If there’s one thing Microsoft has stuck by even in the face of adversity in recent times, it’s the Zune. The sort of ugly step child in Microsoft’s more consumer-focused lineup hasn’t quite caught on in the mass public’s eye. Yet Microsoft keeps trudging along with the occasional Zune update. You’d be a fool to deny that Apple has been knocking things out of the park over the last few quarters. On that note, what (if anything) can...

Do your friends call you “Golden Ears”, signaling you have some sort of extra-human hearing? While I wouldn’t label myself a full blown audiophile, I’d definitely rate me above average in the sound department. At CES I had the opportunity to play around with and listen to the HiFi Man 801, an MP3 player for audiophiles through and through. It features some of the highest grade components across the board with options to swap out op-amps as the user...

Update: Hot of the press — Looks like the Zune HD 64 will retail for $350 and become available April 12th. Current 16GB and 32GB models will also see some lovin’ in the form of a $20 price drop. Interest piqued? (Engadget) Whether or not you were left with a slightly bitter taste in your mouth back when Microsoft announced the Zune HD 16 and 32GB mp3 players, dropping the ball for audio aficionados in not offering a higher capacity 64GB option, it...

I was at CES 2010, yet I didn’t even notice this little gem in Samsung’s booth miniature city. In the midst of pencil thin TV’s, smartphones, and 3D everything, a little mp3 player that does nothing more than play some songs seems pretty unimportant. And for the most part, it is. But there is something cool to be had to whomever purchases this little player. The built in accelerometer can change the music by shaking. “Big whoop” you say? ...

It’s pretty comical to witness two companies going at each others throats. The most recent and humorous example of such a fight has blossomed between Apple and Adobe — Apple calling Adobe developers fat and lazy and Adobe hitting back saying they’re ready and are more than “efficient”. Exciting stuff huh? But there is one thing far funnier — someone or some company lying about a partnership, deal, or collaboration that never took place....