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Songbeat Player Serves Up Free Tunes

Free online music is nothing new, but finding a legitimate source with a large library that is also easy to use can be difficult. Windows-based Songbeat provides an elegant solution that won't fill your computer with malware or questionable pop-up ads. Songbeat functions as an aggregator for websites like SeeqPod, SpoolFM and Project Playlist--places that either host or constantly scour the Internet for tracks that have been legitimately released for free online consumption. Songbeat is als

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4th Generation 8GB iPod Nano from $135

Likely for today only, the new 4th Generation 8GB Apple iPod Nano Chromatic is now at Amazon for as low as $134.94 (black, though other colors are close in price), despite being priced at [1[$149 before tax at Apple. Aside from the bright new aluminum bodies, cool features include the music genius (it creates playlists based on songs it thinks go well together), an accelerometer that flips the screen horizontally so you can watch video in widescreen, and shake-to-shuffle (physically shake the Na

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Should the New Law of Music Absorption alter your music business decisions?

Music absorption is the process that occurs between music discovery and the (self) conversion of an average music consumer into an active fan. I believe the music absorption process is radically different now than it was just two years ago, and understanding how this process has changed should impact your approach to succeeding in the music industry. The New Law of Music Absorption Consumers are rapidly accumulating vast libraries of songs from around the globe at unprecedented rates. As a

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Ghacks Christmas Giveaway: MediaMonkey Gold

It is already the third day of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway and the responses have been great so far. Both the Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 post and the Newsbin / Giganews post got heaps of comments. The lucky winners of the five Newsbin Pro licenses and the five Giganews Diamond account winners will be notified by email later today. Today’s giveaway is another popular software program. MediaMonkey Gold is an all in one music management solution. The MediaMonkey team provide a free versio

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Today's Updates to the Year-End "Best of 2008" Books & Music Lists (December 2nd, 2008)

Today's additions to the "best of 2008" books and music lists (keep up with daily additions at the update archive page): "Best of 2008" Books Lists additions: Goodreads (best books) Harvard Book Store: The Harvard Hundred (books) The Millions: A Year in Reading (favorite books) Mrs. Loudshoes (favorite books) New West (best books set in the West) The Reader's Advisor Online Blog (under the radar romance novels) The Readers Advisor Online Blog (best speculative fiction) Richie's Picks (

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Songbird 1.0 is Here!

Songbird 1.0 is now available for download! We set out to build an open, customizable music player. Today, we’re launching with dozens of integrated services, hundreds of add-ons, and a growing developer community. We’ll be the first to admit that there’s plenty left to do. And, while we’re not ready for everyone, 160k users a month are expressing their vote for an alternative music player. If you think like us, you’ve got huge aspirations and you’re out to change the world. You gotta start

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SoundDock® Series II for iPhone and iPods

I have been looking for an iPhone compatible sound system that I can use in my bedroom and living room/kitchen area, but one that I can also take with my on surf trips to Tobago etc, and the Bose SoundDock® Series II seems to be right up my alley. It looks great and is made by Bose so you know it sounds amazing and best of all it works perfectly with an iPhone (3G and 2G) or any iPod model. It will not prompt your to switch to Airplane Mode to avoid interference, no more missed calls. It als

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Book Notes - Judith Freeman ("The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved")

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. Newly released in paperback, Judith Freeman's The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved was my favorite literary biography published last year. The book humanizes the iconic author through his relationship to his wife Cissy. In her own words, here is Judith Freeman's Book Notes essay for her book, The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Wom

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I have a Sony 20Gb player,

I have a Sony 20Gb player, but found Sonic Stage unusable. I'd already been and still do use ripping software to convert my CDs to mp3s and then play them on my computer through Winamp. I was about ready to take my Sony player back as it would be no use if I couldn't get music onto it, then I found a Winamp plugin that let me move music back and forth to my Sony player no problem at all from playlists or the Media library. I'd grumbled about 20Gb not being enough so my then fiancee, now wife g

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Geek T-Shirt Collection #5 - Last.fm

This T-shirt I got thanks to my wife, it was sitting at their office for some reasons I should probably not disclose. The thing is that I’ve been a fan of last.fm for a very long time (my account says it has 5800 plays since 2005) and I wear this t-shirt with a lot of pride. I actually had the chance to meet Michael Breidenbruecker one of the founders of Last.fm in 2006 during the Plone code-sprint in Austria. Michael and his team (some of which I also met during that sprint) are now workin

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Free Sony Ericsson W302 Black O2 Contract Mobile Phone with a Free Gift Sony PS3 80GB

Sony Ericsson W302 Discover music with style • Walkman™ player – music on the go • FM Radio –Just plug in the handsfree, turn on the FM radio and tune in • Premium style and design – compact metal finish and only10.5mm wide • 2 megapixel camera – capture your favourite moments forever • Bluetooth™ Stereo – send & listen your music wirelessly Best deal: £ FREE Sony Ericsson W302 Black on O2 600 Line rental: £ 34.25 with 600 cross-network mins 500 text messages • 18 months FREE Sony

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Wii Transfer (share media contents with your MAC)

Ok here is the advantage for owning a Mac and a Nintendo Wii (that is if you can find a Wii). The Wii Transfer can share your movies, music, and pictures directly to your Nintendo Wii using the Internet Channel. Copy Miis from your Wii back to your Mac and save them as images. Browse iTunes playlists and iPhoto albums on your television. Convert your movies to formats the Wii understands, either streaming directly from your Mac or for playback in the Wii’s Photo Channel. Wii Transfer can even

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MortPlayer 3.31 b76 - mp3 and ogg player for windows mobile

MortPlayer MortPlayer is a windows mobile free software to play music in MP3 and Ogg format. It comes from the developer of MortScript. Features: - Support for MP2, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and WAV - Support work with streaming data (Shoutcast and http) - Equalizer (only MP3), sound effects - Bookmarks - remembers the last position in the song - Large buttons so its finger friendly - Appointed hard buttons - Screen Saver - Turn off the automatic timer and alarm clock - change in volume at th

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Social Media Benchmarks from Academia

Social Media Measurement Does Your University Make the Grade in Social Media? Benchmarks you can use from KDPaine & Partners' study of social media usage at five academic institutions. by Peter Kowalski and Katie Delahaye Paine Social media is a new and unfamiliar development for many companies and institutions. It is growing so quickly and taking on so many new forms that many organizations are at a loss to understand its present use and future possibilities. Georgia Institute of Te

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Storynory

A couple of years ago my husband secretly signed up to participate in a research project to make some extra money to purchase me my own iPod.  A surprise indeed!  I love my iPod.  Now I don't know how I ever survived without it.  Its essential to a days cleaning, to combat errand boredom, to enlighten my mind and perk up my mood.  I'll have to admit that most of my playlists are made with my children in mind with the likes of Old McDonald, Disney Princesses, and the Tarzan soundtrack.  I love to

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100 Web Tools to Plan the Party of the Year From Your Cube

By Laura Milligan Do people in your cubicle space compare you to Jim from The Office? Besides your good looks, we bet you’re the go-to guy or girl who can plan games and last-minute parties the second your boss leaves for a meeting. Whether your circumstances limit you to a stealth office party or you’re set on planning the happy hour blowout of the year for your friends after work, these 100 web tools are for you. Games From online games to paper football with your office mates, these gam

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Yes API Gives You Real-time and Historical Radio Playlists

Yes.com is a unique community-oriented music site that provides real-time and historical information about songs played on United States terrestrial radio stations. Besides this up-to-the-minute database, Yes has social features like chat rooms for specific radio stations or for a specific artists, like the Yes.com Pink Floyd page showing which radio stations are currently playing or recently played Pink Floyd songs. In addition they also offer an API that developers can build on (our Yes API p

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iPod for the Toddler Set: Win a Smart-E Bear

Children of the 80s fondly remember Teddy Ruxpin, the storytelling bear. Now our children can fall in love with the new Smart-e Bear.  Smart-e Bear is akin to a plush iPod. This soft stuffed animal has a hidden USB port which connects to your computer. You can program the Smart-e Bear to say your child's name, and you can select from thousands of songs, games and stories.  iPod users customize their playlists, but Smart-e Bear users create customized "playdates." In just a few minutes, I crea

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Sirius/XM - Seriously Lame

I’m a Howard Stern addict. There, I’ve said it. I got Sirius radio because of that addiction. I’m still addicted, and I’m not likely to cancel my subscription to the one remaining satellite radio. But the merger has ravaged the music programming. Sirius had real people picking the music they liked, playing it, and telling you why they liked it. Now much of that is gone. Vin Scelsa is still there, and other favorites may be getting to shuffle their shows on other channels… maybe. But “The Loft”

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Sony Walkman NWZ-S639 16GB review

I am going to try something a little different with this review. I'll constantly update the review as I gain more time with it.IntroductionThe S639 is the 16GB version of Sony's new Walkman S630 series, similar to the S730 series but cheaper because it lacks the noise cancelling function. This isn't their flagship Walkman, that belongs to the Bluetooth equipped Walkman A820 series. Having said that, the S630 offers tremendous value for money. The S639 for example costs only £86.11 at Amazon UK.

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