The MP3 Player Blog

Who would rather carry around one device to use as a phone and MP3 player, as opposed to two devices?

The answer is obvious and Virgin believes that they have the first solution.

Their phone with a built in MP3 player has only 32mb of space though, roughly 30 mintues of listening. Then again other phones have similiar features, but they’ve never sold them as phone/MP3 player hybrids.

This will certainly be a future trend that current MP3 player manufacturers will need to keep an eye on.

More bad news for Creative Labs.

It appears they’ve posted their first loss in over three years, leaving them dumbfounded on how to topple Apple’s rain with the iPod.

It’s even sent executives back to the drawing board on bolstering their focus on sound cards to increase profits from their sagging MP3 portable player business.

I’d hate to see them go to the wayside, as they are one of the top contenders against Apple’s iPod. And competition is a great thing for consumers, as it opens up new avenues for product features and developments.

We’ll see how this all pans out.

Here’s a brief list of MP3 music download services I put together. Right now there isn’t much information about them, but shortly I’ll add full descriptions and details about each service, along with indepth reviews about them.

Enjoy!

Illegal file sharing took another blow when the Chinese portal “NetEase” dropped it’s MP3 search service.

Their move was prompted by potential legal repurcussions for aiding searches to find illegal content.

Just one more reason to go with a legitimate service such as iTunes.

If you’re not too familiar with the terms being tossed around, then it’s about time you brush yourself up. Here’s an MP3 player glossary with definitions for the most common terms.

And by all means, if you have any other questions or want to contribute to it, just let me know!

Details right now are sketchy, but it appears Microsoft may own the patent on the spin wheel used on the iPod.

Certainly neither party will give up without a fight, so it looks like some legal wrangling is ahead.

The worst case scenario is Apple will owe Microsoft royalities for using the patent. It’s not like they’re going to take away your iPod!

Could Google be serving up iTunes in a future search near you?

Imagine searching for song lyrics, albums, or artists and you’re presented with an easy option to download a song. Sounds clever to me!

It certainly would be a win-win solution for Google, Apple, and consumers.