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CORRECTED-HP to stop reselling iPods (Reuters)
Reuters - please read in second paragraph "...an analyst said iPod
sales were not a "huge deal" for HP." instead of "...a
spokesman said iPod sales were not a "hugh deal." Corrects
attribution.
Marantz Releases PMD660 Compact Field Recorder
The PMD660 can record for four hours running on four standard AA batteries.
Samsung, XM to Make MP3/radio Player (AP)
AP - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that they will collaborate to make portable digital players that play both recorded XM programming and MP3 audio files.
Griffin Ships RocketFM USB FM Transmitter for Desktop Computers
RocketFM uses any available FM frequency to transmit music or audio through your home or office stereo system.
XM, Napster in online music joint venture (Reuters)
Reuters - Online music vendor Napster Inc.
and satellite radio provider XM Satellite Radio
are making music together.
Web Audio Book Leader Faces Competition (AP)
AP - Mary Lou Kalbow started listening to books while driving a five-hour rural postal route in Minnesota about five years ago. Now she downloads titles by Janet Evanovich, Jonathan Kellerman and James Patterson to her portable MP3 player and listens all day while she works as a massage therapist.
MP3 Tech Commentary
BadApple Plugin Beats Apple to Podcasting Support
A company calling themselves BadFruit has released a plugin for iTunes supporting Podcasting, thereby beating Apple to the punch with their plans to support podcasting in their next release (4.9) of iTunes. After installing BadApple, you should see a Podcasts...
iTunes 4.9 Indicates iPod Phone To Come
As reported by The Mac Observer, code imbedded in the new realease of iTunes, version 4.9, indicates the coming of an iPod and iTunes enabled mobile phone. According to the Mac Observer, A resource file that is included with iTunes...
Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 (Black) Intro - Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 (Black) review - MP3 players - CNET Reviews
... Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 (Black) Intro - Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 (Black) review - MP3 players - CNET Reviews Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 (Black) Release date: July 1, 2005 * Home * Review * Video * Specs * User opinions * Essentials * Compare * Where to buy CNET editor's take View video & photos Reviewed by James Kim Edited by Jasmine France Reviewed July 14, 2005 Editors' rating: Excellent 8.0 out of 10 Editors' Choice How we rate Sony's MP3 stock has shot up mercurially since introducing native MP3 playback to its Network ...
MGM v. Grokster Decision Likely To Be Announced Monday
If you've been following the MGM v. Grokster case, Hollywood's lawsuit against peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, you may be aware that the Supreme Court's decision is expected to be handed down very soon. Since a decision was not handed down...
iHumor
Regular sized iPod's too hefty for you, the 'Mini' just not mini enough, and is the 'Shuffle' a poor excuse for a pocket sized MP3 player? ... Well then maybe Apple's next generation iPod, the iPod Flea, is the petite size you are looking for. ... The "iPod Flea" is a spoof created by Scott Kelby and is not available in Apple stores.
Belkin announces wireless remote and recording microphone iPod accessories
Computer equipment maker Belkin was busy last week at MacWorld Boston with a couple of new iPod accessory announcements. The two new products are the TuneCommand remote control and the TuneTalk audio recorder. The TuneCommand is priced at $49.99 and...
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