The story of turning an iPhone 4s into a dedicated music player in 2026. From downgrading from iOS 9 to 6, to converting music file formats

I wanted to use it as a dedicated music player. I usually manage my music on my PC using Sony's "Music Center for PC." I have ...

Children’s Podcasts Make The Industry A Family Affair

Children's podcasting presents unique challenges, grappling with strict regulations, developmental constraints, and complex ...

Apple Music Has a Hidden iPod You Can Play With

Apple Music has an easter egg on the web: a fully-functional iPod that appears when you load a page that does not exist, such ...

Apple Music is hiding the original iPod as an easter egg, and there’s a secret game too

Apple Music is celebrating the iPod’s 25th anniversary with a playable replica of the original click-wheel player hidden on its 404 page. There’s even a secret Brick game tucked inside.
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VitaWave turned my PS Vita into a dedicated music player, and it’s my favorite way to listen to my library

Lossless support with no streaming necessary.
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Apple Music Just Made Life Easier for Premium Speaker Owners Who May Not Be Getting the Sound Quality They Paid So Much For

Bluesound's BluOS platform now streams Apple Music natively to speakers from Bluesound, NAD, DALI, and others, but Apple's API limits quality to 256kbps AAC.
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My headless Raspberry Pi can finally be a real Spotify Connect player without a workaround

Pi as the player, phone as the remote ...
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Marantz, NAD, and Arcam Launched New CD Players Despite a Parts Shortage That Could Make Them Impossible to Repair

Arcam and NAD offer fewer clues. The Arcam CD25 uses a disc mechanism mounted on a vibration-damping chassis, but its ...

A new mod brings Apple's classic iPods into 2026 with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB-C, and Spotify support

Interested iPod owners can now sign up for updates on the development of a mod that adds support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB-C, expandable storage, additional media ...
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New Music Mondays: A$AP Rocky, Tierra Whack, OWO And More

The official release of an A$AP Rocky deep cut, a deluxe edition by Tierra Whack and Afropop by OWO highlight this week's new ...

I tried YouTube Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music on Android Auto, but one offline player won me over

The underdog that beat streaming apps ...
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Astell & Kern is the current master of the portable hi-res music player – can it produce another classic with the new PD5?

The demise of the Astell & Kern A&norma SR35 has not been music to our ears. There aren’t many outstanding hi-res portable music players on the market, with the multiple Award-winning SR35 holding ...