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Need a reason to pull your records out of storage? A company called ION has created a USB turntable called the(Amazon link) iTTUSB. The company claims that this is the world’s first USB turntable. This USB turntable allows you to convert your old vinyl collection directly to CD or MP3 with the included recording software …
Ever wanted to laser-etch some labels onto DVDs you've burned, but wanted to do it on your Mac ? Now you can.
The network blurs the lines between broadcaster, ad agency, and marketer NBC Universal: ad agency. Or it will be, sort of. Its new digital czar, Beth Comstock, and her staffers are approaching key advertisers with a simple yet far-reaching proposition: Let our digital studios create some advertising for you. In other words, although NBC executives …
iPod vs Cassette: This ultimate showdown compares lifespan, price, repair, a drop test and more. Check out the photos to see who wins.
The iPod's built-in diagnostic mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
You like an artist and buy a few tracks from their album on iTunes. Then you realize that you really like the artist and want to buy the rest of the album. But if you buy each remaining song on the album separately, it costs more than if you just buy the entire album all at once. And many times, several tracks on the disc as well as the PDF booklet are only available if you purchase the entire album at once.
Nintendo launches its Wii gaming system in time for the holidays with a new marketing campaign that leverages extensive partnerships with other brands as well as traditional advertising. Television spots from Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett launch this week. The four spots from the Chicago agency depict two Japanese men showing up at homes across the …
Born to rock any room, the Klipsch iGroove all-in-one iPod/MP3 speaker system delivers audiophile-quality sound anywhere, anytime. With its stunning high-gloss silver finish and class-leading technology, the dynamic performer turns ordinary MP3 players into high-style, high-performance entertainment centers.
Vista's speech recognition software can be "trained" to understand a user's voice, activate commands in any Windows application, and to enable voice dictation. It also supports multiple languages. Sounds great right? Well maybe not. What until you see this video of Vista's speech recognition in action.
Web search leader Google Inc. is hiring scores of radio sales people and is spending heavily in a bid to expand its position in the $20 billion radio industry.
Google spokesman Michael Mayzel said this week that the company will begin a public test of Google Audio Ads by the end of the year. Advertisers will be able to go online and sign up for targeted radio ads using the same AdWords system they use to buy Web search ads.
Google is generally testing its ability to move into offline media, this week saying it would help customers buy advertisements in 50 U.S. newspapers.
I was on Jason D. O’Grady‘s PowerPage when I saw this article about an iPod soap scam and started cracking up. We’ve all heard of the iPod’s vaunted “clean design,” but this is ridiculous. Someone named Sean bought what he thought was an iPod from the Smalldog Electronics website. However, after removing the shrink-wrap and …
Retro junkies rejoice. Speck Products has a top-loading iPod stereo speaker system called the SpeckTone Retro. Sure, there are hundreds of iPod speaker systems on the market. What makes this system unique is the design. The designers of the SpeckTone Retro have succeeded in making a product that looks modern and retro at the same …
Ever talk yourself into a corner or been bogged down with technical problems during a presentation? Just remember that these problems can happen to anyone, even(Amazon link) Steve Jobs. Here’s a funny MacWorld Expo Blooper Reel that both Mac and PC users can laugh at. Funny MacWorld Blooper Reel Here’s a blooper reel of Steve …
Viacom said on Tuesday that it had struck a deal to provide television and music video content to Baidu, one of China’s biggest and fastest-growing Internet companies. The alliance between Viacom’s MTV Networks and Baidu.com, one of the world’s most heavily trafficked Web sites, is the biggest effort so far to introduce American television and …
In the latest sign of the rapidly shifting forces on the Web, Yahoo Inc. acknowledged it faces increased competition for online advertising dollars from both new and established rivals. For several years, Yahoo, Google Inc. and a few other large sites have reaped the lion’s share of U.S. online-ad spending without significant challenges from upstarts. …
Google is prepared to pump more video into YouTube, an executive with the search giant said. Days after the $1.65 billion sale was announced, Marissa Mayer, Google vp search product and user experience, discussed the company’s acquisition at a breakfast hosted Friday by the New Yorker and Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications. Envisioning more …
Jason O’Grady from PowerPage.org found an interesting research report that says the 5th Ave Apple Store is offensive to some Muslims. Why? Apparently the glass cube shape of the Apple Store entrance resembles the Ka’ba in Mecca (see image). The report, which was translated by The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), also finds problems …
