Rumors of Apple launching a music streaming service similar to Pandora have been floating about for quite a while now, but if the recent rumors are to be believed, the service could be seeing a delay in launch due to negotiations with the major labels stalling. What’s the reason behind this stalling, you ask? Well it seems that Apple does not want to pay the major labels the same royalty rates that Pandora is paying. A report by the New York Post has suggested that Apple has offered labels an initial royalty rate of 6 cents per 100 songs streamed. (more…)
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Muji of Japan has just revealed a spanking new wall-mounted speaker, and the MJBTS-1 is no ordinary speaker, as it comes in the form of a wall-mounted Bluetooth speaker, with the added advantage of having a built-in FM radio, too. This particular Muji speaker can be turned On or Off simply by pulling the cord that is attached to the wall-mounted body, making it feel and look like one of those wall-mounted fans, no? The speaker itself will support Bluetooth.3.0 connectivity in addition to AVRCP and A2DP profiles. With that, you are able to play music sans wires using Bluetooth-enabled devices, including smartphones and tablets.
bem wireless did announce their Boom Box in recent memory, where it has been specially positioned to be a portable Bluetooth speaker that intends to pay homage to the proverb, “never judge a book by its cover”. After all, the Boom Box from bem wireless has begun to ship, so you might want to check it out to see if it is capable of living up to the rather lofty claims (relatively speaking, of course) found in its marketing material. For starters, the Boom Box will be able to connect to any Bluetooth-enabled device wirelessly, playing back clear audio whenever, wherever you are.
Who would that thought that automotive company BMW has managed to cobble together some of their engineers to work alongside Thermaltake in the past, coming up with the decadent Level 10 M mouse along the way? Well, it seems that their previous partnership brought nothing but good memories between the two, which is why both Thermaltake and BMW will be having another go, sporting the all new Level 10 M headset which does share some of the design DNA in previous releases, sporting bold and aggressive lines alongside very little soft curves.