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Online music stores see win in Grokster ruling (Reuters)
Reuters - As a Supreme Court decision on Monday
put the future of file-sharing networks in doubt, online music
services such as iTunes and Rhapsody had a message for
consumers: we are open for business.
Griffin Releases AirClick USB Remote for Mac, PC, iPods
Griffin Technology has announced that they are now shipping the AirClickUSB Remote, a unique wireless remote control for Mac and PC computers.
Edirol Releases Drivers for Mac OS X Tiger
Edirol has announced new drivers supporting Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for eleven current and legacy devices. Edirol posted these drivers on the morning of the release of Tiger to ensure that Mac customers could continue to work and enjoy their Edirol products with the latest OS.
Fuse-in Detroit Electronic Music Festival
Kevin Saunderson and MusicLogical have announced plans to produce FUSE-in Detroit this Memorial Day weekend (May 28, 29, 30) at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan.
Edirol R-4 Shipping
The R-4 can record at audio resolutions up to 24-bit/96kHz on all four channels for high-resolution multi-channel performance.
PVR, GPS & iPod Gadgetry on Parade (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - This summertime digital show was what we like to call a real experience.
Apple Recalls iBook and PowerBook Batteries
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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...
Sky Blue, Grass Green
Engadget has a link to this rather amusing story over at PC World (of course it's at PC world). ... Turns out the iRiver folks are going to start focusing on the MP3 player interface! ... Only a few minutes after reading that, Metafilter linked to this rather amsuing collection of brief essays from various MP3 player manufacturer CEO's . ... The Archos one is certainly the most amusing one (as the Metafilter poster pointed out), but they are all obliviously acting just as you would expect the folks in any market where they are trailing to act.
iTunes 4.9 Released - Supports Podcasting
Apple has released iTunes version 4.9, an update on the iTunes software most notably adding Podcasting functionality to the iTunes Player (As reported earlier on the Digital Music Site). Simply download and install the update from Apple, and you should...
Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox
... Gateway s MP3 players have been pretty much a flop over the last few years but it looks like the new 6GB Photo Jukebox is actually a good buy. ... The player has a 6GB Hard Drive, supports MP3, WAV, and WMA files, has a 128 x 128 color screen, and lets you view photos. ... The Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox is a fine upgrade to a music player with handy photo capabilities
Should I?
I m debating if I should splurge some of my money towards an mp3 player for myself. ... Its a choice between the IPod 20gb with a personal engraving or a IRiver H10 20gb with a bunch of cool features. ... As much as the IPod looks cool, the IRiver has far superior features, though as to be syncronized with Windows Media Player Though both require XP to work with the computer, I will have to upgrade my OS. ... But I plan on building my own PC as well, which boots this mp3 project up to another thousand dollars or so. ... As I m typing this, ...
Altec Lansing unveils newest inMotion portable speakers for iPods
Altec Lansing's popular inMotion portable speaker family for iPods got a nice looking, sweet sounding new member today with the company's official announcement of the iM7. This cylindrical shaped speaker system is priced at $249.95 and should be available for...
Targus offers up new iPod accessories line
Targus, a company known for making laptop cases and accessories, decided to take a shot at the profitable iPod accessories market by today announcing a new line of products designed to compliment the top ranked Apple music player. The new...
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