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The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - It was a big week for really small things. Apple unveiled new music players, BlackBerry rolled out new phones, even Microsoft had a few Zune announcements hidden in there -- but nothing quite as small in size or as big in importance as the particles soon to be flying out of the Large Hadron Collider.
NAMM Update: iKey Plus Turns Audio Into MP3s
iKEY-Audio introduced the iKEY PLUS – a device that records live audio and converts it into high quality MP3 and WAV files and saves them directly to an iPod or another USB compatible storage device.
MySpace to launch "High School Musical" contest
(Reuters)
Reuters - MySpace plans to launch a contest on
Tuesday to market the latest in Walt Disney Co's blockbuster
franchise "High School Musical 3" in what the News Corp
Internet social network called its biggest film campaign to
date.
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.
Yahoo to open music site to other services
(Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc plans to open
its online music site to feature information about songs and
artists from outside services such as Apple Inc iTunes or
Amazon.com, an executive said on Thursday.
Griffin Intros Hi-Way Case for iPod Hi-Fi
Griffin Technology today announced Hi-Way, a versatile, custom fit, roadworthy carrying case for the iPod Hi-Fi compact stereo.
MP3 Tech Commentary
RIAA Presses Muxtape's Stop Button
If you're a keen user of the nostalgic Muxtape service then you may already know that the very large finger of the RIAA has pressed it's stop button for the...
"Name Your Price" Download Service Launched
Aralie.com, a new digital music download service, has announced it has now launched into public Beta. The DRM-free music service gives independent artists a promotional platform that they can use...
NBC Universal Brings Video Programming Back to iTunes
Long ago, at least in digital media terms, NBC Universal took its toys home and left the iTunes world to seek what it thought might be greener pastures. Perhaps realizing...
Yahoo Offers Refund for Frozen Music
For those who are Yahoo Music Unlimited customers, you will probably already know that Yahoo is to close down its DRM validation servers on September 30th. What this means, is...
Archos Internet Media Tablets First Look
The idea of a handheld media device which also lets you easily browse Web sites and check your email is certainly not a new product idea. Such a device would,...
Some Apple Footnotes: iPod classic Fading, New iPod Headphones, iPod shuffle Love
Before we get to the main show – revamped iPods and iTunes 8 – I'd like to take time to point out some of the lesser, but equally important items,...
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