iPods & Portable Media Players

iPhone Gets New Features

Aug 4th, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone

There are a few undocumented changes to the iPhone’s features hidden in the device’s recent update: In the Favorites list in the Phone module, the iPhone‚Äôs equivalent of a speed-dial list, you can now have 50 entries instead of 20. In the email module, you can now automatically BCC yourself on every message you send, […]



iPhone Changing Telecom Industry

Aug 4th, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

According to ChangeWave’s July 18-20 consumer cell phone survey, Apple’s Internet-media saavy iPhone is changing the game within the telecom industry. Even though it’s been on the market just a month, the Apple iPhone is already registering in ChangeWave’s survey results. Among respondents who say they plan to buy a cell phone in the next […]



iPhone Means Death Of “Mobile Web”

Aug 1st, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone

Research firm Forrester has released a new report looking at the state of the “mobile web” – custom web sites developed for cell phones – and says the iPhone will put the slimmed-down mobile sites out of their misery. According to Forrester’s Vidya Lakshmipathy: On June 29, 2007, Apple released the highly anticipated iPhone to […]



To Fight Piracy, Music Industry Must Make It Easier To Download Music Legally

Jul 31st, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

Despite the¬†tremendous popularity of legal music downloads, and the widespread availability of free legal music downloads,¬†music piracy¬†is at an all-time high, according to a report out today that urges the record industry to make legal buying easier and cheaper. Why? A¬†growing band of consumers are unconcerned about being prosecuted for illegal downloads, according to Entertainment […]



iTunes Store Tops Three Billion Songs

Jul 31st, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, General, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today announced that more than three billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store.i iTunes is the world‚Äôs most popular online music, TV and movie store. iTunes recently surpassed Amazon and Target to become the third largest music retailer in the US. ‚ÄúWe‚Äôd like to thank all of our customers who […]



New York Complains To Apple About iPhone Battery

Jul 30th, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

“A high-end cell phone shouldn’t have to have low-end customer service,” says Mindy Bockstein, chairwoman and executive director of the¬†New York’s¬†Consumer Protection Board. The Board announced complaints against Apple, echoing an iPhone¬†lawsuit filed recently by an Illinois man. The iPhone’s battery must be replaced by Apple when the battery no longer holds a charge. Apple […]



Tascam Intros MP3 Players Designed For Musicians

Jul 30th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

¬† At the Summer NAMM Show, Tascam introduced two new MP3 players that are specifically designed for musicians, the¬†MP-BT1 Bass trainer and the MP-VT1 Music and Vocal trainer. Both feature variable-speed playback, which lets you adjust the speed of playback, independent of the pitch. The MP-BT1 Bass trainer comes with a Hi-Z Bass input, multi […]



Man Suing Apple Over iPhone’s Planned Obsolescence

Jul 28th, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone

An Oakbrook, Illinois man is suing Apple and AT&T over the planned obsolescence of the iPhone’s battery, which is designed to rechargeable to full capacity 300-400 times. According to the suit: The battery enclosed in the iPhone can only be charged approximately 300 times before it will be in need of replacement, necessitating a new […]



Alesis Intros Mixer With iPod Dock

Jul 27th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Hardware

Alesis introduced the iMultiMix 9R, a pro mixer and audio player that features an integrated iPod dock and video output, at the 2007 Summer NAMM show. While some iPod mixers are more focused on recording, the iMultiMix focuses on integrating iPods into a playback or performance setup. The iMultiMix 9R mixer delivers audio playback from […]



Turn Your Dog Into An iPod Boombox

Jul 26th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, Strange

For those of you that are bored by the standard iPod accessories, Wei-Lieh Lee and Kevin O’Callaghan have come up with a stupidtacular dog-jacket iPod dock which converts your pup into a mobile boombox. Fortunately for dogs, it’s still just a concept…. via Gizmodo