iLuv has introduced a new device, the iLuv i182, that is designed to make capturing video for playing on an iPod easy. Videos can be captured manually or in increments of 30, 60, 120, or 180 minutes with resolution as high as 640 x 480, 2.5 Mbps. The dock connects to any source with an […]

A supplier of tinnitus treatment products, T-Gone Remedies, is calling for warning labels to be printed on MP3 players, especially those with the output capabilities of the Apple iPod, which can reach 120 decibels. iPods and other portable media players have come under increased critical attention in the last year or so – being blamed […]

Wizzard Software has announced that it has signed the final merger agreement for the acquisition of podcasting company Webmayhem, Inc., dba Liberated Syndication, which the company says creates the largest podcasting distribution network in the world. Liberated Syndication‚Äôs customer base consists of nearly 6,000 independent and commercial producers of radio and television style internet shows. […]

Gizmodo has put out a call to boycott the RIAA during March. We thought that we’d support their boycott at first. But then we realized that spending a month thinking about the RIAA doesn’t sound like much fun, and is probably pretty pointless – especially when there’s already so much music legally available as free […]

March 01: It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we’re going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. The first podcast we’re going to highlight is the Forgotten Melodies Podcast. The podcast features beautiful, but largely forgotten piano music, performed by Daniel […]

According to Zune Insider, Microsoft’s Zune portable media player is getting a firmware update in March, but there’s still no date for when or if the Zune will offer podcast support. Zune Firmware Update 1.3 will primary fix problems from the initial release: They‚Äôre fixing a skipping problem that some users were experiencing ‚Äì that […]

HDTV pioneer and Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban thinks it’s time for media companies to start filling YouTube with spam. Cuban highlights the fact that YouTube may have received as much traffic from people viewing Oscar clips as Oscar.com, and asks “Do the Oscars benefit or are they harmed by their video being seen on […]

Holland America Line is using shipboard art tour podcasts to showcase the art, antiques and collectables on each of the line’s 13 vessels. The podcasts are provided in Apple’s enhanced podcast format, which lets the company include images of the artworks along with the audio tour. Each tour begins with a welcome message from Holland […]

U.S. Representatives Rick Boucher and John Doolittle have proposed the FAIR USE Act [PDF], which would remove some of the limitations on innovation and fair use that the entertainment has used (and many would say, abused) over the last few years. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling on people to tell Congress to help restore […]

A federal jury’s ruling that Microsoft infringed on two MP3 patents and must pay Alcatel-Lucent SA $1.52 billion in damages may turn into problems for Apple and other technology companies. Microsoft said it paid for the technology from Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute, which licenses it to hundreds of companies, including Apple Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. Companies […]