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Developers Preview iPhone Apps at WWDC
(PC World)
PC World - Mobile games, productivity programs, Web tools, sports apps, music makers, and medical software debut at the Apple developers conference.
SpeckTone Retro Stereo Speaker System for iPod
The SpeckTone Retro is one of the few iPod accessories that has caught our eyes recently. The fifties look of the all-wood speaker cabinet is finished with a high-gloss lacquered piano finish, and is a surprisingly nice complement to the modern look of iPods.
Musicians push for better sound online and on disc
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - As more listeners turn to music downloads and the compact disc seems headed for history's scrap heap, a growing number of artists are making a renewed effort for better-sounding tracks, online and on disc. It's generally accepted that regular MP3 music files compromise CD sound quality for convenience and portability. (Some listeners argue that even CDs are less than optimal.) Last year, Amazon and iTunes made concessions to upgrade the quality of their download tracks.
Intel, Micron Launch High-Density Storage Chip
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The new devices are smaller than the size of a thumbnail but can store more than 2,000 digital photos or up to 1,000 songs.
Grandmax Shows off Portable IPod Speakers
(PC World)
PC World - Grandmax is showing its Tweakers, nifty portable speakers for iPods and other music players.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
iTunes Hits Two Billion Sold Milestone
Apple today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 million feature-length films have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store.
Apple Intros New Mac minis; More Expensive, More Powerful
Apple today unveiled two new Mac mini computers with the Intel Core Duo processor. The new models are more powerful, and at $599 and $799, more expensive than ever.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Klipsch X5 Earphones First Look
Klipsch unveiled recently some new earphones for those looking for something which is very lightweight, stylish and reportedly sounds great. The new X5 earphones are part of Klipsch's Image series,...
Create Your Own Digital Music with Laser Beamz
Beamz Interactive, Inc. has produced an amazing futuristic gadget that will enable you to make your own digital music with lasers and amaze your friends and family. The great thing...
Scandyna Releases Stylish iPod Dock/Speakers Package
Scandyna Speakers is known among some circles as being a quality producer of loudspeakers and related products. This company has a few iPod accessories as well and is combing two...
AT&T Announces iPhone 3G Pricing Plans
AT&T today tied into the new iPhone announcement by detailing some pricing plans related to the 3G model. The company specifically said "unlimited iPhone 3G data plans for consumers will...
New Media Discovery Website That Uses AI
A new website called, The Filter, has been launched that uses advanced mathematics and artificial intelligence to help you discover new music and other types of media. Backed by the...
First Look of Apple's New iPhone 3G
Apple likes to top itself with newer versions of already very innovative products. The iPod long has been upgraded, tweaked with and improved upon. Apple is now playing the same...
Napster Abandons DRM With New MP3 Store
In perhaps one of the largest shifts away from DRM we have seen this year, Napster has announced that its entire music catalog is now in the MP3 format. A...
Steve Jobs Announces New iPhone
Various blogging outlets, reporting from the Steve Jobs keynote we wrote about earlier, are saying Jobs has now officially unveiled a new iPhone. It is being called the iPhone 3G....
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