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Download 8 tracks for free, in 320kbps quality, that showcase the wide range of musical genres available at Beatport.
Archos Aims at the Entry-Level Crowd (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Archos's next MP3 player embodies the principle of "less for less." Slightly smaller than the Apple iPod mini, the Archos Gmini XS 100 is a 3GB player available in four colors.
Supreme Court Ruling Invokes Questions about Internet Distribution, Copyright (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Supreme Court's ruling against Grokster and StreamCast Networks in favor of the entertainment industry is being hailed as the first major adjustment of copyright enforcement to the realities of the Internet.
Apple Reduces Prices on Cinema Displays
Apple has announced that it has made its award-winning line of widescreen flat panel Cinema Displays more affordable than ever by reducing the price of the 20-inch model to just $799 and the 23-inch HD model to just $1,499.
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.
DVForge Intros JamPod Guitar Amp Module For iPod
DVForge has announced the April 8th shipping date of its new JamPod plug-in guitar practice amp module for the iPod and iPod mini.
PVR, GPS & iPod Gadgetry on Parade (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - This summertime digital show was what we like to call a real experience.
MP3 Tech Commentary
iTunes Second Most Popular Downloading Software
In what can only be seen as good news for the music industry, a survey by the market research firm NPD Group ranks iTunes the second most-used music downloading software, tied with P2P software Limewire, second to the current en...
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...
Strike a pose with the new Gumby-like iGuy iPod case
I'll admit from the get go this is perhaps the oddest new product I've blogged about since I started writing for About. Meet the iGuy. He's a new protective case from iPod case maker Speck Products. Described as the "first...
Apple Shakes iPod Tree
Take one Apple iPod and one Apple iPod photo. Stir them together, add direct podcast support and what do you get? A new iPod from Apple. The company famous for the little white player shook up their iPod line up...
WiFi-Enabled MP3 Players Announced
... But Daily Wireless falls into the tired old intellectual fallacy of thinking the new digital media is a zero-sum game. ... And I suspect I have company. . . . . a lot of company. ... Mp3 players are great for listening to non-time sensitive material, and I even have some of my favorite Howard Stern bits on mine. ... But there are times when I want to be able to listen to something (like to get news and weather information) and both XM and Sirius have music libraries far larger than what I can fit on my 20G MP3 player. ... I get exposed ...
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