Posts Tagged ‘ wireless ’

Apple’s New iPod Lineup

Sep 5th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, Video Podcasts, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today announced Apple’s new lineup of iPods at an event at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
Here are the highlights:

The iPod shuffle appears to be on life-support. It got new colors.
The iPod nano got a bigger screen, video capabilities and an interface update.
Big iPods are now iPod classics, getting a new UI and [...]



Bexy Intros Sexy iPod Remote

Aug 23rd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPod Accessories

New company Bexy Corporation today announced its iMirror Wireless Remote Control Docking Station for iPod that remotely displays content data while it controls and plays music and video connected to entertainment systems.
The iMirror is designed to put your iPod at the center if a music and video home entertainment system. With the iMirror’s wireless remote [...]



Google Wants To Buy $4.6 Billion Of Wireless Spectrum

Jul 20th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

If you’ve been wondering about the future of wireless devices like the iPhone in the US, Google just dropped a big hint.
Google announced today that, should the Federal Communications Commission adopt a framework requiring greater competition and consumer choice, the company intends to commit a minimum of $4.6 billion to bidding in the upcoming 700 [...]



Revo Labs Unveils Wireless USB Microphone System With 60 ft Range

Jul 3rd, 2007 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Massachusetts (USA)-based Revolabs, Inc., a maker of wireless audio equipment, has introduced its new xTag Microphone System. Revolabs is promoting the microphone system for use with a wide variety of applications, including VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), podcasting, voice recognition, web conferencing, panel discussions and lectures, and many more desktop applications.
The manufacturer touts the system’s [...]



New Zune Coming Monday

May 6th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

iLounge is reporting that Microsoft will be releasing a new Zune on Monday:
We’re hearing that Microsoft’s holding an event in Redmond on Monday to preview/announce a new Zune - most likely the flash-based one the company’s been hinting at for a while. No other details yet; if there’s something worth telling you about on Monday, [...]



Wi-Fi iPods On The Way

Apr 13th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple plans to launch new iPods featuring Wi-Fi in the second half of 2007, according to information from suppliers.
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) will produce the Wi-Fi modules and Foxconn will perform as the OEM system assembler.USI will begin shipments later in April, while Foxconn may do so in the third quarter, the sources pointed out.
Microsoft’s [...]



Keyspan Updates ?úber-Remote for iPod

Mar 7th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPod Accessories

Keyspan has announced updated firmware for its TuneView for iPod, a remote with color LCD screen and 2-way RF connectivity that lets you browse and manage an iPod throughout your house or office.
The update increases scrolling speed, adds an ability to jump to a specified first letter within a large list (e.g. in [...]



Can Microsoft Kill iPhone With Zune’s Phone Music Sharing?

Feb 9th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Mobile Podcasting, iPods & Portable Media Players

MarketWatch reports that Microsoft submitted a filing Monday to the Federal Communications Commission that suggests the company will soon be adding phone service to its line of Zune portable media players.
According to the filing, Microsoft and other firms will submit for the agency’s approval a prototype of a wireless device that could be used to [...]



Zune Can’t Share 40% Of Songs

Jan 20th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Zune articles. Archived stories from Zunerama’s Zune blog.
Some Zune users are starting to get upset with the limitations imposed on the device’s wireless sharing technology:
Zune’s wireless sharing is described by Microsoft with a footnote - indicating that “the Zune to Zune sharing feature may not be available for all audio files on your device”.
Curious about [...]



New AirPort Extreme Doubles As Wireless Media Server

Jan 12th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

At Macworld, Apple introduced the new AirPort Extreme wireless networking solution. It’s based on 802.11n, and according to Apple, offers twice the range and five times the performance of their previous AirPorts.
In addition to the network performance, the new AirPort Extreme Base Station features connections for networked computers, printers and a USB hard drive, letting [...]