Slacker has announced a new Personal Radio service that lets U.S. consumers create customized stations and listen to them on the computer or with a Slacker portable media player. The service lets is an Internet radio service that lets you create personalized radio stations. They plan to offer wireless Slacker portable media players that will […]

Bagir Ltd., a manufacturer of tailored clothing, has introduced the Play List Jacket, a design which is exclusive to Express Men, that offers iPod support integrated into a blazer. “It’s the only tailored jacket in the world that has been specifically designed to be compatible to iPods,” says Offer Gilboa, CEO of Bagir, which has […]

Ever wonder why your iPod seems to play certain songs over and over? According to recent research, Apple wants you to listen to Lionel Richie, but not Led Zeppelin or John Mayer, on your iPod. Researchers set up Apple’s iTunes to create multiple random playlists of songs that were purchased from iTunes or ripped from […]

Griffin Technology has announced its latest lines of cases for iPods. Griffin’s Spring Case Collection includes: Reflect for iPod with video & nano (MSRP – $24.99) Reflect’s tinted reflective polycarbonate shell protects the iPod and hides the screen from others. But whenever backlighting is activated, the screen becomes visible through the tinted case. Two Reflect […]

San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is warning commuters that Apple’s iconic white earbuds are magnets for thieves. “Don’t be a target!” warns a BART flier distributed by at station entrances. “Use ear buds other than the standard iPod white, or other aftermarket headphones.” About 1 out of 10 robberies on the BART […]

The Linux on iPod developer blog has announced that 5.5g iPods can now run Linux…..in case you’re the type that wants to run Linux on your 5.5g iPod. Many thanks and cheers to the hard work by DataGhost et al. in figuring out all of the final little bits in getting 5.5th gen iPods working […]

Keyspan has announced updated firmware for its TuneView for iPod, a remote with color LCD screen and 2-way RF connectivity that lets you browse and manage an iPod throughout your house or office. The update increases scrolling speed, adds an ability to jump to a specified first letter within a large list (e.g. in a […]

TASCAM has introduced a new MP3 player specifically designed for musicians, the MP-GT1. The portable audio player features variable-speed playback, guitar effects and pitch-shifting. MP3s can be played at slower speed without changing the pitch, and sections can be seamlessly looped while practicing tricky passages. Song playback can be pitched up or down to match […]

A little-known Texas firm, Texas MP3 Technologies, is suing Apple, Samsung Electronics, and Sandisk for patent-infringement, based on their use of MP3 technology. Texas MP3 Technologies alleges infringement on U.S. patent 7,065,417, which was awarded in June 2006 to multimedia chip-maker SigmaTel and covers “an MPEG portable sound reproducing system and a method for reproducing […]

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 […]