A pink iPod Mini, just four inches long, flushed down the toilet at the South Bay College Arts and Sciences building has finally been removed, after clogging pipes for the entire spring semester and leading to thousands of dollars of maintenance work.The iPod was accidentally flushed by a student and got stuck in such a […]

Atech Flash Technology has introduced a new iPod accessory that may make you wonder if maybe there just aren’t enough iPod accessories already. The iCarta is a toilet paper dispenser and iPod player in one. You’ll be relieved to know that the dock comes with two USB ports and also works as a recharger, letting […]

Mark Ramsey, president of hear2.0, thinks that podcasting has a bad name, and thinks we should change the name to (drum roll)……………audiomag. “Podcast is, when you think about it, an absolutely horrible name for the technology,” writes Ramsey. “We don’t watch a TVcast, we watch a TV show. We don’t listen to a Radiocast, it’s […]

In case you were wondering, iPods are hotter than even beer drinking among undergraduate college students, according to the latest biannual market research study by Ridgewood, N.J.-based Student Monitor.73 percent of the 1,200 students surveyed said iPods were “in” — more than any other item in a list that also included text messaging, bar hopping […]

PerSecondPodcast, a new site created by three Yale University students, is offering a new approach to promoting your podcast. The site, which kicked off June 1st, is selling advertising space in its podcasts by the second. Ads will be included in one of four podcasts hosted at the site. The site plans to make the […]

Koyono has introduced new Made for iPod clothing to their line of items for Spring and Summer 2006. The new additions to the BlackCoat line of outerwear, named Work, Sport, and Surf, each include ElekTex, a smart fabric technology from Eleksen Group that has been integrated into the lapels as iPod control pads. This allows […]

The I Stands for Isolation project – art or vandalism? From the CyberRodent site: See how they each stay in their own box See how they are not talking to each other See how similiar they are to one another See how they are featureless shadows of a person

Apple CEO Steve Jobs offers his recommendation for keeping current with technology:”You know, you keep on innovating, you keep on making better stuff,” notes Jobs. “And if you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year.” Jobs is quoted in an interview about the […]

Just when you thought it was safe to sync your ‘pod, ShellyTheRepublican has revealed that podcasts are “Liberal Media’s next Assault on America.” According to the site, a “new danger has raised it’s demonic head: Invented by the Apple Computer company, the iPod is a device for receiving coded transmissions called Podcasts. This feature allows […]

Robotic vending machines from Zoom systems and others are appearing in some airports, hotels, malls and other high-traffic locations. At the Hilton in Las Vegas there is an iPod vending machine that sells various iPod models and accessories. This home video shows how the iPod vending machine works.