Anyone who has been around digital music for any part of the last 20 years knows the name Novation. They hit the scene first as a maker of inexpensive and portable MIDI keyboard controllers, but over the years have grown to be SO much more. Now they are out with their latest cool product – [...]
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EU seeks to limit Mp3 player volume
Do you like to crank up the tunes and jam to the sound of your favorite band? Do you sometimes do it so loud your ears end up ringing? Legislation, currently under discussion in the EU, seeks to force Mp3 manufacturers to limit the volume level of their players. It’s been widely documented that listening [...]
Announcement: iLuv i1166 Portable Multimedia Player
iLuv has announced that their new i1166 PMP will be available for shipping in mid-October. The unit features a 9″ TFT screen and can play DVD and CD media (including CD-R/RW, and DVD±R/RW and VCD/SVCD) as well as access media on MMC/SD cards and even USB flash drives. It will play a wide variety of [...]
My iTunes 9 caught the flu
Until version 9 of iTunes I was a wonderfully satisfied user. My library of 2,800+ songs rarely slowed when I’d select a song or playlist. My iPhone synchronized in the background without any slowdowns. I used to wonder about this Apple icon people called a “beach ball” because I rarely saw it. Then along came [...]
Why Music Subscriptions Make Less Sense Than Ever…
As Larry just posted, Apple actually approved the Rhapsody app for streaming music if you have a RhapsodyTo Go account. So now we have RhapsodyToGo available in the US and Spotify available in much of Europe. That’s awesome, and a bit of a surprise but still… I don’t quite get it. Rhapsody to Go is [...]
What Apple’s Announcements Today Really Mean For the MP3 Market
I’m really enjoying the technology reporting in the NYTimes these days. It is often edgy or sarcastic, it is certainly timely and, as is the case today, it is spot-on. As the article in their Bits section points out, today’s Apple announcements are important for more than the usual reasons. Sure it will let us [...]
iTunes introduces Digital 45s
The first 45 rpm record was introduced by RCA in 1949. The small, 7″ vinyl records were a way for artists to introduce their singles. Since iTunes wasn’t around back then you couldn’t easily download one song from your favorite artist, you’d have to buy the whole LP album. The 45 allowed you to purchase [...]
Review: HP Mediasmart LX195
The single biggest problem my wife and other family members have is making sure that their data is backed up. The HP Mediasmart LX195 will help you make sure that data is safe and a while lot more. This server is based on Microsoft’s Windows Home Server. It’s not my normal operating system of choice, [...]
Creative Labs Android based Media Player
The Zii technology demoed at CES has been in hibernation for a while, but the official deets have finally come out today about what they planned to do with their Zii stem cell computing platform. That devices is called the Zii Egg. The Egg is the device for Creative’s new developer platform called Plaszma. Plaszma [...]
WebOS 1.1 Revives iTunes Sync
For those with Palm Pre’s, you’ll remember that Apple recently released iTunes 8.2.1 that disabled the Pre’s abiltiy to sync with your iTunes library. This latest update appears to be a direct response to last week’s iTunes 8.2.1 Update. Apple Insider is reporting that Palm’s Blog announced the update yesterday. The update should appear as [...]
KindleGate Blows Up In Amazon’s Face
UPDATE: The following update appeared on David Pogue’s Times column. EDITOR’S NOTE | 8:41 p.m. The Times published an article explaining that the Orwell books were unauthorized editions that Amazon removed from its Kindle store. However, Amazon said it would not automatically remove purchased copies of Kindle books if a similar situation arose in the [...]
Hey Amazon, Before Putting Your Energy Into In-Book Advertising How About Clarifying and Simplifying Your DRM Policy ?
Okay, I’ve kept quiet for the last two weeks with regard to my whole Kindle episode. Over that time Doug posted on the new price parity by eReader and, as expected, I have heard no follow up by Amazon customer service let alone from Jeff Bezos in response to my email to him. The fact [...]
iPlayMusic Releases Chords for iTunes
A common sight and sound back in my “man cave/guitar room,” is me sitting at my computer desk with iTunes blaring, playing one of my six string beauties. One of my favorite ways to relax is to fire up iTunes, place it on shuffle and see what songs I can play along with on my [...]
Stanton T.55 Belt-Driven Turntable – Unboxing and Review
Who ever thought I would be using a belt-driven turntable in 2009? And yet, that’s what I did over the weekend. Sure, we all know DJs love vinyl, but me, the typical end-user? What gives? Well it turns out there are a host of treasures to be found if you “go retro”. LPs stored in [...]
Yazsoft’s Playback Streams Media From Mac to PS3 / XBOX360
If you have a Mac on your desk and a PS3 or XBOX360 game console attached to your home media center, Yazsoft has a new way for you to enjoy all of your media. Playback, which they describe as “their new zero configuration media server for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Playback [...]
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