ILounge
Encyclopedia
iLounge is an independent website
covering all things related to Apple
's iPod
, iPhone
, iPad
and the related iTunes
software. Founded by Dennis Lloyd in the days after Apple released their first generation iPod on October 23, 2001, iLounge is a popular source of iPod, iPhone and iPad information, assistance, news, and discussion. The website is updated regularly with news, reviews, articles, previews, and tutorials.
News gets updated daily (Monday through Friday, sometimes on weekends) with anything iPod, iPhone and iPad related and includes popular forum threads, new accessories, interesting stories, editorials relating to music and other musical and/or DAP news.
A Reviews section includes comprehensive reviews on a wide range of iPod, iPhone and iPad accessories, from speakers and docks to cables and cases. Reviews of iPod/iPhone/iPad apps
and games are also included.
The first forum originally started when the first site opened and is still available to peruse through a link on the main forum page. The forums, which run a customized version of vBulletin
, generate about 5 million page views while the main site generates over 15 million page views per month. As of December, 2009 the site's forum is home to over 180,000 unique users.
The "iLounge Galleries" offer a spot for iPod/iPhone/iPad users to upload their photos. One particular album is the "iPhones Around the World" gallery in which iPhone-related photos taken in all seven continents, from the Americas, to Europe and Asia, Africa, and even Antarctica, are uploaded for other iLoungers to view. Currently, the iLounge Galleries boast over 7000 photos and images.
Tutorials, are intended to teach iPod, iPhone & iPad owners how to fully take advantage of their device by showing them such things as adding album art to music tracks in iTunes or how to use the iPod as a hard disk
.
Each year, iLounge publishes two free electronic books: The Free iPod, iPhone & iPad Book published each spring covers all things iTunes, iPod, iPhone and Apple TV with a comprehensive set of tutorials, tips, tricks and product previews. The iLounge Buyers' Guide published each fall offers authoritative looks at every iPod and iPhone model past and present, plus their top accessories and software, designed to help both current and prospective users with holiday and post-holiday purchases. Each edition of these publications frequently exceeds one million downloads. Current and previous editions can be found in The iLounge Library
The website also includes, "iLounge Backstage", a blog
put together by the editors at iLounge in which they discuss other non-iPod/iPhone/iPad gadgets and behind-the-scenes industry trends and "Ask iLounge", a weekly question/answer session with readers. Since the opening of the iTunes App Store in July 2008, a new feature series "iPhone Gems" explores the best and worst of the iPhone applications.
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
covering all things related to Apple
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
's iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
and the related iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
software. Founded by Dennis Lloyd in the days after Apple released their first generation iPod on October 23, 2001, iLounge is a popular source of iPod, iPhone and iPad information, assistance, news, and discussion. The website is updated regularly with news, reviews, articles, previews, and tutorials.
Features
The site features a number of different areas.News gets updated daily (Monday through Friday, sometimes on weekends) with anything iPod, iPhone and iPad related and includes popular forum threads, new accessories, interesting stories, editorials relating to music and other musical and/or DAP news.
A Reviews section includes comprehensive reviews on a wide range of iPod, iPhone and iPad accessories, from speakers and docks to cables and cases. Reviews of iPod/iPhone/iPad apps
Application software
Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...
and games are also included.
The first forum originally started when the first site opened and is still available to peruse through a link on the main forum page. The forums, which run a customized version of vBulletin
VBulletin
vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software produced by Jelsoft Enterprises and vBulletin Solutions, both subsidiaries of Internet Brands. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database server.-History:...
, generate about 5 million page views while the main site generates over 15 million page views per month. As of December, 2009 the site's forum is home to over 180,000 unique users.
The "iLounge Galleries" offer a spot for iPod/iPhone/iPad users to upload their photos. One particular album is the "iPhones Around the World" gallery in which iPhone-related photos taken in all seven continents, from the Americas, to Europe and Asia, Africa, and even Antarctica, are uploaded for other iLoungers to view. Currently, the iLounge Galleries boast over 7000 photos and images.
Tutorials, are intended to teach iPod, iPhone & iPad owners how to fully take advantage of their device by showing them such things as adding album art to music tracks in iTunes or how to use the iPod as a hard disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
.
Each year, iLounge publishes two free electronic books: The Free iPod, iPhone & iPad Book published each spring covers all things iTunes, iPod, iPhone and Apple TV with a comprehensive set of tutorials, tips, tricks and product previews. The iLounge Buyers' Guide published each fall offers authoritative looks at every iPod and iPhone model past and present, plus their top accessories and software, designed to help both current and prospective users with holiday and post-holiday purchases. Each edition of these publications frequently exceeds one million downloads. Current and previous editions can be found in The iLounge Library
The website also includes, "iLounge Backstage", a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
put together by the editors at iLounge in which they discuss other non-iPod/iPhone/iPad gadgets and behind-the-scenes industry trends and "Ask iLounge", a weekly question/answer session with readers. Since the opening of the iTunes App Store in July 2008, a new feature series "iPhone Gems" explores the best and worst of the iPhone applications.
The Team
- Dennis Lloyd, Founder & Publisher
- Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief
- Charles Starrett, Senior Editor
- Jesse David Hollington, Applications Editor
- Bob Levens, Contributing Editor & Chief Forum Administrator
- Jerrod Hofferth, Contributing Editor
- Christina Easton, Contributing Editor