iPod reviews and news of iPod-related products, including iPod nano, iPod shuffle

Apple Store announces Reserve And Pick Up program for the holidays

Ramu Nagappan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:00 -0800

Apple today announced a Reserve and Pick Up program that allows customers to reserve products online and pick them up at a local retail store between December 15 and 24.

Review: The Deep Pinball for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0800

OOO Gameprom returns with another pinball adventure, this one set in a watery underworld. It's a fun game, with the 1.1 update improving upon the original release.

Review: SketchBook Mobile for iPhone

John Brandon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:31:00 -0800

Autodesk's app is one of the better painting and drawing apps on the iPhone. It's the rare app that appeals to both novices and professionals.

Review: AudioBoo for iPhone

James Savage — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:00 -0800

This app, which provides a quick, easy way to share audio recordings on the Internet, shows a lot of potential. Recording and publishing is a snap, but more robust in-app browsing is needed.

Steve Jobs is Fortune's CEO of the decade

Dan Moren — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:10:00 -0800

In the last ten years, Steve Jobs has revolutionized several industries, including music and cell phones—so it's easy to understand why Fortune has named him CEO of the decade.

Review: 9 The Mobile Game for iPhone

John Brandon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:51:00 -0800

The animated motion picture 9 may have come and gone from theaters, but its iPhone game remains. Unfortunately, this platform game misses the mark because of simple gameplay and weak graphics.

Review: Alive 4-Ever for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:52:00 -0800

Everything about this zombie survival game is highly polished, from the music and effects to the controls. Alive 4-Ever is the king of its genre.

Klipsch releases wireless ProMedia 2.1

Dan Frakes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:00 -0800

Klipsch has released a wireless version of the company's well-regarded ProMedia 2.1 speaker system.

Review: Memeo Share for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0800

While it suffers from some oversights -- you can't upload multiple photos at once, for example -- this mobile image-sharing app is well-suited for viewing photos that you and your buddies share. You'll need to consider if the accompanying online service meets your needs, though.

Report: Apple Store headed to downtown Philadelphia

Scott McNulty — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:40:00 -0800

Rumors are swirling that Apple is going to open a retail store in downtown Philadelphia.

Review: Battery Go for iPhone

John Brandon — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:55:00 -0800

This app won't tell you exactly how much battery life you have left on your iPhone or iPod touch, but then it doesn't claim to do that. Rather, Battery Go gives you a pretty good estimate for how much juice you'll need to perform tasks on your mobile device. Large icons and a slider make this simple app easy to use.

Chorus for iPhone suggests apps based on pals' advice

Lex Friedman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Chorus, a new free iPhone app, aims to recommend iPhone applications for you, based on your history—and your pals' suggestions.

Review: BuzzVoice Talks and Tick Talk for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0800

We look at a pair of apps that read the news to you. BuzzVoice Talks is a thankfully-renamed update to PimpMyNews that adds more options for users. Tick Talk is more of an alarm clock that wakes you up with the morning's headlines.

Is Spotify the future of music listening?

Kirk McElhearn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:03:00 -0800

Spotify, hoping to make its way to the U.S. soon, lets you stream music to your computer or iPhone/iPod touch. Will it be worth the wait?

Report: Apple pitching TV subscription service to networks

Dan Moren — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:12:00 -0800

According to reports, Apple is flogging a $30 per month television service to content providers—but will the networks bite?

Review: CNN Mobile for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:03:00 -0800

News junkies won't go wrong with CNN Mobile. It's the deepest and most complete news app for iPhone and iPod touch.

Review: Depth of field iPhone apps

Dale Gardner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:20:00 -0800

A number of iPhone apps promise to help tame the sometimes complex calculations needed for success when attempting to control depth of field. We look at three, each focused on satisfying different types of photographers.

Review: Cygnett GroovePlatinum earphones

Nick Spence — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

Good but not exceptional budget-priced earphones.

Hands On: iPhone and iPod touch remote controls

Christopher Breen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0700

Christopher Breen takes a look at iPhone and iPod touch remote controls that you can use with your multimedia Mac.

Review: CBS Sports: College for iPhone

Beau Colburn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:27:00 -0700

With scores and stats for teams ranked in the Top 25, this app offers some value for college football fans (as well as college hoops fans once that season starts). Throw in exclusive CBS video content -- including a live stream of the SEC game of the week -- and you've got a must-have app for fans of college sports.

Ad man behind '1984,' 'Think Different,' and 'I'm a Mac' stepping down

Lex Friedman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0700

Lee Clow, chief creative officer at TBWA, is handing off Apple creative duties.

Review: Jabra Halo headphones

Aoife M. McEvoy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:44:00 -0700

If you’re looking for nonearbud headphones to handle music and calls—but primarily music—the Halo is a good choice

Review: Toy Bot games for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:38:00 -0700

The Toy Bot Diaries series improves sequel-by-sequel, but Iugo Mobile Entertainment really gets the gameplay right with Spy Bot Chronicles, a spinoff from the physics-based platform game.

iLuv releases iMM183 dual dock and weather alert alarm clock

Jonathan Seff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:02:00 -0700

Accessory maker iLuv has released the iMM183, a $150 dual-dock alarm clock with built-in weather warning notification.

Review: Words With Friends for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:25:00 -0700

Words With Friends is a two-person crossword challenge that takes advantage of the networking capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch to help you take on far-flung opponents in a Scrabble-esque word showdown.

Review: AppBox Pro for iPhone

Brian Beam — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:45:00 -0700

This collection of 21 utilities isn't slick, but that doesn't detract from its usefulness. Bundling nearly two dozen apps into one package means you'll get good value out of AppBox Pro, even if you wind up using just a few of its utilities.

Babelshot makes your iPhone's camera a translator

Lex Friedman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:17:00 -0700

New software uses your iPhone's camera and OCR technology to translate the text you photograph.

Review: FIFA 10 for iPhone

Chris Holt — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:25:00 -0700

This soccer game offers engrossing competition and graphics that far out-pace what we've seen on the iPhone and iPod touch. Now if only Electronic Arts could do something about FIFA 10's wonky artificial intelligence.

Review: Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone

Jackie Dove — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:12:00 -0700

The good part about Adobe's new Photoshop.com Mobile iPhone app is that it's easy, intuitive, fast, and fun, and does what it says it will do. The bad part is that it doesn't do that much.

iPhone and iPod touch remote controls

Christopher Breen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:15:00 -0700

Getting up from your couch to “change the channel” on your Mac-based media center is so 1970s. iPhone and iPod touch apps can help you control your media center using your home network.

Review: FanGraphs Baseball for iPhone

Brendan Wilhide — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:51:00 -0700

With a wealth of baseball data available with just a few taps, FanGraphs Baseball is a must-have app for any fans who wants to learn more about the game they love.

Outsource your photo scanning projects

Derrick Story — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Scanning all your old photos is a daunting process. Should you use a third-party scanning service can help you migrate old photos from the shoe box to the computer?

Review: HDR Camera for iPhone

Beau Colburn — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:33:00 -0700

This image-editing app uses filters to give photos stored on your iPhone or iPod touch an HDR look. Some may find the effects worthwhile, but it takes some effort to get a pleasing result.

Review: myBatteryLife for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:11:00 -0700

This app, which shows how much battery life you have remaining, is a simple tool of somewhat debatable utility.

Review: Medieval for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:59:00 -0700

The App Store features plenty of castle defense games. Medieval is one of the more stellar offerings.

Review: Zagat to Go '09 for iPhone

Brendan Wilhide — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:30:00 -0700

This mobile restaurant guide is a must-own application for any traveler or anyone interested in finding the top rated eateries around the world. If you're looking for a great out of the way place or the hottest new spot in town, Zagat To Go '09 makes finding that information both easy and enjoyable.

The iPod turns eight years old

Scott McNulty — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:13:00 -0700

Apple announced the iPod on October 23rd, 2001. On this, its eight birthday, we take a look back at the way iPods were.

Review: Moonlights for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:55:00 -0700

With challenging levels and spacey visuals, this tower-building puzzle game is a fine addition to the iPhone. The ability to create your own levels and play levels created by other users, though, pushes Moonlights toward greatness.

Review: Paint matching apps for iPhone

Jeffery Battersby — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:50:00 -0700

Both Ben Color Capture from Benjamin Moore and ColorSnap from Sherwin-Williams take similar approaches when it comes to using your iPhone or iPod touch to help pick the right color of paint.

GameFly launches GameCenter App for iPhone

Chris Holt — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:43:00 -0700

Video game rental service Gamefly launched Thursday their GameCenter App on the App Store. This free application gives iPhone and iPod touch users access to data on over 5,000 video games as well as news, videos, screen shots, release dates, user reviews, and cheats. While not designed to actually play the games themselves, the application serves as a pocket library for gaming information as well as a quick way to research, rent, and buy titles.

Review: Must Eat Birds for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:26:00 -0700

This original game offers a good challenge and even some laughs, as you try to keep birds from devouring your delectable desserts.

Review: iHome Audio iP1 iPod speaker dock

Edward N. Albro — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:16:00 -0700

The iP1 is visually striking, and its digital enhancement of compressed music is helpful with some genres. But there are other speaker docks that produce a more natural sound.

Review: iBookshelf for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:56:00 -0700

This relatively modest database app for keeping track of your books has a few annoyances. But if a simple, easy-to-use library app is what you seek, iBookshelf isn't a bad way to go.

Shure announces SE115m+ iPhone headset

Dan Frakes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:16:00 -0700

Shure has announced the SE115m+ Sound Isolating Headset with Remote and Microphone, the iPhone-headset version of the company's SE115 Sound Isolating Earphones.

Halloween games for the iPhone

Lex Friedman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:57:00 -0700

We take a look at a trio of iPhone games with a Halloween twist. Zombie Pizza delivers ghoulish fun, Halloween Chicktionary is an enjoyable word game (though its holiday trappings feel tacked on), and Scarecrow falls short.

Review: Rock Band for iPhone

Chris Holt — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:49:00 -0700

It's not that this iPhone version of the console sensation is a bad game -- it's just disappointing. Instead of pushing the genre forward, Electronic Arts has delivered a game that's not all that different from the many other tapping-interface apps you'll find in the App Store.

Caching iPod touch driving directions

Christopher Breen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:45:00 -0700

You say your iPod touch isn't much good for providing directions while on the road? With a little planning it can be a better navigator.

Review: Razer Mako speakers

Dan Frakes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:30:00 -0700

Razer's Mako isn't the most accurate system out there, but its quite impressive thanks to good overall sound, killer bass, a bunch of useful features, and a unique design.

Review: Sports Cards for iPhone

Roman Loyola — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:37:00 -0700

This set of 60 sports-themed frames lets you turn give your mobile photos a trading card look. Unfortunately, there are limits on what you can and can't customize.

Earthworm Jim hits iPhone

John Davison — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700

Earthworm Jim, originally released on the Sega Genesis 15 years ago, has made its iPhone debut courtesy of Gameloft.