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Apple iTunes LP and Extras creation open to all

Chris Davies, Dec 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple's iTunes LP and iTunes Extras system promise boosted whole-album sales for major artists, but until now the interactive media experiences have been limited to the big names in music publishing. That's all changing, however, with Apple throwing open the door to anybody with a iTunes distribution contract and even making various templates available so that the creation process isn't too tricky. Read The Full Story

LaCie LaCinema Classic HD: 1TB, 1080p HD and DLNA

Chris Davies, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

LaCie seem to be going back and filling in any blanks in their mediaplayer line-up right now, neatly slotting the LaCinema Classic HD into the range. Coming somewhere in-between the non-HD LaCinema Classic and the HDD-free LaCinema Classic Bridge, the new device promises Full HD 1080p playback of various formats - including DivX, MKV, AVC and H.264 - from its 1TB internal hard-drive, together with DLNA media server support. Read The Full Story

iPod shuffle headset concept by Isamu Sanada

Chris Davies, Nov 23rd 2009 Discuss [1]

Remember Apple's iPod Bluetooth headset patent application, which polarized opinion back at the end of October? That seems to have at least partially inspired SlashGear's Apple concept merchant of choice, Isamu Sanada, who has come up with a clever iPod shuffle design that can be attached to both regular earbuds and a flexible headset. Read The Full Story

Spotify Mobile for S60 released

Chris Davies, Nov 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Streaming music-on-demand service Spotify threw the radio cat among the Nokia pigeons back in September, when it announced a S60 mobile client was on the way. It's taken a few months, but now that client has been released, bringing Spotify to more than thirty devices running the S60 OS; that's not just Nokia handsets, either, since Spotify have made the necessary tweaks to get the app running on some S60 devices from other companies, such as the Samsung Omnia HD and the Sony Ericsson Satio. Full list of supported devices after the cut Read The Full Story

Pogoplug updated: Twitter & Facebook integration, more USB ports

Chris Davies, Nov 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

Pogoplug have announced their second-generation device, and it aims to build on the usability of the original multimedia sharing brick. As well as a new hardware design, with four USB 2.0 ports versus the first-gen model's single port, there's also new software with better integration with social media and online galleries such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. The core concept, however, remains the same: a sixty-second setup, basically amounting to plugging in at least one hard-drive, an ethernet connection and power, and registering the Pogoplug serial number to a free account online. Read The Full Story

Skifta promises easy DLNA media-shifting [Video]

Chris Davies, Nov 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

One of Qualcomm's more low-key demonstrations from today is actually the one thing you can try most readily yourself. Skifta aims to make media shifting more straightforward, using a single client PC or Mac that can then be accessed by any DLNA and UPnP client in your home or remotely. The system works using a simple web-based interface which will work on your desktop or cellphone browser (the Skifta team had an HTC Hero on hand to do just that), and then that content from pretty much any DLNA device gets funnelled around. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Cowon iAudio 9 PMP gets unboxed

Chris Davies, Nov 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Perhaps it's a 2009 thing and, come the new year, packaging will won't enthral us so, but for now there's a great deal of geeky appeal in how manufacturers choose to present their tech. Cowon have generally been associated more with audio performance than they have with style, but it looks like some of the "shape up" message is getting through: DAP Review have just taken delivery of the iAudio 9 PMP, and as their unboxing photoset shows there's obviously been a lot of thought put into how it's packaged. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm FLO TV on sale today; major stampedes not expected

Chris Davies, Nov 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Remember FLO TV? We'd forgive you if Qualcomm's standalone streaming TV handheld had slipped your mind; after all, the market for a dedicated device for mobile TV (that's already available on certain mainstream cellphones) seems pretty limited. Still, if you've been saving your pennies and waiting anxiously to pick up a FLO TV Personal Television, salvation is at hand: it's going on sale today. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box official: debut on December7th

Chris Davies, Nov 12th 2009 Discuss [1]

Boxee has long been the darling of the homebrew DVR crowd, turning the Apple TV into a far more capable - and less iTunes-centric - media system and brightening DIY HTPCs no end. Now the company has announced its plans for an off-the-shelf Boxee Box, which will deliver the same sort of experience but without the need to build it youself. Read The Full Story

Sungale Cyberus Smart Info tablet: jack of all trades?

Chris Davies, Nov 5th 2009 Discuss [1]

Details on Sungale's Cyberus Smart Info tablet are scarce, but to look at the product listing on Amazon you'd ask yourself what the darned thing couldn't do. Centered around a 7-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, the Cyberus promises not only ebook access but - courtesy of WiFi - a web browser, YouTube viewer and internet radio streaming. Read The Full Story

Sonos ZonePlayer S5 goes on sale today [update with Video]

Chris Davies, Nov 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Sonos' latest ZonePlayer, the all-in-one S5, has gone on sale in the US today. Packing a wireless receiver and an amplified 5-driver speaker array into a single, bedroom and kitchen friendly unit, the S5 automatically integrates into an existing Sonos setup, or alternatively could be used by those not wanting the extraneous mess and hassle of separate speakers demanded by the company's previous ZonePlayers. Read The Full Story

Cowon W2 MID with Atom CPU revealed by Bluetooth SIG

Chris Davies, Nov 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Gadgets leaked by text are far less exciting than blurry, hurriedly-snapped photos, but we won't turn up our noses at a preview no matter the method. It now appears that Cowon have a touchscreen MID in the works, the Cowon W2, according to a test page at the Bluetooth SIG, though specifications are still scant. Read The Full Story