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- Early reviews on SanDisk-Yahoo MP3 player good
- Early reviews on SanDisk-Yahoo MP3 player goodMore cripple-wareUgly, big, way too expensive for a 4 GB player. For $249 one could buy a 30 GB iPod if storage space is a priority, or an 8 GB Nano if size is a priority and still get more storage space. Given...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, music business, MP3 player, MP3, Yahoo! Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iPod, music, SanDisk Corp., DRM-laden, Apple Inc., subscription service, storage space
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
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- Sorry Kindle owners, the new firmware still doesn't support local public libraries
- Library DRM'ed contentThat is one of the few circumstances where DRM actually makes sense, legally as well as traditionally/historically. Maybe the publishing industry should compete with libraries in this regard - DRM'ed content for dirt cheap, valid for a couple of weeks. On top of that they should offer non-DRM'ed,...
- Tags: E-books, firmware, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Sorry Kindle owners, the new firmware still doesn't support local public libraries
- A few months ago I wrote about the fact that the Amazon Kindle did not support local public library offerings through Overdrive while the Sony Reader did. Since then we have seen the Barnes & Noble Nook and other ebook readers appear that all support local public library content. Local...
- Tags: Firmware, Amazon Kindle, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- Does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle?
- Amazon, please ignore AdrianNormally I'm right with Adrian, but he obviously doesn't have a Kindle, which is my favorite device. To Amazon: don't add battery sucking features (like wi-fi), we don't care about multi-purpose (it's a bookreader!), i don't want cr@apps on my Kindle (it's a bookreader!) and I don't...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?
- The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement
- For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...
- Tags: Starter, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Sonos ZonePlayer S5
- We've long been fans of the Sonos Digital Music System, which lets you stream all manner of digital audio throughout your home, but we were always a bit disappointed that Sonos didn't sell a speaker that had the system's ZonePlayer networking component integrated right into it. Well, that's exactly what...
- Tags: Ethernet, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Network technology, Wireless and Mobility, Sonos
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Haihaisoft Universal Player 1.4.8 (Windows)
- Haihaisoft Universal Player 1.4 offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. It supports playing more than 400 media formats and the media files protected by DRM-X. Haihaisoft Universal Player has its own online ActiveX Player which supports playing protected or unprotected...
- Tags: WMV, Media, WMA, Microsoft Windows, Haihaisoft, Haihaisoft Universal Player, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Tunebite 7.0.3 (Windows)
- Tunebite is the best solution to remove copy protection from music, audio books, and films & then convert it to one of 100 file formats. Since 2004, Tunebite has been mentioned and singled out for excellence in more computer trade publications than any other legal software solution that removes DRM...
- Tags: Audio, Microsoft Windows, Video, Audio Book, Music, RapidSolution Software, Tunebite, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Audials One 4.0.3 (Windows)
- Legally download thousands of MP3s and music videos from 80 different genres by over 70k artists from 20k different web radio stations and video portals for free. One of a kind MusicFinder monitors 2k stations simultaneously. Podcasts. Universal converter legally removes DRM copy protection and converts music, audio books, videos...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, RapidSolution Software, Corporate Communications, Portals, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Podcasts, Digital Media, Marketing, Internet, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Salling Media Sync 1.1.4.788 (Windows)
- Salling Media Sync couldn't be easier to use. Once the phone is connected to a USB port, simply select the playlists and podcasts you want on the device. Salling Media Sync not only uploads the music tracks and podcast episodes, but also replicates each actual playlist on the device and...
- Tags: Device, Media, Microsoft Windows, Salling Software AB, Podcasts, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- Blockbuster initiating rentals via SD cards at store kiosks
- Blockbuster isn't going down without a fight. Their newest attempt to get customers in their stores and away from Netflix.com is a new rental system in which film lovers can rent movies via SD cards at a kiosk machine. Sounds like we still have to leave...
- Tags: SD Card, Blockbuster Inc., Memory, Flash Memory, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Security, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to come
- RE: Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to comOH BOYY!! CHECKERS??!! OMFG AWESOME!!Message has been deleted.can't you sample tonnes of music for free on radio?broadcast or on internet radio if you want to listen to very specific song.. or just sample for free via internet downloads.....
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Facebook, pickup truck, Microsoft Zune, flaw, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., radio, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple Inc., game
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred
- Worst part is...RealDVD put their own DRM on the movie therefore MPAA's argument is flawed and also RealDVD should fall under fair use... only the DMCA and the upcomming ACTA will make this illegal...RE: Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erredSam,If you don't archive your DVD collection simply because...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Digital media, RealDVD, DVD, digital-rights management, CD
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Cloud Engines Pogoplug
- Photo gallery:Cloud Engines PogoplugWouldn't it be nice to quickly access your data from anywhere without a complicated network setup? That's exactly what the Cloud Engines Pogoplug offers. Priced at $100, this tiny gadget turns any USB external storage devices--anything from a Seagate FreeAgent Go to a Western...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Pogoplug, network, home network
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off
- D?j? vu all over again.It will be interesting to watch. Seems to me the publishers are facing the exact same issues that RIAA was/is facing. Lock-in and DRM seem to be the preferred solutions still.Edit: This site clearly does not like French. Deja - is that better?$99 . . .Interesting....
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, E-books, digital-rights management, Gartner Inc., e-book Reader
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download
- Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...
- Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- DRM Removal 3.9.3 (Windows)
- DRM removal software is aimed to remove DRM protection from media files. Freedom from audio and video formats with DRMRemoval software. Convert iTunes files to WMA and MP3. DrmRemoval converts protected M4P and AAC. Save your Napster music to your laptop or mobile phone. Copy audio and video to iPod...
- Tags: Audio, Digital-rights Management, Microsoft Windows, Ramka, DRMRemoval, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Corporate Communications, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- DRM Converter 3.9.3 (Windows)
- DRM Converter is an extremely fast and easy solution to convert non-protected and DRM protected audio and video (Pro+Video Rip version) files. It supports all existing input formats. Output formats for audio are non-protected MP3, M4A AAC or WAV. Professional version also contains CD Ripper to save tracks from audio...
- Tags: Digital-rights Management, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Windows, Video, Ramka, DRM Converter, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Digital Music, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files
- ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...
- Tags: Strategy, wireless, Acta, rights holder, shut-off, intellectual property
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
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