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New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever.
How Will $99 iPhone Impact Phone, Music Businesses?
(PC World)
PC World - The Apple iPhone has been a game changer since day one. So it's to be expected that the phone would transform the competitive landscape if it were to hit $99. And I'm not just talking about the handset landscape.
Google Brings Books To iPhone, Android Devices
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple put thousands of songs in music lovers' pockets with its market-changing iPod. Now Google is offering users of Apple's iPhone and Android-powered mobile devices a way to access millions of books through an initiative that brings Google Book Search to the mobile world.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
Man Destroys iPod In A Blender
Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to help sell $400 blenders.
iriver clix: iPod/iTunes Killer?
iriver has introduced the clix portable media player, a new media player that integrates with the new Windows Media Player 11 and the public beta of MTV Networks URGE digital music service
Griffin Intros PowerBlock Travel, International USB Power Adapter
Griffin Technology has introduced PowerBlock Travel, a package designed to simplify charging your USB devices (including iPods) while traveling.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Product Preview: Digital Foci Photo Book - A New Portable Digital Photo Viewer
A problem some have with the look and feel of portable digital image viewers is that, as cold metal devices, they don't capture the warmth of the images they are...
Product Preview: Aerielle i2i Folding Portable Speakers
The new Aerielle i2i Folding Portable Speakers are portable speakers designed for use with the iPod, Zune, other MP3 players and music mobile phones. These portable speakers offer up to...
Spotify Forced to Remove Music Tracks
According to their blog, the Spotify music service has had to 'adjust' its catalog of music tracks due to restrictions being put on them from some unhappy record labels. On...
Digital Music Annual Review 2008
It's been quite an eventful year in the digital music world. We've seen Yahoo pull the plug on its Yahoo Unlimited music service and then transfer its bewildered customers to...
Military Data Turns Up in Public on Used MP3 Player
A gentleman in New Zealand who picked up a used MP3 player on the cheap during a recent visit to the United States got more than he bargained for when...
Thinking of Digital Music as a Gift This Christmas?
As Christmas looms, we are inevitably bombarded with sales pitches from the various electronics manufacturers who tell us about their new fantastic gadget - why it's better than competing products,...
Lilly Allen's New Album Streams From MySpace
British pop star, Lilly Allen, has chosen MySpace to promote her new album - It's Not Me, It's You. The official release date for the new album is February 9th,...
Apple's DRM Shackles Are Off!
One of the biggest news stories to surface from the latest Macworld Expo in San Francisco, was news that the iTunes Store is to sell all of its music, devoid...
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