News Archive for 07/05/31

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YouTube, EMI strike content deal

05/31, 2:20pm

YouTube and EMI Deal

YouTube and EMI on Thursday announced a deal that will see the music label's content legally available on the web video site. Visitors to the page would have the option of watching officially-sanctioned music videos, but would also have permission to clip segments of videos to blend them as part of their own unofficial projects. The agreement includes higher-profile artists such as Coldplay and represents the first time that all four major music labels have explitictly given approval to using their material online, according to YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.

iTunes Plus review reveals "growing pains"

05/31, 2:00pm

iTunes Plus growing pains

A review of Apple's newly unveiled iTunes Plus service, which offers higher quality DRM-free audio tracks for an additional $0.30 cents above the company's $0.99 cent protected songs, reveals several "growing pains" with the service. PC World details notes that Apple requires iTunes 7.2 or later to use the new service, but presents some mixed up categories under the software's Genre pop-up menu. iTunes Plus users who choose to view unprotected tracks cannot see the less expensive DRM-wrapped version of the song, and the reverse is true when viewing protected tracks -- unprotected songs are hidden while browsing the cheaper $0.99 cent songs.

PandoraJam streams internet radio to iPods

05/31, 1:40pm

PandoraJam 1.0 released

Bitcartel Software today released PandoraJam 1.0, an application that enables listeners of the Pandora.com internet radio service stream music wirelessly to a home stereo or record audio for playback on iPods. The software also supports submitting tracks to Last.fm, a free 'personalized' radio service that tailors each station to users' preferences based on a named favorite band or artist. PandoraJam 1.0 features desktop integration via Growl notifications, instant messenger updates, and keyboard shortcuts. The application runs natively on Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary, and is priced at $15 requiring Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

USBFever.com ships iPod USB FM Transmitter

05/31, 11:40am

iPod USB FM Transmitter

USBFever.com has begun shipping its iPod USB FM Transmitter, enabling users to transmit iPod music over radio waves to a vehicle stereo system. Users simply plug the transmitter into the headphone jack of any MP3 player or PDA and turn on the car stereo to the clearest FM frequency. The device features a built-in USB interface for charging any USB-based device -- such as PDAs or GPS systems -- and offers a dock connector for Apple's iPod to charge the portable player while playing tunes over the stereo. The iPod USB FM Transmitter is priced at $30, and works with most portable media players.