I like to listen to music whenever I can — and to do so wirelessly is my favorite way. I am always looking for a good Bluetooth stereo headset that can be used for both listening to music and for hands-free phone calls. Samsung has just… Read More »
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The massive development effort for the Palm Pre marches on with today finding 123 apps in the Homebrew Apps depository on PreCentral. There are literally new programs showing up every few hours, and I find myself checking for new ones several times a day. Today’s… Read More »
Two nights ago, I was pretty intent on getting at music on my Windows Home Server from anywhere but my home. While I was successful to some extent, I experienced failure as well. Using Firefly Media Server and the Fireplay add-in, I… Read More »
Spotted in what looks like Best Buy’s inventory system, Gizmodo is showing the expected price point for Microsoft’s Zune HD handheld. It appears that the 16GB and 32GB models will cost $220 and $290, respectively. There’s no official pricing yet from Microsoft, so the… Read More »
Sure, you could just spend $15 for the iLuv iEA15 inline remote for your high-end earbuds, but where’s the fun in that? One of our enterprising readers decided to take matters into his own hands and whip out the X-acto knife and solder gun.… Read More »
In mid-July, Verizon pushed the Slacker music application to all BlackBerry Storm devices. The software is tied directly to Verizon’s VCast store so if you like what you hear on Slacker, Verizon is happy to sell you the track right over the air. I… Read More »
When I got a chance to review the Sonos whole-house music system, I pretty much fell in love. The hardware was easy to set up and I was streaming music all through the house in no time. About the only item I wasn’t a… Read More »
I never seem to know what to do with my Bluetooth headset when it’s not attached to my ear. Do I put it in a pocket? Drop it in my gear bag? Just keep wearing it until it grafts itself permanently to the side of… Read More »
I’m a lucky audiophile as both of my phones, the iPhone and the Pre both offer inline headphone remote controls. With the buttons, I can pause, play, skip and control the music volume. On the the iPhone, I can also use the controls to initiate… Read More »
The BlackBerry Tour might be today’s talk of the town, but that’s doesn’t mean the Storm is dissipating. Verizon just announced that Slacker’s software will be on every BlackBerry Storm. Slacker announced support for the Storm back in January, but it was an… Read More »
The news that Apple blocked the ability for Palm Pre owners to sync their phone with iTunes came as no surprise. Apple had warned Pre owners that the ability to sync the phone with iTunes might go away, and the very next iTunes update did… Read More »
So the great experiment is over. What used to work with the Palm Pre no longer does, as the result of Apple’s new iTunes 8.2.1 software. I’m talking about the ability to synchronize DRM-free iTunes music with the Pre handset. It was fun while it… Read More »
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