Reviews

from ilounge.com

ZAGG has announced the launch of its invisibleShield clear protectors for the fourth-generation iPod nano and second-generation iPod touch.

from arstechnica.com

As we closed in on the three-year anniversary of the introduction of the original iPod nano, there was no question in anyone's mind that the FallApple Event would see the launch of the fourth generation of the pint-sized music player.

from rollingstone.com

David Byrne and Brian Eno retreated to pop's periphery years ago, but their influence is suddenly front and center. There are echoes of Byrne's old band, Talking Heads, in the avant-funk of LCD Soundsystem and other dance-rock bands, and you can hear the singer's workaday hysteria in the cadences of Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock. Coldplay sought producer Eno to help them make Viva la Vida, a record that recalls another album with Eno's mark, U2's The Joshua Tree.

from ilounge.com

Tunewear has announced its first accessories for the fourth-generation iPod nano and second-generation iPod touch.

from exercise.about.com

If you've been trying to break free from long, tangled headphone cords for once and for all, iMuffs Wireless Headphones are the perfect choice.

from ilounge.com

Coming off the success of its Capsule Rebel and Colors cases for the iPhone 3G, SwitchEasy has debuted CapsuleNeo ($30), another unique case with interesting ideas for protecting the plastic-bodied iPhone.

from gizmondo.com

Sony's S-series Walkman is their new high-end digital audio player that is not only their slimmest player to date, but has active noise cancellation and the SensMe music suggestion engine. Sony bundled 13.5mm EX headphones with the S-series players, as well as a pass through cable that connects to an in-flight entertainment system and uses the noise canceling capability of the Walkman.

from ilounge.com

To say that we've been waiting for H2O Audio's Surge ($60) for a long time would be an understatement; while competitors have released in-canal earphones, these waterproofing specialists have for years focused instead on neckband-styled water-safe headphones.

from ilounge.com

After looking at five rubber iPhone 3G cases yesterday, we wanted to look at three additional hard plastic cases today, two from Contour Design called Fusion ($30) and Flick for iPhone 3G ($35), and one from iFrogz called Luxe ($20).

from rollingstone.com

Gabriel fans hoping for a follow-up to 2002's Up will have to keep waiting. Big Blue Ball is neither new nor is it strictly Gabriel, although the pioneering art rocker's aesthetic stamp (and, on four songs, his voice) is all over this global-music mosaic.

from rollingstone.com

"Let go of the old ones/We've got some new ones," sings Scott McMicken on "The Old Days," a woozy parlor-room piano-rock reverie. The Philadelphia band's albums have always sounded like they should be filed alongside "old ones" like the Band, the Beach Boys, the Beatles and the Bonzo Dog Band.

from wired.com

The name "Garmin" is synonymous with "GPS," the way "Q-Tip" is synonymous with "auditory hygiene." And the Colorado 400t doesn't let us down: Its light, curved form fits easily in your palm. Navigating the great-looking interface one-handed feels easy with the help of a soft click-wheel. 3-D view helps you visualize vertical grade — as in, "We have to climb up ... that?" But included trip and waypoint software isn't Mac-compatible, and the Mac packages online are cumbersome and hard to use.

from forbes.com

It may have seemed like good news when federal officials announced last month that U.S. life expectancy had jumped four months and, for the first time, surpassed 78 years. But forget about 78. What if someone said that you--not some future generation--should be able to live into your 90s in relatively good health?

from ilounge.com

After an initial flood that started shortly after the device's late 2007 release, iPod touch case releases have recently been on the dry side. Over the last couple of weeks, however, we've had the chance to test three new options: iSkin's iSkin touch ($30), Gecko Gear's Safe Case (AU$30/US$29), and Incase's Slider Case ($35).