By Sean P. Aune |
Ah, the Mini Disc. Yet another in a long line of failed formats. I’ve made a few references to the Mini Disc over the course of this column, but I realized I’ve never actually included a video of it. Shame on me. While this video…
By Killian Bell |
Barnes & Noble stepped foot into the tablet ring earlier this year with its 7-inch Nook tablet that sells for just $199. Just two months later, it could be gearing up to take on the iPod with the Nook Audio OE250. Now, I should just…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re here in New York City at an event where Samsung just unveiled three of its latest home speaker systems, including the DA-E750 Audio Dock, the HT-E6500W Blu-ray 3D 5.1 Home Theater System and the HT-E6730W Blu-ray 3D 7.1 Home Theater System. Each of the systems…
By Brandon Russell |
According to AllThingsD, Beats Audio has purchased music subscription service MOG. MOG CEO David Hyman previously said the music subscription service had no plans to sell, but plans obviously change. HTC, which owns 51 percent of Beats, invested $300 million into the audio company last…
By Sean P. Aune |
Could the iPod Nano 7th Generation with a camera we saw in pictures this morning be heading to stores as soon as next month? According to at least one report it might. Earlier today we brought you pictures of a reported 7th generation iPod Nano…
By Sean P. Aune |
Rumors that the 7th generation iPod Nano will be receiving a camera picked up a bit more steam today as new photos of a prototype surfaced on a Taiwanese Apple site. The first hint that the next iPod Nano would have a camera surfaced last…
By Killian Bell |
Time Warner has issued an update to its TWC TV application for iOS that introduces support for live television streaming on the iPhone and the iPod touch. The feature, which was already available on the iPad, allows you to watch selected cable channels live on…
By Killian Bell |
Sony has unveiled the latest edition to its Walkman family today in the form of the Walkman B170 — a miniature device that promises to be big on bass. It’s packing up to 4GB of storage that will accommodate around 400 songs, but arguably its…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s iOS 5 software offers some pretty awesome features that make using an iOS device all the more enjoyable. Features like wireless iTunes syncing, iCloud backups, Notification Center, and Twitter integration are all things that make iOS users wonder how they ever got by prior…
By Killian Bell |
Apple seeded a third iOS 5.1 beta to its registered developers earlier this week, and in it there’s an interesting reference to the company’s new Siri dictation feature that suggests it is making its way to the iPad and the iPod touch. With the software…
By Killian Bell |
Do you ever feel like the biggest speakers money can buy just aren’t big enough for you? Then check out this enormous iPod dock called the iNuke Boom, which has been unveiled by Behringer at this year’s CES. It weighs an incredible 900 pounds and is…
By Killian Bell |
Philips has something awesome on show at CES 2012 in Las Vegas this week, which is sure to please the parents amongst us in particular, who often find themselves separating their children from fighting over one iPad in the back of the car. Its in-car entertainment…
By Killian Bell |
In addition to a number of new smartphones, Sony has used this week’s CES event in Las Vegas to announce its new Z1000 Walkman series. The device features a large 4.3-inch LCD touchscreen, and comes with 8GB, 16GB, or 64GB of internal storage. Like Samsung’s…
By Adriana Lee |
According to three Apple patents filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, it seems that the Thunderbolt ports the company is enchanted with in its Mac and display products might find their way to iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches as well. At least one…
By Emily Price |
Rumor has it Apple is working on a line of Siri-supported iPods you can wear. The device would be a “curved-glass iPod that would wrap around the wrist,” and give uses the ability to advance through songs stored on the device using voice commands rather…
By Killian Bell |
The BBC has announced that it has finally brought its popular iPlayer application to iPhone and iPod touch users in the U.K. in an update that’s available in the App Store today. And to accompany its mobile support, the update adds support for 3G video…
By Killian Bell |
Following the rollout of its new Xbox dashboard yesterday, Microsoft has launched a new Xbox LIVE mobile application for iOS users that allows them to track and compare achievements, connect with Xbox LIVE friends, customize their avatar and more. It’s called My Xbox LIVE, and…
By Killian Bell |
Having already been available on the iPad for just under six months now, the global iPlayer application from the BBC has been updated today to finally introduce support for the iPhone and the iPod touch. That means users will now be able to watch their…
By Sage Lane |
It surprises me very much whenever I learn that Company X is working on producing a portable media player. It’s not that I lack an affinity for those devices – I’ve owned more than a few – but rather that I feel their survivability is…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has released a new, upbeat commercial for its iPod touch that showcases a number of fancy new features recently introduced to the device. The Cupertino company uses a new white model to parade its latest iOS 5 operating system — in particular its Twitter…
By Emily Price |
Still think your first-generation iPod Nano is pretty hot? There’s a chance it might be – in an overheating way. Apple issued a statement yesterday indicating that first-generation iPod Nanos could potentially overheat, and encouraging owners to return the players to Apple for a replacement.…
By Adriana Lee |
Fan of HTC? Fan of Beats? Fan of smartphones? Then you will definitely not want to miss our coverage of the HTC-Beats Audio event that’s taking place tomorrow at 3PM EST. Mike Perlman is on the ground in New York to get the scoop for…
By Killian Bell |
Okay, so it’s not a real Amazon Kindle Fire, but it’s a damn good imitation. For those of you who just cannot wait until November 15 to get your hands on Amazon’s $199 debut tablet and check out that marvelous looking “bookshelf” user interface, you…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s popular GarageBand iOS app has been updated to version 1.1, the company said today, bringing with it iPhone and iPod touch support at just $4.99. Now all of you budding musicians can experience the breakthrough music creation app in an even more portable form…
