The brand known at the moment as "Ferrari by Logic3" have revealed their next-generation Bluetooth-connected speaker dock, the GT1, ready for action at CES 2013. This machine is a high-powered 2.2.1 speaker system works with an integrated 6.5-inch subwoofer, works with Class HD patented technology for high efficiency delivery of "ultimate power", as they say, and you've got a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) built-in as well. A DSP, in this case, is described as a feature giving you control over the crossover and equalization of the music so you're able to create a "natural musical tone".
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Ferrari by Logic3 GT1 Bluetooth speaker dock set for CES 2013
Black Diamond III Multi-Sensory Bluetooth Speaker Review
The folks at Acase have partnered again with design company yantouch to create a lovely little bluetooth-connected reactionary lighting art object with the power to blast your audio out and high volume – the Black Diamond III. There have been two other Black Diamond speakers similar to this one, of course, as the name suggests, but this is the first working independent of any one line of smartphone units. Here you’ll be connecting with bluetooth or a basic line-in with your smart device’s headphone jack, and the fun will begun thusly.
Gangnam Style hits one billion views on YouTube
Have you ever heard of a video getting over one billion views on YouTube? That's because it's never happened, until now. Korean superstar PSY has become an instant hit with his "Gangnam Style" single, and it's made its way to the US big time. The accompanying music video, which is hosted on YouTube, has garnered more than one billion views, making it the first YouTube video ever to reach that milestone.
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Original BioShock composer Garry Schyman returning for BioShock Infinite
Yesterday, creative director of the BioShock series Ken Levine conducted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, and of course, he was asked a lot of fun questions and we ultimately got to see a side of Levine that was silly and awesome at the same time. However, he announced during the AMA that Garry Schyman, the composer behind BioShock 1 and 2, is returning for BioShock Infinite.
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Deezer in US launch talks: Hunts partner to help fight Spotify
Spotify could find itself with some new streaming music competition in the US, with word that rival Deezer is weighing an expansion into the new market and has already begun partnership discussions. Deezer made its first global move back in December 2011, though avoided the US market; earlier this week, it added new countries and an ad-supported free playback option. Now, the WSJ reports, Deezer is exploring the possibility of partnering up with a US company for new subscribers.
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Roku adds Vevo and Spotify channels, still lacking YouTube
The Roku Box is a nifty $50 video streaming device that is scarcely larger than one's palm, bringing a variety of content to television sets in up to 1080p. Now users can add Spotify and Vevo channels to the list of music offerings provided by the video device. Certain Roku users will have to wait, however, and there's a catch for using the service that will no doubt disappoint more than a few Spotify fans.
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Deezer goes ad-supported: Extra artist engagement promised
Streaming music service Deezer has added an ad-supported option, extending free playback to more than 150 countries as it attempts to take on Spotify and other media options. The feature - which comes as Deezer announces 3m paying subscribers worldwide - will launch alongside Deezer 4 Artists (D4A), a new set of musician analytics, profile pages, and bonus content upload tools to help build and track communities on the service.
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Yahoo to end its music service in China
Yahoo China has announced that its Yahoo Music service will be permanently shutdown on January 20, 2013. This announcement follows a similar one from Google that took place in September in which Google stated that its Chinese music service would be taken offline. The closure comes after Yahoo's sale of its share of Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce website, for $7.6 billion.
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Google Play Music takes on iTunes match with free equivalent
Earlier this year we saw the folks at Apple reveal a service they called iTunes Match, bringing on a reason to import your CD-bound music collection into their annual-fee cloud for iOS devices. Now Google Play has revealed that not only will they be continuing their own free cloud storage for music service, they’ll be boosting up the tune quality as well to 320-Kbps (just so long as they’ve got music that matches your own.) Best part of this whole situation is that if you’ve already got your music uploaded now, Google is automatically matching your music right now without any additional effort from you!
V-MODA M-100 crowdsourced headphones now shipping
Back in October, we first heard about V-MODA's M-100 "crowdsourced" headphones. They're unique in a way that allowed a group “of audiophiles, editors, producers, and DJs” come together to bring the best features to a single pair of headphones. The company has announced that these new music muffs are shipping now for $310.
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Sony XPERIA Tablet S Review
It might be time for you to take another look at one of the oddest tablets released in the year 2012, that being the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor-packing Sony XPERIA Tablet S. This machine is not the most high-resolution nor the most undeniably powerful tablet machine on the market, but given its connectivity options and its existence in the Sony ecosystem, might it be the perfect tablet for your Sony-loving self? If the connections don’t convince you, the folded-over magazine shape just might.
Fuhu launches nabi Notes headphones for kids
Fuhu, the makers behind the nabi Jr tablet for kids that we saw earlier this month, has come out with some new headphones built exclusively for kids as well. The nabi Notes are $99 headphones, and Fuhu claims they're the "world's first dual-mode headphones with DJ-quality performance for kids." They also look a lot like headphones from Beats by Dre.
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