Developers of the MP3 Have Officially Killed It
MP3, the digital audio coding format, changed the way we listen to music and drove the adoption of countless new…
Early Spotify Was Built on Pirated MP3 Files, New Book Claims
Spotify has been the biggest music streaming service to find a business model that users can accept, and music labels…
The Century-Old Machine That Gave Us MP3s and JPEGs
Back in 1894, Olaus Henrici invented a machine called the Harmonic Analyzer. Way ahead of its time, it could pick out…
This MP3 Experiment Shows What 2,000 Smartphone Speakers Sound Like
Improv Everywhere is an NYC-based guerrilla prank group who's various missions have included planning a massive Best…
This Harmonica-Housed USB Drive Contains All of Bob Dylan's Albums
Not that any of us needed proof that the times are a-changin', but grown-up hippies looking to grab this impressive omni…
Neil Young has announced that his new Pono music ecosystem—which promises to "present songs as they first sound during…
Does Anybody Still Buy MP3 Players?
Sony has just proudly launched a new range of MP3 players, that are light,offer long battery life and... probably won't…
Listen To Music Through Your Cheekbones While You Swim Laps
It's hard to listen to music while you're swimming because even waterproof earbuds that actually stay on try to conduct…
Is Listening to MP3s and Vinyls Better Than Listening to Live Music?
Here's something that should have an obvious answer for most people (some crusty folks like me who avoid large crowds…
Sony's One-Piece Waterproof Walkman: 1 Hour's Playback From 3 Minutes Charging
If workouts take you from pounding the pavement to plunging into the pool with little time to spare between, Sony's new…
Scare Trick-or-Treaters Senseless With a Shrieking MP3 Doorbell
Your front lawn is full of gravestones, skeletons hang from the trees, and a haze of cobwebs coats your porch. Yup,…
Bruce Willis Planning Legal Battle to Leave iTunes Library in His Will
Action movie legend Bruce Willis is apparently eyeing up a legal battle in order to guarantee that he can pass his…
The Gadgets that Got Us Going, Back in 2002
Gizmodo is officially 10 years old! And, while we've been celebrating this all week, I thought it would be fun (and/or…
How to Stretch $2 of Free Amazon MP3 Credit into 8 Top 40 Songs (If You Don't Care About Music)
Amazon is giving away $2 of Amazon MP3 credit and if you really want to stretch those imaginary dollars, you could land…
How to Digitize Your Vinyl Collection
Your LP collection may be the coelacanth of storage mediums, but it is often a repository of tracks and titles that you…
How Winamp Disappeared Into Obscurity
This year marks the 15th birthday of Winamp. During that time it went from being a must-have piece of software to…
MP3-Playing Mouth Gear Makes Headphones Obsolete
Remember when your orthodontist said you could get a flavored retainer and you were all Glitter? Pshh. I want my mouth…
Legendary Music Blogger Sean Adams on ‘Slow Death of MP3 Blogging’
MP3 bloggers were the revolutionaries of music criticism, taking on established outlets like Rolling Stone and Spin by…
The FAA May Soon Allow Electronic Device Use During Takeoff
Everybody hates having to stop reading ebooks, listening to music and playing Angry Birds during take-off. But it's…
Google Music Is a Complete Letdown
Google Music is out of beta and it pretty much does everything we thought it would. It will let you buy, store, stream…