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Toshiba Invokes SD Cards to Battle Blu-ray
(PC World)
PC World - A new service to dispense digital content, which involves using self-service kiosks to download movies and music to flash memory cards, was jointly announced by a group of companies including Toshiba on Thursday.
iriver clix: iPod/iTunes Killer?
iriver has introduced the clix portable media player, a new media player that integrates with the new Windows Media Player 11 and the public beta of MTV Networks URGE digital music service
Griffin Intros 2007 Line Up
Griffin Technology today announced their 2007 lineup that will debut next week at the MacWorld Conference & Expo.
Norway Pulls Downloadable Beatles Podcasts
(PC World)
PC World - Norway's public broadcaster has stopped offering a downloadable podcast with songs from the Beatles, citing a licensing issue.
Sony's New Alarm Clock Brings Music Videos, Photos
(PC World)
PC World - A new twist on the bedside alarm clock from Sony could wake you up with local news, weather, photos from friends and even unreleased videos from your favorite artist.
Apple Pumps Down the Volume
Apple today announced a software update for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod, that lets customers set their own personal maximum volume limit.
Apple Tries To Bury Stock Options Controversy
Based on an analysis of the findings of the independent investigation, Apple has recognized additional non-cash stock-based compensation expenses of $84 million.
Apple to sell copy protection-free songs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has reached a deal with major record labels to sell digital songs without the copy protection software that had prevented fans from sharing music bought from its iTunes store, the maker of the iPod and iPhone said on Tuesday.
MP3 Tech Commentary
CES 2009: Logitech Ultimate Ears MetroFi 170, MetroFi 220
Logitech, owners of the Ultimate Ears brand of earphones, revealed this week a few new models of earphones to expand this particular product family. These include the MetroFi 170 and...
New Digital Music Magazine (RED)WIRE to Help Charity
The new digital music magazine, (RED)WIRE, which will be officially launching on December 1st (world AIDS day), will help to fund medical treatment costs for HIV-infected people in Africa. The...
CES 2009: Toshiba SD-P101S, SDP93S, SDP72S
Portable DVD player announcements at CES 2009 were remarkably absent this year. It doesn't mean manufacturers are abandoning the product category though – it is more likely new models are...
CES 2009: Memorex EB50, CB25 Earbuds
Imation, through its popular brand Memorex, is getting set to put out to the market two sets of inexpensive earphones. These new models are the EB50, pricing around $20, and...
CES 2009: RCA Small Wonder
The market around small handheld camcorders continues to heat up because of the simplicity and lower prices of these pocketable devices. Audiovox, through its RCA brand, is kicking the year...
CES 2009: Samsung P3
One of the bigger highlights for new portable media players this year is the Samsung P3. The reason? Its carefully designed user interface. The P3 will be available in the...
Digital Download Sales Gives Music Industry a Boost
Nielsen SoundScan, which is a music sales information system, has published its end-of-year report. The published document covers all point-of-purchase sales of music-related products for December 2007 to 2008. It...
CES 2009: Shure SE115
Shure is known for its high quality earphones and their sound isolating abilities. The company is now just rolling out its most affordable member of this pack, the SE115.
The SE115...
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