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../ Who Cares About Microsoft's Zune?
In the last couple of weeks we've been bombarded with all types of rumors and news tidbits about Microsoft developing their own "iPod Killer" named Zune.
The hubbub has reached such a din, that one would think this was the first ever incarnation of a MP3 player.
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../ Inside The Røde/Event Merger
Røde was one of the first companies that started the value-priced, tube
microphone revolution. Before Røde, tube microphones were out of the price range of small and project studio owners. Røde came along and
created a seismic shift by offering a quality tube mic at a price point that many could swallow. Event took a similar approach to their monitors. Offer
a quality product at an affordable price to elevate the entire sector. Today, Event and Røde products can be found in studios of all sizes around
the world.
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../ TestDrive: Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro
Usually the arrival of yet another set of earphones in our mailbox doesn't cause much of a stir in our offices, but the super.fi 5
Pro earphones by Ultimate Ears caused a quite a sensation. I was the first to get my grubby hands on the sleek metal case that housed
the super.fi Pro's and the multitude of accessories that came along for the ride...
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../ Apple Quietly Loses Law Suit Against Bloggers
Trade Secret Misappropriation Case Against ThinkSecret Still Pending
A California appeals court, has reversed Apple Computer's win against "illegitimate news sources." Apple has done their best to keep
this slap across the face quiet, and most news sources haven't reported on how significant this win is for bloggers, online-only
news sources, and other alternative news outlets.
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../ Sound Artist Trimpin Triumphs With Der Ring
Gerhard Trimpin, a brilliant sound artist, is someone you've probably never heard of. Trimpin, who legally only goes by his surname,
has been creating brilliant music installations since he was a boy. The sound sculptures fuse mathematics, acoustic instruments and
computer-controlled mechanics into a fascinating sonic blend that never fails to inspire.
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../ Experimental Sky Orchestra Lifts Off
Luke Jerram, a sound artist, working with international hot air balloon pilot Peter Dalby and composer Dan Jones has developed
The Sky Orchestra, an ongoing research project that explores how one can perceive an sonic experience while asleep. It is an
experimental artwork bringing together performance and music to create visual audio installations within the air and within
the mind.
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../ Alienware Aurora mALX Laptop
Alienware recently introduced a top-of-the-line laptop to their family of high-end computers and we finally got a chance to check it
out up-close and personal. Dubbed the Aurora mALX, the computer boasts an enormous 19" Wide WSXGA+ Screen with a resolution of 1680 x
1050, an AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML44 2.4GHz 800MHz processor and Dual 256MB NVidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX video cards for flat out smoking
Windows performance.
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../ RIAA Sues XM Over New Inno Device
Just like we predicted when XM Satellite Radio XM announced their new Inno portable satellite radio with TiVo-like functionality,
the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing XM for "massive wholesale infringement."
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../ TestDrive: Reaktor 5
For many musicians who have been composing electronic music for several years, one thing is obvious, more than ever, many "new" songs
sound exactly alike. To get off the virtual synth preset train, imaginative writers are turning to sound design programs to distinguish
themselves from the pack...
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../ Apple Computer Squashes Beatles
Apple Computer won an annoying, drawn-out courtroom battle against the Beatles when a judge ruled the company's iTunes Music
Store did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps, the Beatles umbrella organization.
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../ Napster Offers Free Music Service
Napster recently launched a new free music service supported solely by advertising. After several months of terse negotiations with the
major record companies, Napster was able to launch the service by bargaining to split advertising revenue based on the number of times
one of the label's songs were played.
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../ Apple Reveals Strong Quarterly Earnings
Apple revealed another powerful financial result for the quarter ending April 1, 2006, with revenue topping $4.36 billion, a 34 percent
jump over the year-ago period, and the second-highest quarterly result for the company. The three-month period also saw strong iPod sales
and overall profits. Apple moved 8,526,000 iPods in the period, a 61 percent increase over the year-ago quarter.
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../ TestDrive: Pakatun iPod Beanie
When the iPod Shuffle first bowed, we suggested that someone make an iPod Shuffle hat to accommodate the small music player. It seemed like a
perfectly logical idea and a terrific way to manage the headphone wires when working out, snowboarding or engaging in any other energetic activity...
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../ Integral Sound Fails To Impress
Integral Sound, yet another incarnation of the Steve Dash sound system juggernaut, this time with Mike Bindra of Twilo and Made fame thrown in for some sales flavor, brought in their own newly minted version to impress. Unfortunately it didn't...
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../ TestDrive: Ableton Live 5
There's plenty of exciting new action in Live 5 including automatic plug-in delay compensation, a browser search feature, improved track
tempo evaluation, track freeze, and a new time-stretch mode dubbed Complex which was developed for tempo changes during long DJ mixes.
The plug-in compensation works great especially when incorporating complicated delays that some of the plug-ins can create...
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../ Moog Introduces Little Phatty Synth
Moog's hand-built Little Phatty is a brand new monophonic analog synthesizer featuring 2 Ultra-stable Oscillators, 1 Low Pass Classic
Moog Ladder Filter, 4-Stage Analog Envelope Generators, and 100 user editable presets. The Little Phatty contains a 100 percent analog
signal path, a 37-note keyboard with +/-2 Octave Transpose, and Moog's proprietary Real Analog Control (RAC)...
>>> FULL STORY
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