Jim Lynch: Off the Top of My Head…

Interesting but still not enough to make me want a PSP.
A small California software maker has developed a program designed to bring at least part of Apple Computer’s iTunes experience to the new Sony PlayStation Portable.
The software, the latest in Information Appliance Associates’ series of PocketMac tools to link handheld devices with PCs and [...]

This looks cool. I haven’t tried it though but I’ve been wondering if the iPod is going to end up morphing into some sort of PDA type device eventually. Hat tip to OS News.

With Pod2Go, you can read the news from thousands of web sites, get the forecast for cities around the world, view movie [...]

Hmm…interesting move on Sony’s part.

The Sony line-up includes MP3 players which hold a similar number of songs to the iPod shuffle – about 250 – but the players have much longer battery life.
The new players have up to one gigabyte of storage and depending on which version, cost between $150 and $180.
Sony said the [...]

Darn it. And I just bought one recently too! :cry:
Apple has revamped its range of iPods, introducing a 30GB photo model for $349, and a new iPod mini priced at under $200, as well as a 6GB model for $249.
The 30GB iPod photo uses a new drive mechanism, reducing the number of platters in the [...]

My column about my experience with my iPod Mini is now up on ExtremeTech.
After I got my iPod charged, I started giving it a closer look. One thing I immediately noticed was how small it was! For some reason I’d been expecting something roughly the size of my Pocket PC but the iPod Mini was [...]

Speaking of the iPod…seems that some Microsoft employees also love it. :evil: You’ve got to love this. Heh,heh, heh.
And, frankly, I don’t blame them. After getting a taste of the iPod Mini, I sure won’t be bothering with my iPaq 2215 to play music when I’m at the gym or out and about. The [...]

Wow! This sucker rocks! :shock:
My Pocket PC was giving me a bunch of headaches so I snagged a iPod mini and it’s working out great. I bought a bunch of music from Apple’s store too. Tons of great music there, I think I’m addicted! :shock:
I can see the appeal of the iPod now. Man, it’s [...]

Ars has a good review of radioShark, which is sort of like a TiVo for broadcast radio.
The basic premise of the radioSHARK is this: TiVo for radio. It can timeshift live recordings, be set to regularly record a program, or simply used to listen to live radio on either the AM and FM band. [...]

Heh,heh. I love this. Good for Wal Mart. :mrgreen:
Wal-mart wants every CD you buy to cost less than ten bucks. And the nation’s largest retailer — which moved a quarter of a trillion dollars’ worth of goods last year — usually gets its way. Suppliers who don’t accede to Wal-Mart’s “everyday low price” mantra often [...]

I’m not too excited about this and never really have been about the iPod.
After three years of being synonymous with “digital music player,” Apple’s iPod will widen its horizons and gain photo-viewing capabilities within the next 30 to 60 days, highly reliable sources tell Think Secret.
The new iPod, which will sit at the top [...]

I’d like to say I’m surprised about this but I’m not.
Record companies are taking such a large cut from tracks sold online that many of the burgeoning online music stores will go out of business, experts warned yesterday.
Figures obtained by The Independent show that the labels take home the lion’s share of the cost [...]