PayPlay.FM today began selling its catalog of 1.3 million audio tracks in unprotected MP3 format for $0.88 cents per song, beating out Apple’s iTunes Store which charges $0.99 cents per track while matching the Cupertino-based company’s efforts to offer DRM-free music. PayPlay works with Mac, Windows, and Unix platforms by providing music without m…
Aiptek today claimed to have broken multiple records by launching its GO-HD camcorder. The device is one of the most inexpensive cameras ever to capture HD video: while set for a $300 price, the GO-HD can record 720p widescreen clips at a full 30 frames per second. The use of real-time H.264 (AVCHD) encoding also packs video efficiently and allow…
Assertions that Microsoft was ahead of the curve on Zune production were inaccurate, says an investigation by Business 2.0 into the subject. The magazine found that Microsoft Entertainment division head Robbie Bach has been misquoted in the text version of his interview, which alleged that Microsoft had already beaten its modest goal of selling mo…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are scheduled to appear in a joint interview tomorrow night at the fifth edition of D: All Things Digital for a Q&A session with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. The event, which is taking place at the Four Seasons Resort in Carlsbad, California, is set to kick off this evening with a cocktail pa…
IK Multimedia has released Sonik Synth 2.1, offering compatibility for IK users with Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. The latest release of the synth workstation software features improved Stetch, Pitch/Shift, and Time/Stretch algorithms alongside BPM syncable LFOs. Smoother MIDI CC response accompanies improved instrument load time and sear…
The UK division of Sharp has released two new stereo systems designed around the iPod. The DKA1H and DKA10H each have 14W of RMS output, with the unusual division of 2W per channel plus two 5W subwoofers, rather than the single subwoofer used in most home systems. The clocks allow both sleep and wake functions, and the iPods themselves can be con…
NexTune today released MoodMaker 3.5, the latest release of the company’s flagship digital music software that offers a slew of new features. MoodMaker 3.5 offers background profiling to retrieve song characteristics used to organize a playlist of songs based on tempo and flow. The digital music software is the first of its kind to playlist songs a…
Nova Media today released FoneLink, an application enabling mobile phone owners to utilize the capabilities of new handsets on Mac OS X systems. FoneLink allows users to transfer music, photos, video, and other data to a mobile phone, while a restore function backs up data that is lost during firmware updates. The software enables users to copy con…
Lava Software is now shipping Kenbushi v7.0, an update to its media entertainment center with built-in file sharing and data backup. The software allows users to connect a PC or Mac to a TV and sound system, and Kenbushi will provide a “gorgeous, fast and powerful way to browse, search and play all your movies, music, TV shows and other media.” The…
Ideographer.com has released KaraTunes 3.0, a major update to the personal lyrics database application for Mac OS X. The new version supports the LRC format, which is a lyrics format with time tags. With the LRC support in KaraTunes, users can listen to their songs and watch synchronized lyrics in a window or in full-screen mode. The new synchroni…
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