iLive has announced the formation of its Studio Series business line, designed to fill the growing need for high-end iPod accessories and peripherals. The Studio Series includes the iHT8817DT DVD Home Theater System with 5.1 surround sound, an on-board slot-loading HDMI DVD player and a motorized iPod docking drawer. This fully self-contained home theater system […]

If you think you might run out of bizarre ways to play your MP3s, check out the Thermo Sport Fridge/Cooler. Not only does it have tiny speakers built-in, but it refrigerates 16 cans of your favorite beverage. Here’s what SkyMall has to say about this frankenplayer: Keep your drinks & food nice & cold! Say […]

Energizer announced today the introduction of the Energi To Go Portable Power for iPod. This battery-powered device will be available at retail nationwide this fall. The Energi To Go is powered by two Lithium AA batteries. The device features a control chip that maximizes power transfer to the iPod. In testing with Energizer e2 Lithium […]

AT&T & LG Electronics have announced a new phone, the trax, that gives users access to subscription music services such as Napster and eMusic. The phone offers an alternative to the computer-centric approach championed by Apple with its iPhone/iTunes offering. The trax is a multipurpose clamshell-shaped phone that connects to AT&T’s 3G UMTS/HSDPA network. Besides […]

The Financial Aid Podcast’s Christopher Penn has released a free .php script, the Podcaster iPhone Kit, that can be used to generate an iPhone-friendly page for your podcast. Here’s how Penn describes the script: This simple little web page parses your podcast’s XML feed and slaps it into a nice page designed to render well […]

Microsoft’s Zune has¬†failed to become an iPod-killer, but it may be a Zen-killer. Creative Technology, which entered the digital music player market in 1999, is feeling the heat of increased competition between Apple and Microsoft for the protable media player market. The company has¬†posted a wider fourth-quarter loss, and its¬†shares fell to an 11-year low. […]

A developer, not satisfied with using his iPhone for podcasts, video podcasts, YouTube videos and phone calls, has ported the InfoNES core to the iPhone, along with Mario, Zelda, and other NES roms. While it demonstrates the¬†computing and gaming capabilities of the iPhone,¬†even the developer¬†admits that the use of virtual controllers for gaming “…while cute, […]

Dell has¬†announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy privately-held ZING Systems, a company that focuses on always-connected audio and entertainment devices. Dell plans to use ZING and its capabilities to continue improving the entertainment experiences it provides its customers. ZING introduced itself in June of 2006, stating its plans to build “an […]

A survey (pdf)¬†of music fans in the UK suggests that pricing at Apple’s iTunes music store may be keeping people from buying more legal music downloads, and could be driving people to file-sharing sites. Equally surprising, the survey suggests that most music fans don’t know or care about DRM (Digital Rights Management software). iTunes Pricing […]

Antivirus researchers¬†have identified a new Windows virus, W32/Deletemp3.worm, searches your hard drive and deletes all your MP3s. The virus spreads by copying itself onto any drives on your PC, including removable media and flash drives. If you move the drive to a new computer, it gets infected, too. The virus was discovered July 30th, and […]