After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player. The final batch was shipped to Japanese retailers in April, according to IT Media. Once these units are sold, new cassette Walkmans will …
Happy 8th Birthday to the Apple iPod
How far the amazing iPod has come in these young eight years. Can you imagine what the iPod will do in another eight? Will it drive your car, provide a quick shave or perhaps make a cup of coffee? Only time will tell. The original scroll wheel iPod debuted on …
iTunes – Finally DRM Free
Everyone stand-up and applaud… It’s about damn time! Apple announced that starting today “iTunes Plus is the new standard”. Not only is the music DRM free it is 256-Kbps AAC encoded. Awesome! High-quality, DRM-free music. iTunes Plus is the new standard on iTunes. Now, you can choose from millions of …
The Day The Music Died – 1/1/09
And for todays reading from the book of “Why Microsoft Sucks” page 9568… Many poor Microsoft Zune owners were left without their tunes when the New Year rocked and rolled into 2009. Microsoft reported there was a “bug” with the handling of time and leap year settings. Even after a …
Happy Mac Christmas To Me
Everyone knows that I L-O-V-E everything Apple/Mac. My absolutely darling, beautiful, spectacular, awesome wife got me a 32G iPod Touch for Christmas. I know- she’s the greatest! Let me tell you, I have been dieing to get my hands on a iPhone but I just cant go back to AT&T. …
Apple Calls Media to a “Special Event” on September 5th
Apple sent an invitation to select media for an event in San Francisco on September 5th. The invitation shows a figure holding an iPod. The figure is nestled within what looks like iTunes “Cover Flow”. Is it time for a touch screen iPod??? Since the release of the iPhone, it …
Keep Your iPod Safe – Make It Look Like A Zune
There has been a lot of news recently about the high theft rate of the Apple iPod. On the flip side there has been absolutely no news about the Microsoft Zune player. Hide-a-Pod (hideapod.com) protects your iPod or iPhone by making it look like a Zune player. First let me …
iPhone – Too Rich For Me
The iPhone looks awesome, absolutely incredible. Do I want one? Hell Yes! Am I going to buy one? Hell No… First and foremost I’m not going to leave my current cell service. I had AT&T a few years back and they were alright but nothing compared to my current provider …
Introducing iPhone (The Rumors Were True!)
Well the rumors that have been running around on the net have finally come true. The iPhone is now a real item and not a fantasy. Touch Controls = Cool! It’s a phone, its an iPod, its Internet ready, it’s crazy! You must check this out Apple fans. “iPhone combines …
Happy Birthday to the iPod
Wow – 5 years and a truly music crazed world. I don’t think Steve Jobs knew what he had when he introduced the first iPod on the 23rd of October 2001. Apple has set a musical hunger in so many around the world. Will the iPod still be #1 five …
iTunes / Nano Upgrades
Well, no new video iPod, but Apple has updated the nano and iTunes. The iTunes app works the same as the previous versions however it now has some cool new features. Multiple display views have been added to the library. I love the old jukebox style of flipping through album …