Tag: Music
Samsung's triplet of music mobile phones are pretty impressive
What is this, mobile phone week or something!? It’s Samsung’s turn to roll out the impressive models, this time we’re treated to three music phones from the Korean company.
Gary told you yesterday about the F330, which combines HSDPA smarts, 2-megapixels in the camera, full internet browser and a music library capable of giving you up to 20 hours’ of playback time, all for 260€. If that doesn’t grab you, how about…
The Hercules MP3 Mobile DJ Preview Edition Digital Mixer
The HMP3MDJPEDM, as we shall call it for the sake of our poor fingers, is taking the old Hercules Mobile DJ Wireless MP3 Mixer and making it even MORE wireless!
Actually no, it isn’t. What Preview Edition brings to the party is the ability to preview your next tune via the supplied cordless headset…
Arcade Fire releases interactive Neon Bible music video exclusively online
It’s the season for acclaimed bands to start realising the power the internets have, as yet another A-lister band follows in the footsteps of Radiohead and The Charlatans and gives online users an exclusive present.
I probably bigged Arcade Fire’s new website up a bit too much then, unfortunately they’re not stepping in the actual footprints of both the English bands and releasing their next albums online for free, but they have launched their music video for their latest single, Neon Bible (for the album of the same name), purely online, and get this – it’s fully interactive….
Opinion: Why isn't Apple letting us share music too?
Stuart Dredge writes…
I’m genuinely excited about Microsoft’s plans for the Zune Social community, allowing Zune owners to subscribe to each other’s dynamic playlists, and embed their latest listening in their blog or social networking profile.
It’s certainly more interesting than the Zune-to-Zune Wi-Fi track sharing that debuted in the first Zune, anyway. Zune Social would actually make me buy a Zune, if Microsoft was selling it officially over here in the UK. Note to Bill: sort this out soon, please.
With the caveat that I’m not a Jobs-hating Microsoft fanboy (or, indeed, a Gates-stomping Apple nut), Zune Social has made me wonder why Apple hasn’t done more in the area of music sharing – or at least communities around the music stored in our iPods and iTunes applications.
British Airways launching digital music single
So much easier is it these days to get into digital music, some rather unlikely players are jumping on board. British Airways releasing a single for digital download? Apparently, it's part of a drive to improve customer affinity and enhance…
Guitar Hero unplugged – the Power Tour Guitar
The Power Tour Guitar is a giant leap forward in guitar evolution. It replaces strings with buttons, so you can learn how to play without requiring lessons from some old hippy who was in a marginally famous 70s prog-rock band.
It comes pre-loaded with some of the most annoying amateur guitar favourites, including Smoke on the Water and…
Amazon launches AmazonMP3 music downloads store… at last!
Phew. After several months worth of speculation, Amazon has finally cut the ribbon (or whatever the online equivalent is) on its music downloads store. It’s called AmazonMP3, it’s US-only for the moment, and it’s offering over two million DRM-free MP3 files for 89 or 99 cents apiece, with albums priced between $5.99 and $9.99.
Amazon has signed up two major labels for the store – EMI and Universal Music Group – plus thousands of indie labels. The songs are 256Kbps files, and will work on iPods, Zunes, mobile phones, PSPs and any other device you care to name.
Wii gets X-OOM Media Centre to stream music, films and photos via Wi-Fi
Nintendo hasn’t exactly pushed Wii as a multimedia machine, preferring to focus on the gaming aspects first and foremost. But other companies have a different idea. X-OOM Software has just unveiled its X-OOM Media Centre product, which lets you stream music, movies and photos to your Wii from your PC, using Wi-Fi.
iLike now includes UK, Ireland, Australian music concerts
Facebook-storming music application iLike has announced that they've broken out of North American, and are now providing more international concert coverage, specifically in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. All Ticketmaster concerts are now imported into the system, and on Facebook,…
Winamp 5.5 allows music to be streamed to your Nintendo Wii
As part of Winamp’s resurgence, they’re not just content with ripping off iTunes iPod compatability, oh no, they’re thinking even more outside of the box. Infact, they’re not even thinking about that box on your computer desk which houses all that software, bits, bytes and chips, they’re thinking about an entirely new box. Specifically, your Wii. Don’t get too scared now…
