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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.
NAMM Update: Denon DJ Intros DN-S3500 Tabletop CD/MP3 Player
Denon DJ introduced the DN-S3500 tabletop CD/MP3 player, featuring a powerful 12-pole Direct Drive motor, 7 on-board effects and intuitive control.
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.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
Griffin Intros 2007 Line Up
Griffin Technology today announced their 2007 lineup that will debut next week at the MacWorld Conference & Expo.
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.
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Publisher Hearst said to be preparing "periodicals" ebook reader Now comes word today, via the magazine Fortune, that mega-publishing empire Hearst is planning to launch a wireless e-reader of its own. What is reportedly different about this reader from other ones already offered is that it will be around the size of a standard piece of paper and targeted towards publishers like Hearst. The end result? A specialized, larger screen format reader which lets you subscribe to magazines and newspapers for wireless delivery.
It is said this new ereader, perhaps available by the end of this year, will be able to serve up ads mixed amongst the print content you are reading on the display. This may help throw a lifeline to print publications, most of which are seeing sharply declining revenues in the changing economy as well as how people look for information today. A number of well known publications have already folded, or are close to folding, so any additional ways for them to reach readers might be worth consideration.
Ebook readers continue to draw interest in the news and among consumers, mostly because of Amazon's newest model now available for purchase. The Kindle 2, which was previewed here recently, is drawing some early praise from consumers and reviewers alike. It has highlighted this product category so much, in fact, that we now have a buying guide for related products and features to consider.
Apple's 'iTablet' Touted as Revolutionary According to an article by the San Jose Mercury News, Apple is on the verge of launching a touch-screen device that could revolutionize digital music once again. The name of the new device isn't known for sure yet, but the most popular one floating around in the blogosphere is the iTablet. Apple's gadget, codenamed 'Cocktail', is expected to sport a 10-inch screen and will be a complete multimedia experience. The user will be able to watch movies, play games, read eBooks, and download albums that have extras like music videos and liner notes, etc. Currently, digital music albums can be purchased from the many music services, but the majority don't provide the extras that physical media offers. CDs and vinyl records for example offer artwork, liner notes, etc. which gives a more complete experience for the purchaser; this is something that the record labels want to include for digital albums. Whether Apple's new device will actually see the light of day remains to be seen, but it's important for the record labels to come up with a digital music album format to give music fans the same material that is offered when buying physical media. Related Articles:
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 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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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
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