http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players are still buying movies on DVDs. http://www.physorg.com/news179935130.html Technology Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:40:01 EST news179935130 (AP) -- In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps. http://www.physorg.com/news179171548.html Electronics Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:00:01 EST news179171548 If there's one thing to keep in mind about computers, it's this: Hard drives fail. I relearned that lesson recently when one of my laptop's external hard drives stopped working and then my 4-year-old iPod died. http://www.physorg.com/news174157392.html Electronics Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:40:01 EST news174157392 (AP) -- It's a pain to keep track of the chargers that go with cell phones, media players and other small electronics. It's even more annoying to stuff multiple power cords and adapters in your bag when you go out of town. http://www.physorg.com/news174156792.html Electronics Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:53:45 EST news174156792 (AP) -- Once again, it's time to peer into Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' cup and try to read the tea leaves. http://www.physorg.com/news171537848.html Technology Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:40:01 EST news171537848 US technology giant Apple on Friday rejected reports that overheating batteries had caused some of its iPhone devices to explode in users' hands, blaming incidents in France on "external pressure". http://www.physorg.com/news170672449.html Electronics Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:01:56 EST news170672449 Ultrasone announced a new set of headphones called the Zino. Just like anyone else, I plugged them into my iPod and hit play before I knew any specifics on them. From then on, I didn't want to take them off. http://www.physorg.com/news170530522.html Electronics Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:40:01 EST news170530522 Half a dozen new cases of "exploding iPhones" emerged in France on Wednesday, as Apple faced an official inquiry and calls to come clean over possible risks linked to its wildly popular smartphone. http://www.physorg.com/news170503610.html Electronics Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:30:02 EST news170503610 US technology giant Apple has assured the EU that recent cases of exploding iPhones and iPods are "isolated incidents", a European Commission spokeswoman said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news169813609.html Electronics Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:40:01 EST news169813609 A French teenager's claim that an Apple iPhone shattered in his face is a first involving the device but similar incidents have occurred with the iPod according to a US television station. http://www.physorg.com/news169393978.html Electronics Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:53:52 EST news169393978 With summer in full swing, the last thing on many students' minds is going back to school. http://www.physorg.com/news168803766.html Technology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:00:01 EST news168803766 Sue Pederson knows that the teenage boys in her treatment program have trouble making conversation. They may not know what to talk about; or once they get started, when to shut up. http://www.physorg.com/news168198724.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:00:01 EST news168198724 (AP) -- Palm Inc.'s Pre phone can again connect to Apple's iTunes software - just a week after Apple Inc. shut it out. http://www.physorg.com/news167650189.html Electronics Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:31:21 EST news167650189 An Orlando company's translator program for Apple's iPod got its start years ago as a way to teach sign language to students. Today, it helps U.S. soldiers in the war-torn Middle East and United Nations peacekeepers on the Horn of Africa. http://www.physorg.com/news167499348.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:40:02 EST news167499348 (AP) -- Palm Inc.'s much-awaited new smart phone, the Pre, can connect to Apple's iTunes software and download music and photos just as if it were an iPod or iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news162736033.html Electronics Thu, 28 May 2009 13:27:39 EST news162736033 Apple chief executive Steve Jobs sounds healthy, a month before his scheduled return from a medical leave of absence, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was quoted as saying on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news162671315.html Technology Wed, 27 May 2009 19:29:06 EST news162671315 I unpacked my vintage earphones and compact disc player on a recent flight to Washington and settled back for a few hours of uninterrupted fumbling with CDs and untangling various cords and wires. http://www.physorg.com/news160899499.html Technology Thu, 07 May 2009 07:18:45 EST news160899499 Getting an iPod upgrade doesn't always have to lead you to the Apple store for a new model, though that is appealing. http://www.physorg.com/news160850185.html Electronics Wed, 06 May 2009 17:38:18 EST news160850185 Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes. http://www.physorg.com/news160130723.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:45:53 EST news160130723 Publish a book on paper, says a sheepish Beth Collins, and "I'm hesitant to read it." But send it through the ether to her feather-light Kindle 2, Amazon's whiz-bang electronic reading machine, and she's eager to get lost in its pages_virtual though they may be. http://www.physorg.com/news159703011.html Electronics Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:57:36 EST news159703011 So many iPod speaker systems are available that finding the "best" could take a year. But you can sort speaker systems by style or function, so today's theme is cute and portable. http://www.physorg.com/news158495602.html Electronics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:33:54 EST news158495602 (AP) -- Apple's iTunes Store isn't the only one that has adjusted prices for its digital song downloads recently: Changes are showing up at Amazon's and Wal-Mart's online music stores, too. http://www.physorg.com/news158434196.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:30:24 EST news158434196 (AP) -- I try to keep a stiff upper lip about not having an iPhone. Just couldn't afford it - not with the $75 a month or so AT&T charges for service on top of the $199 upfront cost for the device. http://www.physorg.com/news156620064.html Electronics Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:35:00 EST news156620064 Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones. http://www.physorg.com/news156105232.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:34:27 EST news156105232 (AP) -- Financially struggling Sirius XM Radio Inc. is planning to stream its subscription radio service to the iPhone and iPod Touch devices from Apple Inc. beginning this spring. http://www.physorg.com/news156077485.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:52:15 EST news156077485 To protect your $359 investment in Amazon's Kindle 2, I suggest buying a cover. The first Kindle shipped with one; the new version does not. http://www.physorg.com/news156067081.html Electronics Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:00:37 EST news156067081 With or without Apple? Without. http://www.physorg.com/news156066280.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:45:11 EST news156066280 Do consumers respond more positively to advertisements that mention time ("Miller Time") or money ("Perfection Has Its Price")? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research found that mentioning time makes consumers more likely to purchase and enjoy products. http://www.physorg.com/news154629623.html Other Sciences Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:41:52 EST news154629623 A new study involving iPods and teenagers by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital Boston indicates teenagers who receive pressure from their peers or others to turn down the volume of their iPods instead turn them up higher. http://www.physorg.com/news154186250.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:31:32 EST news154186250