Category: iPod

With music becoming increasingly accessible, it's now possible to accompany every moment of life with a personalized soundtrack. Not only have iPods and MP3 players pervaded everyday existence, but they've also, not surprisingly, become just as crucial to those most extreme, intense moments -- moments most of us never experience, but which, for soldiers in combat, are the norm. Such is the ...

Worthy of an appearance on 'MTV Cribs,' this custom-made iPod kegerator combines two things every good party needs -- cold beer and hot jams. According to Bornrich, Craig Jones tricked out a plain old refrigerator for a magazine contest. He stripped the fridge down, installed a Bose iPod dock on the door, added classy blue neon fringe lighting, and gave it a custom paint job worthy of a hot rod. ...

Only weeks after Apple unveiled its new iPod Nano, a Japanese man has become the first person to be arrested using the device for an illegal, and creepy, activity. According to Fuckedgaijin, the unidentified Kobe man was arrested after using the new Nano's video camera function to peek up an 18-year-old girl's skirt. While in a bookstore, the peeping-tom somehow hid the iPod in his shoe, and ...

The day of celebration has arrived for porn-loving iPhone owners. Sultry stars Sunny Leone and Aria Giovanni have officially made their Apple-approved iPhone app debuts, according to CNET. The apps, courtesy of GrindHouse Mobile, feature photos, blogs, and videos, but, in news certain to crush the hopes of adolescents everywhere, reportedly contain no actual nudity. GrindHouse had to compromise ...

A recent addition to the iPhone app store has managed to enrage the Asian (and non-Asian) blogosphere alike. The 'Lucky Fortune' app displays a fortune cookie that the user, by shaking the iPhone, can "break" open to read their luck. So far, so good, right? Well, once the cookie cracks (to the sound of a gong), a voice reads out your fortune in what New York Times writer Jennifer 8. Lee describes ...

No doubt the biggest news at today's Apple event is the triumphant return of Steve Jobs. Out of the spotlight due to health issues, the perpetually black-turtleneck-clad Jobs took the stage (video), proudly proclaiming his gift of life. Brand new liver aside, it was the same Steve everyone has come to know and love, including the first "One more thing..." we've heard in quite some time. Head ...

Sadly, the Switched crew wasn't able to head to California to cover today's Apple event live, so we're instead forced to live vicariously through our pals at Engadget and TUAW. Fortunately, they've got top-notch crews out there to bring us, and you, all the happenings from the Apple 'It's Only Rock and Roll' event. So hit up the links bellow to see if we'll get a MacTablet, if iTunes will get ...

Rumors are circulating again that iTunes will finally be getting access to the Beatles catalog. According to a now mysteriously disappeared article from Sky News, Yoko Ono indicated to the news outlet that the Fab Four's albums might appear in the Apple owned music outlet. And, with an Apple press event scheduled for tomorrow (the same day as the release of The Beatles remastered albums) what ...

Many online services have tried to drag online one of the last hold-outs of desktop software: the music manager. But the hurdle upon which Last.FM, Imeem, Slacker, and Pandora all stumble is their inability to offer users access to whatever music they want, on-demand, especially in the mobile sphere. Most of the mobile versions of these apps have been relegated to streaming, predetermined ...

The seemingly inevitable has finally become reality: Rockstar is bringing the 'Grand Theft Auto' franchise to the iPhone. It's happening sooner than you would think (this fall), but it's unclear whether it will be a top-down style game -- much like the recently released 'GTA: Chinatown Wars,' and hearkening back to the series' roots on PC and PlayStation -- or a third-person situation, like the ...

While it might sound like commercial suicide, a group of major record labels -- Sony, Warner, Universal, and EMI -- are planning to launch a new digital album format, without Apple's support. According to the Guardian, the project, codenamed 'CMX,' will launch in November and include songs, lyrics, videos, liner notes, and artwork. It's a push to revive the album in a time when digital singles ...

We're used to Apple rumors flying ("What will the new iPhone bring?" "When'll they finally release a tablet-style Mac?"), but we've been a bit surprised that the rumor mill is now grinding over an innocuous piece of software that most of us have only come to begrudgingly accept: iTunes. On the more pedestrian side of things, it's expected that iTunes 9 will bring support for Blu-ray playback, ...

Apple is no stranger to dealing with exploding iPods; the devices' lithium-ion batteries, like all lithium-ion batteries, have occasionally had problems with malfunctioning and bursting into flames. The problems have been isolated and we've been spared any sort of massive, iPods-are-fire-hazards media frenzy -- until now. A recent incident involving an 11-year-old British girl, her 'sploded iPod, ...

You may not realize it, but your iPhone is even more powerful than you think. Sure it can place calls, browse the Web, and even play 3-D games, but did you know you can use it to control almost any other gadget in your house? Seriously. Silicon Alley Insider has compiled a list of 15 things you can control with your iPhone. If you have a TiVo, AT&T, or DirecTV DVR for your television, guess ...

A reader asks: I travel and commute a lot, and I need a set of headphones for my iPod and laptop. Those white earbuds just don't cut it on a plane or subway – especially for blocking out noise. I like to watch action movies, so they need to have good bass for those Hollywood explosions. But I'm also a jazz fan. Hey Reader: We're not crazy about stock earbuds, either, and we've tried ...