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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.
Two New iPod Games Announced
Electronic Arts today announced the availability of two new games for the fifth generation iPod – EA Sudoku and Royal Solitaire.
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
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.
Will Lala Power Web-Based iTunes?
(PC World)
PC World - Apple bought cloud-music service Lala with a plan: to integrate it into an upcoming Web-based version of iTunes, which stores your music purchases online rather than on your computer, according to several
reports.
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Mobile Device Shipments to Double in 5 Years Hear all that jingling? No, that's not coming from silver bells or any other Yuletide-related artifact. That jingling sound you hear is actually coming from all the coin mobile devices are expected to make in the next five years. According to a report from ABI Research, shipments of mobile devices such as cell phones, netbooks and other portables are projected to nearly double from 1.2 billion devices this year to 2.25 billion in 2014. Darn it, I knew I shouldn't have invested all my money in those Chia Obamas. Although cell phones account for the bulk of devices shipped now, growth is expected to shift to other mobile devices in the coming years. "Handset sales are growing at only 4 percent, while cellular modem shipments are expected to grow by 40 percent annually, and ultra mobile devices by 67 percent," said analyst Michael Morgan. "These newer categories represent very attractive market opportunities and new revenue streams for operators." Hey, that's good to know. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a bunch of Chia Obamas to unload... Photo © Apple Mobile Device Shipments to Double in 5 Years originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 02:32:23.
Free DJ Software: Use Your Digital Music To Mix Like a Pro! Do you have aspirations of being a DJ? Or maybe you feel like having fun with your digital music collection and want to get creative? If so, then DJ software enables you to use existing audio files to create unique remixes. There's a lot you can do when creating remixes to add your own style to them such as layering real-time effects (echo, reverb, etc.), creating loops, synchronizing BPM's (beat matching) and lots more. DJ software also typically enables you to record your mixes and save them in various file formats -- MP3 being the most popular. This is a great tool if you want to show off your creativity to your friends and family -- especially if you intend on being the New Year's Eve party DJ! If you fancy having a go at mixing up your music library, then be sure to read our Free DJ Software article that showcases some of the best free DJ software that you can download from the Internet. Related Articles:
Free DJ Software: Use Your Digital Music To Mix Like a Pro! originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 09:00:30.
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Free Album Download: Magnatune Hands Out a Christmas Compilation To help you get into the festive spirit this season, why not get yourself a free Christmas album? The California-based record label, Magnatune, is generously offering up a free 24-track album called, The Magnatune Christmas Compilation. It contains a selection of timeless classics such as Jingle Bells, Silent Night, We Three Kings, and many more tracks that have been performed by Magnatune's artists. In order to download this free album, all you need to do is provide your email address; you will then receive a confirmation email giving you a private link for the album, along with your username and password which you need for the download to start. To get your free Christmas album download, simply visit Magnatune's holiday page on their website. Related Articles:
Free Album Download: Magnatune Hands Out a Christmas Compilation originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 09:00:52.
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Sour Gripes: Cell Phone-Related Snafus Make List of Top Annoyances Technology giveth. But for many folks, technology also annoyeth away, according to a recent survey by Consumer Reports. Five tech-related annoyances cracked a list of top 21 gripes among Americans, three of them related to — can you hear me now? — cell phone use. (As if on cue, the cell phone of a nearby colleague just went off. Loudly. I'm not quite sure if that's a good sign or a bad one.) Highest among tech-related grievances at No. 4 is cell-phone use by drivers. I'd make a snarky remark about that right now but I'm too busy avoiding incoming traffic while texting and driving at the moment. (Obviously, I'm just kidding, so please don't spam my inbox.) Landing at No. 7 is unreliable Internet service, quickly followed by discourteous cell phone use at No. 8. Remind me to never stand near a person having Internet connection problems while some goof loudly yaks off on a cell phone nearby. Making the cut at No. 10? Spam. I'm assuming that's spam of the non-meat kind. Rounding out the list of tech-related gripes is unreliable cell-phone service at Lucky No. 13. Unsurprisingly, folks older than 50 were more annoyed by transgressions related to discourteous cell-phone use than their younger counterparts. Yet one more reason you'll never see Verizon shoot one of their "Can you hear me now?" commercials at your local bingo parlor. Sour Gripes: Cell Phone-Related Snafus Make List of Top Annoyances originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 01:03:24.
Kindle Most Gifted Item Ever on Amazon.com Apparently, even the mighty Snuggie doesn't hold a candle to e-literacy. This holiday season proved to be the coming-out-party for eBook readers as Amazon announced the Kindle as "the most gifted item" ever in its Web site's history. Amazon didn't provide actual numbers, only saying that the Kindle outsold other popular devices such as Wii Fit Plus in terms of units ordered. Meanwhile, eBooks also outsold physical books on Amazon.com on Christmas day for the first time. Amazon had a stellar holiday season overall, shipping to more than 178 countries, the company said. On its peak day of Dec. 14, Amazon customers ordered more than 9.5 million items — a record-breaking rate of 110 items per second. Photo © Amazon Kindle Most Gifted Item Ever on Amazon.com originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 08:00:38.
Nook eBook Delivers ... On Christmas Pre-Orders Following all the hullabaloo raised by Barnes & Noble's Nook pre-order fiasco, the company announced on its Nook eBook blog that it will be fulfilling pre-orders scheduled to arrive on Dec. 24 after all. Prior to the announcement, there was much consternation among folks who ordered the reader as a Christmas present after word came out that the company may not be able to deliver Christmas pre-orders on time due to stronger than expected demand. But all is now apparently well in the Nook eBook world — at least if your pre-order was scheduled to arrive by Dec. 24. (That means people who ordered the reader as a Christmas present should be getting it sometime today.) As for new orders, those will be fulfilled beginning Feb. 1, according to the company. Photo © Barnes & Noble Nook eBook Delivers ... On Christmas Pre-Orders originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at 03:33:54.
Free Music Downloads This Week In our music discovery spotlight 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 promotional track, Repetition, is a taster of the type of sound that garage rock band, The Willowz produce. This free music download is from their new album, Everyone, which is now available digitally from the iTunes Store; the physical will be available to purchase from stores on Dec. 15 (Dim Mak/Downtown Records). If you want to take a look behind the scenes, there's also an interesting video of the making of Everyone that you can watch via YouTube.
- You've Changed (3:10)
- Hand Me Down (3:22)
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Free Music Downloads This Week originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 09:18:32.
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