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Apple Intros 8GB iPod nano Red
Apple today announced a new 8GB model of the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition. The new 8GB iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition holds up to 2,000 songs and is available for $249, joining the 4GB model priced at $199.
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 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
Apple Intros iPod Phone
Apple today introduced iPhone, a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps—into one small and lightweight handheld device.
Apple Intros New Mac minis; More Expensive, More Powerful
Apple today unveiled two new Mac mini computers with the Intel Core Duo processor. The new models are more powerful, and at $599 and $799, more expensive than ever.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
(AP)
AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending July 26, 2010:
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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.
Study: Kindle Can't Replace Textbooks Quite Yet One would think young (well, mostly young) college students would be hip to new devices such as eReaders. But a new study that used Amazon's Kindle finds that while 90 percent of students liked the device for personal reading, up to 80 percent said they would not recommend it for studying. No word on whether those 80 percent told the folks who did the study to get off their lawns.
Barnes & Noble Launches Nook eReading App for Android; iPhone and iPad Versions to Get Update Nook does. Barnes & Noble introduced a new eReading app today, this time to satiate the reading appetites of consumers who use Google's popular Android operating system. Folks with smartphones and other devices that run Android 1.6 or higher (hey, maybe I should test this on a rival eReader that runs on Android, just for giggles) will be able to use the free Nook for Android app, which is called, um, Nook. In fact, B&N says that it will start naming all its eReading applications Nook to build on the brand.
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Hervé=-
Genre: Comedy / Electro / Garage
Free Music Downloads: Rainstick (5:56) ¦ Under The Sun (5:24)
Music Video: Cheap Thrills via YouTube.
Album: ...
BlackBerry Tablet Talk Heats Up Remember when Research in Motion's BlackBerry dominated mind share for smartphones? Then the iPhone came along. Although BlackBerry phones still command a significant share of the market, it seems that all anybody ever wants to talk about now is iPhone this and iPhone that. Now RIM appears poised to strike back at Apple by entering a field that Steve Jobs' company is currently dominating with its iPad.
Is Google Getting Closer to Launching its Digital Music Service? There's little doubt that the mighty Google is planning a digital music service, but the question is when? According to a recent report by the New York Post, the companies' highly rumored music service has possibly just moved a little closer to launch. Goggle's Vice President of engineering, and Android guru, Andy Rubin, is allegedly involved in talks with New York-based company, The Harry Fox Agency -- used by the music industry for mechanical license fee collection and distribution.
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