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Griffin Announces New iTrip for iPod
The iTrip sports a large, easy to read backlit LCD screen to make setting its digital tuner easy and intuitive.
Griffin Ships iFM iPod Radio Receiver
Griffin Technology is shipping the iFM, an iPod add-on that integrates FM radio tuning, recording and remote control functionality to the iPod.
Sirius Intros Wearable Satellite Radio
SIRIUS has announced its first wearable satellite radio, the SIRIUS S50, which allows users to capture and store up to 50 hours of SIRIUS content, or a mix of SIRIUS programming and MP3/WMA files.
Apple to replace iPod nano screens after complaints by users (AFP)
AFP - Complaints that iPod nanos scratch and crack with irksome ease has prompted Apple Computer to offer to replace defective screens on the music players, company officials confirmed.
Minox Device Merges Multifunction, Multimedia (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The petite DMP-1 offers several features, including digital photo viewer, MP3 player and FM radio.
Apple: Small Number of IPod Nanos Flawed (AP)
AP - Display screens crack easily on a small number of iPod Nano digital music players, Apple Computer Inc. acknowledged Wednesday, saying it would replace flawed units.
MP3 Tech Commentary
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... Enjoy up to 15 hours of digital music with a single AAA battery with 100% skip proof music! ... This little mp3 player also doubles and triples as a USB flash drive and a digital voice recorder. ... Rugged design and crystal clear backlit-lcd display Take it anywhere to listen to music, store data, and take quick voice notes*
Warner Moves Towards 3-Song Releases
According to The Huffington Post, Warner Music is moving away from the traditional seasonal release of full albums toward a much smaller, e-friendly 3- or 4-song album release. From The Huffington Post: Edgar Bronfman Jr, chairman and chief executive, yesterday...
Dell does the DJ Ditty MP3 player dance
Computer maker Dell yesterday announced a new player in their Digital Jukebox lineup of MP3 players. The Dell DJ Ditty is priced at $99. The Dell DJ Ditty weighs a little more than an ounce and holds up to 220...
Rio Carbon Mp3 PlayerApple begins iPod recycling ...
Rio Carbon Mp3 Player Apple begins iPod recycling program (Engadget)Following months of pressure fromthose damn hippiesenvironmental activists, Apple is instituting a free iPod recycling program. ... All that is known about the technology behind the hack is that you donât âhave to More Rio Carbon Mp3 Player Resources Rio Carbon 5Gb MP3 Player -Compare Price - www.gosale.comSave on Rio Carbon 5Gb MP3 Player when you compare prices and products from leading web stores at GoSale.com. ... Read consumer...PCWorld.com - First Look: Rio's Hot New ...
Want More mp3 Players
... Panasonic has some SVMP710 Digital Music Player Matchbox sized MP3 player 256MB 12 hours of playback (MP3/WMA/DRM) Super small and with a funky design weight: 23.5g SVMP120 Digital Music Player About the size of a wristwatch 512 MB 13 hour playback FM tuner with recording And so does Sanyo DMP-M600 digital audio player 512 MB 10 hour playback
Apple Resolves nano Problems
Well, in true Apple fashion, the iPod nano problem has come to a quick resolution. From dapreview: Apple... admits that some of their iPod nanos suffer from a flaw that might cause the screen to "crack" (when put under...
Rio MP3 players no more
Though this news is a week old, I felt it important enough to make note. D&M Holdings, which maintains various popular consumer electronics brands, decided last Friday to fold their Rio MP3 player line. The company's decision to drop Rio...
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