The Pope gets an iPod

by Dave Caolo (Mar 4th 2006 4:00PM)

First it was the Queen, now The Pope has received an iPod. The Catholic News Service is reporting that Pope Benedict XVI recently visited the Vatican Radio headquarters to celebrate the station's 75th anniversary, where the employees presented him wi...

iPod: personalizing isolation

by Scott McNulty (Feb 14th 2007 7:30PM)

Many pundits (read 'luddites') fear that the proliferation of iPod toting folks is isolating people from group experiences that define our culture as a whole. Katherine Mangu-Ward, writing for Reason Magazine, argues that this fear has been around s...

iPod etiquette at the office

by Scott McNulty (Feb 3rd 2006 7:30AM)

It must be a slow news day because everyone is writing about iPod etiquette. USA Today, America's newspaper with the highest concentration of pie charts, has some tips for using your iPod at the workplace. It seems that those white earbuds might sign...

Considering iPod etiquette

by Dave Caolo (Mar 28th 2006 6:00PM)

Newsvine user LT was recently inspired to compose his own version of iPod etiquette, after witnessing two specific events: A man who was listening to his iPod while sitting with friends in a noisy bar, and a younger boy who sat plugged in during dinn...

More iPods in space

by Laurie A. Duncan (Dec 11th 2006 4:00PM)

A few months ago, Scott pondered how many iPods were in space. Well we have a confirmed sighting of at least one more, besides Anousheh Ansari's, on the International Space Station. Click through to the hi-res version of this pic of European Space ...

Considering the iPod's mortality

by Alex Wollenschlaeger (Oct 8th 2006 1:15PM)

Will the iPod die? Apple's player has dominated the market for a few years now, but it's under ever-increasing attack by competitors new and old. According to this post at For Once And For All!, the iPod isn't going anywhere, and it mostly comes down...

The iPod and the "product transition"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 27th 2007 8:00AM)

Perhaps the most interesting and mysterious two words heard yesterday during Apple's big conference call were "product transition." The biggest surprise of the call was that Apple was setting its profit guidance much lower than expected, and the two ...

Charge an iPod with an onion

by Mike Schramm (Nov 14th 2007 9:45PM)

I think we somehow missed this at TUAW, but I have no idea how. Just in time for everyone to head home for the holidays (and forget their iPod chargers), here's a quick fix solution to get that battery back up and you back listening to The Cars' Gre...

My wish for the iPod

by Dave Caolo (Jun 8th 2005 11:45AM)

No, I'm not looking for a video iPod with WiFi capabilities, web, email and handwriting recognition all for under $200. My request is much simpler. When I'm in the car, which is where I listen to my iPod most often, I just set it to shuffle and let i...

No "iPod tax" for Canada

by Scott McNulty (Jan 13th 2008 6:00PM)

Here's a reason for our Canadian readers to rejoice (and no, I'm not talking about the weak dollar, but thanks for reminding me about that): a proposed levy against iPods and other MP3 players has been defeated. The levy, which was going to be anywhe...

NES emulator for the iPod

by Dave Caolo (Mar 21st 2006 10:00AM)

First it was Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man, and now the enterprising geeks at the iPod Linux project have written a NES emulator for the iPod. So far, Megaman, Spiderman, Skate Or Die and Guerilla War work fine, while Tetris, Super Mario Brothers and a fe...

The iPod as demand for action

by Dave Caolo (Mar 19th 2006 9:00AM)

Believe it or not, not everyone loves the iPod. While I don't count myself among the haters, I do see how this is sort of obnoxious. Tiny stickers that, when affixed to your iPod shuffle, announce either your desire to engage in conversation or your ...

iPod: the secret ingredient

by Jay Savage (Jun 19th 2005 1:30PM)

The July issue of Food and Wine hit mailboxes this week, and I've finally had a chance to browse through it this weekend. Every issue has some interesting technology articles, but as a trianed pastry chef, I have a slightly broader definition of &quo...

On improving the iPod's aging UI and experience

by David Chartier (Jul 22nd 2006 4:40PM)

The iPod is the 800-pound gorilla of the DAP industry - there's no doubt about it (well, almost). In its 4+ years of existence, the player has quickly won owner's hearts because of its ease of use and seamless iTunes management experience, amongst ot...

The Pre in iPod's clothing

by Michael Jones (Jul 24th 2009 9:45PM)

Palm has quite a checkered history when it comes to syncing your Pre with iTunes, going as far as to make the device report itself as an iPod, and leaving lingering speculation that Apple would block the device with future iTunes updates -- which is ...