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Universal to Sell DRM-free Music Everywhere Except iTunes Music Store
Following on the heels of EMI, Universal Music Group has decided to test the DRM-free marketplace. Starting August 21, Universal will offer its most popular music DRM-free as MP3 files. Songs will sell for 99¢ each. This DRM-free music will be available at Amazon, RealNetworks, and retailers such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart. One notable [...]
Continue reading...Simplify Media | Stream iTunes Music Over the Internet
25. July 2007
Simplify Media software lets you placeshift you iTunes music library anywhere you have an internet connection. Essentially you browse and play remote music using the iTunes software interface. Music is streamed directly between computers over the Internet within small groups that you control. I wonder about how legal this software is but Simplify Media [...]
Continue reading...HD-DVD vs Blu-ray Format War Survival Guide
19. June 2007
Most consumers have not made the plunge of purchasing the next generation of high definition DVDs, either Blu-ray or HD-DVD. With prices of Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives dropping all the time, it is becoming more tempting to take the leap to HD. However, the competing formats have muddied the water. I have no [...]
Continue reading...Will iTunes Plus drive album downloads?
5. June 2007
Apple and EMI have agreed to release the studio’s catalog of music DRM-free and at a higher bit-rate of 256 kbps (iTunes typically offers songs encoded at 128 kbps). This is a good first step for Apple in creating a more consumer friendly music store. From the iTunes store FAQ: iTunes Plus refers to songs [...]
Continue reading...Major League Baseball targets Slingbox and placeshifting
31. May 2007
With the popularity of Sling Media’s Slingbox growing, more and more Big Content is taking notice, and they are not happy. For instance, check out Major League Baseball’s view of the Slingbox: MLB is of the opinion that the Slingbox violates contracts it has signed with cable and satellite TV companies and that Slingbox [...]
Continue reading...Is HD-DVD, Blu-ray Managed Copy Dying?
25. May 2007
Ars Technica posted a fairly positive story on the future of Managed Copy. For those of you who have never heard of Managed Copy, it is a specification in digital rights management of HD-DVDs and Blu-ray discs that that will allow users to make copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies. The article [...]
Continue reading...Sonos Digital Music System now supports Pandora
24. May 2007
Sonos has announced that their music system will work in conjunction with Pandora, the online music streaming and recommendation system. With this announcement, Sonos is adding a nifty feature to their already impressive, albeit expensive, music system. The center of the Sonos system is its unique controller, which will now be able to directly access [...]
Continue reading...Radiotime.com replaces your FM dial
15. May 2007
Radio stations have been streaming their broadcasts over the internet for years. Such internet radio has always been awkward to use with each radio station requireing you to login in at their own sight. Changing channels meant going to another website and logging into another account. RadioTime.com is a directory of terrestrial radio stations [...]
Continue reading...NBA.com offers digital downloads of playoff games
9. May 2007
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is now offering downloads of all 2007 Playoff games . You can download games individually for $2.99, a series for $12.99, or the entire playoffs for $79.99. The NBA is following in Fox’s footsteps of offering downloads for all the BCS Bowl games for college football. From [...]
Continue reading...WE7.com offers DRM-free digital music for free
2. May 2007
We7.com is a new type of online music store. Instead of selling songs, they place ads at the beginning of mp3 files. For the first 30 days you have the song, the ad will play. After 30 days, you will be allowed to download an ad-free version of the same song. [...]
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10. August 2007
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