Tag: Music
Homade offers Lego brick MP3 player
Still can’t get enough Lego-related technology? Good, because here’s some more – the Lego brick MP3 player from Homade.
Sony Walkman NWZ-A820 series gets official European launch
We mentioned this yesterday, but we now have the official European press and indeed a nice new image of all four colour choices for the Sony Walkman NWZ-A820 series.
Opinion: Apple is devaluing itself by selling off dirt-cheap iPod Shuffles
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
In the race to be the best, and capture the masses, cool firms often make one crucial mistake – lowering their standards so far that eventually it backfires. Apple’s decision this week to make an iPod Shuffle available for just £32 strikes me as being one of those.
There’s no doubt the US giant is one of the coolest companies in the tech sphere. It makes products that look good and have you salivating over them. Who else could have produced the ultra-thin MacBook Air?
But by pricing the 1GB Shuffle so cheap, are Apple not in danger of making themselves far too popular for their own good? An iPod used to be something you desired, something pricier than most other options on the market but like with any big-name brand, you paid more to have that moniker on your gadget…
Sony launches E-series – new range of USB stick MP3 players in Japan
A day after Apple cut the price of its shuffle, Sony has unveiled its latest no-nonsense media players in Japan – the NW range.
iPods are for mugs, you say? With the Yuento Music Mug, definitely.
Yesterday we wrote about a £1,350 iPod dock by Krell, but today we’ve got something from the other end of the spectrum – a 3,990 yen ($18.98) white mug which actually has a mini stereo input and speaker.
It’s been created by a Japanese designer, Masato Tokunom, and whilst…
Cool Motz MusicBox Core MP3 player – shaped like an acorn
Is this the smallest MP3 player around? Probably not, but the Cool Motz MusicBox Core is certainly one of the quirkiest.
Shazam music discovery site launches Facebook application
Shazam, which we featured a couple of years back, has just announced the launch of an application for Facebook that will allow users to access recent songs identified via Shazam’s mobile service, and share that music with their friends.
Do a Jean Michel Jarre with your very own Laser Harp
Anyone remember Jean Michel Jarre’s laser performances, where he supposedly played synth leads by breaking laser beams? Some said it was fake, but nonetheless it is possible, as Stephen Hobley has proved with his Laser Harp.
To say it’s a custom build is an understatement. There are plenty of technical details on his web page, but if you just want to see it in action, take a look at the video below:
Play.com becomes first major UK retailer to go DRM-free with PlayDigital
How do you reduce the amount of illegal downloading? Well, if you’re the government, you attempt to bring in a ridiculous law banning internet use for three-time offenders. Or if you’re a sensible retailer, you make legal downloads more appealing to the consumer.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: First picture of the LG MusicStation Max music phone
Remember the big news yesterday about LG’s MusicStation Max handset, which they’re working on with Omnifone? You know, the one that you buy, sign up to a monthly contract, and then get unlimited music downloads for the duration of your contract? Pretty cool, eh?
