The MP3 Player Blog

Introducing the iGroove.

Klipsch gets its iGroove for the iPod on
High performance speaker manufacturer Klipsch Audio Technologies yesterday got their iPod groove on as they announced the iGroove all in one shelf music system. Designed with the iPod in mind but also compatible with other MP3 players, this unit is…

A few Apple updates:

Deal has some ABC affiliates feeling uneasy
USATODAY.com - Less than two weeks after replacing Michael Eisner as Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger began to put his stamp on the company Wednesday with a potentially precedent-setting deal. Iger sent several signals by agreeing to sell current episodes of some of his company’s biggest TV hits on Apple’s iTunes.

Apple releases video iPod, may change TV rules
USATODAY.com - Giving the iPod a bold new look, Apple Computer (AAPL) on Wednesday unveiled a video version of the music player that now lets it show everything from TV shows - including Desperate Housewives and Lost- to music videos and short films.

Here’s some interesting articles touching on download services and the Sony PSP:

Download DRM-Free Music with CommonTunes and BitTorrent
Comunity-based media distribution service, CommonMedia, has announced that it is offering up DRM-free content on their sites CommonTunes and CommonFlix through BitTorrent distribution. What does this mean? It means that there’s another alternative out there for consumers who aren’t happy…

Sony PSP As Your Primary Digital Audio Player
Let’s face it: at $200 or more for a really good digital audio player these days, we want as much bang for our buck as we can get when laying down that much cash. Luckily, there are more and more…

Important Apple Updates:

Deal has some ABC affiliates feeling uneasy
USATODAY.com - Less than two weeks after replacing Michael Eisner as Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger began to put his stamp on the company Wednesday with a potentially precedent-setting deal. Iger sent several signals by agreeing to sell current episodes of some of his company’s biggest TV hits on Apple’s iTunes.

Apple’s big gains not big enough
SiliconValley.com - Apple Computer on Tuesday reported that profit in the latest quarter quadrupled, buoyed by strong sales of Macintosh computers and “staggering'’ demand for its newest iPod — but that wasn’t good enough for Wall Street.

Today’s current MP3 updates:
Wireless iPod Music Sharing
Logitech has introduced the Wireless Music System for iPod, which lets users wirelessly connect their iPod or MP3 player to a stereo or speaker system, share their digital music and control the music using their player as a remote control.

Apple Intros iPod Nano
Apple has introduced the iPod nano, a full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs, yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil and less than half the size of competitive players.

Some updates regarding the Nano:

iPod nano Round-Up
I’ve been digging into the iPod nano this morning, and I’ve got more goodies to get you all up to date on the newest announcements from iPod. First, check out my initial peak at the iPod nano. When you’re done…

Apple Resolves nano Problems
Well, in true Apple fashion, the iPod nano problem has come to a quick resolution. From dapreview: Apple… admits that some of their iPod nanos suffer from a flaw that might cause the screen to “crack” (when put under…

Nano Scratches Nothing New(s) (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The glorious new iPod nano’s screen may be prone to scratching. A sure sign of the apocalypse?

Music Download Sales Flourish (PC World)
PC World - Legal downloads more than triple in 2005, amid falling CD sales and piracy cases.

Sprint launches streaming music service for phones
Sprint launches streaming music service for phones Detroit News - the popularity of Apple Computer Inc. s iPod and other MP3 players, have raced each other to add music content to their Philips Announces GoGear MP3 Players ABCNEWS.com - Philips Announces GoGear MP3 Players Two new hard drive-based MP3 players sport cool looks and good feature sets. … Cambridge SoundWorks PlayDock MP3 ABCNEWS.com - Cambridge SoundWorks PlayDock MP3 This portable speaker system provides good sound for its size and its Cambridge SoundWorks PlayDock MP3 …

curriculum vitae » blog archive » creative muvo vs. magic star mp3 player
… I recently bought myself a new MP3 player, a Creative MuVo TX with 512MB of storage. … My previous player, a Magic Star MP3 Player, had quite a few nuisances which were the main reason behind my recent purchase. … The Magic Star had only one control: a wheel you can push down or move left and right. … This is pretty common so I won t hold it against the Magic Star. … I d guess it would be fair to say that the MuVo kicks the Magic Star s ass. … MuVo features a backlit display showing the current track with info read from the …

Who’s Afraid Of Steve Jobs Now? (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - Ask Steve Jobs to describe the “next big thing” for Apple Computer Inc. , and a video iPod seems the furthest thing from his mind. For years, Apple’s CEO has dismissed the idea of portable video players, insisting that no one wants to watch movies on tiny screens. Then again, he pooh-poohed an Apple-branded music player just months before releasing his iconic white gadget in 2001. What’s more, two Hollywood execs say Apple has held talks with movie studios about downloading movies to PCs. …

techlizard » iriver ifp-180t 128 mb mp3 player
… The IRIVER IFP-180T 128 MB Portable Music Player is on sale for $38.89 after rebate, and ships for free. … It features a sleek, silver/gray triangular design that s just a little over 3 inches tall and weighs only 1.1 ounces. … The player has a 4-line, backlit LCD and a joystick for navigating through songs or control volume, forward, and reverse.