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Music Phones Seen As Weak Rivals Of The IPod (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The first-generation of music phones may lack the sound quality and ease of use to take on Apple's iPod.
Creative Technology chokes after trying to bite into Apple (AFP)
AFP - One year after launching a direct challenge to Apple Computer's iconic iPod, Creative Technology is finding it tougher than expected to bite market share off the US-based digital music player giant.
Behringer Intros Tweakalizer DJ Effects Box
Behringer has announced the availability of a new desktop DJ effects machine with 6 simultaneous functions and an intuitive user interface.
ITunes Japan Sells 1M Songs in Four Days (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple announced on Monday that iTunes Japan has sold more than 1 million songs in the first four days of service there. The figure more than doubles the monthly sales of all Japanese online music stores combined, according to the company.
Apple: Deaf to the Rent-a-Tunes Beat (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - Ask folks in the digital-music industry to make predictions for the next year, and here's one that would be the near the top of most lists: Apple Computer , the king of selling downloads thanks to the huge success of its iTunes Music Store, will launch a music-subscription service. That way, consumers who don't want to buy big digital collections could pay a flat monthly fee to hear -- but not own -- almost any song they want.
Apple's iPod Patent Rejected (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) has failed to patent the interface to its wildly popular iPod digital music player. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected Apple's application, citing a similar patent already registered by a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) researcher.
Marantz Intros PMD671 Compact Flash Recorder
The PMD671 records to Compact Flash cards, has no moving parts, and offers multiple recording modes, long record times and long battery times.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Recordable CDs More of a Threat Than P2P
According the The Register, the RIAA has admitted that, despite their urgent attack on P2P file-sharing technology, copying of CDs for use on a portable device (either an MP3 player or burned to a CD-R) is a much greater threat...
Presents for dad - 8 in 1 Card Reader with 2.5â³ HDD
... (USB2.0) 8 in 1 Card Reader with 2.5 HDD Enclosure and MP3 Player Sale Price - 129.00 The X s-drive Pro acts not only a portable storage device but also an MP3 player. ... General functions include MP3 music playback, multi-language file name display, data size, file deletion and connection with PC and Mac via USB 2.0.
Podcasting
This is another breaking technology related to Blogging that I like. ... It is used mainly by people with Apple Ipods (thus the name), but can used by mp3 player listener and MD player owners like me (though I have been thinking of getting an Ipod). ... Listening to your music is good and all but don t you get bored listening to the same old songs? ... Copy the mp3 onto your mp3 player (or record it onto your MD like me) and you can listen to the topics you like while on the go. ... Podcasts are almost as good as audio books and you can ...
Microsoft believes competition for Apple iPod to become intense
... Worldâs largest software company Microsoft is working hard on developing technologies with its partners for MP3 players, which can provide enough competition to Apple iPod to lessen its domination. ... Erik Huggers, head of Microsoft s Digital Music Division said in a statement: Come this fall there is going to be a number of devices that get close to competing with Apple s iPodâ. ... However, while these companies work on providing a challenging alternative to Appleâs iPod, Apple itself is rumored to be working on the next big thing, ...
What stories and content do you want to see?
Hello Portable Entertainment readers. I was wondering - what kinds of new stories and content do you want? More product reviews? Specific types of tutorials? Let me know by posting your ideas in the forum....
Some Motorola Phones Support iTunes
While the addition of Podcasting to the newest iTunes release caused the biggest stir, a close look at the code has revealed a few more interesting additions. Aside from the possible iPod phone indications, it seems that some Motorola phones...
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RIAA Files Suit Against 784 File Sharers
In a move so close to their victory in the landmark MGM v. Grokster case as to be more than conspicuous, the RIAA launches a new round of lawsuits against 784 P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharers using programs such as Kazaa,...
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