Apple SMASH! Rawr! If you're one of the thousands of people that crashed Apple's support forums with complaints of the buggy iTunes 7.0 release, you can stop hitting F5 now and put down the pitchforks, a patch has just been made available.

The release notes aren't particularly that extensive, with Apple only mentioning that "iTunes 7.0.1 addresses stability and performance issues with Cover Flow, CD importing, iPod syncing, and more." Either way, as long as it works and works well, we're all good right?

Among the complaints leveled at the version 7 release of iTunes, which Apple hailed as the "most significant enhancement to the worldÂ?s most popular music jukebox and online music and video store since it debuted in 2001," we're issues relating to frequent crashes, poor audio quality and interface graphic anomalies. Cross your fingers, now if they'll just lower the price of those movies and up the image quality a wee bit...

It seems to be a jam-packed month for Apple this September. But everything seems to focus on the "special event" on the 12th, when Steve Jobs himself would beam a conference via satellite throughout the world. And just a few hours ago, we reported on Apple releasing new iPods and an iMac on the said media event.

But what everyone's been speculating about is Apple's big secret. And everyone seems to be looking at the big screen for answers. The rumor, that was not a rumor, about iTunes having a download stream of movies, seems to be one of the major things that Jobs will talk about. And it has been speculated about that Jobs would not establish a movie downloading service unless there would be a wide, touch-screen to coincide with it, and when asked about this, Jobs would merely chuckle as if he were planning it all along.

It also seems as if Apple has been secretly developing a video streaming device that would interact with the iTunes JukeBox software. This device is still hidden behind the deepest secret vaults of Apple, and some insiders can only even just speculate. They say it would most likely be a video-enabled counterpart of their existing AirPort Express wireless stations, which lets people stream their music to their home stereo systems.

Well, whatever this secret video streaming device is, people are anticipating that its impact would be of the same magnitude (or greater than that) of the introduction of the iPod back in 2001. We here at QJ are equally excited/intrigued. And all anyone can do right now is wait. As for you guys, we're sure to bring you coverage once the news comes out!

The legal battle between Hongfujin Precision Industry Co., the contracted manufacturer of Apple's iPod media jukebox, and two Chinese journalists over alleged defamation has taken a new turn today.

It appears that after the worldwide media coverage that ensued after the conflict over claims that Hongfujin were mistreating workers in their factory has made a difference with a statement being made by Hongfuin. The said company today stated that they would reduce their demands from 30 million yuan ($3.8 million) "to avoid blurring the issue because of the great public attention on the target of the injunction."

Out of good will, Hongfujin have also said that any compensation it receives would be donated to charity, ruling out the possibility of this being a money-related venture and silencing critics. Despite the 'cooling down' of the case, Hongfujin are continuing to prosecute the two journalists, named as Weng Bao and Wang You, whose bank accounts have been frozen by the Shenzhen Intermediate Court.

Wang and Weng have set up a blog recounting their ordeal and reflecting on the risks associated with doing their job. Maybe they'll be a little more careful next time not to start a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Hongfujin Precision Industry Co., the contracted manufacturer of Apple's iPod media jukebox have filed lawsuits against two Chinese journalists who wrote articles about working conditions at factories where iPods are made. According to Chinese press, Hongfujin, which is a subsidiary of TaiwanÂ?s Hon Hai Precision Industry Ltd.Â?s Foxconn Technology Group, is seeking 30 million renminbi (US$3.77 million) in damages from the two journalists.

Published articles written by the two journalists accused Apple and Hongfujin Precision Industry Co. of exploiting workers at their factory in southern China. The Shenzhen Intermediate Court, which accepted the case, froze the assets of the two reporters, Weng Bao and Wang You. The journalist rights group Reporters Without Borders have requested that the iPod contractor drop the lawsuit, but as of yet no news on Hongfujin Precision Industry Co.'s reply has surfaced.

The funky musical memorabilia from the 50's/60's era known as the jukebox has just become funkier and hyped up with iPod. You can now play and view whatever's in your iPod in this Jukebox Station equipped with amplifiers and a 5-speaker system which produce quality sounds to let you listen to your music loud and proud, without the sound of skipping CDs.

However, don't put another dime in the jukebox just yet because...well, you don't have to! Gone are the days of dime-dropping to listen to the songs in the box. The JukeBox Station is operated with an IR remote control so you can set the volume and select the songs you want to listen to from across the room. All you need is your iPod dock connector and you're ready to go.
Use your Universal Dock to plug your iPod in the JukeBox station and listen to up to 10,000 songs which are loaded in your iPod. Another cool thing about it is that the JukeBox Station has an LED Lighting System thus giving it a more vintage touch.

The JukeBox Station has a Wood Enclosure Jukebox Style 2.1 Stereo System and can also access FM/AM radio stations. It's a meter tall, making it perfect for your game or music room. It also comes with a 17-function IR Remote Control, which allows you to select songs and set the volume from across the room. The JukeBox Station has RCA Input and RCA Video Output Jacks which you can use to connect to your TV set to view photos and videos.

If you want to listen to your music real LOUD and not have the neighbors sue you for disturbing the peace, the JukeBox Station also has 3.5mm mini-jack input where you can plug in your headphones. Cool, huh? Unfortunately, iPod fanatics and vintage ravers would have to wait 'til October 2 of this year to get a hold of the JukeBox Station, which will be exclusively distributed by Pacific Rim Technologies in North America.

You can also read our article on how to view videos and photos from your iPod on to your TV.