(News) Peek into the action at hot bars, skateboard parks, karaoke joints, live TV shows, and much more. Oh, and you can generate bubbles on one of the Webcams. Really.

The Day the Music Service Ruckus Died

(News) The "free" college oriented online music service Ruckus has shut down, diminishing hopes by some that campuses will stop their music stealing ways.

Whispersync: The Real News Behind Kindle 2

(News) The introduction of "Whispersync" technology may well be the bigger technology news from Amazon.com.

How Come I Get Fewer Channels With My Converter Box?

(How To) Mike Farrell used to get 11 analog stations. Now, with a converter box, he only gets three. I try to explain this unfortunate situation.

Apple TV Sales Triple

(News) Bolstered by a big sales increase, Apple's happy little hobby keeps plugging along.

Digital TV Delay Bill: Pass It Already!

(News) Digital TV Delay Bill: Pass It Already!

How the Super Bowl Got an X Rating

(News) Forget Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction moment -- this year the playoff game itself had an X-rated moment.

IPod Streamer Offers Cheap Alternative to Sonos

(News) Octiv Air offers multi-room audio -- if you don't playing the same song on all speakers.

Digital Converters and VCRs

(How To) Gene Janowski wants to know if he'll be able to record programs on his VCR after broadcast television switches to all digital.

YouTube to Let Big Media Bring It Own Ads

(News) Google is hoping to entice big media to put its content on YouTube with a plan that gives content owners a cut of advertising revenues.

What Do I Need to Know About TV Converter Boxes

(How To) With the conversion to all digital broadcast television only weeks away, MrGumby59 asked the Answer Line forum what he needs to know about converter boxes.

YouTube Introduces Video Download Feature

(News) Google tries out download link with for YouTube videos with President-elect Barack Obama's ChangeDotGov channel.

Wikipedia Beefs Up for Multimedia

(News) The online encyclopedia expects an explosion in digial media content, and prepares to handle the audio and video entries.

Blockbuster Deal to Put Movies on Many Digital Devices

(News) Blockbuster and Sonic Systems are teaming up to make digital content available on a wider range of electronic devices.

AT&T To Launch In-Car Satellite TV Service

(News) AT&T Cruisecast, due this spring, will deliver 22 channels of satellite TV to screens in your car. But be prepared to pay plasma TV prices for the hardware alone.

Netgear Shows 500GB Media Player

(News) Netgear's new Digital Entertainer Elite media player includes a 500GB built-in hard drive.

Duet II and III Speakers Promise Big Sound

(News) JBL on Tuesday announced a pair of speaker systems designed to support everything from MP3 players and laptops to desktops and...

Elgato Offers New EyeTV Hybrid

(News) Elgato on Monday introduced a new generation of its EyeTV Hybrid TV tuner for the Mac. It makes its debut at Macworld Expo in...

Sling Media Plans IPhone Client Release by March

(News) Sling Media announced late Monday that it will release an iPhone client app for its Slingbox line of place-shifting video...

Group Movies Into Folders on Apple TV

(News) A tip for managing your Apple TV program selection using iTunes.

Focal XS

(Reviews) Back in 2005, I reviewed the iCub, the first "digital lifestyle" product from French audiophile company Focal-JMlab. It was a...

LG Teams with YouTube, CinemaNow

(News) New streaming standards plus access to thousands of movies online should give cable companies a headache.

2008 in Review: The Year in Digital Media

(News) In a year when Apple focused most of its energy on the iPhone 3G, matters of the cloud, and updated computers, its digital...

10 Holiday Tech Shopping Guides: PC World Editors' Choices

(Reviews) Why spend time looking for good tech gifts when PC World editors have already done all the work for you?

Joost Shuts Down Its Desktop App

(News) Peer-to-peer video app will not be available as the company turns its attention to its Web-based service.

ITU Aims to Defragment Home Networks With G.hn

(News) An ITU standards effort aims to end fragmentation in home networking but irks some existing industry groups.

Numark's Cheap and Complete Package For Budding DJs

(Reviews) Numark's brand new "Total Computer DJ in a Box" bundle is an affordable and complete package for beginner digital DJs.

New G.hn ITU Standard for Home Networks

(News) The International Telecommunication Union has approved a standard for high-speed networking over multiple types of in-home...

Paul McCartney Embraces DRM-free MP3 Downloads

(News) Sir Paul McCartney is offering his latest side project as a DRM-free digital download available as high-quality MP3 files...

Make Some Extra Bucks: Sell Your Unwanted MP3s

(News) New site lets you host your own digital garage sale to sell your unwanted audio files.

Amazon's MP3s Beat Apple's iTunes

(News) DRM-free iTunes? Just a rumor. And a new review claims that Amazon MP3s are much better anyway.

Cool Tech Gifts: Inexpensive Webcams for Video Chat

(Reviews) Give the gift of chat--video chat, specifically--with a low-cost, high-quality Webcam.

iTunes Goes DRM-Free...Today?

(News) Reports says Apple will offer songs from three major record labels without built-in copy protection.

YouTube Gets Classy: Less Sex, More Symphony

(News) YouTube is working on an image makeover kissing up to classical music fans, parents, and maybe even Hulu users.

Adobe Rules in Web Video

(News) Adobe Flash dominates online videos worldwide, research reveals.

Sling Media Goes Head-to-Head with Hulu: Updates Offerings

(News) Sling Media has turned its Sling.com Web site into a streaming hub offering third-party content from major networks and studios including Warner, Sony, and MGM.

Artist Wants Cyborg Webcam Eye

(News) San Francisco artist Tina Vlach, who lost her left eye in an accident, is now seeking a Webcam for her prosthetic eye.

Revisiting Hulu

(News) We first looked at video-streaming site Hulu about a year ago when it was operating on a private invite-only basis. In that...

Blockbuster Set To Release Set-Top Box

(News) Blockbuster, faced with competition from movie download services, is reportedly working on a set-top box for streaming movies to customers.

Review: Logitech AudioHub

(News) Logitech's AudioHub is a compact, desktop speaker system for your laptop that aims to enhance your movie watching and music listening.

First Look: Western Digital WD TV

(News) Western Digital on Monday announced the WD TV HD Media Player, a US$130 device that plays back high-definition video on a...

Netflix and TiVo Team Up

(News) TiVo users will be able to watch Netflix movies in their living room.

First Look: Netflix Instant Watching on Mac

(News) In January 2007, Netflix brought the ability to watch a limited number of its catalog of movies and TV shows to users of...

Sonos Delivers a Music Revolution

(News) We test two systems that will play your MP3s around your house. Only one delivers.

The Audiophile’s Guide to Streaming Music

(How To) Don't sacrifice sound quality in the name of convenience. With a lossless codec, a well-optimized streaming setup, and a few easy tricks, you can push phenomenal audio to every room in your house.

Slacker G2 Portable Radio

(Reviews) Its design may not be for everyone, but the Slacker G2 is great for people who love boatloads of free music.

Differentiating 'new' and 'recent' Podcasts

(News) A colleague contacted me with an iTunes/Podcasts/iPhone/iPod conundrum that goes a little something like this:

Sonos Zone Player 120

(Reviews) If you already have a multiroom digital music-streaming system, you don't have to replace it, but the Zone Player 120 is a nice choice for new buyers.

Volvo Ocean Race Tracked Online

(News) Viewers can follow action recorded by on-boat Webcams via mobile phone, PC, on terminals at each port stop.

Apple Releases ITunes, Apple TV Updates

(News) Apple released software updates for both iTunes and Apple TV on Thursday that address performance issues with the former and...

iHome Audio iH70SRC iPod/PC Speaker Set

(Reviews) List: $150Combination computer and iPod speaker set offers good sound quality and an attractive design.

Au Box Brings Multimedia Together for Cell Phones

(News) KDDI's Au Box brings a user's media together and funnels it into a cell phone or through a TV for enjoyment at home.

Comply Foam Tips

(News) Earlier this week, I told you about an inexpensive accessory for making Apple's stock earbuds more comfortable and secure. To...

Internet Audio and the Smallest Step Forward

(News) Some many months ago, I railed against the Downing of Internet Radio--an effort that A) pays artists and labels fairly for the...

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD Video Player

(Reviews) The Slingbox Pro-HD is great if you're moving high-definition video around a fast home network--or if you aren't a perfectionist when watching remotely.

Review: BudFits

(News) Innovelis' replacement for Apple's earbuds is a useful accessory that's an especially good value.

BudFits

(News) Although I usually focus on software in Mac Gems, I occasionally highlight hardware or an accessory that's inexpensive or an...

Have Movies on Your PC? Watch Them on TV

(How To) Here's how to beam movies from your PC to your TV with the fabulous MediaGate 450HD, plus Name That Robot.

Podcasting App Rejected From the App Store

(News) A new Podcasting application has been refused entry into the App Store because it "duplicates the functionality of the Podcast...

Nifty New Capabilities for iPod Touch and iPod Nano

(News) Also announced today in San Francisco: iTunes 8 with HD TV shows, Genius playlists, and new ways to browse music, as well as updated software for iPhone users.

Amazon.com Launches Video on Demand Service

(News) Following a beta period that began over the summer, online retailer Amazon.com has officially launched their Video on Demand...

Adobe, NFL Bring Live Sunday Night Football to Internet

(News) Adobe and The National Football League announced a partnership on Thursday that will bring Sunday Night Football to fans...

Adding Streaming Radio to Apple TV

(News) Your copy of iTunes plays streaming radio. Your iPhone can do the same with the right application--and that right application...

5 Cool Hacks for Your Entertainment Gadgets

(How To) Add external storage to your TiVo, beef up your Xbox 360, rip DVDs to your media player, play your iTunes purchases on any device, and use your standard cable remote to skip commercials.