Apr 20
We have been talking about the PonoPlayer since 2012, and in this two-year span we have got to know just about everything about the player, save the tech-specs. The brainchild … Continue reading
Feb 08
This article was written on July 08, 2011 by CyberNet.
Many of you have likely heard of Amarok which is a popular cross-platform music player, and Clementine is a cross platform player that is benefiting from its open source nature. To me it has a clean interface the features people are looking for, such as iPhone syncing. It also includes a slew of other features most people will never even use, such as controlling the player with a Wii Remote.
Here are some of the other features they highlight:
- Search and play your local music library.
- Listen to internet radio from Last.fm, SomaFM, Magnatune, Jamendo and Icecast.
- Create smart playlists and dynamic playlists.
- Tabbed playlists, import and export M3U, XSPF, PLS and ASX.
- CUE sheet support.
- Visualisations from projectM.
- Lyrics and artist biographies and photos.
- Transcode music into MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, FLAC or AAC.
- Edit tags on MP3 and OGG files, organise your music.
- Fetch missing tags from MusicBrainz.
- Download missing album cover art from Last.fm.
- Cross-platform – works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
- Native desktop notifications on Linux (libnotify) and Mac OS X (Growl).
- Remote control using a Wii Remote, MPRIS or the command-line.
- Copy music to your iPod, iPhone, MTP or mass-storage USB player.
- Queue manager.
Clementine Music Player (Windows/Mac/Linux; Freeware)
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Feb 06
A team of former Google employees are taking on Sonos with a new music streamer, aiming to do for whole-home media playback what Google’s own Chromecast did for easy video … Continue reading
Jan 07
The Magic Contact is a gem of a device we found here at Showstoppers this year. The device plays music, but doesn’t need a bluetooth connection. There is no need … Continue reading
Dec 11
Led Zeppelin and Spotify have inked an exclusive deal which will see the band’s catalog added streaming only on the on-demand service. Key albums from the Led Zeppelin back-catalog will be added to Spotify’s digital racks daily over the next week, starting with 1969′s Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II. That’ll be followed, on Thursday, […]
Dec 05
Spotify will launch a free mobile streaming version of its music service, it’s reported, having persuaded music labels to agree to ad-supported deals. The new service will debut alongside the existing paid mobile music service, which offers advertising-free on-demand access to the company’s catalog from smartphones, tablets, and other platforms, the WSJ reports, though free […]
Oct 07
Beats Music, the music streaming service to take on Spotify and Radio, will launch “within the next few months” the company has confirmed, following a more curated approach than rivals so as to rescue users overwhelmed by choice. “We’re going to focus really heavily on playlists,” Beats president Luke Wood told The Next Web, “because […]
May 29
Spotify has launched “Discover”, it’s new social-enabled music discovery tool, aiming to cut through the surfeit of choice users encounter when they first face the streaming catalog. The service, which launches first on Spotify’s web-based player, adds a new Discover page to the interface, with curated content from various partners like Pitchfork, Songkick, and Tunigo.
At its core, Spotify Discover builds up a personalized list of recommended tracks based on your listening history, using the types of music you commonly play to make suggestions. It also flags up new tracks from artists that users follow.
However, Spotify has also made Discover more social, with suggestions also being made from the friends and trendsetters users follow, as well as the tracks and playlists they’re listening to. That builds on the Music Graph features Spotify launched back in December.
The recommendations system kicks in from the first song you play, automatically giving you a few options of what similar tracks you might want to listen to next. There’s also artist touring and concert information, provided by Songkick, which will suggest which shows you might want to get tickets to.
Spotify says the Discover section will be rolling out to the company’s desktop and mobile apps “gradually” but you can access it from today at the web player. You’ll need an account, of course, though that’s free to create.
Spotify Discover cuts catalog-intimidation with social is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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May 16
Cutting through all the Google I/O news is this update from Apple: today, Cupertino released iTunes version 11.0.3. This isn’t just an incremental refresh, as several new features are on board, including an improved Songs View and the ability to view multi-disc albums as a single album. The update also brings enhancements to the MiniPlayer, such as a new album artwork view and a progress bar. Of course, those changes are accompanied by the usual performance improvements and bug fixes. You can get iTunes 11.0.3 now through Software Update.
Via: 9to5Mac
May 11
Astell & Kern’s AK120 portable MQS player graces the FCC with its $1,300 sound
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Audiophiles eager to get their mitts on iRiver’s Astell & Kern-branded AK120 should take note: the portable Mastering Quality Sound player just passed through the FCC’s labs. The $1,300 AK120 is the bigger, 2.4-inch sibling to the $700 AK100, promising to net deep-pocketed audio perfectionists improved stereo imaging and dynamic range; this is achieved by two Wolfson WM8740 DACs, each of which are dedicated to a single channel. The player features a physical volume knob and packs 64GB of onboard storage with support for up to 192GB through two microSD slots — which is perfect for storing your pick of AV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC and AIFF (and eventually DSD) files, as well. With this next MQS player from A&K sure to hit stores soon, what’s the updated word about Neil Young’s streaming take on the action.
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Source: FCC
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