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Apple starts iTunes online music service in Japan (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. launched its iTunes
online music store in Japan on Thursday, bringing its leading
download service to the world's second-largest music market by
album sales.
Apple Widgets Top 1,000 Mark
Apple has announced that Dashboard now has over 1,000 widgets available.
Napster and Tower Records join forces in Japan (AFP)
AFP - Online song-seller Napster and real-world disc retailer Tower Records announced that they are teaming up to compete in the Japanese music market.
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.
Griffin Intros iFM iPod Radio Tuner
The Griffin Technology iFM integrates FM radio tuning, recording and remote control functionality to the iPod, all in a tiny aluminum enclosure
Copy-protected CDs iPod-incompatible but sell well (Reuters)
Reuters - Recent CDs by Foo Fighters and Dave
Matthews Band containing new anti-piracy technology are selling
well despite a backlash among some fans angry that the discs
are incompatible with iPods, experts said on Thursday.
Korg Intros New D4 Digital Recorder
The D4 allows musicians to quickly record, mix and edit complete songs from start to finish, as well as easily capture musical ideas on the fly.
Creative Debuts Zen Vision Multimedia Player
Magnesium-encased player delivers eight times the image resolution and more than three times the screen size of the iPod Photo.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Archos updates Gmini line of portable video devices
Portable video player maker Archos announced today they were releasing an updated version of their Gmini 400 portable video device for $329.95. The new Gmini 402 is available now. The Gmini 402 is a portable video playing device (i.e. DivX,...
AV MP3 Player - Morpher 2.0.99 (Freeware)
AV MP3 Morpher Basic is all-in-one audio morphing studio for digital music and movie editing. ... CD Burner helps you burn audio files of mp3 and other formats directly to CD. ... Here are some key features of "AV MP3 Player Morpher": · Plays MP3 files and most popular audio formats such as WMA, WAV, RA, VOC, APE, CDA, AIF files and more, with visualization choices ... · With the advanced Voice Morpher, Beat Tracking, Cher Modulation, Tempo Morpher, Frequency Morpher and the overflowing Library of Effects, similarly to morphing an image, ...
Sony Psyc Network Walkman (512 MB)
... The Sony Psyc is an affordable MP3 player, designed for extreme portability. ... The Psyc runs on one AAA battery, which can play 70 hours of continuous play. ... The Sony Psyc is fully compatible with the Connect Music Store, and connects with your PC through a high speed USB cable, which allows for faster transfers. ... The Sony Psyc Network Walkman is perhaps the most portable MP3 player on the market, and definitely a great buy!
Amazon.com - Sony Network Walkman 20GB Digital Music Player : $237.39
Features: Plays back in MP3 and ATRAC; Up to 30 hours of playback; Get 50 songs from Connect.com. ... Features: Plays MP3 and WMA formats; White backlit LED display; USB cable included. $40 rebate Expires: 8/24/2005 Price drop! ... JBL On Tour - Portable High Quality Speaker System for iPods and other MP3 players shipped free. ... Expires: 8/31/2005 Features: FM radio receiver; radio and voice recording; 160x128, 260,000 colors TFT LCD with text and image display; Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV, JPEG, and MPEG4 (video) playback, ...
Bass Ackwards - iNonstandard
Ok Automakers, how many times to I have to say this, proprietary is BAD, open is good. ... More automakers are signing up to allow the iPod to connect directly into their factory headunits. ... People, let's have a little come to Jesus here. iPod is not the only MP3 player maker. ... In fact, there are a few hundred different MP3 players out there. ... The same jack, but rather than use that, they are opting for the complicated proprietary port on the bottom.
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