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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
Slacker Radio Integrates ABC News Content into Its Music Service
(Mashable)
Mashable - Good news for Slacker Radio fans -- the web/mobile music application integrated ABC News into its stable of content today, allowing users to customize their news consumption as well as incorporate it into their Slacker stations.
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.
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.
Man Destroys iPod In A Blender
Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to help sell $400 blenders.
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HMV Canada Launches Digital Music Store HMV Canada has now officially launched its answer to Apple's iTunes Store. Until now, the company had been trialling the service as a Beta model for the past seven months with the help of customers. The President of HMV Canada, Humphrey Kadaner, said, "As expectations for an hmv digital offering were high, we wanted to allow ourselves time to enhance the service by evaluating consumer interest and wants. This was all in preparation for the development of a digital service that would exceed customer expectations. Thanks to the extensive testing and consumer feedback we've received to date, we are confident that hmvdigital.ca is a digital offering that will impress consumers and, ultimately, bring them closer to the music they love."
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads on our radar this week are:-=Allstar Weekend=-
Genre: Teen Pop / Rock
Free Music Download: Good Day (3:05)
Music Video: Journey to The End of My Life via YouTube
Album: Their new album, Suddenly, (Hollywood Records, Inc.) is now available from iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other top digital music services. See the Allstar Weekend official website for more information.
Seagate Announces New 3TB Drive Can Store "Countless Hours" of Digital Music According to a press release from Seagate, the company has just broken all storage records by releasing the world's first 3 Terabyte external hard drive. Seagate says that their new 3TB drive is capable of storing "countless hours" of digital music, or if you prefer: 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, or thousands of photos.
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.
Kindle Sales Jump Since Price Cut; eBooks Overtake Hardcover Sometimes, I feel that my e-mail inbox at work is like one of those packed closets that one would be deathly afraid to open for fear of being crushed. But wade through it I still do in the off-chance that I actually get something useful amid all the wonderful correspondence claiming certain, um, ginormous results or promising me unparalleled fortune from Nigeria.
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.
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