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Pioneer Home Music System Delivers Music Via Electrical Outlets

Sep 21st, 2006 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPod Accessories

Pioneer has introduced a new whole-house digital music system that delivers music through your household power lines. The MT-01 Power Line Sound System comes with one 2 x 25W Network Speaker, and one small 5W Network Speaker, and provides support for up to six speakers. The Sound Station is the hub, and contains five input […]



Nike + iPod Owners Run Around the World More Than 40 Times

Sep 21st, 2006 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Nike + iPod owners have run over 1 million miles, equivalent to circling the world more than 40 times, in the 10 weeks since Nike and Apple launched the Nike+iPod Sport Kit. Almost 8,000 people logged runs yesterday on nikeplus.com — including an almost eight-mile run in New York, two and a half miles in […]



Ad-Supported Music Service Adds More Music

Sep 21st, 2006 | By | Category: Digital Music

KOCH Records, a top US independent record label, has signed an agreement with SpiralFrog to make its catalog available for legal downloading worldwide via SpiralFrog’s advertising-supported service. According to SpiralFrog, the agreement, “reinforces SpiralFrog’s belief that offering the broadest possible choice to its target audience, people between the ages of 13 and 34, will benefit […]



Corporate Podcasting Summit Coming to London

Sep 21st, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Corporate Podcasts

The Corporate Podcasting Summit has announced that it is coming to London on 19 – 20 March 2007. Hot on the heels of the inaugural summit that took place in San Francisco, June 2006, the European summit will explore how podcasting and social media can help companies create dialogue with their customers, engage with employees […]



Talking Robots Podcast Looks at Science, Technology and Business of Robotics

Sep 20th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Educational Podcasts, Podcast Quickies

A new podcast, Talking Robots, features interviews with high-profile professionals in robotics and artificial intelligence for an inside view on the science, technology, and business of intelligent robotics. The podcast is created by the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, Switzerland. The initial episode (MP3) features an interview with Dario Floreano, a professor at the Ecole […]



iTunes Moves 125,000 Disney Flicks in Under a Week

Sep 20th, 2006 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, iPods & Portable Media Players, Video

Disney has sold 125,000 digital copies of films through Apple Computer’s iTunes store in less than a week, generating $1 million, Disney chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday. iTunes lets users purchase movies online that can be downloaded for viewing on a computer or on video iPods. “Clearly customers are saying to us they want […]



CyberEars Announces Free Podcast Hosting Offer

Sep 20th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcast Hosting

Podcast hosting site CyberEars.com is offering the first 50 new podcasters free hosting for 6 months, including 500mb of storage and unlimited bandwidth as a way of raising awareness and expanding the number of podcasts hosted at the site. Conditions: Podcasts must contain spoken word, original material, and not breach any copyright regulations Podcasts must […]



YouTube Launches Underground Band Contest; Looking For Original Music Videos

Sep 20th, 2006 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Podcasting Events, Streaming Video, Video

YouTube today announced its first major music promotion, the YouTube Underground contest, and a major sponsorship deal with Cingular Wireless. YouTube is calling all unsigned musicians to enter. Bands can submit original videos that best represent their talents from October 2 through October 18 and the YouTube community will vote on their favorite YouTube Underground […]



PodLounge Intros Podcast Site for Nokia N91 Phone

Sep 20th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Mobile Podcasting, Podcast Directory Sites

The PodLounge, a Australian podcast directory and community, has announed the launch of a new mobile phone-compatible podcasting directory, The PodLounge Mobile. According to The PodLounge, the new site is designed with the new Nokia N91 in mind, and provides mobile access to the site for 3rd-generation mobile phone users. According to John McClumpha, Technical […]



New JVC Line Integrates With iPods, MP3 Players

Sep 20th, 2006 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

JVC has introduced a new line of home and portable audio products that integrate with Apple iPod digital audio players and other portable audio players. JVC’s new Made for iPod product line includes the NX-PS1 (above), a compact desktop system with a matching subwoofer; the UX-EP25, a CD micro system; the RA-P10, a low-profile boombox […]