Apple today released GarageBand 1.1, an update that adds Universal support – bringing GarageBand to the iPhone and iPod touch. GarageBand has become one of the most popular platforms for audio podcasting and support for the full line of iOS devices will be welcome for many podcasters. The $5 app now makes your iPhone or [...]

Apple today announced that Steve Jobs has died: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts [...]

Microsoft has announced that the Zune media player is officially dead: We recently announced that, going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy, and that we will no longer be producing Zune players. So what does this mean for our current Zune users? Absolutely nothing. Your device will [...]

This is a demo of the Makayama Movie Mount For iPad 2 – a unique (and slighly bizarre) hardware accessory designed to improve movies made on the iPad 2. The Movie Mount lets you use tele- and wide angle conversion lenses, use a tripod, attach microphones and lights. Features: Attached a tripod for stable shots, pan & [...]

Apple has updated GarageBand for iPad, adding several cool new features, including new audio output options, Apple Loop support and copy and paste for audio files. Here’s what’s new in GarageBand for iPad 1.0.1: Support for audio output over AirPlay, Bluetooth devices and HDMI with the Apple Digital AV Adapter. Import of AIFF, WAV, CAF audio [...]

This is an interesting download for iOS users - iMotion HD, a free time-lapse & stop-motion app for iOS. Features: HD 720p capture and export Universal binaries iPhone / iPad / iPodTouch 4 capture modes (time-lapse, manual, wifi remoted*, microphone) Portrait and landscape orientations supported Useful capture tools (Onion skin, Grid, Manual Focus*, …) Video and photo [...]

Here’s a video review of Fire 2, the latest version of the iOS field recording app.

Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone has some interesting comments about his earlier podcasting company, Odeo, podcasting and how it led to the creation of Twitter, in this month’s Wired. Odeo was a startup that offered podcast directory and search services. Though well-funded, it was effectively dead shortly after launching, because Apple added podcasting support in iTunes. [...]

Harmony Systems has released Delora gbTouch 2, a free update to their $7.99 iPad application that functions as a remote controller for Apple’s GarageBand. gbTouch 2 includes the most requested new features by gbTouch 1.0 users: track names and color-coded track type. Tracks now have individual volume faders that adjust and show each track’s current volume [...]

Olympus has introduced the DM-620 digital audio recorder, featuring  the “Tresmic” 3 microphone system that’s designed to capture a wider range of audio. The DM-620’s Tresmic system uses two condenser stereo mics and a center, omni-directional mic that’s capable of capturing lower bass ranges down to 20Hz. A unique feature of the DM-620 is complete [...]