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 […]

The Microsoft Zune HD is no iPod-killer, according to technology research firm, Compete. Some thought that Microsoft’s new touch-screen portable media player could give the iPod touch a run for its money, but Apple’s latest iPod announcements appear to be generating a lot more interest. According to Compete’s Conrad Beickler: The addition of a video […]

There’s still hope for the Microsoft Zune, based on a new teen survey on portable media players. 13% of the teens surveyed that plan to buy a portable media player plan to buy a Zune in the next 12 months, up from 0% a year ago. 73% plan to buy an iPod, down from 100% […]

Microsoft is considering porting its Zune software and services to other platforms, including Apple Mac OS X.

There’s no guarantee that Microsoft is going to pursue this strategy.

If they do, though, they may actually be starting to think different about the Zune.

There’s a lot of discussion today about Adobe’s plan to bring Flash to Research In Motion, Windows Mobile, Palm and Google phones. To bring Flash to all the major cell phone platforms, it seems, except for Apple’s iPhone. “This is bringing the full Flash capabilities to these devices, it hasn’t been available before,” said Adrian […]

Betanews has published an interesting review of the new Zune HD, and it makes a great case for both the pros and cons of Microsoft’s latest attempt to match Apple’s iPod: The Zune HD is perhaps the best portable media player released by any vendor — even better than iPod touch. Microsoft finally gamed Apple, […]

Apple has released an update to iTunes that fixes a sync problem with podcast playlists. Here’s a summary of the changes: iTunes 9.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store. Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive. Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit. Fixes […]

Brian Seitz of Microsoft’s Zune team demonstrates the Zune HD on Microsoft’s Redmond campus. via TechFlashVideos: