Jukebox
Aluratek Launches New USB Internet Radio Jukebox
Aluratek has announced its latest Internet radio jukebox that connects to the PC via USB. The device is very small and looks more like a USB flash drive than an Internet radio device. When plugged into the PC USB port, software launches automatically to allow users to listen to Internet radio.
The stick is capable of tuning in over 13,000 Internet radio stations in over 150 countries. Software also verifies the audio quality of broadcasts and rejects those that are low bandwidth. Programming can be searched from the software in several ways and preferences are saved automatically for future use. The Aluratek Internet Jukebox retails for $39.99 via Amazon.com, Buy.com and more. Read more
Posted on Wed, 8 Oct 2008 07:53:38 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Advanced Sound Devices Introduces iPhone and iPod Jukebox Dock
Advanced Sound Devices has a speaker dock for your iPod or iPhone that is certainly different from what we typically see. The Retro Tune Mini Jukebox looks like a jukebox with a built-in iPod dock, CD player, FM radio, alarm clock and rotating light column.
The alarm clock portion can wake you up to music from your iPhone or iPod and the system uses a 2.1 speaker design with 40 Watts of power. The enclosure of the jukebox is made from wood and the other components are high-quality according to the manufacturer. Read more
Posted on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:38:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Jukeboxes Go Digital
CNN.com recently posted an article about the recent evolution of jukeboxes being transformed to fit the digital age. Unless you're living in one of the biggest cities in the country, chances are when you think of the word "jukebox" you still picture a retro-style huge metal-and-plastic machine that houses a handful of CDs. But before too long, that image will be a distant memory before too long.
Digital, Internet-powered jukeboxes are becoming the biggest revolution in some neighborhood taverns since the dawn of video poker. Because of either Internet connectivity or massive hard drives, modern jukeboxes can access hundreds, or in some cases hundreds of thousands, of songs.
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Posted on Wed, 31 May 2006 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Vantec AVOX Jukebox Multimedia Player Review
3dGameman published one of their signature video reviews. This time they review not a PC component but the Vantec AVOX Jukebox Multimedia Player.
Quote:
"This is a brilliant product if you don't have a Home Theater PC. The reason being, you don't need to have a PC connected to the audio/video equipment to listen to music, watch movies or look at your photos. Setup is quick & easy because it's high speed USB2 and uses a 2.5
inch HDD so there lots of storage space. What an excellent idea! "
Watch the Video Review on 3dGameman.
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Posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:55:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Gateway 6GB MP3 Photo Jukebox
Gateway launches a 6GB MP3 Player with color screen for $249.99.
The new Gateway player measures 3.8 x 2.3 x 0.7 inch and weighs 3.4 ounce. The 1.6 inch screen has 65K/262K colors. I don't know why they specify two numbers for the color display. The resolution is 128x128 pixels. Battery life is max. 10 hours. The Gateway Photo Jukebox plays MP3 and WMA (DRM). Photos need to be in JPEG format.
More details in Gateway press-release and on Gateway's site.
More cool MP3 Players!
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Posted on Fri, 6 May 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Movie Jukebox: XClef 1200AV 40GB
XClef offers a AV portable drive dubbed 1200AV.
We reported about the Tvix Movie Jukebox just last week. The XClef Jukebox features a 40GB hard-drive and USB 2.0. The 1200AV supports the following video formats:
MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4 ASP with MP3 Stereo Sound/AC3-5.1 Channels
Digital Sound/DVD Quality(Resolution: 720*480), 720*576@25F/S for PAL, AVI
file format, XVID, DIVIX 3.11/4.11/5.11.
The XClef Drive also supports MP3 Audio and Jpeg for photo viewing.
UK's AdvancedMP3Player offers the XClef 1200AV for 249.00 pounds (~$460).
More information on the XClef site.
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Posted on Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:58:48 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox
Gateway announces after Apple also a MP3 Player with photo viewer.
The Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox is a 4GB MP3 player with measurements of 96 x 59 x 17 mm. Gateway's MP3 Photo player is slightly bigger than the Apple iPod mini, which makes it a "iPod mini Photo".
Other features include: USB 2.0, 1.6" color screen, supports MP3, WMA, JPEG, BMP, 8 hour play-time.
The Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox sells for $249.99. I do not know why companies always think they get away with the same pricing as Apple. Yes it shows photos great deal, but it is not a Apple iPod mini. This player should sell for $149.99, then it maybe has a chance. And why is it not a 5GB mp3 player, like the new MP3 Players from Creative and Rio? More details on the Gateway site. More new MP3 Players.
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Posted on Thu, 28 Oct 2004 04:43:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
V@mp 20GB AV Jukebox MPM-201 with TV Tuner
NHJ plans to introduce a Personal Video Player.
We have obtained the preliminary specifications of a new MP4 Player from NHJ. NHJ plans to release this Gadget under their V@MP brand.
The MPM-201 is supposed to have a 20GB Hard-drive, SD-Card slot, 3.5" TFT screen and USB 2.0 interface. This Video Jukebox can playback video in 640x480 resolution with 30fps. It also supports direct video encoding. The MPM-201 supports PAL and NTSC output and also has a built-in TV Tuner.
The specifications state that it is a concept. We will keep you posted on when this MP4 Player hits the shelves.
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Posted on Thu, 6 May 2004 00:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Panasonic Car GPS and Media Jukebox
Panasonic announces the CN-HS400D Hard-drive based 3D GPS Navigation System.
The Panasonic Strada combines MP4 Video, MP3 Music and GPS navigation into one Car Navigation system. It has a 30GB Hard-Drive and a SD Memory Card slot. A DVD Player can be connected for the Car Navigation Data. The Strada goes on sale mid April in Japan for 186,900yen.
More Details on Matsushita Press-Release (Japanese).
dottocomu has a description of the new Sony Navigation system with Multimedia Jukebox.
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Posted on Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:02:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
AK-MP3 Jukebox - MP3s instead of Bullets
British Company AudioBooksForFree.Com (ABFF) introduces the AK-MP3 Jukebox.
The AK-MP3 Jukebox is a MP3 player built into the body of the ammunition magazine of Kalashnikov automatic rifle.
The Player could be used on its own or it could be attached to the Kalashnikov machinegun instead of the ordinary magazine.
The AK-MP3 Jukebox comes with 20GB storage capable to hold up to 9000 songs or 3000 hours of mp3 audio books.
The AK-MP3 is conceived by ex-rock-star Andrey Koltakov (BONIFACIY), he states: "This is our bit for World Peace, Hopefully, from now on many Militants and Terrorists will use their AK47s to listen to music and audio books…They need to chill out and take it easy". More details and Photos.
The Machine Gun Jukebox sells for $350.
MP3s instead of bullets is generally a good. To support this story is real, which one could think its not see reports on the AK-MP3 at Ananova.com, The Scotsman
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Posted on Sun, 8 Feb 2004 19:29:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
World's First DVD Jukebox for Home Use
CES 2004: Kaleidescape, Inc. introduces the Kaleidescape System, a DVD Server that allows users to store their entire movie collection on hard disks, and to access any movie in their collection from any viewing zone in their home.
A basic Kaleidescape System (pictured) has one Server (with five disk cartridges for storing up to 160 movies), one movie player, and one DVD reader. The movie guide service provides detailed information about thousands of movies.
No pricing info available at this point.
See press-release for more info.
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Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:41:07 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Hard-Drive MP3 Portable Jukebox Player Tips
We reported over the last couple of month about a whole slew of new HD based MP3 Jukeboxes that entered the market on the heels of the iPod.
There are now quite a few of those players available that try to grab marketshare away from the iPod. Dell and Napster maybe are the hottest contenders, because of their marketing and sales channels.
Below is a compiled list of the major MP3 Jukeboxes on the market today from our point of view. If we missed a jukebox please email us.
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Posted on Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:39:20 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Archos av380 80GB!! Personal Video and MP3 Jukebox
We reported in June about the Archos av300 series. Back then only the 20GB and 40GB version have been announced. Now Archos already features the av380 with an amazing 80GB Hard-drive.
I do not know of any other 80GB MP3 Jukebox (email us if you know a bigger MP3 portable Jukebox, and of course the Archos av380 also is a Personal Video Player.
Of course that much storage capacity has its price. The Archos av380 sells for $899.95 at Amazon.com
Features:
- The all-in-one MPEG-4 & MPEG-3 multimedia solution that fits in the palm of your hand. Enjoy your entire collection of videos, photos, music and data wherever you go.
- Store up to 100 hours of your favorite movies in near DVD quality and view them on the high resolution 3.8" color LCD or on a TV
- With the Digital Video Recorder, your AV380 becomes a portable VCR. Record directly from VCR, DVD or camcorder or from TV thru VCR or DVD connection.
- Store up to 1,200 hours of MP3 music
- Digital photo wallet: store up 800,000 digital photos
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Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:09:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Gateway also announces 20GB MP3 Jukebox DMP-X20
Gateway jumps on the bandwagon and also offers a Hard-drive based MP3 Player.
Competition is always good for consumers. So lets welcome another MP3 Jukebox. The Gateway DMP-X20 - 20GB Jukebox is pretty comparable to the Dell or Napster Player. Nothing stands out. The Price for the 20GB Player is $299.
I guess Dell and Gateway will soon come up with great bundling deals on PCs and MP3 Players to compete against Apple and others.
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Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:03:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Philips HDD100 and Philips HDD060 MP3 Jukeboxes
Philips announced a while ago their HDD100 and the HDD060 MP3 Players.
The Philips HDD100 is after a long wait on sale in the US. The black stylish 15GB hard drive player is selling for $349.99 (MSRP: $399.00) on Amazon.com.
Weighing 167g, the Philips HDD100 has 15GB capacity to pack more than 3,000 songs. The HDD100 is decked in high gloss magnesium and hardened glass. The MP3 player features a USB2.0 interface for fast transfer. The Display features a powerful scroll interface and a 5 band equilizer. The HDD100 also features are remote control. The device plays MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) Files. The hdd100 has its own internal MP3 encoder, allowing it to record audio tracks from its microphone input, analogue line input and digital-optical line input.
The announced HDD060 is not in stores yet as far as we know. If you saw it somewhere on sale please email us.
At 1.8cm thick, and not much longer than a credit card, the hdd060 micro audio jukebox is the supposedly the smallest of 1.5GB Micro Hard-drive featureing players. It uses the same 1-inch, 1.5GB hard drive found in Rio's Nitrus and Nomad's MuVo2 players.
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Posted on Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:46:53 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Hard-Drive MP3 Portable Jukebox Player Overview
We reported over the last couple of month about a whole slew of new HD based MP3 Jukeboxes that entered the market on the heels of the iPod.
There are now quite a few of those players available that try to grab marketshare away from the iPod. Dell and Napster maybe are the hottest contenders, because of their marketing and sales channels.
Below is a compiled list of the major MP3 Jukeboxes on the market today from our point of view. If we missed a jukebox please email us.
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Posted on Sun, 2 Nov 2003 11:27:38 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Creative Labs Zen Extra 30GB MP3 Jukebox New Low Price!
Amazon.com is selling the Creative Labs Zen Extra 30GB MP3 Jukebox for $260.24!
Compare to that the Dell DJ that sells for $299 but only has 20GB. Apple iPod is even more expensive.
Creative Labs announced the Nomad Jukebox Zen NX not a long time ago. The Zen Extra, seems to be pretty much the same with some minor improvements, like a blue background display.
Other Nomad Zen Jukebox Models
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Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:49:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Dell DJ Digital Music Jukebox Goes on Sale
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Dell DJ MP3 Player goes on sale Tomorrow 10/28/03.
The 7.6-ounce Dell DJ comes with a choice of 15GB or 20GB capacities ($249 and $329, respectively) and features industry leader Hitachi's Travelstar hard drive.
A built-in rechargeable lithium-polymer battery provides up to 16 hours of continuous music playback. The included USB 2.0 cable connects the device to desktop or notebook computers and can charge the battery in lieu of the standard slim-line AC adapter. A 2-inch backlit LCD display serves up file information while users browse with a front-mounted scroll barrel for one-handed operation.
The Dell Music Store is powered by Musicmatch, which provides a simple graphical interface between the computer and Dell DJ and access to Musicmatch Downloads. This no-subscription service allows users to download their choice of more than 250,000 songs for only 99 cents each and most albums for $9.99. Musicmatch plans to offer more than 500,000 tracks by the end of the year.
In-depth Product Review: Dell DJ Tutorial
Update:
Dell offers for a limited time $30 rebate on the Dell DJ 20
, which gets the price down to $299!
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Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:47:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Get PhatNoise for your Ferrari - 60GB MP3 Jukebox
PhatNoise offers a powerful Hard-Drive based MP3 Jukebox for Cars. They have special editions to fit your car like the Porsche/Ferrari edition or the BMW version and more.
The PhatBox lets you transfer all your CDs via a PC onto the PhatBox Hard-drive Cartridge you install in the drunk of you car like any other CD-Changer. The controls of the PhatBox are through the car stereo.
The PhatBox comes with 20GB, 40GB and 60GB Hard-drive and starts at $859.00.
The Limited Edition Platinum PhatBox comes with a 20GB DMS Cartridge (or 40GB or 60GB), a USB 2.0 Desktop Cradle, the PhatNoise Music Manager CD, the appropriate cable and connector for your car, and a user manual with installation instructions. PhatNoise strongly recommends professional installation for the PhatNoise Car Audio System.
Review the PhatBox Installation Manual (PDF).
Amazon.com sells a big selection of
PhatBoxes.
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Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:29:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Dell DJ MP3 Jukebox and Dell Music Download Service Announced
Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:31:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New LYRA Audio/Video Portable Jukebox
The palm-sized 13 ounce 20GB RD2780 RCA LYRA Audio/Video Jukebox (MSRP: $449, coming this summer!) contains a built-in MPEG-4 encoder and decoder, enabling users to watch up to 80 hours of pre-recorded television shows, feature films, or home videos directly on the 3.5-inch Thin Film Transistor (TFT) LCD screen.
Since the device is essentially a computer peripheral with a hard drive, the display screen can also be used to organize digital audio music files (mp3, wma), digital photos or files such as word processing documents and power-point presentations.
Using the MusicMatch management software, audio files can be organized by ID3 tag song data to display artist, album, song title and genre.
Order the
RCA Lyra Audio/Video 20 GB Jukebox at Amazon.com Now!
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Posted on Fri, 23 May 2003 00:43:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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