iPods & Portable Media Players

nuTsie Delivers Your iTunes Library To Your Cell Phone

Jun 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Software

Melodeo today announced nuTsie, a new mobile music service that lets you get your entire iTunes library on your mobile phone. nuTsie lets users access their iTunes music on a wide variety of popular phones. nuTsie is built on Melodeo’s mobile streaming technology, which means users don’t have to sync their phone to a computer, […]



Apple iPhone Debuts June 29th

Jun 3rd, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple has confirmed June 29th for the debut date for the iPhone. The iPhone is a cutting edge phone that combines the capabilities of an advanced mobile phone, mobile Internet & portable media player. The company is now running advertisements for the iPhone with this date:



Bizarre MP3 Player Offers Facial, Humiliation

Jun 1st, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

The mpion is one of the most bizarre variations on the MP3 player that we’ve seen. The Japanese gadget promises to give you an ionic facial while you listen to music. It also promises humiliation, though, as you realize you spent ¬•20,790 (about $170) for an MP3 player that only has 128MB of memory. The […]



Robotic iPod Dock Does Table Dances

Jun 1st, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

A new robotic iPod dock, Tokyo-based ZMP Inc.’s 14-inch long Miuro robot, can do more than just amp up your tunes. – it does table dances: “We aim to create a new form of life that moves freely and spontaneously in ways human beings can’t predict,” said ZMP President Hisashi Taniguchi. “We’re hoping to turn […]



Will Apple Rat On You To The RIAA?

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

Buzz about Apple’s introduction of iTunes Plus, which offers DRM-free music tracks for $1.29 each, has turned into concern for some. Posts at Ars Technica and TUAW have revealed that Apple is embedding personal information, such as your name and email address, in¬†music files (including the DRM-free ones) purchased at iTunes. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, […]



Apple TV Gets 4x Larger Hard Drive

May 30th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players, Streaming Video, Video

Apple today announced that it is offering a new Apple TV build-to-order option with a 160GB hard drive, addressing one of the most common complaints about the device, its relatively puny storage space. The new larger hard drive offers four times the storage for up to 200 hours of video, 36,000 songs, 25,000 photos or […]



YouTube Coming to Apple TV

May 30th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players, Streaming Video, Video

Apple today announced that it‚Äôs it’s updating Apple TV to bring YouTube to the living room. Beginning in mid-June, Apple TV will be able to wirelessly stream videos directly from YouTube and play them on a user‚Äôs widescreen TV. Viiewers will be able to browse, find and watch free videos from YouTube directly using Apple […]



Audible Kills Wordcast Service; Podcasting Not Quite Dead Yet

May 30th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Networks, Podcasting Services

Audible has announced that it is shuttering its proprietary podcasting alternative, Audible Wordcast: Dear Audible Wordcast customer, Regretfully, as of September 1, 2007, the Audible Wordcast service will no longer be available for public use. In the coming 90 days, we‚Äôll provide you with details regarding the process of shutting down or moving your podcasts […]



Will Your Next Washing Machine Be An MP3 Player?

May 29th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

If appliance maker LG has its way, your next MP3 player may be a washing machine. LG has filed for a patent for a Home appliance with MP3 player. Here’s how LG describes their invention: The washing device comprises: an input/output terminal for physically connecting the washing device with the MP3 player for data communication […]



iPod Amnesty Bin At Microsoft’s Zune HQ

May 28th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Microsoft‚Äôs Zune group headquarters now sports an iPod Amnesty Bin at the entrance to their Zune HQ into which employees are supposed to dump their iPods. The company is apparently offering amnesty to employees at Zune HQ who give up their iPods in favor of using the Zune MP3 player. Rex Sorgatz, an MSNBC.com employee, […]