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Samsung Unveils Nvidia-Powered M1 Media Player
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Samsung on Thursday unveiled the M1, a portable music player powered by the Nvidia Tegra processor.
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.
Record by Japan's next leader hot on net auction
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, probably never thought a song he recorded 20 years ago would one day fetch a pretty penny on online auction sites.
Report: China Tightens Rules for Online Music Providers
(PC World)
PC World - China's Ministry of Culture has implemented a new set of rules governing the online sale and distribution of foreign songs in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
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Free Music Downloads This Week In the music spotlight this week, we bring you another selection of promotional tracks that cover a wide spectrum of genres. The free music downloads this week are:
Repeaterbeater is an indie/progressive rock track from Danish band, Mew. Their forthcoming album, No More Stories is due for release in the U.S. on Aug. 25 (Columbia Records).
- Almost Never (3:23)
- Butter EP Version (4:33)
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Smart Playlists: Save Time by Using Playlists That Change With Your Music Library If you regularly update your music library, and are tired of constantly editing your playlists, then why not use Smart Playlists? Creating a Smart Playlist will save you a lot of time when playing, burning, and syncing your music with your MP3 player. As your music collection grows and changes it makes more sense to use an intelligent method of automatically updating your playlists efficiently. The vast majority of software media players support the use of normal playlists which you can use to organize your music library, but not all use smart playlists. You can customize smart playlists to search your music library for a particular music genre or artist for example. As your music library is updated, your smart playlists are kept up-to-date with the rules that you set for them to follow. To find out more, read our tutorial on creating Smart Playlists in iTunes. Related Articles:
Free Music Downloads This Week In our music discovery mission this week, we showcase another selection of free promotional tracks that cover a wide range of genres designed to broaden your musical horizons. The free music downloads are:
The free promo song, The Foxes, by Erin McKeown is an interesting fusion of rock, pop, and an element of Jazz. Her newest album, Hundreds of Lions is due for release Oct. 13 (Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records).
- Skin Orders (2:53)
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Buying Guide: Before You Buy a Portable Media Player
Portable media players are, by definition, MP3 players which do much more than just play your favorite digital audio files. These specialized devices also let you watch your favorite television or movie programming in a portable format as well as letting you view lots and lots of your favorite digital photos. There are a lot of portable media players on the market today, so it is important to consider the most important features when making your selection. To get you thinking about these critical functions...read more
Product Preview: Philips GoGear Opus - A New Portable Media Player The upcoming Philips GoGear Opus digital audio/video player is certainly no exception to this rule of potential innovation. The company has tossed a number of useful functions into this device...read more
The Philips line up of GoGear portable media players has churned out over the years a steady stream of quality devices known for their sleek looks and easy to use interfaces. These forward thinking products also tend to come with new audio enhancements from Philips, itself a major player in the larger consumer electronics market.
Product Review: Nextar T30 Portable Media Player Photo credit: Nextar
The Nextar T30 portable media player, despite its inexpensive price tag, is hard to recommend when put up against other devices similar to it. It has a few stand out qualities, but the overall experience it provides is marred by a small host of mostly minor issues. Were there but a handful of these it would be one thing, but it is hard to overlook so many challenges at the same time. Should you choose to purchase this player, it is best suited for those on a budget who want a portable media player which offers a wide range of mostly functional features...read more
New Sony boombox looks like a saucer The ZS-E5, available next month for an undisclosed price, is said to be Sony's most personalized and least expensive boombox to date. It sports a compact body, four body color choices (pink, blue, red, aqua) and a rather unique design compared to more expensive devices in this category.
Features of the ZS-E5 include a built-in analog AM/FM tuner, an integrated CD player that supports CD-R/RW playback, and a line-in jack for digital music players. This is on top of the large LED display. More details, when available, can be found at the Sony Web site.
Photo Credit: Sony
The boombox, despite ever popular MP3 players such as the Apple iPod, will continue to remain a favorite for at least some. That is why Sony continues to trickle new models out – the latest being the rather saucer shaped ZS-E5.
Free Music Downloads This Week Here is another selection of free promotional tracks that you can download for free. These full songs will hopefully give you a good taster before purchasing the band/artist's music. The free music downloads this week are:
Superteen is a garage rock song from Care Bears on Fire which is featured on their new album, Get Over it! (S-Curve Records), available now.
- MySpace Transmissions Session (15:19)
- Do It Again (Blogula Remix) (3:42)
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