Sony's targeting the WUB-WUB youth with its latest set of headphones, which offer bass-heavy sound coupled and a premium, aluminium design. And a flat cable to make the depressing chore of untangling a thing of the past. Read More >>
Featured comment by crezo:
"Whilst they look sexy as hell, going for super bassy just isn't going to work for on ears as they don't have. They neeeeeed to be over ears to get sup..." More »
CNET is reporting that Amazon is planning to launch a reward scheme for CD buyers. When they purchase music in its physical form, they'll also receive a digital copy, which they'll be able to listen to via Amazon's cloud music service. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"Interesting, but what happens if you buy the music and then sell the CD on?
Is the digital copy a separate product which you can retain or would yo..." More »
If workouts take you from pounding the pavement to plunging into the pool with little time to spare between, Sony's new one-piece Walkman might be of some interest to you. Read More >>
Your front lawn is full of gravestones, skeletons hang from the trees, and a haze of cobwebs coats your porch. Yup, you've gone all out this Halloween to make your house the spookiest on the block. Read More >>
Okay, so Amazon have launched a new thing and they're calling it Cloud Player. It sucks your music from your hard drive and hurls it up into a cloud so that you can have it rain on you wherever you are. Or something like that. Read More >>
Yesterday's bizarre news about Bruce Willis suing Apple over the right to pass on his iTunes music collection legacy was indeed too good/silly to be true, with sources denying claims the bald hunk is considering legal action over his tune rights. Read More >>
Featured comment by TrustyDuckling:
"Maybe respectable wasn't the right word - maybe "reliable", or "factually based". As in places that don't report on rumour etc." More »
Bruce Willis obviously thinks pretty highly of his music collection, as he's said to be considering legal action against Apple to allow him proper ownership of his music -- so he can leave it to his children when he dies. Read More >>
Gizmodo is officially 10 years old! And, while we've been celebrating this all week, I thought it would be fun (and/or funny) to take a look back at the ancestor gadgets we would all be using if someone were to turn the dial back, way back, all the way back to 2002. Read More >>
Featured comment by klinkenberg:
"I remember my first mp3 player was possibly the world's second ever mp3 player to hit the market. It was the Samsung Yepp. It was £299 and held 32m..." More »
Your LP collection may be the coelacanth of storage mediums, but it is often a repository of tracks and titles that you simply can't get anywhere else. Here's how to digitise your wax-platter music, and finally drag the last remnants of your analog life into the 21st Century. Read More >>
This year marks the 15th birthday of Winamp. During that time it went from being a must-have piece of software to languishing in complete obscurity. But where did it all go wrong? Read More >>
Remember when your orthodontist said you could get a flavoured retainer and you were all Glitter? Pshh. I want my mouth gear watermelon-flavoured or not at all! Well, prepare to feel like a dated, oldtimey loser: Aisen Chacin, a Design and Technology student at Parsons the New School for Design, has created a music-playing mouth piece that uses bone conduction to transmit sounds waves — painlessly — via vibration through your teeth! Read More >>
Sainsbury's has just launched its own MP3 download store taking the fight to the likes of Amazon, iTunes and even Tesco. Apparently it wants you to add a couple of tracks into your food basket as you do your groceries, and is even offering 'deal of the week' albums for a fiver -- maybe you should make music one of your five a day? Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"Sounds like a big money drain for Sainsburys. I don't see them beating Amazon any time soon.. .especially with no apps for phones." More »
Everybody hates having to stop reading ebooks, listening to music and playing Angry Birds during take-off. But it's not a fact of life; over in the States, the FAA is rethinking its policy on using electronic devices during takeoff and landing. About. Bloody. Time. Read More >>
Google's not content with being just an online digital locker for your music, it wants you buy MP3s from it, too. A New York Times report suggests Google is looking to open an online MP3 store and is negotiating with the record labels to secure the necessary licensing agreements. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"I certainly hope this is true and that it pans out. As good as Google Music is (and it IS) it will be even better if I can add new music without havin..." More »
Once upon a time, new iPods were the event for Apple. Yesterday, Apple talked iPods for all of 10 minutes. No radical new features. No surprises. If yesterday was any indication, all iPods—not just the Classic—have nearly reached the end of their innovation cycle. Read More >>