MP3 Players & Digital Audio

iTunes 'Free Download of the Week': What a Good Idea!

March 24, 2006

Really like that every week I get a chance to sample some new music free from iTunes. I've heard some really interesting and different music that I won't normally listen to or even know about on their "free download of the week." (Haven't sprung for any other of those artists' work, however.)

Reminds me of the days when you could find LPs in the cut-out bin for $1.99 and you'd bring a few home to listen to and maybe you'd find something interesting. (Does anyone remember LPs and cut-out bins?) CDs never seemed to have the same appeal ...

Has anyone gotten into any of the artists through the "free download"?Â The phone lines are open ...

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How To Prevent Hearing Loss

March 21, 2006

Good article yesterday on Wired NewsÂ about "How To Prevent Hearing Loss" now that we're all walking around with headphones on -- either with iPods or other MP3 players or even cell phones. Worth readingÂ before it's too late and all you can do is read -- http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70434-0.html?tw=wn_index_3.

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If You Think CDs Are Expensive Here ...

March 20, 2006

In the past couple ofÂ weeks, I've commented about how music download prices all seem to be the same and about how record companies are bemoaning their falling CD sales (while not really acknowledging their booming online revenues).

Well, if you think CDs are too expensive here, how about these prices south of the border (down Mexico way)? The Beatles White album (double CD) for $49.80 andÂ Green Day's American Idiot CD for $25.80!!!!Â Ouch!

Who buys at those prices?

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Music Sites: Price Fixing?

March 16, 2006

So it's not just me that thinks that it's more than coincidence that so many music download sites charge 99 cents for a song.

Apparently both the U.S. Department of Justice and New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer think so, too.Â Both are investigating potential price-fixing by online music sites -- at the core of it is whether the major record labels, such as Sony BMG Music, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and EMI Group, colluded to determine and set the price of music song downloads. (Napster anyone?)

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iPod Blues: Where Have All the Colors Gone?

March 13, 2006

Is it just me, or do you miss iPods that came in different colors other than black or white?

It wasn't that long ago that the iPod mini (alas, no longer with us as a new product) came in a choice of four colors -- my family opted for the blue one. (Boy, was that a hot product when Apple launched it!)

Those days are gone my friend, may they never end ...

Anyone else miss those moreÂ colorful days?

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iPod nanoTune launches

March 8, 2006

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO), today introduced the DLO nanoTune for iPod nano. It combines an FM Transmitter, FM Radio and Headphone Amplifier into one unit. The nanoTuneâs FM Transmitter allows owners to play their iPod nanoâs music in the car, at home, anywhere thereâs a stereo. It also adds an FM radio to the iPod nano for on-the-go news, sports and weather updates.Other unique features include a headphone amplifier, an integrated protective case that doubles as a desktop stand, and a 30-pin iPod connector for use with all existing iPod car chargers and most iPod docks.

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Apple's iPod Hi-Fi: Why?

March 7, 2006

Will anybody buy Apple's new iPod Hi-Fi at $349 when there are other well-established docking stations/home stereoÂ like the ones from Bose and Altec Lansing (among others)?

If you do, please let me know why ...

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Apple launches VoIP iPod?

February 28, 2006

Red Herring is creating their own little "herring" by speculating that Apple plans on launching an Apple iPod with VoIP capabilities. Red Herring writes:

When Apple talks, people listen-and chat among themselvesâand the computer companyâs announcement about products to be unveiled Tuesday had watchers speculating about a VoIP-enabled iPod. <snip...> Talk of Wi-Fi on personal media devices like iPods has generated speculation that the company might roll out VoIP-enabled media players.

My reply? I don't think so. Not yet anyway.

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Newer Technology: Solving the iPod Battery Problem

February 27, 2006

The iPod is certainly a lot of fun, but not when the battery dies (come think of it, what product is?). However, battery replacement for the iPodÂ has a shrouded-in-mystery feeling when you have to send or take it somewhere special to have the battery replaced.

Now, Newer Technology has solved that problem with its super-duper, handy-dandy, ultra-awesome NuPower High-Capacity iPod Replacement Battery. Oh, by the way, the NuPower actually increases capacity as compared to the original Apple battery; the iPod mini, for example, gets a 50% boost.

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Announcement: We Have a Winner in Apple's iTunes Contest

February 24, 2006

Attention Apple iTunes shoppers!

The 1 billionth legally downloaded song from the site, âSpeed of Soundâ (purchased as part of Coldplayâs X&Y album), fell into the basket of Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Michigan!

As the grand prize winner, he will receive a 20-inch iMac, 10 fifth-generation iPods and a $10,000 gift card good for any item on the iTunes Music Store. In addition, Apple will establish a scholarship to the world-renowned Juilliard School in his name.

How sweet it is!

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