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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.
Apple iTunes Accounts Hacked, But Is This New?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Scammers are grabbing users' accounts on the Apple iTunes and App Stores and using them to buy items. At this point it seems likely this is all just to increase the popularity and visibility of those items.
Kenny G to Prince: The Internet is not dead
(AP)
AP - Kenny G isn't bowing down to Prince.
Apple: More than 70 Percent of 2007 Cars will have iPod Support
More than 70 percent of 2007-model US automobiles will offer iPod integration.
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.
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.
iPods Pose Risk of Hearing Damage
Listening to iPods for as little as 5 minutes a day can cause hearing loss.
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.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Sony Drops Prices on Its eReaders Sony has been eerily quiet since rivals Barnes & Noble and Amazon dropped prices on their eReaders. But if you check the Sony online store now, you'll notice that its triumvirate of eReaders are suddenly sporting lower prices. To quote Emilio from the movie Mr. Deeds, "I am very, very sneaky, sir."
Free Music Downloads This Week: Human Life's Summer 2010 Mix Seeing that we are now in the season of summer music releases and outdoor festivals, it's a fitting treat this week to feature a band who have just released a mammoth summer mix -- so big in fact that it comes in two parts! Electro Pop / Disco House trio Human Life are a Los Angeles band who are celebrating the launch of their new EP, In It Together (view official music video) by releasing their Summer 2010 Mix which contains over two hours of non-stop dance music. To keep you going all day, Human Life have created separate daytime and nighttime mixes.
Free Music Album Download: Holy Hail - The Dying Party EP In our free music spotlight this week, we're focusing on the New York based experimental/hip hop band, Holy Hail. Following on from their debut album, Independent Pleasure Club, they are generously offering up a complete free music album to download. To grab your digital copy of The Dying Party EP, go to Holy Hail's official website.
New Study Analyzes Consumers' Digital Music Listening Habits According to an article by MusicWeek, a new report by Forrester Research has found that the way consumers use digital music is still a very fragmented affair. The new study entitled, 360-Degree Music Experiences: Use The Cloud To Target Device-Use Orbits, has shown in particular that the majority of digital music listeners are still shackled to their computer due to "limitations of available technology". The study found that the majority of consumers (35.9%) mainly listen to MP3s and physical CDs on their computer (PC).
iPad iOS 3.2.1 Update Now Magically Available Nothing adds a fresh, new scent to a device like a software update. Updates typically mean new features and less bugs, all valid reasons for the excited masses to hit that update button. They could also mean new bugs and potentially bricking your device, but that's, um, a story for some other time, 'kay?
LimeWire Plans New 'Ecosystem' For The Cloud Hot on the heels of our blog about Google's rumored digital music venture, news has emerged that LimeWire is also thinking along the same kind of lines. According to an article published by Digital Music News (DMN), LimeWire is looking to the cloud for its survival -- that's before it gets swallowed up in a sea of lawsuits. As you probably know, LimeWire's P2P legal situation at the moment is pretty dire. It has recently lost a copyright infringement case with the RIAA and more music labels are bringing claims against it.
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Basia Bulat=-
Genre: Pop / Folk
Free Music Download: Heart of My Own (3:50)
Album: The above track is taken from Basia Bulat's second album, Heart of My Own, (Rough Trade Records) which is available digitally from the iTunes Store and other top digital music services. For more information, visit Basia's official website.
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