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The iTunes Store just released a FREE 25-minute hip-hop mixtape called Street Official Mixtape Vol. 1 from Winta (aka Big Young) to help celebrate November's Hip-Hop History Month.
myPower combines the power of a rechargeable battery with the convenience of a portable dock. Now you can use just one device to power and sync your iPod on the go.
The iPod is arguably the ultimate cultural icon for the 2000s. But its use is evolving, and it is now also a tool for some college students and budding DJs alike. At Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, they have taken it one step further: giving all first year students such a device. Some 1,600 Apple iPods were handed out free of charge. The university is paying out of its technology budget. The students can keep the digital music players, specially engraved with the university's logo, if they can show physical ownership after one year.
HUMMER's 3D TV commercial features the song "Vermillion" by Jimmy LaValle's San Diego indie-electronic band, The Album Leaf. You can watch the HUMMER commercial here.
Electronics have found their way into the daily lives of millions of people, many of whom can’t imagine life without their beloved gadgets. Manufacturers now offer devices with any combination of cell phone, camera, movie player, PDA, and MP3 player functionality. But with these sophisticated devices come complexity, confusion, and a demand for power that …
EMI Music UK and the Carphone Warehouse will make Robbie Williams the first artist ever to release an entire album plus video content on a Memory Card. The strategy is to deliver music on the move via a tiny stamp size gizmo that slots straight into a mobile phone.
What features and technology will we see in the cars of the future? There's no doubt we will see electric and self-driving cars. But what will the in-car entertainment system be like? Will the cars be able to talk to each other? Here are our car predictions of the future...
Look out Apple. Dell wants to challenge the iPod with their new Pocket DJ 5. Dell's strategy is to undersell the iPod. But is cheaper hardware enough to lure consumers away?
Apple Computer launched a new ad U2 iTunes ad campaign featuring U2's new single "Vertigo" which is exclusively available on iTunes.
The digital audio player space is getting crowded. This week Virgin Electronics unveiled a digital audio player with a 5GB hard disk to challenge Apple Computer’s wildly successful iPod. The device is called the Virgin Player and weighs 3.1 ounces, supports MP3 and WMA music formats and will retail for $249. Compared to the iPod …
Griffin Technology announced this week they are now shipping the PodPod, a soft auto cradle for Apple's iPod and iPod mini. The soft foam cradle fits into any car cup holder and only costs $9.99.
Wish the iPod came in a different colors like the iPod Mini? A company called ColorWare, Inc. just announced the ability to colorize any iPod in 20 different colors. Their process, which ColorWare describes as “a hybrid between the manufacturing and automotive painting industry,” involves either sending them your iPod and having them paint it, …
It’s here and it’s priced than ever. With a number of big improvements over the original Sidekick, the new T-Mobile Sidekick II is a powerful mobile companion and a tri-band world phone. Flip open the big color screen and shoot off unlimited e-mails on the better-than-ever QWERTY keyboard. Snap a photo with the new built-in camera …
First Albany raised Apple Computer's (AAPL) price target to $44 from $35 due to the belief that fiscal fourth-quarter earnings iPod unit sales and will exceed current estimates.
Outspoken Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, has received fierce criticism on his comments about iPod users. The comments were made to a group of UK journalists in London.
The days of being an iconic solitary cowboy out on the range are over. It’s difficult to picture, but try to imagine the Marlboro Man, Roy Rogers and the Lone Ranger riding off into the sunset with a revolver in one hand and a Palm Pilot in the other. Modern day gadgets are as much as a part of the …
If you are a Windows user and get disappointed about much more iPod software there is for Mac users, then iPod Agent will give you a smile. iPod Agent enables you to accomplish various common tasks that previously would have required 3rd party software. And it’s FREE! Our favorite feature is it does not make …
