This is a rolling news page which shows all stories run over the last 7 days...one year ago. It's a great way to find reviews, software releases, or the elusive hack that you might otherwise have missed. Keep an eye on this page to catch all the "should not be forgot" items as they rotate through.

Floola 2.0 Released
posted Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 06:10 AM EDT

Floola 12.0 has just been released. Floola is an application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model that supports iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Video and music files can be easily added and removed. Playlists can be managed with simple drag-and-drop. Lyrics and artwork are supported. Tracks can be submitted to last.fm. Podcasts are supported as well. Some new features of this release: AAC audio conversion bug shuffle playback wasn't working for iPod shuffle [ironic] sync wasn't working under linux and mac fixed minor cosmetic issue when adding artwork fixed crash under linux when using some keyboard shortcuts (4972 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Creative's Travelsound i50 for iPod Shuffle
posted Friday, August 31, 2007 - 07:50 PM EDT

Creative Japan has rolled out the Travelsound i50, a rather handy and stylish portable speaker system for the second-generation iPod shuffle. The single-piece unit is wrought of brushed metal, matching the styling of the shuffle, and is designed to allow the shuffle to dock directly into on end of it. A clear, snap-on cover is provided to sheath the docked nano, lending protection to the unit. The mated assembly can be hung from a belt loop or backpack with the supplied carabiner. The Travelsound i50 features a rechargeable battery than can be recharged via standard USB hookup. The unit is currently selling in Japan for the equivalent of about $69 USD and no information is currently available regarding the release of the i50 outside of Japan. [ via technabob ] (1793 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Capuccino iTunes Skin 0.8.2 Released
posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:28 PM EDT

Tired of the brushed-metal look of iTunes? Change the look of your favorite music player to "capuccino" with Capuccino iTunes Skin 0.8.2 for Mac OS X. To install: Click right button of the mouse on iTunes.app. Click on Show Package Contents. Replace the file with the iTunes.rsrc in Contents/Resources. As simple as that. Make a copy of your iTunes.src file beforehand, we'd advise. Enjoy. (5230 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Pod Access 4.1.1 Released
posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:25 PM EDT

Findley Designs has released iPod Acces 4.1.1, a popular utility allowing the copying of files from the iPod to a host Macintosh, a feature not available through iTunes. Unlike some other, similar utilities, iPod Access does not simply read ID3 tags to gather information about individual tracks, but accesses the iPod's internal database, bringing to bear a far richer dataset to the transfer of files back to your Mac. New in this version: Improved iPhone Support. Shared registration between user accounts. iPod Access is a Univeral Binary application, able to run natively on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. (4576 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

iPDA 3.4 Released
posted Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 01:59 PM EDT

Who needs a PDA when you have an iPod asks ZappTek, makers of iPDA v3.4 for Mac OS X. With iPDA, transfer your PIM data to your iPod so it's available whenever you need it; iPDA supports transferring information from Entourage, Stickies, Mail, Address Book and iCal, and web based calendaring systems such as Google Calendar. You can transfer Word, PDF, Pages, RTF and text documents for quick access and reading on the go. You can even download RSS feeds, weather forecasts and news headlines directly to your iPod. New in this release: Download your Gmail conversations and contacts directly to iPod. Stickies syncing now includes notes from the Stickies Dashboard widget -- in addition to the notes from the Stickies application. Ensures full compatibility with Pages '08. Improves directions support for International users. The feed button icon is now the standard RSS icon. Minor bug fixes for RSS feeds, directions, and Sync error handling. (5268 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Audi Brings iPhone / Car Integration
posted Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 10:48 AM EDT

As reported by HTLounge, Audi has a particular treat in store for iPhone users. The German automaker has announced technology that connects the iPhone to Audis' large on-screen, in-car displays, granting the user access to phone and music functions on the device. Integration with Audi's MMI user interface will be available on the Audi A5, A6, A8, and Q7 automobiles. Voice call integration can be handled wirelessly, but for access to the iPhone's songs, a cable must be employed. A clean pairing, it seems. (3510 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Simplify Media 859beta Released
posted Monday, August 27, 2007 - 10:49 PM EDT

Simplify Media is new, free software to connect your iTunes wherever your Macs and PCs happen to be. Enjoy your home library while away, and connect to up to 30 friends. Simplify Media is fast to setup. You don’t have to change firewall settings or port-forward, and there is none of wait associated with uploading files in bulk to a website. It is also cross format (aac, wma, mp3) and cross platform (OS X 10.4, XP and Vista). Most importantly, it is integrated with iTunes so the experience is very similar to iTunes LAN sharing, but the computers can be anywhere instead of only on the same subnet. With Simplify Media, you have a small, IM-like list of friends. When they are online, they can play from you, and you can enjoy their music as well. The only limitation is that you cannot download the files to your computer or transfer them to your iPod as songs are streamed on demand. (2627 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )