If workouts take you from pounding the pavement to plunging into the pool with little time to spare between, Sony’s new one-piece Walkman might be of some interest to you. More »
We’re not sure how many Brits use Spotify to actually buy individual tracks, considering that the service is mainly known for streaming and “offline” playback, but the question has suddenly become academic. Anyone in the UK who tries to use the desktop app to buy new music will now be confronted with the message above. It offers little explanation of what’s going on but does at least link to a help page that reassures those who already possess unused download credits or gift cards. Spotify sent us the following statement, which is pretty abstract but makes it clear this is more than temporary:
We recently updated Spotify to further simplify the service and pave the way for new features announced at the end of last year. In-app purchases aren’t part of this update but we’re not ruling out their return. Credits/gift cards already purchased are still redeemable.
Update: We hear from a reader in Sweden that the same thing has happened in that country — so it probably applies internationally, wherever the download option was originally available. Spotify in the US was already streaming-only, so American users will likely notice no change.
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Source: Pocket-lint
Tascam (Teac) announced today in Japan the DR-05, a new entry level PCM Linear voice recorder (24bit/96kHz) as well as MP3, VSA (Variable Speed Audition) and 125dB SPL Sound Reinforcement Monitor. The DR-05 comes with a 128×64 dot screen, support microSD/SDHC, weight 116g for a size of 61x141x25mm. Finally this new PCM Voice recorder will be sold in Japan during December at around 10,000 Yen.
Introduced back in May 2011, the T9 from Iriver is a USB Stick like DAP that come with full support of FLAC alongside the usual MP3, WMA, WAV and APE. Today or slightly more than a year later, Iriver announced in Japan a small upgrade of its DAP that now comes in a 8GB version instead of the previous 2 or 4G offering. The 8GB T9 will be available in Japan starting this month at 6,980 Yen.
JVC Kenwood outs today in Japan a new thin and compact (170x139x198mm) CD and Bluetooth Player with the C-535. Announced at around 35,000 Yen and schedule for a launch mid-November the C-535 Series, available in Black and White, comes with a Pair od 2x20W speakers, USB support, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DP, AVRCP, an AM/FM radio tuner and with the support of MP3 as well as WMA files either stored on a USB thumbdrive or a CD-R/RW.
Your front lawn is full of gravestones, skeletons hang from the trees, and a haze of cobwebs coats your porch. Yup, you’ve gone all out this Halloween to make your house the spookiest on the block. More »
Kenwood outs in Japan two new mini Hi-Fi or component with the UD-NF7 and UD-F5 that comes with a 50Wx2ch output at 4Ω, EX.BASS, CD Player, FM/AM, Support of MP3, WMA files, USB as well as iOS Devices. Technically identical, only the High-end UD-NF7 will come whoever with WiFi, DLNA 1.5 and AriPlay support.
Both models are expected to the available in Japan early November and sold around 60,000 Yen for the UD-NF7 and 38,000 for the UD-F5
Samsung rolls out pebble designed Samsung MP3 Player W1(YP-W1) capable of instant playing back of the transferred music files from Galaxy S III on the 22nd. Samsung MP3 Player W1 comes in pebble blue and marble white and the 13.7g ultra light weight portable MP3 with SoundAlive and Bass Boots as well as offering the easiest grip which comes in handy especially for cycling and mountaineering enthusiasts.
It seems that there still some room for Iriver’s DAP in Japan after all! Today the once extremely popular DAP (Mp3 Player) Korean manufacturer announced in Japan the Astell & Kern AK100 a luxury and High-end audiophile oriented DAP! Schedule to hit Japanese store October 27th the Astell & Kern AK100 comes by default with 32GB of internal memory as well as a a dual MicroSDHC port capable to expand the total amount of internal memory of the Astell & Kern AK100 up to …
Complicated legal systems and copyright laws put aside, on a basic level it makes sense to think that if you were to purchase an item, it would be yours to do as you see fit which includes reselling it, right? That’s pretty much how websites such as eBay and Craigslist work where people put up second hand (and brand new) items for sale. However when it comes to digital goods, that’s when things start to get a bit complicated and a US court is set to hear a case which will determine whether digital media files can be resold which could also set a precedent for future cases. (more…)
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