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Woman Charged Heavily for Downloads
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Editorial, Internet, Music,
Back in October of 2007, Jammie Thomas-Rasset was charged with copyright infringement of 24 songs and decided to fight the Recording Industry Association of America and Capitol Records instead of settling. But now a jury has decided that she is guilty and must pay 1.92 million dollars, which comes out to about $80,000 per tune. While it is possible that the RIAA may still settle for less, Ms. Thomas-Rasset is only the first of 20,000 that may be brought to court and is certainly being used to tell us all that her action was a no-no bigtime.
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| Mashable
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The BOSS TU-88 works as a micro monitor and tuner. Available in black or white, it has three tuning modes, chromatic, guitar and bass and a flat tuning function with ACCU-PITCH verification by audible beep. It also has a built-in headphone amp with speakers simulator (including pedals) a metronome with patterns and volume control and MIX IN for jamming with PMPs. Contact BOSS for pricing.
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Gallery: BOSS TU-88 Micro Monitor/Tuner
Feel the need to air drum while hanging out at your fave nightspot? Good thing it’s kind of dark because you may get a funny look or two when you have on your Electronic Bongo Drum T-shirt. The touch-sensitive tee has a built-in speaker, four different sounds and a battery pack that is removable. Available in medium and large for $49.16, sign up to be notified when their next batch arrives.
Read More | Latest Buy
Gallery: Electronic Bongo Drum T-Shirt
Our bud Mr. Jones has announced 3 new Tengus that come complete with hideous hair and character stickers. Available in the form of Rotten, Stardust and Woodstock, each All Star bops to the beat like the original Tengu, is compatible with both PC and Mac, and is plug and play from your USB port. The precocious Tengus also come with their own USB cables and have a price of GBP 25.00 (~$41.00) apiece.
(Thanks, Crispin)
Read More | Tengu
Gallery: Mr. Jones Tengu All Stars
It seems that Sony comes up with a new electronic gadget almost weekly. The Zappin is Sony’s latest Walkman with a sleek design, 2GB internal memory and an FM tuner. It has the company’s Drag and Drop Technology so no software is needed. The player is compatible with WMA and MP3 files, weighs a mere 26g and gets 18 hours of play per charge. No news yet on price or date of availability.
Read More | Akihabara News
Gallery: Sony Zappin Walkman
Literally rock to the music with the Music Locker Sofa. Available in orange, green or gray, the seat features built-in 2.1-inch speakers on each side with a 2W amplifier output and a 4.5W subwoofer. It has an RCA input terminal as well as RCA and headphone output for the music player of your choice. At a size of 50 X 72 X 95cm, the comfy seat will be available this July for JPY 19,800 (~$202.00.)
Read More | Watch Impress (translated)
Gallery: Music Locker Sofa
Philips has combined their new clock radio with a digital frame for those who like to wake to a friendly face. The AJL303 has a 3.5-inch color high-resolution display with time, date and radio station info. The device allows access from SD cards or music from its built-in FM radio. For an even more special Zen moment, arise or go to sleep to nature sounds that include rain, ocean waves and spa music. Get yours for $79.99.
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Gallery: Philips Clock Radio/Digital Frame
Tascam has updated their CD-160 player with the appropriately named CD-200. Utilizing a TEAC CD-5020A transport that has a smoother loading drawer for less clamping noise, the player also has an improved internal clock for better sound and less jitter. The CD-200 features the same phono outputs and S/PDIF digital out as its predecessor, can play MP3 and WAV files and comes with a wireless remote. Contact Tascam for pricing information.
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Gallery: Tascam CD-200 CD Player
Philips GoGear Luxe and Mix MP3 Players
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Music, Portable Audio / Video, USB,
Philips has announced their GoGear line of products. Included is the Luxe MP3 player with a Bluetooth headset that allows a switch from music to call with one click. With 100 hours of battery life, FM tuner with 20 presets and caller ID, it has a price of $79.99. The Mix has a 4GB capacity, FM tuner with presets, a 25 hour battery life, USB connection and a price of $44.99.
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Gallery: Philips GoGear Luxe and Mix MP3 Players
Video: Zune HD interface, hands-on
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Handhelds, Microsoft, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Videos,
Our friends over at Giz got a nice hands-on look at the Zune HD (which we happen to be giving away in our Zune HD contest), and have even got a quick interface tour on video. It’s only about a minute-and-a-half long, so don’t expect it to go too in-depth or anything, but it certainly shows how fast and responsive the Zune HD interface is, in comparison to that of the iPhone or iPod touch. Seriously, check out how fast the images respond to the accelerometer. We can’t wait for this thing to launch.
Read More | Gizmodo
