At the Future of Web Apps conference, held September 13-14 in San Francisco, Odeo’s CEO Evan Williams revealed how his startup podcasting company screwed up. Last year Williams blogged his thoughts about tech startup companies, publishing his Ten Rules for Web Startups. But according to Williams, he didn’t follow his own rules, letting his company […]

Persian businesswoman Anousheh Ansari,set to be the first female commercial space tourist, is scheduled to lift off on the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 flight Monday, September 18th. She plans to blog and podcast from space at a site hosted by Los Angeles-based X PRIZE Foundation. “I‚Äôm hours away from my flight,” notes Ansari at her Space […]

Memorex has introduced a news line of iPod accessories, including a portable widescreen display, a speaker system, a clock radio and an iPod boombox. The iFlip, right, gives video iPods an 8.4 inch widescreen LCD display. It is designed for non-stop use during long travel stretches, providing users with up to five hours of video […]

Seagate Technology has announced the results of a magnetic recording demonstration, setting a world record of 421 Gbits per square inch (421 Gbit/in2). Seagate expects the capacity ranges to result in solutions ranging in 40GB to 275GB for 1-and 1.8-inch consumer electronics drives, 500GB for 2.5-inch notebook drives, and nearly 2.5TB for 3.5-inch desktop and […]

Virgin Atlantic has joined other airlines restricting the use of Apple and Dell in flight because of they could potentially catch fire or explode. Virgin Atlantic has joined Korean Air in restricting the the use of Apple and Dell laptops in the wake of both companies’ recalls of potentially dangerous batteries. Passengers wishing to take […]

ifrogz has introduced a three-piece silicone iPod case design that not only protects iPods from everyday wear and tear, but lets users create hundreds of thousands of case combinations. “Most case makers give us only a few basic colors to choose from. ifrogz sees things differently,” said Scott Huskinson, president and CEO of ifrogz. “There’s […]

Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a century-old institution described as “elegant and refined, but perhaps a bit fusty,” has introduced a classical music podcast, The Concert. The recordings are from the museum’s regular concert series, and feature performances by acclaimed master musicians and up-and-coming young artists. A new program is posted every two weeks. ‚ÄúBecause […]

Wingspan has just announced iLoad +, an add-on for the company’s iLoad product, that transfers audio and video content from your cable or satellite box directly to an iPod. It’s also great with puppies and appears to have aphrodisial properties. Wingspan’s iLoad device copies CDs to an iPod at high speed without using a computer […]

Microsoft Corporate Vice President J Allard trash-talks the iPod as part of his press tour to officially announce the Zune. “Ipod is the Pong of digital music,” said Allard. “Let’s take it to the next level. And connected is what its all about.” Microsoft is positioning the Zune as the first step towards creating a […]

With Apple’s new nano iPods, Apple has quietly added a feature that will be important to podcasters – the ability to record. There are a variety of add-ons for iPods that let 5G iPod owners record at two quality settings – High (44.1KHz stereo) and Low (22.050KHz mono). Both options capture audio with very usable […]