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Steve Jobs Says Microsoft's Zune Player is Slow, and Lacks Sex Appeal
In an interview with Newsweek, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs talked about why iTunes and the iPod have succeeded where all competitors have failed, how Apple got the major record labels to jump on the iTunes bandwagon - and why Microsoft's Zune 'iPod killer' will fail (Apple Insider, 15-Oct-2006)
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Consumers Can Protect Fair Use Rights to Music Files By Copying to Unprotected Formats
Digital rights managed (copy protected) devices such as Apple's iPod or Motorola's Krzr cell phones take away the consumer's right to fair use of the music and media files they purchase, but software such as Audacity allows you to make an 'open' copy of music as it plays on your computer (Los Angeles Times, 15-Oct-2006)
Podcast Community Grows Nervous About Apple's Claims of 'Pod' Trademark Ownership
Apple Computer has thrown a scare into some well-known podcasters and developers of related technology - notably software maker Podcast Ready - by claiming trademark ownership of the terms iPod and "pod" and threatening to defend its rights to the terms (Wired, 29-Sep-2006)
Microsoft Prepares to Lose Money on Zune in Attempt to Capture Market Share
Microsoft's Zune wireless portable audio and media player ($250 US) will launch in the U.S. on November 14, and industry insiders say it appears that Microsoft will be selling Zune below cost in order to capture market share away from Apple Computer's iPod/iTunes juggernaut (SmartHouse, 29-Sep-2006)
iPod Automotive Charger and Transmitter Sends Song and Artist Info to Car Radio via RDS
Kensington RDS FM Transmitter/Car Charger for Apple iPod ($90 US) charges your iPod while plugged into your car's lighter socket, and transmits both audio and song/artist info to your vehicle's radio data system (RDS) equipped car stereo (Arizona Daily Star, 28-Sep-2006)
Mercora's M Puts Digital Music Libraries On Smart Phones
The new wireless music service 'M' by Mercora claims to have the jump on Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Zune, allowing smart phone users to listen to music files stored on their home PCs via wireless devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 (CNET News, 25-Sep-2006)
iPods Are Still the Most Popular Gadget on Campus
As young men and women head back to universities and colleges for another year of studies, Apple's iPod is again every student's favorite accessory, from backpacks to gymns to dorms (Valley Vanguard, 25-Sep-2006)
Philadelphia Orchestra Sells Sound-Board Recording Downloads of Latest Performances Through Online Store
The Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the U.S. 'big five' symphony orchestras, is the first major American orchestra to jump into direct-to-consumer online sales of downloadable concert performances - full concerts in MP3 and FLAC formats starting at less than $5 (US) per download (Stereophile, 24-Sep-2006)
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SanDisk Sansa e280 MP3 Player - iPod Killer, or Yet Another So-So Knock-Off?
It's relatively cheap and loaded with features - including neat integration with RealNetworks Rhapsody digital music subscription service - but SanDisk's Sansa ($250 US) tests out as just another Windows-style wannabee, clunky and flawed (Wired, 19-Sep-2006)
Zune vs iPod - In Australia It's No Contest
Australian music lovers won't be seeing Microsoft's Zune wireless audio player and music download service any time soon, perhaps never - unless Microsoft outwits critics who say the new service will have a near impossible task competing with Apple's iPod and iTunes (SmartHouse, 16-Sep-2006)
Options For iPod Car Audio Integration Continue to Expand
Automakers are slowly but surely adopting the iPod as a key add-on to every vehicle, while major after-market car audio manufacturers like Pioneer and Alpine continue to push sophisticated iPod integration features (Wired, 15-Sep-2006)
Listening to iPods and Other Digital Audio Portables at High Volumes Causes Hearing Loss
You've heard this before, and here's yet another confirmation: audiology researchers in Malaysia say that in-ear headphone (ear-bud) listening at high levels will make you deaf, even citing digital audio technology as being more of a hearing-loss threat than analog (Stereophile, 3-Sep-2006)
U.S. Automakers Play Catch-Up With iPod In-Car Integration
Germany's BMW did it two years ago, Acura, Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen and other import car-makers followed suit in 2005 - now Ford and GM plan to get with the program by adding built-in integration of Apple's iPod digital audio player to most American-made car models in 2007 (AudioWorld, 4-Aug-2006)
France's Anti-iTunes Legislation Becomes Watered-Down Law
France has enacted a law that initially threatened to outlaw Apple Computer's practice of using digital rights management technology with purchases made on the iTunes Music Store, but now only requires Apple to provide competitors with information necessary to make their services and MP3 players interoperable with iTunes and iPods (CNET News, 4-Aug-2006)
Music Industry Makes Good on Threats to Attack LimeWire P2P File Sharing System
Continuing its pressure to force music file-sharing companies to either shut down, or adopt a business model that compensates record companies, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed suit against LimeWire, claiming that 'the scope of infringement caused by defendants is staggering' (CNET News, 4-Aug-2006)
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