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Griffin Intros PowerBlock Travel, International USB Power Adapter
Griffin Technology has introduced PowerBlock Travel, a package designed to simplify charging your USB devices (including iPods) while traveling.
Man Destroys iPod In A Blender
Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to help sell $400 blenders.
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.
Two New iPod Games Announced
Electronic Arts today announced the availability of two new games for the fifth generation iPod – EA Sudoku and Royal Solitaire.
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.
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: 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.
Google Music Manager: A frustrating way to download your music library
(Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Google Music users, you can breathe a slight sigh of relief, but don’t get too excited. Google has finally enabled a way for you to retrieve the music you upload to its new music storage locker service. The announcement was made on the official Google+ page for Android and verified by a new help article on the Android Market Web site.
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The Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe App Review What's this? Another storybook app? Why, yes, I do have another storybook app for your perusal. 'Cause that's how I roll. After taking a look at Nosy Crow's Cinderella app, it's time to hop over to the Magic Kingdom and take a gander at Disney's Beauty and the the Beast app. Correction, the Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe app. I suddenly have a craving for Häagen-Dazs ice cream for some reason. Anywho, check out my Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe app review for my take on a tale as old as time.
Creating Audio CDs: Are Your Discs Good Enough for Burning at Top-speed? The compact disc may be getting long in the tooth now, but many computer users still use optical media as an inexpensive backup solution for digital music. For ease-of-use, burning ...
Amazon Kindle Line Posts Best Holiday Season Yet Santa Claus apparently paid a visit to Amazon this year as the online retailer's Kindle line posted its best holiday sales performance yet. As always, Amazon declined to post specific numbers, only saying that it sold more than a million Kindle devices per week in December. Acting as Rudolph for Amazon was the Kindle Fire, which was the top-selling Kindle device during the holiday season. The Kindle Touch came in second while the regular non-touchy-feely Kindle was third. Kindle book gifting also was up 175 percent year-over-year between Black Friday and Christmas Day. Speaking of the latter, Amazon says it broke its single-day record for Kindle book downloads on Christmas Day.
MOG Review: A Cloud Music Service That Beats All Others? The last time we blogged about the MOG streaming music service, the company announced via a press release that it had launched its new FreePlay service. This free account enables you to dip your toes into what MOG has to offer without first having to make a financial commitment via a subscription. However, the most unique aspect of FreePlay when compared to other services with an ad-supported free account, is that you can listen to MOG's 13 million+ song library without the annoyance of advertisements for the first 60 days. This beats many other services out there at present who typically have ads in the music right from the start. When we reviewed MOG, one of its biggest selling points was the quality of music -- this is offered at 320 kbps for its subscription tiers and even for the FreePlay account too.
Converting to MP3: What's the Best MP3 Encoder? One question that might be on your mind when converting to MP3 is, what software should I use? Or more to the point, what MP3 encoder is the best for producing great sounding MP3s? The choice of MP3 converters on the Internet is huge, but not all of them give good results. One of the best combinations to use if you're on a budget is to use the free Audacity audio editor in conjunction with the LAME MP3 encoder -- this powerful combo can sometimes give better results than expensive software that tries to do it all. Audacity is also multi-platform and is currently available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.
iPad Case Review: The ModulR Multipurpose Cover System For my next trick, er, review, we're going to take a look at an iPad case that takes a Swiss Army knife type of approach. That would be the modulR iPad 2 case, which works with a bunch of compatible accessories like a shoulder strap, stand and car mount. So is this multi-trick pony all style or does it have substance? Read our full modulR review to find out.
Digital Music Term This Week: DAP DAP stands for Digital Audio Player and is another acronym describing a hardware device that is capable of playing audio in digital form. As well as your MP3 player, other devices you may have can also double as a DAP such as a cellphone or smartphone. Some modern digital cameras can even double as sound recorders with the facility to capture and playback just audio.
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