iPods & Portable Media Players

Batteries Let You Use Your iPod For 60 Hours

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

At the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), ZAP introduced a new series of lithium battery packs designed specifically to work with iPods. Called iZAP, the chargers and power packs are designed to work in conjunction with iPods, including the iPod mini, iPod shuffle, iPod nano and iPod with video. According to the company, the iZAP […]



Cisco Sues Apple Over iPhone Trademark

Jan 11th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Cisco has announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple, Inc., seeking to prevent Apple from using the company’s registered iPhone trademark. Earlier in the week, Apple announced their iPhone – a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen […]



CES Update: New Service Copies Internet Music To iPods

Jan 10th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

BroadClip has announced a new free version of its MediaCatcher technology that adds the ability to fill portable media players with DRM-free music. Designed specifically for portable media players like the Apple iPod and Microsoft’s Zune, MediaCatcher allows users to easily search for and time-shift music from broadcasts on the Internet. BroadClip CEO Sam Abadir […]



CES Update: SanDisk Intros Sansa Connect Wireless Internet MP3 Player

Jan 10th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

SanDisk, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, has introduced the Sansa Connect, a Wi-Fi enabled MP3 player that lets consumers enjoy and recommend music from almost anywhere. The Sansa Connect un-tethers consumers from their PCs allowing them to connect to music and online photos through any open wireless ‚Äúhot spot‚Äù […]



iLoad Loads iPods Without A Computer

Jan 10th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories

Wingspan has begun delivering its iLoad, a portable device that copies CDs to an iPod without using a computer or requiring an Internet connection. According to the company, iLoad is fast, easy to use and all music and track information is transferred to the iPod. The entire CD can be copied or individual tracks can […]



CES Update: iriver MP3 Players To Ship With Podcast Ready’s myPodder

Jan 10th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcast Directory Sites, Podcasting Services

Podcast Ready and iriver have partnered to offer Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder software preloaded on the iriver U20, B20 and W10 models. The agreement allows iriver device users to easily find, manage, listen and view both audio and video podcasts virtually anywhere.Users can plug a compatible iriver device into any Internet-connected computer and access myPodder to […]



Video Games Coming To Zune…..In A Year And A Half

Jan 9th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

CES Update: Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, plans to bring video games to its Zune music player within 18 months. Apple introduced iPod video games in September of 2006. Peter Moore, a vice president in the company’s Xbox video- game business, confirmed the plan yesterday, saying the Zune’s large screen will offer a better […]



iTunes Store Tops Two Billion Songs

Jan 9th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

It looks like reports of iTunes’ death were premature, despite Forrester’s controversial report that suggested that iTunes sales were plummeting. Apple today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 million feature-length films have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store. ‚ÄúiTunes has crossed another major milestone by […]



Apple TV Puts Podcasting At The Center Of Home Theaters

Jan 9th, 2007 | By | Category: Computer Hardware, Digital Video Downloads, iPod Accessories, Streaming Video, Video Podcasts

Macworld Update: Apple today premiered Apple TV, a media router that can wirelessly play iTunes content from a Mac or PC on your widescreen TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts. Users can quickly browse and view their entire collection of digital media from across the room using the simple and intuitive Apple […]



Apple Intros iPhone iPod Phone

Jan 9th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Mobile Podcasting

Macworld update: Apple today introduced iPhone, a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps‚Äîinto one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering […]