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Someone modified a 17-year-old iPod Classic to stream Spotify

Why? A challenge, I guess. And everyone could use a hobby, right? The full story at MobileSyrup. (Via Sean)

When the iPod was becoming the world’s defacto MP3 player, there was a second version of the player unknown to

I have a couple of old iPod Classics lying around the house, uncharged and unused. But every once in a

Apple introduced a new line of iPod Touches the other day. Basically, they’re iPhones with out the phone bits. The

Last Tuesday (October 23) was apparently National iPod Day in the US. Gee, if I’d known, I’d have baked a cake

Dubai has some of the wildest architecture anywhere in the world. That now includes a building called The Pad. Designed

Music is meant to be shared. For millennia, humans have created instruments, developed sounds and shared those sounds with people

Tony Fadell is famous as the guy who helped Apple invent the iPhone. He stayed with the company as it

Moby was interviewed by The Observer the other day and dropped this gem when he was referred to as a

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

A thought: a revolving door leading into the West Wing of the White House. It would make staff changes easier

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver