COWON iAUDIO 7 MP3 Player Reviewed

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The Techlounge published a review of the COWON iAUDIO 7 MP3 Player.
Quote from the review: "I don't hate the player, and I'm certainly not disappointed with it. I just have a hard time recommending it, unless you know you're willing to spend time with a machine and learn how to really manipulate it, as opposed to going on intuition. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

slotMusic MP3 music on microSD

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A new physical music format has been announced called slotMusic. The new format will be available soon and will come with tracks pre-loaded on microSD cards that can be slipped into portable devices to play high-quality DRM-free music.

Music publishers supporting the format will include EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner. The slotMusic cards will be available at Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores. The cards will be packaged with a small USB sleeve to allow playback on any PC. Pricing and artists for the format are unknown at this time. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony Announces New Walkman MP3 Players

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Sony announced new Walkman DAPs today including the NWZ-S736F, NWZ-S738F, NWZ-E436F, and NWZ-E438F. The two new S-series players offer drag and drop loading simplicity and support for various audio and video codec's. The two players are also the first Sony players to offer SenseMe channels to analyze the music collection and suggest channels based on the info gathered from the user's tracks.

The players also offer integrated noise cancellation and an accessory cable to use the headphone in an airline. The screen used in the series is a 2-inch QVGA. The E-series Walkman's have a button that allows the lighting to pulse with the beat of the music and a built-in voice recorder. The players can show video and photos as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:50:31 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Spy Camera Sunglasses with MP3 Player

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These new sunglasses take the Oakley Thump MP3 glasses to the next level by integrating a hidden photo camera.

The USB Spy Camera Sunglasses has a built-in 2GB flash memory which can store more than 15,000 photos.
The integrated 1.3MP camera takes pictures in 1280x1024px resolution. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:39:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

How to organize MP3 Files like a Pro

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Digital Trends published a guide on organizing MP3 music files.

Quote from the guide: "You know when your MP3 files are a mess. You have albums by The Beatles, Beatles, and Betles, four copies of the same song in different bitrates, and your friends are boggled by the files in your collection with names like 593_afeerb.mp3 and grtst_Hits_TRACK1_.mp3. It's time to clean them up, but like the junk drawer in your kitchen, the still-packed moving boxes in your basement, or the decade's worth of old clothes in your closet, you really don't have the time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:47:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon MP3 Offers Daily Deals and Friday Five Discounts

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Amazon MP3 has announced new ongoing promotions called “Daily Deals” and “Friday Five” that offer deep discounts on new releases and albums from the Amazon catalog. The Daily Deals campaign will be updated daily and offer popular albums at discounted prices.

The Friday Five promotion will offer five albums at $5 per album starting Friday and going throughout the weekend. Amazon says that all of the MP3 tracks it sells are without DRM protection. Amazon says the Friday Five this week will be Rolling Stone's "Let It Bleed," Frank Sinatra's "The Essential Frank Sinatra," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand," Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight" and Andrea Bocelli's "Vivere - The Best Of”. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:08:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Napster rolls out MP3 Store in Challenge to iTunes

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By Yinka Adegoke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Napster Inc ., the digital music service, on Tuesday opened the world's biggest MP3 download store with more than 6 million songs in a direct challenge to Apple Inc's iTunes store.
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Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Napster Claims Title of Largest MP3 Store

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Napster announced today that it now has the largest MP3 store around with a total of 6 million tracks in DRM-free MP3 format. Napster claims its store is 50% larger than any other MP3 store and that it features the largest catalog of major label tracks as well as independent tracks.

The MP3 format is compatible with both the iPod and the iPhone. Pricing for the digital tracks with Napster will be $0.99 per song and $9.95 for most MP3 albums. The tracks are available in 256kbps bit rate and downloads include high resolution album art. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:05:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Hercules Wireless Mobile DJ MP3 Controller

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Hercules, a computer DJ product company, brings the fun of DJ mixing to music fans everywhere with the wireless digital mixing mini-controller, the Mobile DJ MP3.

The mixer is powered by two C batteries and has a dual LCD display that allows the DJ to pick tracks and mix them, away from the computer. If the DJ hesitates, the Automix feature will automatically select the next song, ensuring a smooth set. The Mobile DJ MP3 includes two decks for mixing, scratching and synchronizing the MP3 or WAV files stored on the PC. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Lego Brick MP3 Player

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Carry your Lego love around your neck with this cool MP3 player shaped as lego brick.

The Homade MP3 i-player is shaped like a lego brick and comes in 5 colors.
It supports microSD cards up to 2GB size as storage for your music. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:50:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Digix IXING M1-TM tiny MP3 Player

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Digix introduces a tiny MP3 player in Korea dubbed IXING M1-TM.

The IXING M1-TM comes in 1, 2 and 4GB configurations and weighs only 20g. The new player is 5.6mm thin and features a display good enough to be used to watch videos.
Other features of the M1-TM include FM tuner, voice recorder and text viewer. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:43:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SweetPea3 MP3 Player for Kids

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Parents who have music loving children 8 or under but are afraid their kids won’t take care of a real MP3 player have a new option. Peapod toys announced today that it is now shipping its SweetPea3 MP3 player for kids.

The MP3 player is available direct from the PeaPod Toys website and via select retailers in the U.S. and Canada. "MP3 technology makes perfect sense in a child's music player. With no moving parts, small parts or removable media, an extremely robust music player can be built and safely given to children of all ages, including kids under three", says Peapod Toys President Dan Lemay. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:28:57 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Play.com to launch UK MP3 digital Download Store

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LONDON (Reuters) - Online retailer Play.com is to launch a new UK download store called PlayDigital, offering music from EMI and independent labels as MP3 tracks which could be played on all digital devices including iPods. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:23:43 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Insignia Sport 2GB Video MP3 Player with Bluetooth Review

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Today we are looking at the Insignia Sport 2GB MP3 Player with Bluetooth. This inexpensive MP3 player boasts video capability and a FM tuner.

The integrated Bluetooth technology allows users to pair wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices for listening to music from the player. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:57:33 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Amazon MP3 goes International in 2008

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Amazon grabs the Sunday headlines with the announcement of the international rollout of Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store in 2008.

"We have received thousands of e-mails from Amazon customers around the world asking us when we will make Amazon MP3 available outside of the U.S. They can't wait to choose from the biggest selection of high-quality, low-priced DRM-free MP3 music downloads which play on virtually any music device they own today or will own in the future," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President of Digital Music. "We are excited to tell those customers today that Amazon MP3 is going international this year." Read more

Posted on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:26:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player Review

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TechwareLabs has published a review of the SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player. Compare Prices here.

Quote from the review: "If you are looking for a highly portable and cheap MP3 player then check out Jason's review of the SanDisk Sansa Clip. We compare the Clip against the very populat iPod on several levels and give you the results. Read more

Posted on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CSR to Show Bluetooth MP3 Player Reference Design at CES 2008

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There will be no shortage of MP3 players at CES 2008. The cheapest player may well be the new reference design being unveiled by CSR featuring integrated stereo Bluetooth technology. CSR says the bill of materials for the reference design is under $10.

That will open the world of wireless music up to a whole new price category. The reference design is called the BlueCore player and includes all circuit diagrams and other required materials. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:40:23 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung P2 4GB MP3 Player Review

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The team over at our review partner tested the stylish Samsung P2 portable music player.

Quote from the review: "Samsung’s new flagship portable media player, the P2, is sleek and svelte enough to catch the eye of potential iPhone or iPod Touch buyers. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Insignia Pilot 4GB MP3 Player Review

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Today we are looking at the Best Buy Insignia Pilot 4GB MP3 player. This player has many features at a competitive price.

Bluetooth compatibility lets you stream music wirelessly to Bluetooth stereo headphones and the player has a built-in FM tuner as well. Memory expansion is via standard SD cards and the device can read up to 16GB cards. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:24:01 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Digital Developments could be Tipping Point for MP3

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By Ed Christman

NEW YORK (Billboard) - A yearlong download promotion planned between Pepsi and Amazon, Billboard has learned, is among several developments forcing further consideration by Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment to follow EMI and Universal Music Group's lead in distributing music in the MP3 format, which forgoes restrictive digital rights management technology. Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Dec 2007 01:20:24 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Oakley Split Thump MP3 Sunglasses

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Last year I reviewed the original set of Oakley Thump MP3 shades and thought they were pretty cool. Sure, they could have been better looking, but overall they were OK. Oakley has announced an upgraded set of shades called the Split Thump.

The cool part about this latest version is that when you don’t want to get your groove on or answer questions from the technologically challenged about your shades, you can remove the ear buds and they look like normal shades. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:17:11 CST | by Shane McGlaun