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Chesney gets top country award but criticizes vote
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the
year for the fourth straight time at the 43rd Annual Academy of
Country Music Awards on Sunday -- but said backstage that
organizers had devalued the top prize by making it a
"sweepstakes" up for vote on the Internet.
New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever.
Sony launches clear, tube-shaped speaker
(AP)
AP - Sony, the company that brought you the egg-shaped music player and the dog-like robot, has now created the transparent tube speaker.
Amazon To Launch Streaming Video, Bezos Says
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company has been beefing up its digital media offerings in order to better compete with rivals such as Apple and its iTunes music download service.
Napster Launches 'World's Largest' MP3 Online Store
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Napster is looking to shake up the online music scene once more. On Tuesday, the digital-music pioneer announced the launch of what it described as "the world's largest and most comprehensive MP3 store." All downloads will be free of digital-rights management (DRM) restrictions.
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.
Gemini Announces iTrax iPod DJ Mixer
The iTrax joins the Numark iDJ, to allow users to mix the output of two iPods, with basic dj functionality.
Otafuku Rex; Mix Them, Mash Them Up
The new band Otafuku Rex has debuted their music video, Do Me, I'm the Best, and is inviting fans to get in on the action and create their own remixes by mashing up the groups video and music, adding in their own music and video, and sending the results to friends.
MP3 Tech Commentary
The MSN Music DRM Time Bomb
Microsoft has announced to all of its MSN Music Store customers that it will be shutting down its PlayForSure licensing servers on August 31st. What this means for users is...
Nine Inch Nails Give Fans the Slip
Not content with giving away the first 9 tracks of Ghosts I-IV a while back (read blog), Trent Reznor, otherwise known as Nine Inch Nails, has done it again. The...
How Would You Like a Lego for a MP3 Player?
How would you like to listen to your favorite digital music from something which looks like a Lego brick? This new imported MP3 player - the HOMADE MP3 i-Player -...
HDTracks Gives Away Free Album Download
The new digital music service, HDtracks.com, is giving visitors to its website the chance to download a free album to promote its new store. All the tracks have been selected...
Go Retro With the Cassette MP3 Player
Remember analog cassette tapes? For those of you who remember spending hours making a super-cool 'mix-tape' for it to unexpectedly get chewed up by your boombox, then be prepared for...
Free Downloads Courtesy of Starbucks
Starbucks corporation has announced through a press release that they have teamed up with Apple once again to offer free music downloads via the iTunes Store. Last time we saw...
MV-2500U Brings Portable Video to Home Television
A company by the name of Mvix recently unveiled its own version of a portable media player. It is known as the Mvix MV-2500U and you'll find it at a...
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