Month: September 2006
Amaznode Web 2.0 Amazon products browser
Amaznode is a Flash-based unofficial Amazon browser that allows you to view clumps of material related to the topic you’re searching. Covers appear in clusters which can be dragged strategically, clicked on to view details, and even added to…
French and German newspapers decide they don't want the Google Juice [Rant]
French and German newspapers (those represented by the Belgian press association Copiepresse ) have obviously decided that they don't need or want any help from the world's largest search engine in bringing them visitors, and as such they've filed a…
Review: Samsung K5 MP3 player
The Propaganda If you haven't already heard enough about the Samsung K5 today, you will have in about 3 minutes time. As we've said, it's available in the UK now, and was the shining star at the Samsung stand…
European portable music player market continues strong growth
A recent report confirms the continued growth of the MP3 player in Western Europe, which is apparently the world's largest market. Ready for some statistics? In 2005 sales of MP3 players witnessed massive growth of 241%, with 32m units sold,…
SanDisk to launch Sansa Rhapsody co-branded music player
There are reports of a co-branded Sansa e200 music player coming from SanDisk that ties into the Rhapsody online music service. It also suggests that the player will come bundled with hundreds of songs from the library (whether they're good…
Will Microsoft's Zune support music subscription services?
If you're a happy user of Napster 2.0, Rhapsody or various other music subscription services, you might be licking your lips at the prospect of upgrading to Microsoft's Zune player, which was announced last week. But woah there. It…
Scientists invent human gills after studying beetles
Don't you love a headline like that, which gives no room for misinterpretation? Yes, you can throw your snorkelling gear in the bin and stick yer personal submarine back in the garage: physicists at Nottingham Trent University have been…
Monday interview: JumpTap's Eric McCabe on why mobile search is more about music than sex
For many people, mobile search is what they do when they're about to leave the house, and suddenly realise they've left their Nokia down the back of the sofa. Yet in the mobile industry, it means something different. It's…
Snappy Face Recognition may protect your PC
It's become quite trendy to have some form of biometric security on your computer now, including fingerprint recognition on your laptop. One solution that sounds like it might work for non-critical security applications is face recognition. The Snappy Face Recogniser…
iPod users buy little from the iTunes Store
Recent research suggests that iPod owners buy very little from the iTunes Store, an activity that Apple must place heavy reliance on to increase revenue. Jupiter Research found that owners buy an average of 20 tracks from iTunes, about 5%…