When the iPod classic and third-generation (3G) iPod nano were first released, many reviewers (including me and my colleague, Dan Frakes) noticed that the two new iPods sported a more-colorful and ...

When the developer Erik Kemp designed the first metadata system for MP3s in 1996, he provided only three options for attaching text to the music. Every audio file could be labeled with only an artist, ...

Tangara, a new portable music player that sports serious iPod Classic vibes, totally eclipsed its initial crowd-funding goal as of Monday. So the open-source iPod alternative could become a reality.

Music streaming service Spotify has updated both its desktop and mobile software to pretty much let you ditch iTunes entirely. The new desktop client will now detect any iPod you have plugged into ...

While sales of the iPod Touch were way up year-over-year, overall iPod sales are down significantly. Does that mean the end is near for the iPod Classic? Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a ...

The scrolling hardware so many people enjoyed spinning over the years has returned with developer Tanner Villarete‘s free web app, iPod.js. The Seattle-based software engineer’s app imitates the look ...