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Griffin Intros PowerBlock Travel, International USB Power Adapter
Griffin Technology has introduced PowerBlock Travel, a package designed to simplify charging your USB devices (including iPods) while traveling.
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.
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 Eight Thousand Dollar Piano-Shaped ipod Table
The Concerto Table, a piano-shaped table designed by Nicholas Lovegrove & Demian Repucci, has to be one of the most expensive and exclusive iPod accessories yet.
Citigroup sued by Terra Firma over EMI deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Private equity firm Terra Firma sued Citigroup Inc, accusing the bank of fraud in connection with Terra Firma's purchase of music business EMI Group in 2007, court documents filed on Friday in New York showed.
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.
NAMM Update: Numark Announces HDX HD/CD/MP3 player
Numark announced the HDX, a tabletop HD/CD/MP3 player with an high torque, motorized 12-inch platter.
iRiver Spinn, $90
(PC World)
PC World - The iRiver Spinn is on sale at Buy.com for $90, down from its regular retail price of $120. The MP3 player boasts a sleek design that challenges the iPod touch with a slim, brushed-silver body and a dazzling 3.3-inch touchscreen.
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Panasonic DMP-B15: Take Your Blu-ray On The Road They say you always remember the first time. In Panasonic's case, one first it gets credit for is the first portable Blu-ray player, namely its DMP-B15. With its excellent display, watching a Blu-ray movie on the DMP-B15 will remind you of just how far technology has come. At the same time, looking at its price tag will also likely remind you of just how underpaid you are at work. Oh, the price of being an early adopter. To find out more about the device, check out my Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray player review. Panasonic DMP-B15: Take Your Blu-ray On The Road originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 00:01:17.
Free Music Downloads This Week As we near the end of another year, here is the last selection of free music downloads for 2009 - don't worry though, there will be plenty more in 2010! If you're planning on a New Year's Eve party, then be sure to check out the first freebie in particular that's over 30 minutes of non-stop music! Happy New Year to you all! Artist/Band: MoneyPenny Artist/Band: The Little Death Artist/Band: Dan Black Related Articles:
Genre: Club / Electro / Disco House
Free Music Download: Spandex Xmas Mixtape 9 (31:35). This mighty mixtape from MoneyPenny is a non-stop mix of electronic dance music which is ideal for any New Year's eve party! For more free mixtape downloads by MoneyPenny, check out their MySpace page.
Genre: Rock / Blues / Soul
Free Music Download: Why My Baby (4:06). Taken from their self-titled new album, this track shows off the bands musical style which is a mix of rock riffs, blues, and soulful melodies. As an added bonus, there's also a second download this week from The Little Death's new album called, Won't Ever Let You Down Again (6:27). The new 13-track album is now available digitally from digital music services and via the band's MySpace web page.
Genre: Electronica
Free Music Download: Pass That Head Noize (Missy Elliot Cover) (3:21). Dan Black is a British electronica artist who is also a former member of 'The Servant' band. The free promotional track that you can download is a good example of Dan's electro-pop/hip hop style. Incidentally, the U.S. version of his new album, ((UN)), (Polydor Records) will have a bonus selection of extra tracks and is expected, spring 2010.
Free Music Downloads This Week originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 09:00:06.
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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.
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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Paper Bag Records Celebrate Anniversary With Free Album Download This week we bring you a whole album to download for free! The Toronto based music label, Paper Bag Records, is offering up a free 12-track album to celebrate their upcoming 7th birthday. The suitably named album, The Seven Year Itch, is a compilation of songs from some of the record label's artists - a few unreleased tracks have also been included. To get your hands on the free album download, simply visit The Seven Year Itch download page on Paper Bag Records' website. Related Articles:
Paper Bag Records Celebrate Anniversary With Free Album Download originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 05:13:08.
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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.
Competition for eReader Displays Heats Up The paperlike E Ink display has virtually had a monopoly on the eBook reader market, thanks to support from major manufacturers such as Amazon and Sony. But with the explosive growth seen in the eReader market, other companies are starting stake their claim on what so far has been E Ink's territory. Fresh from the acquisition by Taiwanese company Prime View International Company, E Ink's biggest challenge now is apparently fending off the advances of rival companies to the very eBook reader manufacturers it supplies, according to the Wall Street Journal. Fueling the advances are newer technologies that promise better displays and the ability to support color and video — both of which are lacking in E Ink technology currently in use. Making things even more complicated for E Ink is the fact that some of the aforementioned companies have bigger war chests. Still, Prime View isn't ready to roll over and is currently working on its own eReader display advancements. Ultimately, there's nothing like healthy competition to advance technology and provide consumers even more options. Competition for eReader Displays Heats Up originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 00:40:38.
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