News Archive for 05/03/09

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Online music sales to increase if price decreases?

03/09, 5:25pm

5-cents-per-song idea

Music companies need to get used to the idea of selling more music to more people more often, but for less money, according to one recording executive. The Globe and Mail reports that at least one music veteran says that lowering price of online music--to as low as five cents per song--will stop the plague of unauthorized music downloads and also generate hundreds of millions of dollars for musicians and the industry. Sandy Pearlman, a former producer of the Clash and now a visiting scholar at McGill, described the 5-cents-per-song idea at the Music Week conference in Toronto last week.

Logitech debuts mm22 portable speakers for iPod

03/09, 11:55am

Logitech mm22 for iPod

Logitech today unveiled new speakers for the iPod and other MP3 players. The Logitech mm22 portable speakers complement the sleek design of the iPod, and also work with any portable music player or notebook PC that features a 3.5 mm jack. The system, which supports any iPod, includes a total of four neodymium micro drivers -- two on each side -- that produce rich, smooth sound. "When it's time to hit the road, the Logitech mm22 portable speakers, which weigh only 12 ounces including batteries, fold neatly into a deluxe traveling case that's about the size of a hard cover book (9.8-by-5.9-by-2.0 inches)." It will ship by end of March for $80.