SwimMan has introduced the first waterproofed 2nd Generation iPod Shuffle. “In the second generation shuffle we saw an almost perfect product”, says Judy Valencerina, Director of Marketing for SwimMan. “The only thing lacking was that you couldn’t take it into the water.” SwimMan has been making H20-friendly music possible for over 10 years. Applying their […]

The Beatles’ catalog of music will be soon be offered for download, according to Neil Aspinall, the head of Apple Corps Ltd. ‚ÄúAll 13 core albums, the ones originally released on CD in 1987, have been remastered,” Aspinall FOX News. “At some point they will all be released, probably at the same time.‚Äù But the […]

The Canadian fight over whether or not iPod purchases should include a “music tax” is back. Canadian music industry representatives are re-opening an old debate about MP3 players that could see the average price of the devices climb by as much as $75. The Canadian Private Copying Collective, an association of composers, recording artists, publishers, […]

Lionsgate and Apple today announced that movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store starting today. iTunes customers will be able to purchase blockbuster Lionsgate films like Terminator 2, LA Story, Basic Instinct, The Blair Witch Project, Dirty Dancing and more than 150 movies. “We’re delighted to offer these […]

MarketWatch reports that Microsoft submitted a filing Monday to the Federal Communications Commission that suggests the company will soon be adding phone service to its line of Zune portable media players. According to the filing, Microsoft and other firms will submit for the agency’s approval a prototype of a wireless device that could be used […]

EMI is reported to be talking to online retailers about selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection. The move would create a major split in the music industry. Earlier this week, Warner Music chief executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. responded to Steve Jobs’ challenge to dump DRM by telling industry analysts […]

It looks like iPod Monday at Des Moines, Iowa’s The Lift bar may be coming to an end. Apple wants The Lift to stop using the name “iPod Monday” to describe the bar’s weekly event in which patrons get together and share their musical tastes via their iPods. “Please choose a name for your product […]

Apple iPod connectivity is standard across the Scion lineup for 2008. Scion’s standard 160-watt maximum output Pioneer AM/FM/CD audio system features a head unit with iPod control. The head unit integrates track, artist and album information from the iPod into a one-line display on the head unit’s screen. Connectivity is achieved by plugging the iPod […]

Apple’s new iPhone will easily meet its sales goals, with nearly 1 in 10 interested in buying the new phone. If Apple can cut the price, demand for the phone could double. Here are the highlights of a recent survey on the iPhone: Meeting sales goals shouldn’t be a problem. The survey shows that this […]

While Steve Jobs call for the record labels to end DRM has been warmly received around the world, his remarks’ reception from competitors and the labels themselves has been downright chilly. Executives at the major labels dismiss Jobs’ challenge, saying that eliminating DRM isn’t going to happen. The marketing director for Microsoft’s struggling Zune portable […]