There’s a lot of speculation about what’s coming tomorrow from Apple. It certain that new iPods on the plate, but beyond that, sites are¬†taking educated guesses (aka, making stuff up).
Here are the top 5¬†new iPod predictions we’ve seen:
Radio iPods - this is the least interesting of the predictions. The new iPods will be able to [...]
Sony today took the wraps off two new Walkman players that not only support audio – but support video and podcasts.
According to Sony, the new NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610 series of Walkman digital music players support an open platform alternative to iTunes/iPods, providing more choices for downloading and managing music and video collections online.
Users can download [...]
Dave Winer, one of the creators of podcasting, offers his take on the process of syncing that is central to most people’s podcast consumption:
Why syncing sucks - I think synching is a bad idea, but Apple’s mobile technology is built around it. I dislike synching. I want my devices to go straight to the cloud, [...]
 
SanDisk today introduced the Sansa Clip, a tiny MP3 player that could put the Kabosh on inexpensive, but limited MP3 players like the iPod shuffle.
The Sansa Clip is inexpensive and wearable, like the shuffle, but offers an FM radio, recorder, microphone, and a bright screen. The Sansa Clip is expected to be available this fall for $47.99 for a [...]
Microsoft’s Zune has¬†failed to become an iPod-killer, but it may be a Zen-killer.
Creative Technology, which entered the digital music player market in 1999, is feeling the heat of increased competition between Apple and Microsoft for the protable media player market. The company has posted a wider fourth-quarter loss, and its shares fell to an 11-year low.
Microsoft failed [...]
A survey (pdf)¬†of music fans in the UK suggests that pricing at Apple’s iTunes music store may be keeping people from buying more legal music downloads, and could be driving people to file-sharing sites. Equally surprising, the survey suggests that most music fans don’t know or care about DRM (Digital Rights Management software).
iTunes Pricing Slowing [...]
There are a few undocumented changes to the iPhone’s features hidden in the device’s recent update:
In the Favorites list in the Phone module, the iPhone’s equivalent of a speed-dial list, you can now have 50 entries instead of 20.
In the email module, you can now automatically BCC yourself on every message you send, allowing you [...]
According to ChangeWave’s July 18-20 consumer cell phone survey, Apple’s Internet-media saavy iPhone is changing the game within the telecom industry.
Even though it’s been on the market just a month, the Apple iPhone is already registering in ChangeWave’s survey results. Among respondents who say they plan to buy a cell phone in the next six [...]
Apple has released a video introduction to using the iPhone, below.
Whether or not you’re interested in getting an iPhone, it’s important to be aware of its capabilities. Based on what we’ve seen, this is what cell phones are going to look like in five years, intelligently combining mobile features with music and Internet services.
For the [...]
Apple today announced that the iPhone will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when iPhone was unveiled in January. The iPhone will feature up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio [...]
