Cingular Expands Music Offerings With Microsoft Deal

Cingular Wireless, the only mobile phone service that offers iTunes music on mobile phones, yesterday said it teamed with Microsoft to make four more popular music services available to its customers. Cingular is using Windows Media Digital Rights Management technology on newly introduced cell phones to give customers access to Napster, Yahoo! Music, eMusic and XM Satellite Radio subscription services. Cingular’s philosophy...

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Scosche’s SoundKase Division Introduces Sonic(!)Boom iPod Backpack

SoundKase, a division of the crazy Scosche company, has introduced an iPod Backpack, dubbed the Sonic(!)Boom, with a built in sound system including a 5 Watt amp and speakers. Just slip your iPod in the pack’s see-through pouch, plug the jack in and annoy everyone around you! Perfect for the Subway, Metro, Tube or any other public transit system. Mind The Pack! Features: • Clear iPod/mp3 player display pocket Carry Handle •...

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