iriver has introduced the clix portable media player, a new media player that integrates with the just-released version of Windows Media Player 11 and the public beta of MTV Networks’ URGE digital music service. At $199, the iriver clix offers a competitive feature set, including a 2GB memory capacity, a color display, digital FM tuner, […]

US satellite radio firm XM is being sued by the major record labels over the Inno, a device that lets users record satellite radio broadcasts to be listened to at a later time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Inno, which stores music and divides it into tracks, infringes copyright. The […]

A new service, iPod Directions, lets iPod users put maps and directions on their iPods. The site, described as a “directions saving tool,” exports online driving directions from Yahoo! Maps and imports them to your iPod.

Imagine an iPod that could play for 100 millennia without repeating a single song. Science fiction? Not exactly. Dr. Jonathan Spanier from Drexel University and his research colleagues and the University of Pennsylvania are predicting that nanotechnology will allow computer memory so dense that a cubic centimeter contains 12.8 million gigabytes (GB) of information.

Political voyeurs are watching French lawmakers to see if changes to the country’s copyright law could affect the way Apple’s iTunes Music Store delivers copyrighted music. Apple uses a form of digital rights management (DRM) that is exclusive to the company, limiting the ability of users to use alternate devices. The French National Assembly has […]

Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser made some comments recently that are sure to generate controversy, suggesting that half the music on iPods is illegal and that the music industry made a mistake dealing with Apple. “The music industry has made a mistake, not by agreeing to Apple’s fixed-price level, which is what gets all the […]

Podcast software update: The latest version of Quick News, a news reader Palm OS, features support for podcasts. The $14.95 app lets users download and read news stories and podcasts using either HotSync or a direct Internet connection.

Podcast Ready and mobiBLU have announced the launch of what they are calling the “first podcast-enabled MP3 players.” mobiBLU’s latest MP3 player, the B153, will come pre-installed with Podcast Ready’s myPodder podcast management software. A myPodder-enabled 2GB mobiBlu Cube is also being launched through Target stores nationwide. Podcast Ready’s myPodder software resides on the player […]

Robotic vending machines from Zoom systems and others are appearing in some airports, hotels, malls and other high-traffic locations. At the Hilton in Las Vegas there is an iPod vending machine that sells various iPod models and accessories. This home video shows how the iPod vending machine works.