Apple today announced it is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the seamless integration between iPod and in-flight entertainment systems, and there’s not a @#$# thing Microsoft can do about it. These six airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods […]

Early reviews are in on the Microsoft Zune, which debuts today. The consensus is….the Zune zucks. The Zune has benefited from a tremendous amount of buzz. Unfortunately, it appears that Microsoft’s second attempt at an iPod/iTunes killer suffers seriously in comparision to its 5th generation competition. Engadget has a blow-by-blow walkthrough of installing the Zune […]

Business Week is skeptical about the prospects for Microsoft’s upcoming Zune. Business Week’s take on the Zune is scathing. “The Zune will be seen for what it is: a me-too product that is expressing Microsoft’s envy at not being cool. It will carve out its own niche of the market, but by this time next […]

VUUM Audio has introduced a vacuum tube amplifier stereo system that provides audiophile quality sound in a hi-fi stereo system designed to work with your iPod, MP3 player and other audio components (CD, DVD players, Satellite receivers etc.). The CAD $799.99 system features a vacuum tube amplifier (15W x2) with dual inputs, an adjustable iPod […]

Owners of iPods and other portable media players are thieves, according to Universal Music CEO Doug Morris. “These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it,” UMG chairman/CEO Doug Morris says. “So it’s time to get paid for it.” Microsoft recently announced that the Zune’s purchase price includes a cut for […]

Steven Levy’s The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture and Coolness is a big, iPod-styled book that’s part thoughtful take on the history and impact of the iPod, and part unfortunate fanboy raving. The Perfect Thing has benefited from the hype surrounding the iPod, and the publisher has tried to tap into that […]

Silex Technology has launched wiDock, a wireless dock for the Apple iPod that allows users to transfer songs and videos. According to Silex, the wiDock is the first solution to transfer songs and videos to an iPod wirelessly while connected to a stereo and TV, becoming an integral part of the living room entertainment system. […]

The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has an early hands-on look at the Zune, and finds many of the same concerns that Microsoft’s Zune announcements raised. According to Mossberg, the Zune has too many compromises and missing features to be as good a choice as the iPod for most users. “The hardware feels rushed and […]

According to an article in Mainichi MSN, Apple wants to use its trademarks to limit the sale of sex toys with “pod” in their name. Ichiro Kameda, the president of a tiny, two-person operation in Osaka, is currently embroiled in a bitter battle with computer maker Apple. “The fight is all over what I call […]

Microsoft has announced that it will be giving a cut of the sales of its Zune portable music player to the Universal Music Group in order to create closer ties with record companies and steal market share away from Apple’s iPod. Microsoft has made similar offers to the other major labels. If successful, Microsoft’s move […]