If you're one of the few people who haven't bought the iPhone yet and are sticking with the ol' iPod, fear not. I found this nice directory of recommended apps to pimp your 'Pod and...
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Pandora, a music recommendation service, moved off the PC to the mobile market with deals with Sprint (mobile phones), SanDisk (portable media players), and Sonos (wireless home stereo systems). The...
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Creative Technology is attacking iPod's underbelly with a bargain-priced $40 MP3 player called the Creative Zen Stone. The diminutive Stone comes with 1GB of storage, enough for hundreds of...
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The iPhone has received a huge amount of publicity. But it's a good news, bad news story, according to a study by Norwalk, Connecticut-based Markitecture The good news is the iPhone has high...
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San Diego startup Slacker aims to take the guesswork out of digital music by combining an MP3 player with Internet radio. It's a radio version of the Apple juggernaut. Slacker players will be...
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SanDisk has introduced a new mp3 player to combat Apples' iPod and iTunes. The SanDisk Sansa Connect includes both WiFi and the Yahoo Music Unlimited Service for a complete music experience. The...
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Competition is getting to iPod owners. Jacobs Media ran a poll on 69 radio stations asking what features people want on their iPods. The number one answer, based on 25,000 responses, was FM radio,...
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Apple iTunes will be selling top music without DRM. But that doesn't mean the files will be MP3. Apple is using AAC (Advanced Audio Coding). AAC uses newer technology that provides similar...
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Omnifone, a British mobile music company, has launched MusicStation, an unlimited music subscription service with secured songs from both major labels and independents. MusicStation will work with...
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by Marc on February 27, 2007
Sony Ericsson upgraded its mobile phone line with thinner, more fashionable Walkmans. The company has achieved sales of 20 million Walkman phones and 60 million of general music-enabled products. The...
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued an open letter calling for the entertainment industry to move to the open MP3 format. He wrote "If the big four music companies would license Apple their music...
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Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3tunes, which offers unprotected MP3 files for sale, takes some well-place potshots at Microsoft's Zune player (Microsoft Zune: Won't Play For Sure). It boils down...
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Microsoft has chosen a conservative path by pricing the Zune portable media player at $249 US retail. The price is competitive with the Apple iPod (30GB). Zune's music store will similarly be...
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I missed a key defect in my Microsoft Zune media player coverage, Zune Sharing. The player admirably supports a bevy of open file formats, including WMA, MP3, AAC, JPG, WMV, MPEG-4, H.264. As we...
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by Marc on September 15, 2006
The previously announced Microsoft Zune portable media player (Zuney Tunes) will be launched in time for the holiday season. The Zune player features wireless transfer to share songs and playlists and...
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Dell discontinued its oddly-named DJ Ditty after poor sales. Dell will continue to sell mp3 players from other manufacturers, including Sandisk, Samsung, Creative Technology, and IRiver. A year and...
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by Marc on August 16, 2006
Torian Wireless will be selling the Infusion, a portable WiFi radio that connects to thousands of Internet streaming radio stations. The InFusion also includes an FM radio, radio and audio recorder,...
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by Marc on August 12, 2006
The Sony Mylo will offer the most impressive set of features for a mobile media player. Take the iPod and add WiFi, IM, and Skype. Use the memory stick to easily transfer or share files. Specs: The...
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Microsoft will be releasing its own music store. A Microsoft staffer says it is a "new, holistic approach to music and entertainment." Chris Stephenson, Microsoft GM of marketing for MSN...
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by Marc on July 04, 2006
Napster one-ups Apple with excellent deals on MP3 players. It's an unbeatable deal if you're already a subscriber, or plan to be one, of the $15 per month subscription service. The Napster...
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by Marc on June 22, 2006
The Energizer bunny will be kickstarting MP3 players soon, as well as cell phones and other devices, with the Energi To Go cellphone charger, powered by Energizer e2 lithium AA batteries. The $30...
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