Silex Technology has launched wiDock, a wireless dock for the Apple iPod that allows users to transfer songs and videos. According to Silex, the wiDock is the first solution to transfer songs and videos to an iPod wirelessly while connected to a stereo and TV, becoming an integral part of the living room entertainment system. […]

The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has an early hands-on look at the Zune, and finds many of the same concerns that Microsoft’s Zune announcements raised. According to Mossberg, the Zune has too many compromises and missing features to be as good a choice as the iPod for most users. “The hardware feels rushed and […]

Podcast Search is a new site built on Google’s search API that filters through Google’s results, returning only links from podcast related sites. The site is intended to help searchers ‘Find everything to do with podcasts from the worlds best sites in one easy place.’

According to an article in Mainichi MSN, Apple wants to use its trademarks to limit the sale of sex toys with “pod” in their name. Ichiro Kameda, the president of a tiny, two-person operation in Osaka, is currently embroiled in a bitter battle with computer maker Apple. “The fight is all over what I call […]

Microsoft has announced that it will be giving a cut of the sales of its Zune portable music player to the Universal Music Group in order to create closer ties with record companies and steal market share away from Apple’s iPod. Microsoft has made similar offers to the other major labels. If successful, Microsoft’s move […]

David Aldrich, Bradley Bell and Tim Batzel of the University of Washington have written a paper that looks at an automated podcasting solution for educational use. Automated Podcasting Solution Expands the Boundaries of the Classroom (PDF) was presented Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the University and College Computing Services (SIGUCCS) 2006 Fall Conference. The […]

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), a consortium of technology vendors for promoting short-range wireless networking, has announced a program to make it easier to find products that will let you listen to music wirelessly. The Bluetooth SIG recently launched the Experience Icon Program to guide and help consumers purchase interoperable products implementing Bluetooth wireless […]

Students at some California State University campuses will now be able to access lectures and class notes on their iPods through a free campus podcasting service. “Walking across a CSU campus, it seems that every other student is listening to an iPod,” CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Gary Reichard said. “That’s why […]

ID3 Magazine today announced the inclusion of GoFish Corporation (OTCBB: GOFH) and Wizzard Software Corporation (OTCBB: WIZD) in its ID3 Podcast Index of publicly traded podcasting-related companies. “We have selected these two companies to include in the index, because they both exhibit strong user and client traction and are representative of the high-growth potential in […]

Microsoft appears to be ignoring the exploding world of podcasting, leaving users of its hardware and software products to either manually manage podcasts or to look for third-party solutions. The most recent version of Windows Media Player 11, just released, still doesn’t have podcast support. There’s no indication that podcast support is planned for future […]