News Archive for 06/07/25

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iTunes gets Beach Boys

07/25, 11:25pm

Apple's iTunes lands Beach Boys promo

Apple has once again scored another exclusive for distributing digital songs online--a marketing strategy that has helped the company build the world's most popular digital music service. EMI is preparing to release a digital collector's version of the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, which Macworld UK reports will be exclusively available through the iTunes Music Store. Pet Sounds: The 40th Anniversary, a collection of 90 audio tracks, will ship on August 28th via iTunes exclusively for one month before the collection is sold by other online music services. The report noted that a physical version of the collection will later be made available in two separate versions -- one version as a set of colored vinyl records and the other as a CD collection featuring exclusive video footage on a bundled DVD. Described as "the greatest album ever made" by some reviewers, the special collection is a revised edition of the twelfth studio album from the band -- originally recorded in 1966. It includes all of the original tracks and a large variety of rare or unheard material such as sessions and vocal mixes.

mojoFlicks released

07/25, 5:45pm

mojoFlicks iPod video app released

TDMac has released mojoFlicks, an application designed to convert movies into a format supported by fifth-generation iPods with video playback capability. The software features an all-in-one solution for managing iPod video content, the ability to convert movies without Apple's QuickTime Pro application, and the ability to transfer movies directly to the iPod without the need to sync the device in iTunes. MojoFlicks also boasts the quickest movie transfers, allowing users to configure a few settings prior to conversion. The application includes a distinct movie library to keep movies separate from audio files, and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later with QuickTime 7.0 or later (pricing was unavailable).

DMC Nano competitor

07/25, 4:20pm

DMC unveils iPod nano competitor

Digital Mind today unveiled its new line of portable media players featuring complete podcast capabilities and software, which stand to compete with Apple's iPod. DMC is offering its credit card-sized iPod nano-like player with 4GB of storage, a color display, photo viewing capability, recordable FM radio, and voice recording capability in either black or white. The device is priced at $130, and is "half the price of the inferior iPod nano," according to Jim Collier, DMC's president and CEO. "Our other podcast-enabled portable media players start at less than $50. [...] All of our products are podcast-enabled and are bundled with Applian Technologies Replay Radio software so that our customers can experience the rapidly evolving world of podcasting seamlessly."

Synaptics to regain Apple?

07/25, 1:00pm

Synaptics may win back Apple business

Synaptics could once again do business with Apple, according to one analyst. Cowen and Company has advised investors to purchase shares of Synaptics prior to the company's quarterly earnings report, suggesting that Apple may soon revitalize its relationship with the firm, according to Forbes.com. The analyst firm raised its rating on Synaptics from "neutral" to "outperform," based on beliefs that the touch-sensor component-maker will receive a "meaningful but minority role" as an Apple supplier as soon as the first fiscal quarter of 2007.

iTunes gets more content

07/25, 9:20am

Apple adds TV content to iTunes [u]

Apple has added several more TV shows from both the Warner Brothers and CBS networks to its iTunes Music Store. Warner Bros. has added Friends Season 1 ($30); one tipster also reports spotting the pilot for their new TV series 'Aquaman', alongside Miami Vice Season I. Also new for Warner brothers is a new classics line including the first season of The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Babylon 5. The Best of Mad TV seasons 8, 9, and 10 are now also available on iTunes. CBS has added the Big Brother: All Stars ($30) series to iTunes including a new season pass for the both previous episodes and new episodes for the remainder of the season. Single episodes of all the series added today sell for the usual $1.99 in an iPod compatible resolution. These additions come only a few weeks after Apple announced iTunes crossing the 150 television show mark.

Web-based recorder

07/25, 1:50am

WildVoice launches Web-based recorder

WildVoice has announced its new "Shout" Web-based recorder, allowing users to record their own podcasts and provide audio comments on other podcasts. "Podcasting is about having fun and encouraging free expression on the Web. WildVoice aims to make this as easy as possible," said Albert Kim, WildVoice co-founder. "With WildVoice Studio, people can create high quality Podcasts from their PC that sound like a sophisticated studio radio program. WildVoice 'Shout' makes it even easier." The WildVoice online community enables members to create, personalize, publish, and share podcasts as well as other media online. Members can build their own WildVoice site within the community, and allows users to broadcast to specified groups of people such as friends or fans.