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NEWS ABOUT: portable media players

portable media players stories: 11 news summaries

Apple Slashes iPod Prices, Hinting at New Model 

New price structure points to unveiling of new model today

Sep 9, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s online store today briefly flashed new, lower prices for the company’s current slate of iPods, a likely indication that a new model will be unveiled at today’s invite-only event, the Wall Street Journal reports. The site was then down for a period for updating. The... More »

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Apple • iPod Nano • iPod Touch • portable media players • consumer electronics • iPods • falling prices • Jay-ZTV • press event

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Yes, the $1,100 Earbuds 
 Sound Pretty Awesome 

JH Audio in-ear headphones offer near-perfect sound, for a price

Sep 1, 09 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, the new JH Audio JH13PRO custom earbuds cost $1,100, Jackson Lynch writes in Wired, but you get what you pay for. “The three sets of twin drivers funnel fantastically detailed sound directly to your cochleae,” Lynch writes. “The proprietary drivers—two for the highs,... More »

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mp3 • high end audio • portable media players • consumer electronics • headphones • earbuds • JH Audio • high fidelity

(Newser) - Apple tried to silence an angry British father and daughter with a gag order after the girl's iPod Touch exploded and "went 10 feet in the air," said the dad. The company offered a full refund of $275 for the music player, but only if the two agreed... More »

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United Kingdom • Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • iPod Touch • portable media players • gag order • confidentiality

OPINION

 Back to the Stone Age: 
 Teen Trades iPod for Walkman 

Teen trades his Apple for a Sony for 1 week

Jun 29, 09 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of the debut 30 years ago this week of the Sony Walkman, 13-year old Scott Campbell tried using the device for a week in place of his iPod. Campbell found the gadget took some getting used to, he writes for the BBC: “It took me three days... More »

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music • Apple • iPod • Sony • digital music • portable media players • cassette tape

(Newser) - The devious worm that has infected up to 9 million personal computers worldwide may be just the first stage of a malicious attack, the New York Times reports. The so-called Conficker or Downadup virus, which exploits a Microsoft Windows vulnerability, pulls infected computers into systems called botnets that can be... More »

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Microsoft • computer virus • PCs • computer security • malware • portable media players • botnets

 GameStop Axes Zune;
 Microsoft Shrugs 

Video game retailer will no longer sell Microsoft's feeble mp3 player

May 23, 08 7:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - GameStop, a national chain of video game stores, has announced it will no longer carry Microsoft’s floundering Zune digital media player, TheStreet.com reports. "We have decided to exit the Zune category because it just did not have the appeal we had anticipated," a spokesman said of... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • iPod • mp3 • Zune • retail sales • portable media players • GameStop

Analysis

Apple Is Unlikely to Offer Unlimited Music, But If It Did...

Competitors cry monopoly, but consumers seem enthusiastic

Mar 24, 08 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t expect a subscription music service bundled with iPods anytime soon: that’s the consensus emerging from the news flurry since last week’s report Apple was considering such a move. Still, the flurry made two things clear, declares Nate Anderson in Ars Technica: Apple would need to tread... More »

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music downloads • iPhone • Apple • iPod • digital music • portable media players • subscription music

Audio Books Lose Copy Protection

Major publishers' downloads can be played on all devices

Mar 3, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Some major book publishers are planning to remove anticopying protections from digital audio books, allowing customers who download them to transfer the files between their computers and portable players. The world’s biggest publisher, Random House, will offer all its audio books as unrestricted MP3s this month, reports the More »

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online retailers • DRM free music • iPod • copyright • digital downloads • DRM • iTunes Store • portable media players • MP3s • Random House • Penguin Group • Simon & Schuster • audio books

iPods OK for Pacemaker Patients, Study Says

Contradicts two reports from last year

Feb 1, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Heart patients who have both pacemakers and iPods can rest easy: The music devices don't affect the cardiac ones, reports Reuters. Two studies published last year suggested that iPods created electrical interference, but a new report by a team of FDA researchers concludes, “No interference effects can occur in... More »

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Apple • iPod • product safety • portable media players • heart health • pacemakers

Gotta Have My (Barbie) MP3

Ever more kids use digital music players—and advertisers catch on

Jan 21, 08 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Digital music players are hot—even with the lunchbox set: A recent study shows 31% of 6 to 10-year-olds use them. This means a whole new market for kid-themed players, accessories, music and video, reports Advertising Age. Indeed, players aimed at children have proliferated in the past two years. “... More »

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marketing • children • iPod • MP3 • portable media players

Microsoft Finally Makes a 'Pretty Good' Media Player

PC World's qualified praise for the new Zunes

Nov 12, 07 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft released its latest Zune portable media players today, garnering approval from PC World. "This latest generation of Zunes should finally provide some real competition," declared the reviewer. The magazine praised the players for high sound quality and good extra features, but pointed to improvements to the Zune... More »

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music • technology • Microsoft • digital music • Zune • portable media players

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