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Free classical music downloads of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony launch The Philadelphia Orchestra’s online music store.
(I like it!)
The Philadelphia Orchestra is the first major American orchestra to offer consumers the opportunity to download recent and archival music directly through its own website.
Also available for purchase in the store are the other Beethoven symphonies recorded under Christoph Eschenbach during the 2005-06 season, selections from the Orchestra’s highly acclaimed Centennial Collection with works conducted by the great maestros of Philadelphia – Stokowski, Ormandy, Muti and Sawallisch -– and pieces recorded during the past six years.
Initial prices range from $.99 (why is it always this price?!) for works under 10 minutes to $4.99 for a major work; in the future full concerts will be priced at $9.99. Special projects will be priced separately.
These recordings will initially be released as high-quality 256 kbps MP3s –- claimed to be a better-sounding audio format than similarly priced offerings available through the iTunes Music Store –- and in a true CD-quality format known as FLAC.
Future plans include downloads available in even higher-resolution 24-bit formats to further attract audiophiles who seek better than CD-quality audio recordings.
www.thephiladelphiaorchestra.com
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Sites were you can download music for free is far from a new idea, but at least TuneFlow is taking a novel approach with its support of indie music.
TuneFlow's "Music to the Ears: Tune Tournament" lets us (we the people) decide the best new songs on its web site.
Better yet (mostly), all tournament songs are available for free downloading. The songs are already in iPod-ready MP3 format, and there's no DRM. 
The TuneFlow tournament challenges artists to create and record new songs based on four titles chosen by TuneFlow. After the titles are announced, artists have just one month to write, record and submit their entries. The public then rates the songs submitted, and the artists with the highest average ratings win cash, prizes and recognition.
Check it out at www.tuneflow.com.
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That's the date and that's the price for Microsoft's new MP3 player.
The press release gives all of the details.
The big question: Will this make any kind of dent in Apple's domination of this market?
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Always like the concept of the U2 iPod, and now it's been updated with a new lower price (still garners a premium, though, according to some recent blogs.
Obviously, you've seen the band involved in promos for Apple's products and now with Disney so involved with movie downloads on iTunes, will we see a Disney iPod from Apple?
I know you can get Disney skins, but how about a real one?
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Remember we blogged earlier this week about the question about Zune's pricing?
Well, today much and all kinds of speculation, rumors, innuendoes, viewpoints and blogging about just how much that Zune "in the window" will cost.
Maybe Microsoft should sell them all online via an auction; can you imagine an eBay auction of that scale? Or how about "Microsoft Direct" -- would be very interesting ...
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Does anybody really know the price of Microsoft's new Zune?
(Does anybody really care? Hey, sounds like a tune from Chicago, or Chicago Transit Authority as the band was originally known.)
Seems Apple's new iPod pricing threw Microsoft for a loop, according to reports, so the retail pricing for the product is still up in the air.
Lots of intrigue about how to market a product in this story, with one of the key marketing "Ps" (there are four) -- price -- still a big question mark.
Is this anyway to run a company?
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Griffin Technology offers oodles of products for the iPod -- not a bad way to run a business!
The PowerBlock Travel is the ultimate travel pack; it can charge your iPod wherever you go. The twin flat-blade, non-polarized prongs fit into any twin-prong outlets -- ideal for international use, but, more importantly (or "at least"), the package includes adapters that cover every kind of AC connection you'll encounter in your globe trekking. PowerBlock handles voltages from 110 to 240 AC, converting seamlessly to the 12 Volt DC that you (actually your gadgets) need.
What's more, the PowerBlock Travel includes a Griffin dock connector cable for your iPod.
Now you never need to leave your iPod at home -- no matter where you go! Don't leave home without it!
MSRP: $34.99
www.griffintechnology.com
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Showtime, baby!
Of course, buzz central about Apple's big event today on multiple channels.
Want to get a sneak peak inside "the core" from a source that's got very good sources? Then check out this post on Gizmodo, which seems to have it down.
Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a cell phone, is it iPod movies ...
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According to an article in the U.K.'s fine newspaper, The Guardian, mainstream adoption of Apple's iPod is making it less cool. (Really?)
This is from industry analysts who speculate the music player has peaked in popularity.
Adding to the iPod's apparent "trouble" are mobile phones with music players. (If only they got it right ...)
Now industry analysts are noted for predicting the future, which in the land of gadgets is very hard; seems their crystal balls sometimes need to be cleaned (or maybe they just get fogged up a bit).
Think they've got it right this time?
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Looks like today's blogging is all about more and more.
Now we have Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, planning to make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site that will launch later this year.
According to the buzz, SpiralFrog.com will split advertising revenue with the recording company.
Users can download an unlimited number of songs or music videos if they register at the site. Tracks cannot be burned to a CD, but users will be able to transfer music to portable media players equipped with Microsoft Windows digital rights management software.
However, the service will not work with Apple's Macintosh computers or its market-leading iPod music players. (Is that a good idea?)
Fine reporting from The Washington Post.
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Here's another gadget that I wished I had inverted -- it's simply called Cordgo, and in a way that is what is does (or enables you to do).
A one hand-operated cord adjustment and storage accessory, Cordgo's durable, lightweight design fits in the palm of your hand to deliver cord control.
No more dangling iPod cords, cell phone cords, MP3 player cords; in fact, any cord up to 3mm in diameter.
Cordgo was designed to perform as an integral component between cord and digital device so it adjusts the cord automatically to "the perfect length."
It eliminates the tangling and physical interference of a cord and can be clipped to your belt, arm band, key chain, car visor, bag or slipped it in your pocket.
MSRP: $9.95 (and now with a "buy one, get one free" offer, plus free decals that can be affixed to the face of the cover)
www.cordgo.com
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Remember the earlier blog about DVD kiosks?
(I hope so; it was only 24 hours or so ago ...)
Well, now Macy's is getting on the gadget kiosk bandwagon to make its "retail experience" even more interesting.
Macy's is planning to install self-serve robotic vending machines that will offer iPods and most likely other popular gadgets. The roll-out will be at 180 Macy's stores this fall (which is sadly not that far away).
You know, this is a good idea, but I still like touching and holding the gadget before I buy it -- wonder if the kiosks will have some sort of rubber gloves you can wear like in those scary laboratory sci-fi movies? 
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In the "Why not?" category comes the iTunes/movies linkup.
Although Apple's iTunes Music Store has sold more than 15 million digitized TV shows and videos (who would have guessed?), it has yet to begin selling feature-length movies.
Is this due technical challenges or the the film industry's piracy concerns?
Apparently delivering multi-gigabyte files presents difficulties in choosing file formats, bandwidth and picture and sound quality.
This brief from CEA SmartBriefs; read all about in at www.technologyreview.com.
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What would summer be without listening to your favorite music al fresco?
Now that doesn't have to mean a festival or town music series and it certainly means more than going personally mobile with an MP3 player or other digital music device (remember when that meant "CD player"?).
What I'm talking about is an outdoor speaker system that sounds good and blends into the great outdoors.
And what I'm listening to now is Sonance's CRK20 Rock Speaker, part of its C-Series of outdoor speakers, which delivers high-quality audio to outdoor spaces (like my backyard) while effortlessly blending-into the environment. (Or at least coming close.)
The CRK20's rock-like appearance lets them become a part of the outdoor landscape, and their weather-resistant speaker elements are intended to provide years of outdoor listening pleasure in any listening location -- pool, garden or lawn (your choice).
Features include:
- Rock-like appearance and finish blends-in with outdoor environments
- Higher performance than typical outdoor speakers
- Weather-resistant polypropylene woofer cones with rubber surrounds deliver strong bass
- Internal wire connections prevent moisture from damaging connections
- Tweeter: 1.0" (25mm) polyurethane dome
- Woofer: 8.0" (203mm) black polypropylene cone with a rubber surround
- Frequency Response: 40Hz - 20kHz + 3dB
- Impedance: 8 ohms nominal
- Power Handling: 5 - 150 Watts
- SPL: 90 dB
- Dimensions (WxHxD):15-1/2" (394mm) x 13-1/2" (343mm) x 11-1/2" (292mm)
- Available in granite and brown
www.sonance.com
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Much excitement today about Microsoft's announcement that it is planning on developing an iPod competitor to take on Apple directly.
What's funny is that Microsoft goes one way, Apple goes another (so what else is new?).
Seems Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer has strongly hinted that Apple plans to offer a mobile phone. (Slimmer than Moto?)
"We don't think that the phones that are available today make the best music players -- we think the iPod is," he said. "But over time that is likely to change, and we're not sitting around doing nothing."
This from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bloomberg.
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ThinkSecret, the guys sued for revealing
Apple secrets,
is at it again with a rumored Apple video rental service in the works that will allow you to rent videos for download to a video iPod. Apple CEO
Steve Jobs is rumored to announce the availability of movie rentals on iTunes at next month’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Although carried on the iTunes site, I wonder if this means they'll call it iVideo? According to ThinkSecret, Apple has agreements with Walt Disney, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros, with others in the works.
Unfortunately, it appears that Hollywood and the movie studios have gotten their way with a strict rental model that forces the video download to expire using DRM (digital rights management). Whether or not the video expires after a certain date or after a certain number of playbacks remains to be seen. I'm not one for expiring content - unless it is heavily discounted - otherwise I'd rather purchase the content outright even if it costs a little more. I should point out that it doesn't cost the movie studios hardly anything to distribute their copyrighted material over IP, so they should be able to heavily discount video rentals that are downloaded. But don't count on $0.99/movie (ala iTunes music) downloads - that's just wishful thinking. (
Note: iTunes currently offers TV show downloads and other video content, but currently not movies)
MovieLink offers digital downloads/rentals as well as the ability to purchase and own movies.
CinemaNow also offers movie downloads -
even HDTV versions, as does
MovieBeam. So what Apple is doing is nothing new. What they bring to the table though is the ability for users to easily access digital media all from their online iTunes store. They truly bring a rich user experience that makes it easy to purchase music and "soon" movies. Still, I'm betting that Holywood will still place a high premium on movies and TV shows that will force users to get their video content for free on P2P sites such as Bittorrent, eDonkey, etc. Until Hollywood finally gets it and offers movie & TV downloads for a reasonable price, they will suffer the same Napster effect that finally brought about the inexpensive $0.99 music download (and lower).
I wonder how successful Apple has been with their
current video downloads on iTunes.com which offers TV shows for just $1.99? I doubt Hollywood will allow $1.99 for movies - or if they do, you probably only get 30 days to watch the movie.
Also, really Apple should rename iTunes to iMedia or iEntertainment if they're going to expand into video and other content. Hmmm, better go check and see if those domains are taken.
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Although it's not on too many people's radar quite yet, HD radio may be poised for prime time, if everything goes right this year.
(It may still be a challeng if everything does go right ...)
According to published reports, whether HD radio can successfully bring the cool factor back to terrestrial radio will largely be determined by success of this upcoming holiday sales season (which in retailers' minds is not all that far away).
According to Billboard's Radio Monitor, HD radio has been little more that a footnote on the digital music landscape, overshadowed by satellite radio, podcasting and Internet streaming.
But the industry is prepping a major holiday sales push for a range of new HD devices expected to hit the market in the coming months. Currently, only about 100,000 HD radio receivers have been shipped. According to Pat Walsh, CFO of iBiquity Digital — the primary provider of HD radio technology — that figure is expected to jump to 500,000 before the end of the year.
Laura Behrens, Gartner G2 senior analyst for media industry research, says this coming fourth quarter is critical to the success of the format. "They can't let the fourth quarter pass this year, or the rollout of the entire technology is delayed substantially," she said. "It's another year that podcasting and all other alternative forms of audio delivery then get to continue chipping away at local radio."
A successful season will depend on three advancements, she says — variety, features and price. Right now there are about a dozen models of tabletop and car stereo HD units available.
Polk Audio, JVC and Radiosophy are expected to join Boston Acoustics' Recepter (photo above) in the tabletop category, but like every new consumer gadget, prices will have to fall for a product to be embraced by the masses -- in this case, the sweek spot is $50 or less, but that will be some time coming.
Anybody out their listening to HD radio?
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Is there a second act for Sony's Walkman?
Can the product that originally defined "personal audio" make it back to the top?
In fact, can the company that once topped the consumer gadget mountain, once again ascend to that lofty perch?
(So many questions ...)
While some of Sony's major products, such as TVs and digital cameras, are now regaining momentum, Sony president Ryoji Chubachi said the Walkman is a critical product "to reinforce Sony's resurrection."
He hopes to create demand for the Walkman by marrying software and hardware.
Once again, one of the best reads of what's happening in gadgets has the full story -- www.wsj.com.
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Loved the Allsop Splash Pack DriPod so much that we've just added another one to keep some of my precious gadgets dry this summer!
(And no, that is not a giant tongue!)
The Splash Pack is an air-tight case for your iPod that features a triple seal, heat-sealed headphone jack, it's fully submersible to almost 10 feet (three meters to be exact).
The lanyard makes it easy to hang it around your neck, drape on your beach lounger or strap to your kayak.
Not just for iPods, it can be used with many small electronic gadgets, like another MP3 player, digital camera or cell phone.
Price: $19.99
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Thinking about July 4th and how the holiday (at least for me) brings of thoughts of fireworks, BBQs and the beach ...
Now, with all of the noise about MP3 players and iPods and personal music players, whatever happened to beaches filled with boomboxes on July 4th?
Yes, they are loud, often play music we don't want to hear, but they do foster a sense of community when you're at the beach with friends.
Are there still "No Radio Playing" signs at your local beach?
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What with MP3 players, iPods, CD players, cell phones and all kinds of other gadgets, it seems like just about everybody is wearing earphones these days!
It may seem like a weird analogy, but the same adage about treating your feet to the best goes the same (at least for me) with earphones (or headphones as they used to be called).
With that in mind, it's hard to beat Shure's i3c Integrated Sound Isolating Earphones + Mobile Headset (some name!).
What makes these earphones work so well is Shure's long heritage in audio, especially in the very demanding professional audio industry. Wideband Microdriver Technology provides an extended frequency soundstage, and the VoicePort microphone filters out background noise and minimizes wind, ensuring every call is loud and clear.
Designed for on-the-go audio purists, the i3c gives me the convenience of either listening to music or answering a call on my mobile phone (via the bug-like device below). Standard versions work with portable audio players and most cell phones. The dual connector versions allows me to plug into both a portable audio player and a mobile phone, while a single connector version is available for use with the Treo 650 and 700W.
Let's get into the technology a bit.
The i3c's in ear design works like an earplug to block background noise naturally. This enables me to listen comfortably at lower volumes, even in loud environments. Unlike bulky headphones that utilize active noise cancellation technology, no audio artifacts are introduced to affect my listening experience. Sound isolating earphones are also much smaller and don't require batteries.
Outside noise is reduced by 30-37 dB, so no matter how noisy it gets on the train or at the airport, I can always hear my music or your conversation.
The i3c's speakers are constructed with the same studio-grade components as Shure's award-winning E Series Earphones, delivering an extended frequency range that allows me to hear all of the music, while the VoicePort Inline Microphone is acoustically tuned to filter out background noise and minimize wind noise-ensuring so that callers hear me clearly even in the noisiest situations.
MSRP: $209.00
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Can't be too much joy in the land of Apple Computer with recent reports from PC Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.
Apparently, following a shift in suppliers, updated versions of Apple's iPod nano will ship in the fourth quarter instead of the third quarter, while the release of the wide-screen video iPod also may be pushed back from the fourth quarter into early 2007.
(Hate those product delays, especially at holiday shopping time.)
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal has a fascinating report about Apple's focus on product secrecy, even about its own employees and customers.
Reminds me of a Silicon Valley saying: "Only the paranoid survive."
(Now who said that?)
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Now here'a a really good idea for summer fun in the sun (and water) -- Allsop's Splash Pack DriPod!
(And the way it's been raining in the Northeast, this might work well ...)
I'm getting a bit ahead of myself.
Whether we’re talking cassette walkmans, CD players or iPods, portable music allows us to create a soundtrack for nearly every moment of our lives.
Until now the only concern has been our electronics surviving the elements: the sand at the beach, the water out in the bay or the splashing by the pool. Well, now those moments in nature can have their soundtrack, too.
The Splash Pack is an air-tight case for your iPod. Protect it from water, sand, Jell-o or anything else nature can throw at you. And unlike those hard cases, the Splash Pack lets you adjust the volume, jump to the next song or browse your music catalog while keeping your iPod sealed and protected.
Price: $19.99 (large); $14.99 (small)
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It's a very simple premise -- why not create a light-weight battery that allows you to charge any number of mobile devices, rather than having a dedicated battery for each device?
Simple, but apparently not that easy to do -- until now.
APC's new Mobile Power Pack (UPB10) allows you to simultaneously charge and power your mobile phone and handheld computer using USB charging cables (sold separately, but you probably have them already).
There are three really beautiful design elements in this gadget -- its weight (only 105 g), its size (approximately 4 inches x 2.5 inches x 0.5 inches) and its ability to charge any number number of the gadgets you always have on you. It's incredibly easy to use.
Plus (a big plus!) look at these additional runtimes:
- iPod Nano/Flash MP3 players (playing music) -- 55 hours
- iPod Video/HDD MP3 players (playing movies) -- 10 hours
- RazR V3/Mobile phones (talk time) -- 10 hours
- Blackberry/Treo (email and talk time) -- 9 hours
- Sony PSP (playing time) -- 5 hours
Price: $69.99.
Small is beautiful!
www.apc.com
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All kind of noise yesterday about Microsoft developing a MP3 player to compete with Apple's iPod as well as a music download service to rival iTunes ...
Hard to imagine this is any kind of "iPod/iTunes slayer" -- anybody think any differently?
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I like a good stereo system in my office, but have never wanted to get bogged down with "regular size" component systems (those are for chillin' out at home).
Looking at micro component systems that don't break the bank, JVC has always been a very good choice. And actually, very good value for the money.
(In audio, like so much of life, you get what you pay for ...)
JVC's new UX-G50 is a high-power 5-CD changer system with USB audio input and features Quick Portable Link with front audio input and two-way speakers.
Here's the skinny:
- Power Output: 100 watts per channel
- Sources: CD, CD-R/RW, MP3 (CD-R/RW), Tuner
- MP3 playback with ID3 Tag (CD-R/RW)
- USB audio input for receiving signals from PCs
- Quick Portable Link — the unit detects analog signals from a connected player, then automatically turns on the power and switches the source to AUX
- Active Hyper-Bass PRO for dynamic bass response and clear vocals
- Sound Turbo boosts sound excitement at the touch of a button
- 2-Way Bass-Reflex: 4-3/4" (12cm) Woofer, 1-5/8" (4cm) Tweeter
- Front AUX Input
- COMPU PLAY
- Display Dimmer
- Clock/Timer with Sleep
- Wake-up Volume
- Electronic Bass/Treble Tone Controls
- Program (32 tracks) / Random / Repeat Play
- 1-bit D/A Converter
- Clock and 3-Preset Timer
Manufacturer's suggested retail price: $179.95 (big sound, small price)
www.jvc.com
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