Sony has announced four new iPod-friendly Xplod in-dash stereo “head units”. For about $140, the top-of-the-line CD receiver (model CDX-GT520) provides the most options for connectivity in the car. The receiver supports MP3 and non-DRM WMA and AAC codecs. It is also iPod, satellite radio and HD Radio ready. Plus, it features front, rear and […]

Podcast network Podango today announced the twenty-one podcasting and new media speakers staged for its “Unconference” at the Podcast and New Media Expo (PNME), taking place September 28-30, at the Ontario Convention Center. “We’re featuring an open discussion and practical, how-to exchanges of information,” said Lee Gibbons, CEO of Podango. Podango has organized an outstanding […]

Amazon today launched a public beta of Amazon MP3, a new digital music download store that features DRM-free MP3s. The new store promises music downloads that work with any portable media player, at prices cheaper than iTunes. While Amazon is offering millions of songs, at prices lower than Apple’s iTunes Store, it faces an uphill […]

It looks like selling DRM-free MP3s on the cheap isn’t enough to get people interested in new digital music services. AnywhereCD, the digital music download site headed by MP3.com’s Michael Robertson, is shutting down: According to an email from Robertson, the firm is officially shutting down in a few days, when the firm’s contract to […]

Apple today released a statement warning buyers against unlocking their iPhones: Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed.¬† Apple plans […]

PCAudioLabs has introduced two new digital audio PCs, Solar and Lunar, to their Create product line. Both systems come equipped with dual hard drives, dual video outputs, 8 USB ports, 2 Texas Instruments FireWire ports and 2 Gigabytes of RAM. The systems are “optimized and tweaked” for demanding audio production. Features: Intel Core2 Duo 1.8GHz […]

Rocketboom and Blip.tv have announced a partnership to incorporate interactive advertising into the weekday video podcast. The result is more intrusive than some other Internet video ad types, but is an interesting new ad option. Here’s how Blip.tv’s Mike Hudack describes the system: That new technology is an entirely interactive QuickTime overlay advertisement that looks […]

Starbucks plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that’s about to debut in select markets. Unfortunately – they’re picking the songs. From Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, baristas in the company’s more than 10,000 U.S. stores will hand out about 1.5 million “Song of the […]

Gawker is reporting that pioneering video blogger Amanda Congdon and ABC will be parting ways: We hear that ABC News vlogger Amanda Congdon’s contract won’t be renewed. Congdon, who came to fame at RocketBoom, started contributing to their website late last year. She has been quite productive recently taking tours of homes in Santa Barbara […]

Podcasting startup PodShow is expected to formally announce a partnership with TiVo next week that will bring PodShow’s video podcasts to TiVo users. The agreement promises to make Podshow’s content available to millions of new viewers, directly on their televisions. An official announcement is expected at next week’s Podcasting and Portable Media Expo. Paul Colligan […]