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- AAC
- Advanced Audio Coding An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than...
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- Hammering a dual quad-core Xeon system
- Hammering a dual quad-core Xeon systemexcept those MPEG-2 still take up 2-3 times more HD space...as the MPEG-4 for the same quality... if you are actually going to take the time to rip all your DVDs... for me it was about 400 DVDs, you might at well take the time...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital video, Digital media, Media players, Digital music, quad-core, Try Super, Archos, DVD
- Discussion threads 2008-05-26
- Rocker Lou Reed takes aim at new technology
- Rocker Lou Reed takes aim at new technologyGive me a breakMaybe if he was a symphony conductor I could take his rantings seriously.Sure MP3 is not perfect, but it's better than Am radio and pretty much on-par or slightly better than FM.We have better formats... Its called MP4 AACThe iTunes...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Rocker Lou Reed, AAC
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- Aglare MP3 to AMR Converter (exe)
- Aglare MP3 to AMR Converter provides an easy and completed way to convert MP3 to AMR, M4A to MP3, AAC to MP3, etc. It is an all-in-one conversion tool which can convert audio between popular audio formats such as WAV, OGG, AAC, MP3, M4A, AC3 etc. All conversion processes such...
- Tags: AMR Research, MP3, M4A, AAC, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2008-01-24
- Napster moves to MP3-only music download format
- Napster moves to MP3-only music download formatAnd the nails keep flyingAbout time.Just say no to AAC and WMVMP3 forever, or until someone significantly messes with the MP3 format.Anti-consumer will loseIt is great to see the giant companies and organizations that are in bed with government and ramming things down our...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Government, Napster Inc., MP3, AAC, OGG, music download
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutions
- Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutionsResolutions?I thought resolutions were supposed to be challenging...At least they shouldn't all be fun ones. lolBe careful Adrian. The RIAA is now suing people who rip their legally purchased CDs.Why MP3? AAC is open, standard, smaller files, & sounds betterWhy...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, RIAA, USB 1, MP3, AAC, CD
- Discussion threads 2008-01-01
- (Images: Tracking California's wildfires)
- (Images: Tracking California's wildfires)FireThe Devil is burning California. Your contracts UP, people. The Devil is taking his due.RE: (Images: Tracking California's wildfires)If people in fire prone areas would just get SMART, and build with our AERATED AUTOCLAVED CONCRETE ( http://globalmodularconcepts.com and http://gmchomesfl.com ) their homes and contents would be...
- Tags: Tracking California, wildfire, AAC
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Zunes November 13: 80 GB model's specs here
- Zunes November 13: 80 GB model's specs hereWOW! AAC support!AAC is what the Microsoft bloggers, namely Paul Thurrott, have been saying is the evil format because Apple has been alone in using it. Several Microsoft bloggers have inaccurately characterized AAC as an Apple proprietary format and have moronically...
- Tags: AAC, Microsoft Bloggers, Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2007-10-03
- Why Apple doesn't get more of my cash
- Why Apple doesn't get more of my cashVery well saidI can't agree with you more. My fiance runs a Mac. It's nice and all, but it isn't all that great. It does what it's supposed to, but it doesn't really do much of anything better than my...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Digital music, AAC, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, iPod Battery, Apple Inc., WMA
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- AACoder Plus (exe)
- With AACoder Plus users can batch convert music between 5 major audio formats. Product supports AAC Mp4 file type probable inheritor of Mp3 due to its crisp, lossless CD audio quality, smaller file size and very fast encoding. AAC is supported by major hardware and software products like iPod and...
- Tags: Software, MP3, AAC, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Management
- Software downloads 2007-06-21
- EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music
- EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium musicbit rateI believe the bit rate being provided on the DRM-free musicis 256 kbps kilobits per second. This is higher than thetypical 192 kbps found on DVDs.My question is, which format is the best among those digitalformats being provided. mp3 is a...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, partnership, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management, EMI Group Plc., MP3, AAC, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-02
- EU consumer chief sounds a softer iTunes note
- EU consumer chief sounds a softer iTunes noteDon't punk out now, be tough as you've beendon't get all flush over Steve's tight sweaters and nerdy good looks, or that promised free iPhone. You go ahead and protect the customer, as the EU does.There is no debate to haveThe State...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, AAC, CD, physical device, Itunes Music, CD Player
- Discussion threads 2007-03-14
- Zune - "iPod killer" or "killed by iPod"
- Zune - "iPod killer" or "killed by iPod"It will be neitherMuch like game consoles, Microsoft's first entry will simply get them in the game. 2 years from now we'll see if Apple is still standing. That is the real question.AAC is definitely a good moveI'm really surprised that...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, IPOD IS, AAC, video
- Discussion threads 2006-09-15
- Apple settles with Creative for $100 million
- Apple settles with Creative for $100 millionprobably wouldn't have happened but....it would have been cool if creative could have held out for acc licensing.but that's a big "Yeah Right!"Apple...Apple gets a black eye! ....... about time!!!Where is everyone?When this story first came out, there was page after page about...
- Tags: Digital music, Litigation, Digital media, game, AAC, Patent System, MP3 player, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-23
- Napster offers subscribers MP3 player
- Napster offers subscribers MP3 playerDon't hold your breath .Napster will never catch up to APPLE .Will it play AAC?They mentioned MPEG4 for video, but will it do the audio part AAC? Why are do so many of the new players not list the ability to play AAC and nobody seems...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, AAC, MP3, Napster Inc., MP3 player
- Discussion threads 2006-06-29
- Another music titan (Sony) bites the Apple dust
- Another music titan Sony bites the Apple dustOthers will adopt Fair Play eventuallyThe problem is that Apple owns the market and they make a mint from iPODs. When and if they decide to open up will depend on a variety of things. If iPod sales taper off or Apple starts...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, AAC, Sony Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Fairplay
- Discussion threads 2006-05-11
- Another music titan (Sony) bites the Apple dust
- News.com's Greg Sandoval: The behemoth Japanese conglomerate [Sony], which once controlled the portable music market, announced Tuesday that the company's data compression technology would be compatible with a number of rival formats, including Apple's format of choice, AAC....In the past, Sony has fiercely held to...
- Tags: AAC, Apple Computer Inc., Sony Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-05-11
- The DRM grinch who stole Christmas
- The DRM grinch who stole ChristmasThe solution, everyone just use MS products.Actauly products that support the MS formats. (MS is not like Apple and doesn't sell the hardware.)Sort of like using a browser to view ZDNet pagesor use the talkbacks...Why can't you people get it together?Ever wonder whyalmost none...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, MP3, Sony DRM, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., AAC, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2005-11-15
- MSN Music is off-key, Apple says
- MSN Music is off-key, Apple saysand his big argument is...."won't play on our music player..."So f'n what? kind of blatantly obvious there... that's liek saying beta max's big flaw is it wont play in a VHS...just wait till someone make software to let WMA files play on an iPod...One...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, WMA, MSN Music, MSN, Auto Sync, AAC, ITMS, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-09-02
- iTunes music store rolls into Europe
- iTunes music store rolls into EuropeThe battle has just started.It will be interesting to see how well they do. I think The competition in Europe will be much tougher than the US. SOCAMIt's not a battle..As Apple is not competing with other services in the classic sense. Get that...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., AAC, Apple iTunes, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple iPod, computer
- Discussion threads 2004-06-15
- System Performance Improved 30 Percent With Fully Integrated IT Infrastructure
- AAC provides customer electronics, computing, and communications services. It has its headquarters in the Czech Republic and also operates in the Slovak and Romanian markets. AAC wanted to consolidate disparate computing systems across seven subsidiaries to reduce IT management costs and enhance communication. AAC deployed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Performance, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., AAC, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Strategy, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Hardware
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