPod video is due to be released at some point.

The patent filing, which is titled “Proximity detector in handheld device,” describes and illustrates how the interface would allow users to navigate menus and make selections by moving their finger on the screen. The touch-screen interface would sense when a user’s finger approached and would automatically display a virtual scroll wheel or other interface elements. AppleInsider has a large portion of the patent’s visual diagrams and verbatim descriptions. Apple’s long-rumored “true” video iPod is said to employ a 3.5-inch touch-screen display. The patent can be viewed at the USPTO site with full abstract and images.

We want to here from you what do you think in the upcoming battle between Microsofts Zune and Apples iPod?

Who will win the war?

Can people really think Microsoft is cool?

Metallica have finally released there Music on the iTunes music store. You will now at long last be able to download all their songs onto your iPod.

Griffin Technology have today announced a new line of iPod cases the Trio, Vizor and Tempo as part of a new lineup of protective iPod accessories. The Trio (£25) is a 3-in-1 case for the iPod nano that comes with two interchangeable covers. Available in five colors in leather and a synthetic gray, the Trio features a snap closure and complete coverage. The Vizor (£25) is a fifth-generation iPod case featuring a front flap, secure closure and clip. The case comes in four leather colors as well as a synthetic gray. The Tempo (£25; shown right) is an iPod armband for the iPod nano and fifth-generation iPod. It features a low-profile design with reflective accents, built-in screen protection, headphones cord wrap, and a one-size-fits-all strap. Hands-on details and photos of all three cases can be found in our First Looks section.

Apple yesterday released its quarterly Financial results and they look excellent. Apple’s net profit for the last quarter was $472 million which was 54 cents per share, this was achieved on $4.37 billion in revenue. This quarter last year did revenue of $3.52 billion and a net profit of $320 million, or 37 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 8.1 million iPod this quarter which is an amazing figure considering the time of year.

Following the financial results, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement that he is very excited about upcoming iPod releases. “The iPod continued to earn a US market share of over 75 percent and we are extremely excited about future iPod products in our pipeline,” Jobs said.

Update: In an SEC filing, Apple said all iPod models accounted for more than $1.4 billion in revenue during the quarter, an increase of 36 percent compared to last year. Apple’s “Other Music Products” category—which includes the iTunes Music Store, iPod related services and accessories—accounted for $457 million of the quarter’s revenue, a 90 percent increase year-over-year.

Business week have today posted what it feels are the 10 oddest iPod accessories.

We have listed them below.

1) Toilet roll speakers

2) iPod bag

3) iPod Wallet

4) iPod bullet proof case

5) iPod thong

6) iPod Belt

7) iPod fluffy case

8) iPod Lock

9) iPod sticky

10) iPod gloves

Visiting Spain this year? If so don’t forget to pack your pod with Coolgorilla’s latest release, the FREE iPod Spanish Translator.

Sponsored by lastminute.com this is the forth language product to come from iPod Software Guru’s Coolgorilla with German, French and Greek version also available for free download.

For iPoding tourists the software makes the humble phase book a thing of the past. With over 750 high quality audio files of Spanish translations accessed via a structured menu in English, it’s easy to use, ultra portable and makes learning a new language fun.

Well we knew a lot of people would do this instead of buying the Nike+ shoes but here is a quick idea on how to attach the Nike+ sensor to your trainers without any special shoes. The Nike+ kit is designed to work with the iPod Nano.

Nike and Apple have now officially launched the Nike+iPod sports kit which was first announced back in May. The kit consists of a small transmitter which fits into Nike+ trainers and sends details back to the iPod Nano wirelessly. This is one of the best iPod accessories we have seen for a long time and this is bound to be a hit. Expect to pay around £30 in the UK for this product.