Latest iPod News

Filed under: iPod Family, VideoThis is rather disappointing. According to iLounge, Apple has re-designed the TV out functionality of the new iPod classics and nanos so that they no longer work with ol...more

Filed under: iPod Family, Open SourceThere's no such thing as a 'naked iPod' -- at some point, if the iPod is going to be useful, it has to be paired with a computer to have music loaded (or, as noted...more

Filed under: iPod Family, iTS, iTunes, Software Update, iPhone When Apple released the iPhone / iPod touch 1.1.3 update; there was one new option in the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store that wasn't given much...more

Filed under: iPod Family, iTunes, iPhoneMany people running into trouble running the iPhone Utility Client (iPhuc) report that using an earlier version of iTunes' MobileDevices private framework will...more

Apple has released firmware update 1.1.3 for the third-generation iPod nano. The 58 MB download includes unspecified bug fixes.To get the update, connect your iPod nano to your computer and click the...more

ThinkSecret reports that Apple is prepping an update to their full-size iPod that could arrive in the "first-half of August". ThinkSecret believes that the iPod will not feature a touch-screen or a s...more

Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks Your computer already thinks your iPod touch is a camera. So why not just take it to the next level? If you stock some pictures into a DCIM/100APPLE folder, you can act...more

Filed under: iTS, Hacks, How-tos, iTunes, iPhone Update 12am 9/8: It appears that iTunes 7.4.1 blocks the transfer of these homemade ringtones. If you haven't updated yet, you may want to load up on s...more

Brookstone has introduced its BoomBucket Music System for iPod, a weather resistant, bucket-shaped portable speaker system. The BoomBucket features a locking clear cover for the iPod Dock compartment,...more

NBC and Universal's joint venture Hulu.com has launched in private beta. The new video service will feature premium video content delivered over a Flash-based web interface, and is already being synd...more

Apple iPod Touch now in storesApple has finally started selling their recently unveiled iPod Touch digital media players....more

EA's Sims Pool appeared on Apple's iTunes tonight and is currently visible in the U.K. iTunes store. Run the table -- on your iPod! Create and customize a Sim, select a game mode, and enter the pool...more

iWrap has announced availability of its transparent protective covers for the iPod classic, iPod touch, and iPod nano (with video). Screen covers are available for the iPod nano (with video) and iPod...more

Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, iPhoneIn the words of the sainted Professor P. Farnsworth: "Good news, everybody!" The iPhone/iPod touch dev team has decrypted the iPhone 1.1.1 and iPod touch ramdisk...more

You don't need to rely on Apple to improve iTunes, the market-leading music-management software. I've been using two services that have made iTunes more useful and, when buying music, more affordable....more

Described as a “Docking eTurntable,” Sergio USA’s iSpin ($140) is a dual iPod-docking mixer with an included headset and the ability to modestly process two iPods’ music prior to outputting it...more

Each of these three cases is based upon the same general concept: the majority of the iPod’s body is covered with a clear frosted layer of silicone rubber, with a hard secondary layer of plastic pro...more

This week Vern takes a manly romp through the iTunes Store to get in touch with his inner feelings and childhood pain, and then moves on to some cool science. All podcasts, and as always, all free...more

Filed under: iTunes, Software Update, AppleDid the feeling that your current version of iTunes just became woefully out of date wash over you a moment ago? It should have because Apple has just pushed...more

Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone, Graphic DesignWeb designers and enthusiasts are likely already familiar with Dave Shea, the Canadian web designer behind the css Zen Garden and other standards-based...more

Filed under: iTunes, Software Update, iPhone The iTunes 7.4 upgrade came as bad news to some iPhone hackers. It "broke" many existing hacks, including jailbreak applications and ringtone installers. B...more

A new generation of iPod Touch with an extra wide screen and wireless internet connection has been unveiled by Apple.

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Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, iPhoneAfter I posted about testing voice recording on the iPod touch, faithful TUAW reader Zach did a bit of hunting around the Internet. He discovered that the...more

Using a design borrowed from its earlier Protective Cover for iPhone, Incase's new Protective Cover for iPod nano ($TBD) covers the third-generation iPod nano's top, sides, back, and front edges with...more

Materials aside, these two cases have a lot in common. They both protect the entire iPod nano save for its Hold switch, headphone port, Dock Connector, and one part of its face: Mypod covers the nano�...more

Just released in the United States, and appearing in certain overseas iTunes Stores as well, Electronic Arts’ new The Sims Pool ($5) offers 9-ball, 8-ball, and trick-shot pool modes, in addition to...more

Promotion to give away 50 million songs, will feature artists on coffee chain's Hear Music label, tout new iTunes wireless music service....more

As an alternative to the company's previously reviewed single-speaker iH80 (iLounge rating: B), iHome's new iH82 includes two speakers -- the iH80, and its iSP80 optional second speaker, as well as th...more

Apple has announced that the iTunes Store has now sold more than three billion songs. The store debuted on April 28, 2003, and sold its one billionth song on February 22, 2006 — the two billionth so...more

Filed under: Macworld, iPod Family, Video, EducationRaybook licenses Cliff's Notes, Netter's Anatomy and other flash card and quick-learning properties, squeezes them down to miniature size, and crams...more

Filed under: Humor, iPod Family, Video, How-tos, Tips and tricks, Odds and endsI think we somehow missed this at TUAW, but I have no idea how. Just in time for everyone to head home for the holidays (...more

Filed under: iPod Family You have so got to love Apple. If you own a jailbroken iPod touch and have bought the January Software Upgrade, navigate yourself over to /private/var/mobile/Applications....more

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, iTunes, Apple, iPhone, Graphic Design We did catch this during our liveblog of the SDK talk on Thursday, but just in case you hadn't seen them yet, it s...more

If you're looking for yet another way to get custom ringtones on your iPhone, the folks at Mac Rumors have discovered a little workaround for iTunes 7.4. Here's the scoop: change an AAC file's suffix...more

9to5mac updates with claims that sort out some of the mixed signals arriving these past two weeks surrounding upcoming versions of the iPod. 9to5mac had earlier posted a mockup of what was felt to be...more

I was just watching the Guided Tour on Apple's site for the new iPod Touch and noticed a nifty new feature that I'm hoping gets rolled out to the iPhone. At one point, the narrator notes that if you w...more

Contour Design has introduced its new iSee nano V3 for the iPod nano (with video) and iSee Touch for iPod touch. Both snap-together cases come with two backs: a simple, smooth back that makes for a sl...more

Following its brief removal from index pages, PopCap's famous Bejeweled game has officially returned to the iTunes Store (link). The new version is fully compatible with modern iPod nanos and classics...more

If the new iPod nano now matches the full-sized iPod feature for feature, what's to differentiate the music player that's now known as the iPod classic? Storage -- and lots of it. While this iPod is a...more

Filed under: Software, iTunes, Software Update, AppleUpdate-addicts listen up: it's that time again, as iTunes 7.6.1 has hit Software Update. For a change, the release notes take up a good few paragra...more

Is it possible to copy over my address book from Entourage 2004 to an iPod Nano? Entourage does not appear as an option in the iTunes preferences for contacts....more

If you’ve wondered how the classic iPod diagnostic mode has changed for Apple’s newer touch-screen-based iPods, we now have answers. Thanks to iLounge reader Joseph Olenick, the iPod touch’s com...more

Filed under: iLife, iPod Family, Hacks, How-tos Hackers Nicholas "Drudge" Penree and Tony Hoyle have figured out an easy fix that allows you to add calendar events to your iPod touch. You'll need rea...more

Filed under: Retail, Software, Internet Tools, iTunesBandwagon, the clever automated iTunes backup service (with a future promise of synching libraries), has certainly been making the discount news la...more

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, Tips and tricks, iTunes, Open Source I haven't gotten into social music database Last.fm much, mostly (I'm ashamed to say) because I'm worried about some o...more

Like the company's earlier, excellent SportGrips for iPhone, iPod nano, and iPod classic, SportGrip for iPod touch ($15) is a smooth silicone rubber case with side grips designed to make the device st...more

Filed under: iTS, iTunesiTunes U, Apple's program to host multimedia files and podcasts for various institutes of learning in the iTunes Store, has a brand new member -- a big one. The New York Public...more

iLounge posts an extensive review of the iPod Touch and found that in comparison to the iPhone, it was somewhat disappointing. Of note, they felt that the video screen had a shallow viewing angle and...more

As Apple's second audio and video cable for use with the iPhone and the late 2007 iPods, the Composite AV Cable ($49) enables the iPod nano (video), iPod classic, iPod touch and iPhone to output both...more

A much-improved version of Apple's earlier iPod nano Armbands for first- and second-generation iPod nanos, the iPod nano Armband for third-generation video-ready nanos ($29) still comes in gray and us...more