Earlier today, we highlighted the expansion of Apple’s iTunes U into K-12 education. Now it looks like Microsoft wants to get in on the educational portable media player market, too.
Microsoft is working with Fort Sumner High School in New Mexico and South Valley Junior High in Liberty, Missouri to see how students use audio and [...]
Is the Microsoft Zune the best portable media player for podcasts?
That’s the conclusion of CNet’s Jasmine France, who puts the Zune at the top of her list of the best MP3 players for podcasts:
1. Microsoft Zune: A fantastic podcast option, the Zune even ekes past the iPod for the top spot. The software is excellent [...]
Molly Wood has a great take on the state of the Zune over at Crave, offering 5 reasons she’s leaving the Zune behind and a scary tale about how her Zune erased thousands of her songs:
About two weeks ago, I was going on a trip. My Zune’s battery had run out, so I plugged it [...]
When Microsoft introduced the 2nd generation Zune portable media players last fall, it was clear that they’d done a lot to catch up with Apple’s iPods.
If Amazon’s sales are any indicator, though, Microsoft’s 2nd Zune sales have tanked since their introduction.
Apple’s iPods continue to dominate the list of top MP3 players at Amazon, holding eight [...]
Apple today added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch which have double the memory.
The iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499, joining the 8GB model for $399. iPod touch now comes in a 32GB model for $499, joining the 16GB model for $399 and the 8GB model for $299.
“For some [...]
A new report refutes claims that portable music players, such as Apple’s iPod, interfere with cardiac pacemakers.
Howard Bassen, a researcher with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Rockville, Md., led a research team that measured the magnetic fields produced by four different iPod models: a fourth-generation iPod and an iPod with video, and an [...]
Microsoft has announced updates to its line of Zune portable media players. While there is a lot of good news in Microsoft’s announcement, including improved wireless features and podcasting support, the Zune platform still lags way behind Apple’s iTunes/iPod platform.
Here are five reasons iPods still beat Zunes:
Zunes are still boring. With the exception of the [...]
The Wall Street Journal has an article today that suggests that iPods and MP3s are ruining pop music.
The idea is that the dynamic compression that has become popular to make music sound louder, combined with audio file compression, which throws away details of the music, have combined to make pop music horrible.
According to the Journal, [...]
Apple today introduced the new iPod touch, featuring Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface.
Highlights
First introduced on iPhone, the multi-touch interface uses pioneering new software to present a different user interface for each application.
The iPod touch also includes Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod, and three applications that use it:
Safari lets users wirelessly view web [...]
Apple today introduced the new iPod nano, bringing video playback, an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow, and an new design to the company’s popular music player.
Highlights:
The new iPod nano features a larger two-inch display with 204 pixels per inch, which lets users watch their favorite movies, TV shows and music videos in the same [...]