iPods & Portable Media Players

Zune Can’t Share 40% Of Songs

Jan 20th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Zune articles. Archived stories from Zunerama’s Zune blog. Some Zune users are starting to get upset with the limitations imposed on the device’s wireless sharing technology: Zune’s wireless sharing is described by Microsoft with a footnote – indicating that “the Zune to Zune sharing feature may not be available for all audio files on your […]



iPod Sales Drive Apple’s Billion Dollar Profit

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 first quarter, ended December 30, 2006. The Company posted record revenue of $7.1 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, nearly double last year’s profit. These results compare to revenue of $5.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $565 million, or $.65 per diluted […]



Will Apple Open Up Fairplay DRM?

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

According to reports, Apple plans to open up the Fairplay digital rights management software that is used to control the use of music and movies content bought from the iTunes Store. The iPod maker is expected to make two announcements, possibly as early as this week – the first will be to allow streaming of […]



Guys – Would You Trade Your Partner For An iPhone?

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

Guys – if your partner seems a little less exciting since the recent iPod Phone announcement, there may be a reason why. Men are twice as likely to swap partner for the latest “must-have” gadget, according to a new survey. According to the survey, one in eight men would consider swapping their partner for the […]



MyDJ Automates Making Playlists For Media Players

Jan 15th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

CES Update: MusicIP introduced MyDJ, technology which is designed to make it easier to create music playlists. With one button, users can scan their music collections, select a song that fits their mood, and create dynamic playlists directly on a device. The company is hoping to licensing the technology to portable media player manufacturers. “Increased […]



Free Choose Your Own Adventure For The iPod

Jan 13th, 2007 | By | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players

Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA), the interactive children’s book series, is now offering iPod versions of its stories. Choose Your Own Adventure #1 – The Abominable Snowman audiobook download is designed for use with all varieties of Apple iPod. The CYOA download goes in countless directions as “you” in the role of main character click […]



MacGyver MP3 Watch Plays Tunes, Gets Your Podcasts

Jan 12th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

The Skullcandy MacGyver MP3 Watch not only has possibly the coolest name ever for a watch, it puts up to 1 Gig of memory for podcasts and music on your wrist. The Skullcandy MacGyver MP3 watch features a selectable 5-mode audio equalizer, 3-D stereo sound, music shuffle play feature, a built-in voice recorder and an […]



Baby Stroller Is iPod-Ready

Jan 12th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories

The Pico-iPod from i’Coo is a high-end baby stroller that features a built-in iPod dock, volume controls and speakers so you and your baby can rock out while you run your errands. via TUAW



New App Promises To Fix Your Music’s Meta Information

Jan 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, General, iPod Accessories

CES Update: MusicIP is inviting both music fans and music-centric software developers to take advantage of their newly introduced tag-fixing functionality, which cleans up the metadata in digital music collections of any size. Along with building instant playlists and acoustic music searching, music fans can use MusicIP Mixer to fill in missing metadata and correct […]



Ford Intros Voice-Activated iPod Control

Jan 11th, 2007 | By | Category: General, iPod Accessories

CES Update: Ford has announced factory-installed, in-car communications and entertainment systems that offer support for iPods. The technology is based on Microsoft Auto software (Sync), and supports virtually any mobile phone or digital media player. Drivers can operate their iPod (or other device) using voice commands or the vehicle’s steering wheel or radio controls. “Sync […]