Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
GarageBand 3 makes podcast creation a snap:
In addition to being one of the best ways to make music on a computer, GarageBand 3 is now also a complete solution for creating professional quality Podcasts. Voices can easily be recorded using the built-in expertise of an audio engineer and Podcasts can be enhanced with radio-style sound [...]
Sima’s Hitch USB-101: one of the most useful accessories to surface at this year’s CES, the Hitch allows you to pair two USB devices for file transferring between them. In the case of iPods it allows you to choose the songs you want to transfer. Battery-powered, runs on Linux. Expected around April for an estimated [...]
iTunes 6.0.2 is out: features easy video conversion to the H.264 format that the iPod video supports and allows wireless audio streaming to multiple AirPort Express receivers at once.
Also: sports an annoying “MiniStore”—for which privacy concerns have been fairly raised, since Apple didn’t bother at first to clarify what exactly it does a propos to [...]
Apple didn’t present new Shuffles at the MacWorld Expo (like we, along with others, had guessed) but did hav e a treat or two for the iPod users.
The iPod Radio Remote lets you enjoy you favorite radio stations via the built-in FM receiver, accompanied by a nice visualisation on the iPod’s screen. Favorite stations can [...]