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Get the Urge Today!

May 17, 2006

Don't forget that MTV's new online music site, Urge, launches today. Be the first on your block to download the beta at www.urge.com.

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HD Radio: What Do You Think?

May 16, 2006

Always lots of noise about satellite radio like Sirius and XM, but how about HD Radio?

Anybody buying into that format? Anybody know that much about it (seems like a pretty quiet new technology roll-out, doesn't it?).

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MTV Gives Us the Urge

May 15, 2006

Sometimes you wonder why brands associated with one particular slice of life take so long to figure out how to extend themselves into new (but not foreign) territories.

This is how I see MTV's announcment today that it will enter the online music business with the launch of its new download service called "Urge." Remember, this is the cable network group that helped popularize music videos two decades ago ("Video Killed the Radio Star").

Making its debut (albeit a public beta) on Wednesday, Urge comes integrated into the newest version of Microsoft's Windows Media Player, which users of Microsoft's Windows will receive in coming weeks as an upgrade.

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Apple vs. Apple: How About Downloadable Beatles?

May 12, 2006

Much ado earlier this week about Apple Computer winning a British court case that enables it to keep its bitten-apple logo on iTunes.

Seems that Apple Corps (representinng living and deceased members of the Fab Four) thought that symbol infringed on their own logo.

After one company sends some money to the other company as penalty, legal fees, etc., the ultimate question remains: Why can't you legally download Beatles songs from iTunes or any other music site? Can an agreement be reached sometime soon ...

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Case Closed for Nano Cases

May 5, 2006

The iPod Nano is still selling like hotcakes and Case Closed Bags is still one of my favorites for iPod cases (as well as other stuff, like laptop bags and cell phone cases.

Can't go wrong with their selection of red, black, pink, green, purple, orange and lime leather Nano cases for $24.95 each.

Check it out. www.caseclosedbags.com

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Free Napster!

May 1, 2006

Yes, once again, one of the most famous (or notorious) music download sites -- Napster -- is free.

However, things are a bit different now as Napster moves to an advertiser-supported model that allows users to listen to songs for free five times before paying for a song or monthly subscription. Walt Disney Co. and Guitar Center are among the site's new sponsors, and record labels will get a cut of the advertising revenue.

Check out the blurb on the IAB SmartBrief newsletter or the whole scoop at www.usatoday.com.

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(Gadgets) Love Is Love (Not Fade Away) ...

April 6, 2006

Itâs interesting how the hottest of hot technologies gradually cools and fades away.

Iâm thinking about this after visiting Best Buy to buy a cassette player for my elderly uncle who loves to listen to books on tape.Â Now Best Buy is a big store and after wandering around awhile, I had to ask a salesperson, who carefully directed me to the âPersonal Audioâ section. This single row of products featured a sparse selection of CD players â mostly Sony â and only one cassette player with headphones (also a Sony); lots of hanging space, not too many products. Just one cassette player!

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Jobs & Apple Hear the Music (and Let You Make It Lower)

March 29, 2006

Didn't take Steve Jobs and Apple long to respond to my blog entry on "How to Prevent Hearing Loss" from a week ago.

Seems Apple just announced a software update for the iPod that would let users set a maximum volume limit. The update is available as a free download from Apple at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ipodupdater20060323.html.

Maybe it wasn't the blog, but the class action suit; any steps to prevent hearing loss are a good thing ...

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Apple vs. Apple: Round 3

March 28, 2006

Like the old Mad Magazineâs Spy vs. Spy, we now have the latest version of Apple vs. Apple.Â

According to Newsfactor, Apple Computer will meet the Beatles' Apple Corps in court this week in London, where a judge will decide if iTunes violates a 1991 agreement between the two companies that supposedly blocked the computer maker from selling music.

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The Cube Gets Even Cooler: mobiLBU Goes 2 GB!

March 28, 2006

Loved the mobiBLU DAH-1500i Cube MP3 Player when I wrote about it last year. Now. there's aÂ newÂ 2 Gigabyte version, adding to the existing 512MB and 1GB versions.

With its unique cube form factor at less than one-inch on all dimensions, the Cube MP3 Player is the worldâs smallest, full featured MP3 player -- and it weighs only 18 grams!

The 2GB Cube is identical to the original players and has the following key features:

2GB Flash Memory Storage â Holds up to 500 songs in MP3 (@ 128kbps bitrate) to 1000 songs in WMA (@ 64kbps bitrate)
Sports an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode Display) that provides easy to read, ultra crisp graphics and text on the display screen
Supports MP3, WMA, and Protected WMA (Digital Rights Management)
Plug-and-Play -- A Universal Mass Storage Device, The CubeÂ shows up as a removable drive when attached to a PC so files can be easily transferred to the player by simple drag-and-drop;Â non-music files, too
Compatible with and synchronizes with Windows Media Player (required for protected WMA files)
Outstanding audio quality and features SRS WOW audio enhancement
Integrated FM Tuner and FM recording (record FM broadcasts on-the-fly)
Voice Recorder (using the Cubeâs internal microphone)
Clock Function â displays date and time
Unique single multifunction connector that handles USB 2.0 connectivity, charging and headphones
Comes with a necklace style earbud set that allows the user to hang The Cube around the neck while and listen to music
Colors -- Choice of four:Â Black, Blue, Silver and Pin
Compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems

Price: $159.99

www.mobibluamerica.com

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