Apple today announced that Steve Jobs has died: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts […]

Here’s a video review of Fire 2, the latest version of the iOS field recording app.

Studio Neat has announced that the GLIF – a new iPhone 4 tripod adapter – is now available to order: The Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone onto a tripod and propping up your iPhone at various angles. The Glif is made from recyclable rubberized plastic that […]

Bang & Olufsen have introduced BeoSound 8 – a high end $999 iPod dock sound system. Apparently, that $999 gets you “Adaptive Bass Linearization” and other awesomeness. Details on the BeoSound 8 below,

At CES 2010, Ion introduced a £70 QWERTY keyboard for the iPhone – the iType. This is something that we called out in 2007 as one of the five things Apple needs to do to fix the iPhone: Fix Typing On The iPhone – Apple has made a big deal about demonstrating how easy it […]

Blue Microphones has introduced Blue FiRe, a free, high-fidelity field recording app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Blue FiRe is optimized for use with Blue Microphone’s Mikey microphone, which attaches to the iPhone and iPod touch.

Panasonic today introduced a new iPod dock, the MW-10 iPod dock/photo frame, that does everything but do your dishes. Features: Built-in CD player; FM/AM radio tuner; 45-station (30-FM/15-AM) Preset Memory; Rigid, low-density bamboo cones; D.Bass function enhances bass in conjunction with the volume level; Universal Dock for iPod plays music and video downloads; Remote control […]

The iPod has inspired a lot of really boring me-too iPod docks. They weren’t good enough for Pete Verrando, though, who used a vintage Philco Dynamic Tester to create what could be the coolest iPod dock ever. The cabinet is a vintage Philco Dynamic Tester, from 1946. Known then as a Signal Tracer, which is […]

iHome has introduced iConnect, a new USB keyboard that features a built-in iPod dock. Features: Illuminated touch sensitive media keys let you shuffle your playlist and control your media. 2 rotating USB 2.0 ports offer quick and easy access for connecting digital cameras, printers, thumb drives, mice and more. One touch functions keys allow you […]

From the Apple Support website, some hair-raising news (nyuk nyuk nyuk): “It’s possible to receive a small and quick electrical (static) shock from your earbuds while listening to iPod or iPhone.” Yikes. Turns out, when the air is very dry or very windy — or if you are excercising with your player in your pocket […]