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Apple Tries To Bury Stock Options Controversy
Based on an analysis of the findings of the independent investigation, Apple has recognized additional non-cash stock-based compensation expenses of $84 million.
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.
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.
Apple: The King of Digital Music
(PC World)
PC World - Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.
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.
NAMM Update: iKey Plus Turns Audio Into MP3s
iKEY-Audio introduced the iKEY PLUS – a device that records live audio and converts it into high quality MP3 and WAV files and saves them directly to an iPod or another USB compatible storage device.
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.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Apple Fall Event Updates So the Apple Store's down temporarily this morning right before Apple's big fall event. I don't know about you but that's almost a guaranteed sign that we might be getting some new iProducts.
Open Sesame: Setting Up Your iPad Password An iPad can potentially be a treasure trove of juicy information for unauthorized eyes. E-mails. Contact lists. Your special 30-minute remix comprised of songs by Loverboy and Rick Astley. Yep, there's a lot of potentially damaging data in an iPad. So why not secure it with a password? Check out the latest addition to our iTips: iPad tutorials section. It just might save you from shame or blackmail or even both.
iPad News Roundup: A 7-inch iPad; Nook iPad App Update; and iPad's Impact on Netbook Sales Lots o' iPad news circulatin' on the good old Internets today. First, bigger apparently ain't always better. Reports about a smaller, 7-inch iPad gained even more momentum recently after a second Chinese-language news source reported that Taiwanese companies have gotten contracts to build such a device, according to PC World.
Free Album Download: DJ Cat Hartwell - Cassole This week we're featuring ex-Fannypack singer Cat Hartwell. Now a member of Holy Hail (also featured a while ago), Cat is offering a free album to download. Her album, Cassole, is a compilation of 15 electronic / pop tracks.
Grooveshark Reaches Music Licensing Deal With Merlin According to an article by CMU, the US-based streaming music service, Grooveshark, has finally inked a licensing deal with the indie music company, Merlin. The new agreement will now enable Grooveshark to expand its indie music catalog and legitimately stream the artists and bands that are represented by Merlin.
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Tender Forever=-
Genre: Soul / Pop / Folk.
Free Music Download: Like The Snare That's Gone (2:34) (via Giant Robot).
Album: Tender Forever (aka Melanie Valera) have released a new album called, No Snare, which is now available from the band's Krec.com Web page.
eTalk: Google to Release Tablet on Verizon on Black Friday Google's much speculated tablet is apparently both real and spectacular — and coming out this year, according to DownloadSquad.com. The site reports that the Google tablet will sport the company's Chrome OS and launch on Verizon on Nov. 26. That would be Black Friday for early holiday shoppers.
Sharper Image to Release Literati eReader in October Apple's iPad apparently didn't just shake up the tablet market like a Polaroid picture. It's apparently also made it OK to release eReaders with an LCD screen instead of the more paperlike E Ink.
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