Tag: Music
nuTsie: do you really want ads on your own shuffled iTunes library?
Andy Merrett writes…
Melodeo has introduced a new beta service that lets users play a random selection from their iTunes music library on their mobile phone or Internet-connected PC.
Called nuTsie (and yes, that is an anagram of iTunes), users upload their iTunes library to Melodeo’s servers, and then have the ability to play back a randomised selection of their tunes in hi-fi quality.
The nuTsie service doesn’t download any of the music from its servers to the mobile device – it streams it. It also features a ‘radio rules’ shuffle algorithm to ensure artists, record labels and music publishers are paid for every use of a song. It can even play iTunes’ “Fair Play” tracks.
Creative launch Xmod Wireless Music System
Creative has announced the availability of its Xmod Wireless music system that connects directly to a PC via USB and streams music wirelessly around the home using its Xtreme Fidelity quality-enhancing technology.
The Xmod Wireless connects to a PC and speaker system without the need to install drivers. The included X-Fi Wireless Receiver is then connected to a speaker system elsewhere in the home, up to 100 feet away, and can then be streamed between the two stations.
Why Coca-Cola competitions won't convince me to use iTunes for downloading music
Katherine Hannaford writes… Here’s a shocking fact for an early-twenty-something to come out with – I’ve never paid for downloading music. Whilst I do own an iPod (my second, begrudgingly) and even use iTunes to store my ample music collection, I’ve not once been tempted to pay for a song, no matter how inexpensive they are…
Win the ultimate music festival prize in the UK, at Shiny Shiny
Got a burning desire to go to a big dirty music festival this year, but, err…no festival to go to? And no camping gadgets and what-not to help you out once you get there? Never fear, because the girls of Shiny Shiny have your back, with a whopper of a competition over there. Susi says of the competition –
Amazon to launch DRM-free online music store
Amazon has announced that it is to launch its own digital music store later this year, comprising millions of songs and all free from any DRM copy protection.
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.
Nokia and Vodafone partner with SonyBMG to offer exclusive Groove Armada album version
Nokia and Vodafone have partnered with SonyBMG to offer consumers an exclusive version of Groove Armada’s forthcoming album Soundboy Rocks.
BBC demos Web 2.0 style Radio 1 personalisation service
The BBC has been showing off a prototype system dripping with Web 2.0 social networking interaction goodness at the MIX07 conference in Las Vegas. Using Microsoft's Silverlight software and Windows Live Messenger, the BBC has created a prototype system that…
UK indie band The Crimea to give away album online
British indie band The Crimea is to give away its new album “Secrets of the Witching Hour” for free online, in an attempt to build a fan base.
Although plenty of unsigned bands give away their music in this way, The Crimea are possibly the biggest band to go down this route.
10 Music 2.0 services that'll change your listening habits forever
Let’s get one thing straight. The internet isn’t killing music, any more than home taping did back in the 1980s. Yes, CD sales are on the slide. Yes, people are still using peer-to-peer download services to trouser free music, despite the threat of legal action from the music industry. And yes, it’s possible that a whole generation of teenagers now believe music isn’t something you pay for.
