Tag: Music
QTRAX launches, claiming legal access to 30 million tracks. Server overwhelmed
QTRAX, which originally launched back in 2002 but closed down due to avoid the risk of legal action, has relaunched today.
It claims that users will be able to find and download between 25 and 30 million copyrighted music tracks, with the blessing of a large proportion of the music industry.
“QTRAX is a magical and game-changing service that revolutionizes the way fans consume digital music,” said QTRAX President and CEO Allan Klepfisz.
Well, possibly not revolutionary. We’ve seen a shift towards “free” ad-supported music streaming and download services recently.
Will SpiralFrog's million users help it beat its streaming rivals?
There’s been a fair amount of negative publicity about ad-supported music download service SpiralFrog in the last year, focusing on its launch delays and financial losses. But the company at last has some good news to report.
Outshouts – share your music with a personalised widget
Yet another way of promoting your band, with Outshouts offering a personalised widget for each of your online tracks.
The iRiver Siren – generic but pretty little MP3 player
We’ve started paying a bit more attention to iRiver press releases ever since it revealed some pretty shiny things at CES. Here’s the first fruit of our new-found iRiver love – an update about the iRiver Siren.
The Siren’s not that special, really. We could say something about art-deco-influenced squared design and its simple yet pleasing range of three traditional colours, but that’d all be a bit unnecessary. It’s an MP3 player. It comes in 1GB and 2GB sizes, no doubt with the 2GB one costing ever-so-slightly less than twice the price of the 1GB model to encourage you to go for the extra space. We know all the mind-games they play.
Jays introduces BlueStreamer 2 – Bluetooth stereo adapter
Jays has introduced the BlueStreamer 2, a stereo Bluetooth music adapter that provides a wireless connection to a PC or mobile for listening to streamed music.
CES 2008: The Philips Streamium, now with internet radio
An updated Philips Streamium has been revealed at CES, with the added extra of internet radio. So now not only can you rip music and stream it around your house, you can also pick up obscure radio channels and play them to your neighbours too. Susi shows off the kit below…
M-Toy MP3 player makes kids puzzle over playing music
I'm all for technology being used to help kids to learn, but sometimes, a basic device should just do one thing. Take an MP3 player. All it has to do is to play the music uploaded to it, in…
Yamelo – the school disco guide to YouTube music videos
It’s another fashionable YouTube video-mining operations (we should probably call it a “mash up” but we’re way too old for those sorts of youth phrases).
The novelty of Yamelo is the way it sorts music by year and lets you browse artists easily, so if you fancy working away today to a soundtrack of 1991 rave anthems…
50 Cent is surprisingly OK with the file-sharing thing
Heart of gold, that man.
50 Cent kind of isn’t that bothered about file-sharing, as he realises the music industry needs to change – and that artists can make money in other ways than flogging them an album every year.
He said in his slightly odd drawl – “The concerts are crowded and the industry must understand that they have to manage all the 360 degrees around an artist. They have to maximize their income…
Universal Music Group gives more details on Nokia's 'Comes With Music' service
The talk of today’s Nokia World Show is ‘Comes With Music’, the freshly announced partnership between Nokia and Universal Music Group, which will be a subscription based music download service.
Rob Wells, senior vice president for digital at UMG, got up on stage this afternoon to explain the thinking behind the deal, and gave some more details.
