Category: MP3 players
Could this be the end of DRM music?
Will Head writes… Looks like Steve Jobs musing on digital rights management could have made the music labels see sense and release audio downloads without copy protection. Amazon is hot on Apple’s heals, doing a deal with the suddenly reasonable…
UK Podcasters Association allies with AIM to legitimise use of independent music in podcasts
The UK Podcasters Association, set up in May last year, has reached an agreement with the UK-based Association of Independent Music (AIM) to allow its members preferential, legitimate, access to AIM’s podcast licence.
This means that UK podcasters will gain unlimited access to full-length music tracks from the likes of Paul Weller, Bloc Party, Mylo, Basement Jaxx, Stereophonics, The Killers, and many thousands more, and be able to use them freely in their own podcasts.
iKub Shuffle gets humanoid with your iPod Shuffle
As any Asimo fan knows, robots have been getting humanoid for a while now. You can’t say the same for MP3 players though, which remain resolutely gadget-shaped. Frankly, it’s a sensible design decision.
Samsung YP-T9 Bluetooth-enabled MP3 player now available in the UK
We did a video review of the Samsung YP-T9 MP3 player earlier in the year. Well, a few months down the line, it’s finally available – and if you have some Bluetooth headphones, all the better.
Apple patent for touchscreen iPod
Apple has filed a patent for an iPod with a display on top and touch sensitive input on the bottom. The patent was filed on 5 January this year and states that the screen on handheld devices like the…