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Music streamers on Rdio for iOS are used to getting novel features quite often — but hey, as they say, the more the merrier, right? Keeping up with that tradition, Rdio announced earlier today it’s introducing a few new tidbits to the application with version 2.2. Most notably, the app will now allow users to quickly find friends and artists via a new feature dubbed — appropriately, no less — Find People. Building up on the search improvements, Rdio’s also added an option to easily discover a record label’s top musicians and albums, which is, in part, made possible by a number of UI enhancements (like a revamped navigation menu) that were also included in this release. All that sound good? Then you shall wait no more; the goods can be found at our source, or you could always download straight from your iOS device.

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You know what’ll go perfectly with that waterproof Bluetooth speaker ball that a Billy Corgan doppelganger recommended a few years back? That odd tube you’re undoubtedly fixated on above. That’s the Ultimate Ears UE Boom, and those people underneath are presumably blitzed from a day of raving at [insert EDM festival here]. Parent company Logitech is calling this thing the “world’s first social music player,” but last we checked, it’s not capable of tweeting whatever you’re listening to. Instead, it’s seemingly engineered “to help you rage, riot, party and play the music you love, out loud.” Seriously — that’s in the description.

In order to do so, there’s a Bluetooth radio within, NFC support, a 15-hour rechargeable battery and an exterior that’ll turn away light splashes. Of note, you can wirelessly link two UE Booms together using an associated Android or iOS app to play them in either stereo-to-stereo mode or traditional left / right stereo mode. It’s expected to hit US and European shores later this month for $199.99, which means you too can take weird shots of yourself holding it at frat parties in the very, very near future.

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Pandora, which is about to face a big competitor when Apple irons out its remaining snags with iRadio, has just announced a new feature – Pandora Premieres. This station is unlike the rest, allowing users to listen to early album releases before they’re available for purchase. While not much is available via it right now,

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It’s hardly a new tactic — teasing music lovers with a stream of a new album prior to its on-sale date — but Pandora’s getting into that business in an official way today. Not content with letting iTunes drink the whole of said milkshake, Pandora Premieres will allow users to preview upcoming album releases in their entirety before they go on sale. The new station will reportedly feature both mainstream and emerging artists, with albums to hit the Pandora airwaves “up to one week prior to the scheduled US launch date.” Listeners can enjoy these early album releases simply by adding the Pandora Premieres station, which will be updated weekly with new releases. Better still, users will be able to replay it as much as they’d like, or listen to bits of pieces of it as they choose. If you’d like to give it a look, head to your Pandora player and search for “Pandora Premieres.”

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Analog may be king for audiophiles, but digital is the future, friends, and Sennheiser knows it. That’s why it built the HDVD 800 digital headphone amplifier to improve the sound of your digital tunes, and now stateside listeners can finally get their mitts on the thing. That’s right, folks, a year after it was revealed across the pond alongside its analog brother, Senn’s digital offering’s finally available in the US for just a nickel less than two grand. Folks looking to part with the necessary cash to improve their listening pleasure can do so at the company’s online storefront linked below.

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Source: Sennheiser