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FM
What type of transmitter is used in the iTrip?
audio input jacks
What has become a standard inclusion in cars for several different auto companies?
FM transmitters
Which type of iPod car integration product is illegal in certain countries?
audio input jacks
What audio integration feature has become standard on many car models?
United, Continental, Delta, and Emirates
In 2007, which airlines made deals to include iPod connections on their planes?
individual seat-back displays
Where can people using iPods on planes view the device's interface?
KLM and Air France
What are two airlines that considered implementing iPod connections but did not join the 2007 agreement?
United, Continental, Delta, and Emirates
Which airlines first agreed to install seat connections for iPods?
2007
In what year did airlines first start to accommodate the iPod?
Apple Lossless
What is the name of an audio format developed by Apple?
iPod photo
Which product enabled users to view images on the device?
WMA
What Microsoft media format is not natively supported by Apple devices?
Digital Rights Management
What does DRM stand for?
Mac OS
What computer OS did iPod software exclusively work with at launch?
MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless
What are some examples of audio formats supported by the iPod?
iPod photo
What was the first model to support JPEG and other still image formats?
one
How many hosts are recognized by an iPod the first time they're used?
library
What will be erased if an iPod is set to sync with a different computer?
host computer
What must an iPod be connected to before iTunes can synchronize?
five
How many buttons do most iPods use?
click wheel
On what part of newer iPods can you find the buttons?
earphone cable
Where are the controls located on the 3rd gen iPod Shuffle?
touch screen
What kind of interface does the iPod touch use instead of the click wheel?
iPhone
What other device shares the interface used by the iPod Touch?
five
Most iPods feature how many buttons?
Shuffle
The 3rd generation of which iPod model had its controls only on the earphone cable?
iPhone
Which other Apple product does the iPod Touch share an interface and OS with?
April 29, 2003
When was the Apple iTunes Store launched?
iTunes
What program is required to access the iTunes Store?
October 12, 2005
When were videos made available through the iTunes store?
September 12, 2006
When did Apple begin selling entire films through the iTunes store?
2003
In what year was the iTunes store established?
2005
In what year did videos first become available on iTunes?
2006
When were full-length moved added to the iTunes store?
AAC
When the iTunes store was launched, what type of file format was used?
five
How many computers were allowed to play files that used the FairPlay DRM system?
iTunes Plus
In what category could files without digital rights management be found on the iTunes store?
January 6, 2009
When did Apple reveal that most of the iTunes selection was free from DRM?
April 2009
By what time did Apple project its entire catalog would be free of DRM?
AAC
What was the original format for purchased audio files on iTunes?
FairPlay
What was the name of the DRM system originally used by Apple and iTunes?
iTunes Plus
What was the name of the premium service that offered higher quality and DRM-free songs?
2009
In what year was DRM completely eliminated from the iTunes offerings?
Napster and MSN Music
What are two stores which sell files with DRM not compatible with iPods?
iPods
For what device's sales does Apple leverage the iTunes store?
DRM
The iPod can play music from other online stores as long as they don't contain what feature?
Universal Music Group
What company ended its deal with Apple's music store in July of 2007?
iTunes Store
What entity did Universal have a contract with prior to July of 2007?
2007
In what year did Universal Music Group let their contract with iTunes lapse?
The Beat Goes On...
What was the name of the event at which the iTunes Wi-Fi store was launched?
September 5, 2007
On what date was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store launched?
2007
In what year was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store introduced?
iPhone
Which Apple device has the ability to sync with iTunes via the phone network?
iPods
On what devices can video games be used?
Brick
What was included on the first iPod?
Steve Wozniak
Who created Brick?
Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz
What are three games, in addition to Brick, which have been included with the iPod?
easter egg
What is another phrase meaning hidden feature?
Brick
What was the first, hidden game included with the original iPod?
Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz
What other games were later added to the original iPod?
2006
In what year did the iTunes store begin allowing users to buy video games?
iTunes 7
Which version of iTunes was introduced with the ability to purchase games?
5th generation
What was the first generation of iPod Classic on which games like Mahjong and Tetris could be played?
4th generation
On which generation of iPod Nano can games be played?
2006
In what year did iTunes 7 launch, along with a plethora of additional games?
fifth
Which generation iPod was required to enjoy the new games available on iTunes 7?
Namco, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Hudson Soft
What are the names of companies producing video games for Apple's MP3 player?
video game handheld console market
What market can Apple participate in now that it has a variety of games available for iPod?
GamePro and EGM
What two publications have covered iPod games?
.ipg
What format is used for iPod game files?
.zip
What file format is being covered up by the use of ipg files?
software development kit
What does SDK stand for?
iOS
What is the only operating system on which iPhone SDK-made games can be played?
.ipg
What file format are iPod games distributed in?
iPod Touch and iPhone
An app produced with the iPhone SDK can only run on what devices?
not
Is the Apple SDK available to third-party game publishers?
iTunes
What kind program is commonly used to move files between iTunes and an iPod?
third-party
What kind of other applications enable communication between iTunes and an iPod?
iTunes
Rather than copying media files directly to it, what software must be used for this purpose so that they are accessible?
DRM
What kind of security determines if files moved to a computer can be played?
iTunes 7
What minimum version of iTunes is required to transfer purchased media from an iPod to an authorized computer?
hidden
In what kind of folder are files located in the iPod?
host
On what kind of operating system can hidden iPod files be accessed?
manual
What method of file recovery is used to retrieve data from the iPod?
2005
In what year did Apple face multiple intellectual property lawsuits?
patent infringement
What did the 2005 lawsuits accuse Apple of doing?
Sony, RealNetworks, Napster, and Musicmatch
What other companies were named in the suit filed by Pat-rights?
Ho Keung Tse
On whose behalf did Pat-rights take Apple to court?
Advanced Audio Devices
Which company sued Apple for breach of a "music jukebox" patent in 2005?
FairPlay
Which Apple technology did Pat-rights complain breached their patent in a lawsuit?
rotational user inputs
What interface component did Apple attempt to patent in 2005?
August 2005
When did Apple receive a decision on its attempt to patent rotational user inputs?
Creative Technology
Which competitor sued Apple over rights to part of the software user interface?
Zen Patent
What was the name of the patent over which Creative asserted its ownership?
United States International Trade Commission
From which entity did Creative request an investigation into Apple importing their devices to the US?
rotational user inputs
What interface feature did Apple unsuccessfully try to patent?
Creative Technology
Which rival company sued Apple in 2005 and 2006?
August 24, 2006
When did Creative and Apple come to an agreement over their intellectual property issues?
$100 million
How much money did Apple have to pay to Creative as a result of their agreement?
Made for iPod
What program did Creative join in order to make iPod peripherals?