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Otafuku Rex; Mix Them, Mash Them Up
The new band Otafuku Rex has debuted their music video, Do Me, I'm the Best, and is inviting fans to get in on the action and create their own remixes by mashing up the groups video and music, adding in their own music and video, and sending the results to friends.
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.
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.
Record company EMI files "Down Under" royalties appeal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Record company EMI will appeal against a court ruling that Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work stole a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," from a popular folk song.
Apple's iTunes Store Serves up 10 Billionth Song
(PC World)
PC World - Apple's iTunes Store hit a landmark on Wednesday with the download of its 10 billionth song.
Griffin Intros 2007 Line Up
Griffin Technology today announced their 2007 lineup that will debut next week at the MacWorld Conference & Expo.
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Wal-Mart Moves Into Video With VUDU Deal Retail giant, Wal-Mart, has announced via its Website that it has inked a deal with the VUDU video service. Since its inception in 2004, the VUDU media technology company has specialized in developing devices like the VUDU Box to deliver on-demand video such as movies. With the likes of iTunes and Amazon already offering multimedia content, Wal-Mart who also provide digital music downloads are hoping to muscle into the increasingly popular on-demand video market too. Edward Lichty who is VUDU's executive vice president said, "We are excited about the opportunity to take our company's vision to the next level, VUDU's services and Apps platform will give Wal-Mart a powerful new vehicle to offer customers the content they want in a way that expands the frontier of quality, value and convenience." Even though the official announcement doesn't reveal the financial value of the deal, a report by The Wall Street Journal puts the sum at 'slightly more' than $100 million. Related Articles:
Wal-Mart Moves Into Video With VUDU Deal originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 06:27:22.
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Free Music Album: Download to Donate For Haiti The non-profit organization, Music Relief, which helps victims of natural disasters is offering a free 9-track music album for download. As part of the Haitian relief effort, Music Relief has released the album, Download to Donate For Haiti which contains previously unreleased tracks from major artists and bands such as: Linkin Park, Alanis Morissette, Enrique Iglesias, Slash, and others. Founded in 2005 by the music band Linkin Park, Music Relief is currently providing aid to victims of the Haiti disaster. If you do decide to download this free music album, please remember to be kind and donate whatever you can afford. Thank you. Related Articles:
Free Music Album: Download to Donate For Haiti originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 09:30:14.
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Web Radio: Tune into Thousands of Radio Stations From Your Desktop If you're old enough (like me) to remember when there wasn't an Internet, then you'll probably have memories of fiddling around with the tuner on your radio trying to find a decent music station to listen to. If you were really lucky, you may have also had a built-in analog tape deck that you could use to record radio onto compact cassette tape. These days, it's so much easier (and convenient) to listen to radio. With the invention of the Internet, we are now accustomed to listening to music on-demand via streaming audio, MP3 downloads, music services, and other Internet-based delivery methods. Web radio, or more commonly referred to as Internet radio, is very similar to traditional radio in that you can tune into radio stations that broadcast over the Internet; a lot of terrestrial-based stations also broadcast over the Web. However, one of the biggest advantages of using this technology, is that you can access thousands of stations from all over the world -- something that couldn't be done before the digital age. But how do we access this enormous resource of music? One of the most convenient ways is to use software that can play streaming music straight to your desktop. As well as popular software media players such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, and Winamp which can access Web radio, there's alternative light-weight applications that specialize in delivering Internet radio. The big advantage of using a dedicated Web radio software program is that many of them offer more functions such as being able to record what you're listening to -- similar to the old cassette tape. For more information on listening to and recording Internet radio stations, be sure to read our article on Free Web Radio Software. Related Articles:
Web Radio: Tune into Thousands of Radio Stations From Your Desktop originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 09:00:36.
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Apple iPad Release Date Now April 3 Just updated the iPad Central and iPad Availability sections with the official release date from Apple, which is now April 3. According to Apple, folks can start pre-ordering the iPad from the online Apple Store or making reservations at retail outlets starting Friday March 12. With talk about a launch delay panning out, albeit by just a smidgen (the iPad Wi-Fi version was originally slated for a late March launch), does this mean that rumors of a May launch for the iPad Wi-Fi+3G version — originally slated for an April release — have some credence as well? Photo © Apple Apple iPad Release Date Now April 3 originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 13:12:14.
Nintendo Gets on eReader Bandwagon Some people scoffed when Nintendo first announced its ginormous DSi XL. But all that extra real estate apparently comes with at least one benefit: better readability. This, um, "power up" apparently isn't lost on Nintendo, which will be releasing a DS eBook title on June 14, according to BusinessWeek. Called "100 Classic Books," the title will retail for $19.99 and put content in your DS that even your grandmother will love — or at least recognize. The eBooks should be especially fitting with the larger DSi XL, which will be released in the U.S. on March 28 for $189.99. Still, it's important to note that while the DSi XL screen looks particularly hulking compared to the old DS "phat," DS Lite and DSi, it's still relatively piddly compared to even the smaller dedicated eReaders. But hey, if people actually use an iPhone as an eReader, then there should be no reason why the same thing can be done with the DS, right? Anywho, get ready to start squinting in about four months. (For more info about the Nintendo DS, check out About.com's DS site.) Photo © Nintendo Nintendo Gets on eReader Bandwagon originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 00:01:28.
iPad Availability Update: Launch Still a Go, 3G Delayed Until May? In response to ongoing talk this week concerning delays and non-delays of the Apple iPad, I've updated our iPad availability page with the latest information so far. This includes denials from suppliers about a delay and talk that while the Wi-Fi version should launch as scheduled, the 3G version might be delayed until May. iPad Availability Update: Launch Still a Go, 3G Delayed Until May? originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 13:10:11.
Flash Absence Worries iPad Publishers; AT&T Exec Predicts iPad 3G Use What, me, worry? That, so far, has been the stance adopted by Steve Jobs when it comes to the absence of popular Web program Flash on his company's much anticipated iPad tablet. Content publishers, however, apparently are singing a different tune about the lack of Flash on the iPad, according to a story on MSNBC.com. While magazines such as Wired and GQ, for example, have embraced Flash on their Web sites, the absence of Flash support for the iPad means they can't simply port over their Flash content such as video to the iPad, the same way they can with, say, HP's Slate tablet. At the very least, offering such content for the iPad will come with some added cost as publishers re-package their content in a new format. Oh well, them's the breaks, eh? Meanwhile, AT&T's CEO took some time to put his Great Karnak turban on, predicting that there won't be that much demand for 3G service on the iPad, according to Reuters. That would be Randall Stephenson, the CEO of the same company that's actually, um, providing 3G service subscriptions for the iPad. "My expectation is that there's not going to be a lot of people out there looking for another subscription," Stephenson said. Oh no he "din't!" Anywho, whether you agree or not, you must give the guy credit for his refreshing honesty — at least until Apple or his own shareholders send in the stormtroopers to straighten him out. Photo © Apple Flash Absence Worries iPad Publishers; AT&T Exec Predicts iPad 3G Use originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 00:01:49.
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