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Marantz Releases PMD660 Compact Field Recorder
The PMD660 can record for four hours running on four standard AA batteries.
Free Tracks from Beatport and Native Instruments
Download 8 tracks for free, in 320kbps quality, that showcase the wide range of musical genres available at Beatport.
Sales breakup song: HP dumps the iPod (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Hewlett-Packard said Friday it will stop selling Apple Computer's popular iPod digital music player, ending an unusual Silicon Valley partnership announced with much fanfare last year.
Edirol Introduces USB Powered Speakers for Mobile User
The MA-1EX are small yet powerful speakers for users that need better sound and more power than their computer speakers can provide.
Stanton Ships New Dual-CD DJ Players
Stanton is shipping the C.504 and C.503, two new rack-mountable dual CD players for DJs.
2005 NAMM Update: iDJ iPod Mixing Console
The iDJ enables mobile DJs and iPod enthusiasts to seamlessly integrate their portable music libraries with other music and sound reinforcement systems—transforming the iPod from a personal music player into a source playback device.
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.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Logitech adds more headphones geared towards MP3 player owners
Computer peripheral equipment maker Logitech yesterday announced they were adding three new headphones to their iPod/MP3 accessories line. These newest headphones are the Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3 ($129.99 - available in July), the Logitech Identity Headphones for MP3 ($39.99...
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...
Archos updates XS 200 MP3 player
Archos announced yesterday they were updating one of their smaller MP3 players. The Gmini XS 200 has been replaced by the new XS 202, which is priced at $249.95 and available now. The Gmini XS 202 is definitely compact, measuring...
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.
Play MP3s on Your Home Stereo with Airport Express
If new technology is supposed to make our lives easier and more enjoyable, then digital music should free us from the mighty encumbrance of the CD, making music more usable and enjoyable, right? But have you noticed that since you've...
Legal Downloads Triple in 2005
In what appears to be great news for the music industry, the sale of legally downloaded music has reportedly tripled in 2005, said to the international recording industry. According to the Associated Press: The International Federation of Phonographic Industries said...
Motorola iTunes Phone - The ROKR
Well, it seems that it may soon be happening... the first (of what will more than likely be many) iTunes phone was (sort of) revealed last night at a Motorola presentation, as reported by motoRAZR. Though it sounds as though...
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