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 […]

Microsoft released official details earlier today on its upcoming Zune platform, the company’s attempt to create an iTunes/iPod killer. The Zune portable media player is a 30GB, iPod-like device that features wireless technology, a built-in FM tuner and a 3-inch screen for pictures and video. Microsoft plans to have the Zune available for holiday shopping. […]

Microsoft has just unveiled official details on the Zune player and other products to be released under its Zune brand. The Zune system is made up of a 30GB digital media player, the Zune Marketplace music service and a foundation for an online community that will enable music fans to discover new music. Microsoft plans […]

Apple today introduced the new iPod. While the new iPod features a larger hard drive and brighter screen than earlier models, it doesn’t have the touch-sensitive widescreen display many had anticipated, making it an evolutionary update rather than a revolutionary one. The new iPod features a 60 percent brighter and more vibrant 2.5-inch color display. […]

For millions, music downloads and other intangible digital content are replacing CDs and other media. What happens if your iPod gets ripped off, though? Most insurance companies will take claims on records or CDs, but, until recently, claims for lost music downloads, games, video downloads and ringtones fell on deaf ears. Insurers are beginning to […]

The US Patent & Trademark Office has published Apple‚Äôs patent application for a Multi-functional hand-held device, originally filed in March 2006. Apple recently announced a Sept 12th media event, and there has been much speculation about the possibility of Apple introducing a phone and a more powerful video iPod. The Patent combines both phone and […]

Creative Technology today introduced the Creative ZEN Vision W portable video, photo and MP3 player that features a high resolution, 4.3-inch, 16:9 format, color widescreen TFT display. “We designed the Creative ZEN Vision W with a stunning 16:9-format widescreen and 30GB or 60GB capacity to be the most compelling portable video player and photo viewer […]

Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced an agreement with SpiralFrog to make UMG‚Äôs catalog available for legal downloading in the US and Canada via SpiralFrog‚Äôs advertising-supported service.SpiralFrog will offer users of its no-cost web-based service the ability to legally download music by many of the world‚Äôs most popular and award-winning artists. No mention has been […]

The 1089 is equipped with a 1.8″ 30GB hard drive, a 3″ TFT LCD display, a USB 2.0 connection for transfering files and a built-in FM tuner. And WiFi.

Apple has agreed to pay Creative Technology $100 million dollars to settle all legal disputes between the two companies, and for a license to use Creative’s recently awarded “Zen” patent in all Apple products.US Patent 6,928,433 covers “A method, performed by software executing on the processor of a portable music playback device, that automatically files […]