Sep 04
Neil Young has announced that his new Pono music ecosystem–which promises to “present songs as they
Posted in: Today's ChiliNeil Young has announced that his new Pono music ecosystem
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Jun 30
Introduced for the first time in Europe, Pioneer’s latest Network player the N-50-K will finally hit Japanese store this august at around 80,000 Yen! By default the N-50-K comes with the Support of both Android and iOS devices as well as MP3, Linear PCM, WAV, WMA, AAC and FLAC.
DLNA 1.5
AirPlay compatible
USB DAC for a direct USB connection with your PC
high-resolution audio playback up to 192 kHz/24-bit
hi-bit 32 audio processing
Auto Sound Retriever to restore compressed audio files
Auto Level Control equalises volume differences between tracks
front USB terminal for your iPod/iPhone/iPad
ready for Pioneer ControlApp: remote app for iPod touch, iPhone and Android
Bluetooth ready
Wireless LAN ready
High-Accuracy Master Clock
Rigid under base
Isolated D/A Power supply
Jun 27
Amazon has brought its AutoRip service to the UK, offering CD and vinyl buyers – whether new or based on historic purchases – a free MP3 copy on over 350,000 albums. Launched in the US back in January, Amazon AutoRip tries to address the balance between the immediacy of digital and the physical reassurance of
Jun 27
Amazon AutoRip arrives in the UK, offers free MP3 versions for over 350,000 CDs
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American Amazon shoppers have been offered free MP3 versions of their back catalog of music purchases since January and now Brits are getting the same deal, with vinyl tracks thrown in for good measure. Any CDs or vinyl (and even cassettes!) bought since 1999 will now be added to Amazon UK account owners’ Cloud Player, free and automatically. There are now More than 350,000 albums that are already AutoRip-compatible, and Amazon’s own music player ensures you should be able to play the 256 Kbps MP3 tracks on practically any device that can browse the web. The full release is right after the break.
Jun 24
Amazon optimizes MP3 store for iOS devices in the UK, makes it easier to access tunes
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Just as it did earlier this year here in the States, Amazon has now quietly announced that it’s brought some HTML5 tweaks to its UK-based MP3 store in order to make it more friendly with iDevices. Thanks to these under-the-hood enhancements, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in the United Kingdom can now have access to more options within the web version of Amazon’s music shop — you know, things like downloading and streaming songs. Naturally, once you’ve purchased some tunes, they’ll automatically be added to the Cloud Player, where they can then be played from any other compatible device (e.g. Sonos systems or an Android tablet / smartphone). You can check out the optimized Amazon MP3 hub over at the source below.
Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Internet, Apple, Amazon
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Source: Amazon UK
May 25
MP3 BBQ Grill
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There is nothing quite like the feeling of having not only good food (especially a BBQ, of course!), but also to have great music to go along with it. What happens when you want both of them together, and yet you are working on a limited budget? This is where the $199.99 MP3 BBQ Grill comes in handy, where it will be able to keep hungry stomachs full with the right kind of fare, in addition to keeping your ears entertained, and to get your booties shaking the next time you throw a poolside BBQ party. Heck, you can also drop the poolside, and the MP3 BBQ Grill will still work just right.
The MP3 BBQ Grill is a clever electric device that was specially developed for outdoor as well as indoor use, sporting a generous 200 square inch cooking surface which is ideal for grilling vegetables and burgers among others. Not only that, it comes with a non-stick coating to ensure easy food release and cleanup, where there is also a center channel that drains away fat into a large grease tray. Thanks to the 10-watt speaker, this is the most complete BBQ grill you can ever look for if good music and food are right up your alley. In addition, you can also crank up the integrated AM/FM radio or plug in any iPod, iPhone or other MP3 device to get your music fix.
[ MP3 BBQ Grill copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
May 14
Pioneer – “BDP-3120-K/W” – compact Blu-ray disk player compatible with several different playing formats
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Pioneer is releasing “BDP-3120-K/W” – a compact Blu-ray disk player compatible with several different playing formats.
It is able to play smartphone/PC contents, BD-R/RE(BDAV), DVD (AVCREC/VR mode/ CPRM), AVCHD images. Also, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WMV, FLAC, MKV etc files saved in USB memory can be playable. It can play the same files as “BDP-160″ except MPO.
Release date: May
Size: 360 mm x 39 mm x 208 mm
Weight: 1.2 kg
May 14
Pioneer – “BDP-160″ – Blu-ray disk player that can play movies on smart devices without a Wi-Fi environment and is compatible with several different playing formats
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Pioneer is releasing Blu-ray disk player “BDP-160″ with Wi-Fi Direct functionality that allows wireless connections to smart devices without a Wi-Fi environment.
“BDP-160″ also has Wi-Fi functionality so it can connect to a smartphone wirelessly by using a Wi-Fi network.
It’s able to play smartphone/PC contents, 3D still image file (MPO), BD-R/RE(BDAV), DVD (AVCREC/VR mode/CPRM), AVCHD images. Also, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WMV, FLAC, MKV etc files saved in USB memory can be playable.
It has an HDMI terminal, optical digital output terminal, analog 2ch audio output terminal, LAN terminal and USB terminal.
Release date: June
Size: 435 mm x 58 mm x 250 mm
Weight: 2 kg
May 13
At Shanghai Donya, Evergreen’s 2cm cube, 8g ultra-lightweight, ultra cheap micro-cube MP3 player is out.
You can play music by simply saving songs in a microSD card and inserting it to a slot on the back of the player. It is compatible with MP3 and WMA formats. With an accompanying USB 3.5mm stereo mini pin cable, it can be charged.
The price is 990 yen. At that price, finally you don’t have to worry about losing your music player!
Color: blue or pink
Size: 2cm x 2cm x 2cm
Weight: 8g
Micro-cube can be ordered here.
May 01
“What happened is way worse for musicians. It has forced musicians to be marketers.“
John McVey, producer, Coupe Studios
“I fear that in general the only musicians able to create a truly independent and successful career are those who had one before the industry changed, who had the fan base in place to enable them to continue independently of the record labels.” That’s Peter Owen, an independent composer and producer. He is one of many musicians who feel that the internet has made the business of creativity more challenging.
Parts one and two of this series surveyed how iTunes and MP3 catalyzed the digital music movement for labels and consumers. The effect of the internet on musicians is less recognized. In one way, musicians have benefited similarly to consumers. While consumers have gained amazing access to music, musicians have acquired unprecedented access to listeners.
So it’s the promised land for musicians, right? Not exactly. For many creators whose careers span the before-and-after of digital music, there is a crushing sense that the grass isn’t greener after all.
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