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October 15, 2009 From News
Sonos this week announced the upcoming release of the ZonePlayer S5, an all-in-one wireless music system
Sue First, Team Up Later
July 10, 2009 From Dave Thomas
As Pirate Bay looks to go the Napster route of turning legit, another formerly contentious Web site is making deals with The Man. Last year, Redlasso was sued (almost out of existence) by several media companies for their media-clipping services. In April, one of those companies struck a deal with Redlasso to syndicate that company's content.
July 10, 2009 From Dave Thomas
As Pirate Bay looks to go the Napster route of turning legit, another formerly contentious Web site is making deals with The Man. Last year, Redlasso was sued (almost out of existence) by several media companies for their media-clipping services. In April, one of those companies struck a deal with Redlasso to syndicate that company's content.
January 19, 2009 From Product Reviews
The Slacker G2 portable player allows you to take your favorite Slacker stations with you wherever you go. It's got a built-in Wi-Fi radio that will sync with your Slacker account and download playlists for up to 25 music channels (about 2,500 songs on the 4GB version) which can be played an infinite number of times and then refreshed next time you’re in a hot spot.
Ten Years of Great Gear
January 2009 From E-Gear
Here we are in 2009, a milestone for me and E-Gear magazine because this year we celebrate E-Gear’s 10th anniversary. In fact, it was a January meeting among the company’s publishers and editors that launched E-Gear, as well as my career here.
January 2009 From E-Gear
Here we are in 2009, a milestone for me and E-Gear magazine because this year we celebrate E-Gear’s 10th anniversary. In fact, it was a January meeting among the company’s publishers and editors that launched E-Gear, as well as my career here.
October 2008 From News
Best Buy made its deal to acquire a controlling stake in Napster final on Monday, when its tender offer for 83.3 percent of the company was completed. Best Buy then launched a second offering period for the remaining shares. In a deal announced in September, Best Buy paid $127 million to acquire the music download service. “We’re pleased that our tender offer was successful,” Best Buy’s executive vice president of connected digital solutions, David Morrish, said as part of the announcement. “We look forward to concluding the merger so that we can begin the work of increasing Napster’s subscribers and building on
October 2008 From News
A judge this week upheld the decision barring RealDVD, the DVD-copying software released last week by RealNetworks but immediately challenged by movie studios. According to Wired, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel upheld her decision from last week, after reviewing documents related to the case. She concluded that there is sufficient evidence that the technology violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Patel is the same judge who presided over the Napster litigation in the late 1990s.
September 2008 From News
In a surprising move, Best Buy said Monday that it plans to buy the pioneering but struggling musical download service Napster. According to Reuters, the deal is for $121 million in cash, although Best Buy will assume $67 million in cash and short-term investments owned by Napster. Napster’s management will remain in place, and the company will continue to be located in Southern California. Best Buy will also assume Napster’s 700,000 subscribers as well as its Web assets. Napster had previously teamed up with Best Buy’s rival, Circuit City, on an “Unlimited Music On Demand” service.
April 2008 From Hot Products
iriver last week launched its first new product of the year, a multimedia player called the E100 mp3 Multimedia Player. The music/video player includes mp3 capability, as well as FM radio, stereo speakers, and a 2.4 TFT LCD screen. The player, featuring a simple design, comes in four colors (white, black, sky blue and pink), and weighs just two ounces. It also supports numerous music and video types, as well as files from Napster, Rhapsody and other download services. The E100 comes in 4G and 8G denominations, costing $109.99 and $159.99, respectively. It is available now at Amazon.com and numerous retail stores.
September 2007 From Product Reviews
Ever try jogging or biking with your iPod or MP3 player? Inevitably, assuming the earbuds don’t fall out from the activity, you’ll end up with a wire tangled around your neck or some other body part. Wireless headphones, powered by Bluetooth, have come along to address this problem, but that still leaves you with an MP3 player wedged in your pocket somewhere—another inconvenience when exercising. This Otto headset combines the MP3 player and headphones into one device, essentially making it wireless, not because there’s no wire between your player and headphone, but because the player is the headphone. Oakley tried a similar concept by
Know Your Digital Rights
May 2007 From College Gear Guide
The age of digital media, digital products and digital lifestyles has created nearly as many problems as it has benefits, at least for some people and companies. Recall that it was just a few years ago that a college student with a small homespun program called Napster brought the music industry to its knees as millions of people worldwide used it to “share” their music collections. Now Napster is a legitimate e-commerce site selling licensed content loaded with digital rights management hooks to keep people from doing what the original Napster allowed. Most other music e-commerce sites, Apple’s iTunes store included, also use
May 2007 From College Gear Guide
The age of digital media, digital products and digital lifestyles has created nearly as many problems as it has benefits, at least for some people and companies. Recall that it was just a few years ago that a college student with a small homespun program called Napster brought the music industry to its knees as millions of people worldwide used it to “share” their music collections. Now Napster is a legitimate e-commerce site selling licensed content loaded with digital rights management hooks to keep people from doing what the original Napster allowed. Most other music e-commerce sites, Apple’s iTunes store included, also use
