It seems that all the announcements from CES were gadgets with iPod docks stuck on them. The PowerDock for iPod from Griffin dispenses with the gadgets and just sticks extra iPod docks on your iPod dock. Yes – everybody will know that you’ve got 4 iPods, but at least they’ll be charged when you need […]

For a long time, people have thought that getting the music industry to switch to DRM-free MP3s for music downloads would open the doors to a consumer-friendly world of digital music competition. Now it’s starting to look like the music industry wil use DRM-free MP3s to enforce their traditional monopoly on what you hear, what […]

The outline of Steve Job’s 2008 MacWorld Keynote, one of the most hotly anticipated speeches of the year, has reportedly been leaked to the Internet via Wikipedia. We can’t vouch for the accuracy of this, and it’s most likely completely bogus – but it’s fun to speculate. If the leak proves to be real, it […]

CES: Belkin has introduced the Belkin Podcast Studio – a $100 accessory that basically turns your iPod into a mini podcasting studio – just add a mic. Dual XLR and 1/4-inch channels give you a range of recording options. The Podcast Studio has a built-in mic and speaker are powered by their own battery, so […]

It looks like podcasting pioneer Dave Winer took issue with Mashable’s rant about their inability to get advertisers interested in their podcast ideas. Winer also took issue with our response. We said that if you want to podcast professionally, you have to start thinking like a professional podcaster. “Both sides of this argument are full […]

It looks like the proposed tax on iPods to support musicians has finally been put to rest: Last summer, music industry officials, retailers and consumers all debated the merits of the Copyright Board of Canada’s tentative decision to place a levy on iPod’s and other MP3 players ‚Äì a tariff that depending on the amount […]

Back in August, we took ReadWriteWeb to task for publishing a gloom and doom take on the state of podcasting. RRW’s article suggested that podcasting was stagnating, that podcasting was losing steam and that it was even going out of fashion. At the time, we said that ReadWriteWeb was clueless about podcasting. We called their […]

CES: Taser may get the prize this year for introducing the most stupidtactular product at the Consumer Electronics Show – a leopard-print “fashion Taser,” with an MP3 player holster. While everybody else was putting iPod docks onto televisions and refrigerators and speakerphones, Taser had the audacity to something truly unique and, well, possibly insane! The […]

CES: JBL introduced the JBL On Stage IIIP high-performance loudspeaker docking station for use with the new iPhone. It comes equipped with an IR remote for iPod track selection, menu navigation and volume control; it also includes a mini stereo jack for use with non-iPhone/-iPod devices. And with the option of AC power or battery […]

At the 2008 CES Show, FlyTunes introduced a new digital music service for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and other portable media players and cell phones: FlyTunes offers a personalized radio-like experience, with thousands of channels of digital music. Features: FlyTunes does not require a receiver or additional hardware purchase – it works with your […]