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Why Neil Young Hates MP3 — And What You Can Do About It
Neil Young is right: Those songs on your iPhone do sound like crap, and it's time we demand better-sounding alternatives for our digital music. Here we explain exactly what's wrong with the MP3, and provide options for much higher-quality digital music formats. (read the story…) Related items follow us: Sound…
SMPlayer: A Flexible, Feature-Filled Media Player With a Frustrating Flaw
When it comes to playing audio and video files in Linux, media players pretty much all work the same way and have a very similar user interface. It usually all comes down to features. With SMPlayer it depends on what you want to play. Unfortunately, this bug of sorts is…
MP3 Roundup: New music from Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear), CFCF, First Person Shootr, and Bowerbirds
We've already gotten a taste of Daniel Rossen's forthcoming solo EP with the beautiful, melancholic “Saint Nothing.” On “Silent Song,” the Grizzly Bear/Department of Eagles member gets off the piano bench, picks up his 12-string guitar, and actually kind of rocks out. (read the story…) Related items MP3 Roundup: New…
MP3 Monday: Ben Hackett
Greetings! This week's MP3 Monday comes from local singer/songwriter Ben Hackett, who's about to release his second album in more than 15 years of performing.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] (read the story…) Related items Rachael Yamagata Previews Upcoming LP & Tour…
Repurpose Vintage Video Game Controllers into MP3 Player Enclosures [Repurpose]
# repurpose If you have an old broken NES or SEGA Genesis controller and you're looking for a fun project to bring it back to life, consider adding an mp3 player like retro gaming forum System 11 user burgerkingdiamond (BKD) did. More » (read the story…) Related items Use Game Controllers…
Use Game Controllers As MP3 Player Housing
If you have an old NES or Sega controller lying around, this could be a fun project to revive it: using it as and you’re looking for a fun project to bring it back to life, consider adding an mp3 player like retro gaming forum System 11 user burgerkingdiamond (BKD)…
Dealhacker: ALDI Waterproof MP3 Player For $40
Part of us thinks that a waterproof MP3 player for $39.95 from Aldi (on sale from Saturday January 28) could be useful. Part of us wonders just how effective the waterproofing would be. Your call. [ALDI] … (read the story…) Related items Apple's academic January event delayed from 2011 Humble…
Xi3 Corporation Unleashes “The Power of X” at CES 2012
Chants of “X-i-3! X-i-3! X-i-3!” reverberated throughout the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center as hordes of prospective customers crowded the Xi3® Corporation booth at (more here…) Related items HMDX Audio Delivers Sweet Sounds & Prices to International Consumer Electronics Show 2012 International CES Exhibitor Profiles: M through…
Gear to hit the beach in style
Pack these shades, swimsuit and MP3 player when heading south (read the story…) Related items Cloudy Music: Online music services compared SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip (white, 4GB) Musical winnings Dangers Of Using An MP3 Player While Exercising Could the iPod Be On Its Deathbed? [Apple]
Sony adds digital noise-cancelling to entry-level Walkman
The new E-series Walkman features a familiar button arrangement and slightly tweaked UI. (Credit: Sony) This year, Sony's refresh of its entry-level E-Series Walkman line is much different from previous generations. The new NW-E060 series –due in Japan on February 11–will only come in 2GB (NW-E062) and 4GB (NW-E063) options,…
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