Digital audio

Cowon iAudio E2 MP3 Player Looks Straight Out of the MoMA

Cowon, makers of audiophile digital audio players like the D2 and S9, is teasing their new diminutive flash player, the E2. But what to make of this “circle + square” slogan? Since we don’t know anything about this keychain-esque DAP, we’re left to guess based on the interesting ad, with its repetition of the “circle…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 31

A PMP This Ugly and Expensive Had Better Sound Amazing

But I think we’re clear on the sound quality front. The HifiMAN HM-801 is a digital audio player, yes, but its modular design allows for a portable amp to be popped right inside. The lower half of the player is taken by a removable Burr-Brown amplifier, but can be easily removed and replaced with another…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 13

Haier America Rolls Out With New Rhapsody Ibiza MP3 Players

In what may seem like a late start to the iPod race, Haier America is updating their Rhapsody Ibiza line with 2 new MP3 players: the Mini and the Touch. Sound familiar? https://gizmodo.com/rhapsody-and-haier-go-pc-free-with-ibiza-wi-fi-music-pl-324855 Both the Ibiza Rhapsody Mini and Ibiza Rhapsody Touch are equipped with Wi-Fi capabilities for content browsing and instant downloading. While they…

Tech News Andi Wang Jan 13

Sony’s Thinnest Walkman Player Ever Has Active Noise Cancellation, Song Suggestion Software

Sony’s S-series Walkman is their new high-end digital audio player that is not only their slimmest player to date, but has active noise cancellation and the SensMe music suggestion engine. Sony bundled 13.5mm EX headphones with the S-series players, as well as a pass through cable that connects to an in-flight entertainment system and uses…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 28

“Noise Killer” Panasonic D-Snap SV-SD870N Runs 100 Hours Per Charge

Panasonic’s latest D-Snap audio player, the SV-SD870N, is debuting (in Japan at least) with a trio of cool features, though no Bluetooth: • It can run for “approximately” 100 hours without needing a recharge. • It can record directly from music source to SD card when docked. • It has built-in “noise killer” active noise…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Mar 18

Olympus LS-10 PCM Stereo Recorder Is a Studio in Your Pocket

Got a guitar for Christmas and plan on becoming the next Bob Dylan? Spring $400 on this little pocket recorder, and you just might. This mean-looking stereo recorder from Olympus weighs 5.8 ounces and can track stereo 24-bit 96kHz linear PCM uncompressed, so you get essentially everything the built-in microphones can pick up. It can…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 3

Rhapsody and Haier Go PC-Free with Ibiza Wi-Fi Music Player

Today Rhapsody and Haier launched the Ibiza Wi-Fi music player, which lets you download Rhapsody tracks via Wi-Fi without connecting to a PC first. This is really good news for Rhapsody users, until now there was no true portable device for managing tracks, though Apple, Microsoft and SanDisk (with Yahoo) have launched similar products. The…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Nov 20

Confirmed: Apple Going $0.99 on DRM-Free Tracks

Jobs confirmed Ars’s scoop that the iTunes+ DRM-free content was being price dropped to $0.99. Nick Wingfield, friend of Rosie O and writer for the WSJ, scored the interview with El Jobso. This is the price the DRM-free tracks should have started at, and I’m glad to see it finally there. [Ars and WSJ] https://gizmodo.com/drm-free-itunes-catalog-to-drop-price-to-99-cents-311175

Tech News Brian Lam Oct 16

Led Zeppelin Changes Tune, Puts Whole Catalog Online

Remember when we told you Led Zeppelin was coming to iTunes in November, but only as a 24-track sampler? Well, that song did not remain the same. Page and Plant (and Jones, if he has a vote) decided that they will release the entire catalog digitally, and not just through iTunes. Starting November 13, all…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 15

Olive Opus No. 5 HDD Jukebox Is Profit Margin Machine

Youth may be squandered by the young, but it’s the older folks that foolishly spend on equipment that should cost much less. Take for instance Olive’s Opus No. 5 hard-drive audio server, referred to in marketing material as “The world’s first digital audio system bringing together the sweet sound of vinyl and the accuracy and…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Sep 26

Peter Gabriel’s We7 Music Download Service, Free With “Grafted” Ads

Peter Gabriel is a human-rights champion, a global entrepreneur and a technology aficionado, not to mention the owner of lots of prized (and copyrighted) content, so it’s not surprising that he’s drawn to that cruel mistress, online music downloading. In search of fairness, Gabriel’s company We7 has launched an ad-supported free-download model, or, as they…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 30

Nokia 6315i Music Cellphone Lands on Verizon Wireless: Affordable Musical Fun

Music fans using Verizon Wireless have yet another cookie cutter music cellphone to choose from with the Nokia 6315i. This clamshell features dedicated music buttons and is compatible with Verizon’s nickel-and-dime service du jour, V Cast, where users can download all sorts of junk at highly inflated prices using EVDO. Beyond the music capabilities, there’s…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Oct 4

Reviewed: iRiver S10 (Verdict: Possibly The Best Money Can Buy)

CNet Asia just reviewed the iRiver S10, generally seen as the one and only possible competitor to Apple’s new iPod nano. Typical of iRiver digital audio players, the company has gone to great lengths to ensure that there’s enough features here to make you forget that you’re not using an iPod. The 1.5-inch screen is…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Oct 3

iLuv i7500 2.1 Channel iPod Audio System

The funny thing is, I don’t even own an iPod, yet it seems like there’s more and more accessories for the little player that could coming out every day. Right now, it’s the iLuv i7500 2.1 channel audio system. While yesterday’s iLuv i80 iPod Video Recorder was geared toward people who use the video functionality…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jul 6

Maxtor Shared Storage II: 1TB of Storage

Announced while we were all celebrating our nation’s independence, the Maxtor Shared Storage II (MSSII) brings 1TB (1,000GB) of networked storage capacity to LAN near you. As you can imagine, 1TB of data is quite a lot, but with gigabyte-hungry high definition content currently gaining momentum in the consumer market, the more hard drive space…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jul 6

Look Out Sonos, iTunes-Yahoo and Linksys are Coming After You

Wow. Yahoo and Linksys hit it hard yesterday, introducing a product that will stream music from your computer to your stereo for just $99. Called the Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge, it’s being marketed to go with Yahoo’s digital music download service. As you might suspect, it’s all done wirelessly, and it can be used with…

Tech News Tgrumet Jan 27

Music Shower – R. Kelly’s Wet Dream? Nope, Japanese Music Toy For Girls

Music Shower by Takara Toys is the latest musical device targeting elementary school children in Japan. It can record around 120 minutes of music directly from CD players or TV sets without using a computer. The appearance of the Music Shower and accompanying Sound Carrier can be changed by replacing the covers. It does not…

Tech News Noah R Dec 7

Cowon iAudio E2 MP3 Player Looks Straight Out of the MoMA

A PMP This Ugly and Expensive Had Better Sound Amazing

Haier America Rolls Out With New Rhapsody Ibiza MP3 Players

Sony’s Thinnest Walkman Player Ever Has Active Noise Cancellation, Song Suggestion Software

“Noise Killer” Panasonic D-Snap SV-SD870N Runs 100 Hours Per Charge

Olympus LS-10 PCM Stereo Recorder Is a Studio in Your Pocket

Rhapsody and Haier Go PC-Free with Ibiza Wi-Fi Music Player

Confirmed: Apple Going $0.99 on DRM-Free Tracks

Led Zeppelin Changes Tune, Puts Whole Catalog Online

Olive Opus No. 5 HDD Jukebox Is Profit Margin Machine

Peter Gabriel’s We7 Music Download Service, Free With “Grafted” Ads

Nokia 6315i Music Cellphone Lands on Verizon Wireless: Affordable Musical Fun

Reviewed: iRiver S10 (Verdict: Possibly The Best Money Can Buy)

iLuv i7500 2.1 Channel iPod Audio System

Maxtor Shared Storage II: 1TB of Storage

Look Out Sonos, iTunes-Yahoo and Linksys are Coming After You

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