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NEWS ABOUT: mp3

mp3 stories: 17 news summaries

College Kids' iPod Volume Hurts Hearing

Most subjects in study set volume to damaging level

Oct 12, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most young people listen to their iPods at levels that will damage hearing over time, a new study shows. Researchers measured the output of an iPod while college-age students listened to music in a lab setting, and they found 55% of the subjects set the volume higher than 85 decibels—... More »

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music • iPod • mp3 • hearing loss • Hearing loss • headphones • academic research

ANALYSIS

 Things the Internet's Killed 


Sep 5, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The efficiencies granted by the Internet have rendered many aspects of life obsolete—the Telegraph has compiled a full 50. Some highlights:
  • The art of polite disagreement. A quick look at the comment section on YouTube or any news or politics-related site will confirm this.
  • Fear that
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entertainment • Internet • celebrity • mp3 • text message • Sarah Palin • obsolete technology • Twitter

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 today unveiled the newest iteration of its iPod Shuffle, which is just 1.8 inches by 0.3 inches, can speak titles in 14 languages, and holds 1000 songs, Macworld reports. Smaller than a AA battery, it’s half the size of the last version, but more functional. The... More »

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iTunes • Apple • mp3 • digital music • consumer electronics • media player • iPod shuffle

 Zune Sales Plummeting 

Is mp3 gizmo doomed?

Jan 24, 09 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Is the Zune on its last legs? Buried in Microsoft’s terrible earnings report yesterday was news that revenue from the MP3 player plummeted $100 million compared to last year, or 54%, “reflecting a decrease in device sales.” Microsoft can’t just blame the economy, either; sales of... More »

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Microsoft • iPod • mp3 • Zune

Leap-Year Bug Zapped Zunes

Microsoft advises Zune30 owners
to drain batteries,
then recharge

Jan 1, 09 6:21 AM CST
(Newser) - All 2006 model Zune30s froze up at midnight last night because of a problem handling the last day of leap years, according to Microsoft. The company advises owners to wait until 4pm PST today, drain the device's batteries, and then recharge, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Microsoft apologized for the... More »

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music • technology • Microsoft • mp3 • Zune • media player • leap year

All the World's Zune 30s Mysteriously Freeze Up

Bizarre bug struck mp3 players just after midnight last night

Dec 31, 08 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft’s Zune has a bizarre bug: Hundreds, if not thousands of the 30G models froze up simultaneously at 12am PST, CNET reports. The MP3 players all displayed a startup status bar frozen at 100%; the timing has prompted some Zune owners to call the problem “Z2K,” after... More »

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music • technology • Microsoft • mp3 • Zune • media player

Obama Denies He's ... Gasp!
... a Zune User

President-elect just needed tunes after misplacing iPod: staffer

Dec 5, 08 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s staff went into major spin mode after the president-elect was spotted this week working out with (cover your ears, kids) a Zune, forcing millions to ask what happened to the cool iPod user they thought they’d elected. An spokesman assured the nation that Obama typically uses... More »

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Barack Obama • iPod • mp3 • Zune • President Obama

You Heard? Headphones, Pacemakers Don't Jibe

Headsets may interfere with heart devices

Nov 9, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Headphones used with digital music players may interfere with pacemakers and internal defibrillators, scientists discovered in research contradicting reports from the US government. “Exposure of a defibrillator to the headphones can temporarily deactivate the defibrillator,” the lead researcher said. Draping the headphones over the chest caused hindrance in... More »

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FDA • study • heart • mp3 • defibrillator • magnets • headphones • magnetic field • pacemakers

 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

UK Slaps Chatty Drivers With Jail

Texting, tinkering with gadgets could net 2 years in the pokey

Dec 20, 07 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Yakking on the phone while behind the wheel could fetch you a little quality time behind bars in the UK, reports the Daily Telegraph. A new law rewards chatty driving—or texting, or tinkering with a GPS unit or MP3 player— with jail terms of up to two years. The... More »

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cell phones • United Kingdom • mp3 • GPS • texting • driver distraction

Pepsi, Amazon Could Spark Digital Music Revolution

Promotion deal pushing music companies to switch to DRM-free MP3 format

Dec 2, 07 11:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Pepsi and Amazon aren’t music producers, but they may inspire large-scale changes in the industry, Reuters says. The two companies will launch a music download promotion of MP3 songs during the Super Bowl next year, a deal pushing music titans like Warner Music and Sony BMG to consider... More »

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music downloads • Pepsi • Apple • Universal Music Group • mp3 • Warner Music • iTunes Store • online music • Sony BMG Music Entertainment • Amazon.com

Stairway
to iTunes

Reuniting Led Zep
bows to demands of download devil,
uploads catalogue

Oct 15, 07 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Led Zeppelin has joined the digital age, allowing its music to be sold online for the first time shortly before playing a one-off reunion show in November. The essential classic rock oeuvre is one of the last to get the mp3 treatment, Reuters reports. Led Zep will cave in to... More »

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Verizon • mp3 • download • Led Zeppelin • reunion • classic rock • ringtones

Meet the New Zunes

Microsoft rolls out its second generation of mp3 players

Oct 3, 07 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Zune is getting three shiny new models in November, Microsoft announced yesterday, including nano-like flash-integrated 4GB and 8GB players, and an 80GB hard drive model, all priced just like corresponding iPods. They’ll sport new features like wireless syncing, touch-sensitive navigation pads and a redesigned, DRM-free marketplace. But they... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • mp3 • digital music • Zune • consumer electronics

Moscow Court Acquits Music Site Boss

Allofmp3.com founder ruled innocent of copyright infringement

Aug 16, 07 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian court has acquitted the founder of Allofmp3.com of breach of copyright, Reuters reports. The now-defunct Russian website infuriated American and Western European music companies by offering cut-rate downloads that they said infringed on their copyright. EMI, Time Warner, and other major corporations insisted on prosecution, but a... More »

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Russia • music • Moscow • copyright • file sharing • mp3 • court • Allofmp3 • Denis Kvasov

Apple Toying With Mini iPhone

Analysts guess $300 scaled-down version of popular gadget in the works

Jul 10, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple will release a fewer-frills, cheaper counterpart to its wildly successful iPhone by the end of the year, a JP Morgan report claims. A Taiwan-based analyst cites an unnamed source in the supply chain and a patent application for a multifunctional handheld device with a circular touch pad, which Apple... More »

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music • cell phones • iPhone • Taiwan • Apple • iPod • mp3 • iPod Nano • gadget • JPMorgan Chase

Radio Should Pay to Play, Artists Argue

Music industry wants
to start collecting AM, FM royalties

Jul 5, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's time AM and FM radio broadcasters started paying for the music they play, a group of music industry types has decided. They're lobbying Congress to amend the federal law that has exempted terrestrial radio from paying artists' royalties for nearly a century, Business Week reports.   More »

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music • radio • satellite radio • music industry • Recording Industry Association of America • House Judiciary Committee • CDs • royalty • royalties • RIAA • MUSICfirst coalition • terrestrial radio • mp3 • web radio • podcast • singers • digital downloads • artist • musician

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