Bringen MP3-Player Herzschrittmacher aus dem Takt? (Computerwoche)

Eine Gruppe von Wissenschaftlern will nun endgltig die Frage klren, ob sich MP3-Player negativ auf Herzschrittmacher auswirken knnen.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam (Addict 3D)

Clement James, vnunet.com , Tuesday 30 October 2007 at 00:00:00 Penny stocks promoted as MP3 voice messages Anti-spam firm MXSweep has reported that MP3-based pump-and-dump spam now accounts for up to 10 per cent of all spam sent....

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam (vnunet.com)

Clement James, vnunet.com , Tuesday 30 October 2007 at 00:00:00 Penny stocks promoted as MP3 voice messages Anti-spam firm MXSweep has reported that MP3-based pump-and-dump spam now accounts for up to 10 per cent of all spam sent.... > Read the full article

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam (iTNews)

Anti-spam firm MXSweep has reported that MP3-based pump-and-dump spam now accounts for up to 10 percent of all spam sent..

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

New Music: Six Organs of Admittance: "Jade Like Wine" [MP3] (Pitchfork)

Almost every track on Shelter from the Ash , the third album from California songwriter Ben Chasny to find home on Drag City , features at least two guests. "Jade Like Wine" is the exception.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Taiwan MP3 deal spurs suit against Wyckoff man (The Record)

A Wyckoff entrepreneur is at the center of a dispute over the sale of Taiwan-made MP3 music players in Staples Inc. stores.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Listen up: MP3 spam on the rise, despite being utterly stupid (Ars Technica)

If you're seeing e-mails with MP3 files attachedand if you think MP3 spam is one of the dumbest things you've seen on the Internetyou're not alone. Pump-and-dump MP3 spam is the latest rage from spammers, who have largely abandoned once-popular PDF and image spam. Read More...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Wednesday | 31 October, 2007 (ARNnet)

Storm worm sent out 15 million MP3 pump-and-dump spams in October. The Storm Worm botnet network may be shrinking in size, but it has managed to send out 15 million of those annoying audio spam messages in October, according to antispam vendor, MessageLabs.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam (Infomatics)

Anti-spam firm MXSweep has reported that MP3-based pump-and-dump spam now accounts for up to 10 per cent of all spam sent. The penny stocks are being promoted with MP3 voice messages with deceptive sounding names like 'santana.mp3', 'bspears.mp3' or 'coolringtone.mp3'.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Hot deal: Philips Bluetooth MP3/phone headphones, $18 (CNET)

Connect your MP3 player and phone audio in one fell swoop, on the cheap.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

links for 2007-10-30

My links for 2007-10-30

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?????????????? (Zaobao.com)

??????????????55???,?????????????????????????MP3??????????????????? ??????(Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.)????,??366.7?????(?55.1???)???????????Standard Bank Group Ltd.?20%?????????????????????????

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Silterra announces 0.16-micron high voltage process for LCD applications (Digi Times)

Malaysian-based wafer foundry Silterra Malaysia today announced the release of 0.16-micron high voltage technology for display driver applications targeting high resolution TFT panels used in mainstream and high-end mobile devices, such as handsets, smartphones, MP3/MP4 players, PDAs and digital cameras.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Amazon MP3 Download Store Now Blocking Non-US Customers (Addict 3D)

I suspected this would happen eventually, but it happened a bit sooner than I thought: Amazon.com is now using geographical targeting to filter out everyone outside the USA.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Get in gear with gadgets (The Fayetteville Observer)

Sony MP3 Player with Pedometer: This music player/pedometer measures the number of steps youve taken, plus how many calories youve burned and the distance youve traveled. Theres also a stopwatch so you can time yourself when running, jogging or walking.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Spammers' latest tactic: audio files (The News Journal)

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Spam is now being served via MP3.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Mobile TV comes of age (ITP.net)

Unconnected devices for personal consumption of rich media (digital camcorders, cameras, MP3 players) are converging with devices that connect us to information networks (cellular phone, WiFi, Digital TV), and mobile TV is a clear opportunity for convergence to drive new ways of interacting with mobile devices.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Comment: Have MP3 players come of age? (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

iPod celebrates sixth birthday

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Spammers launch MP3 pump and dump scam (Finextra)

In a new twist to market manipulation schemes, fraudsters are now using MP3 files to promote stock for pump and dump scams.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

SanDisk Sues LG, Others for Patent Infringement (PC World via Yahoo! News)

SanDisk Corp. is suing 25 companies, including South Korean giant LG Electronics Inc. for allegedly infringing patents used in removable flash storage products including MP3 players and USB flash drives.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

links for 2007-10-28

My links for 2007-10-28

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Bang & Olufsen Launch BeoSound 6 MP3 Player (Addict 3D)

Bang & Olufsen have announced a new MP3 player called the BeoSound 6. The claim is that this MP3 player has superior sound to other players on the market.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Bang & Olufsen Launch BeoSound 6 MP3 Player (I4U)

Bang & Olufsen have announced a new MP3 player called the BeoSound 6. The claim is that this MP3 player has superior sound to other players on the market. B&O says that its BeoSound 6 has clear and pure CD sound quality due to high performance on s...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

The E-Book Revolution (E-Commerce Times)

In just a few short years, MP3 downloads and the iPod changed the face of the music industry. CDs are going the way of the dodo, and high-street music stores fear for their future. Now there's a new revolution on the horizon; this time in the realm of books. For nearly 600 years -- since the invention of the printing press -- the printed book has reigned supreme as the "technology" of choice for ...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

SanDisk Sues LG, Others for Patent Infringement (PC World)

Storage firm claims 25 competitors violate its patents for removable flash in MP3 players and USB drives.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

iPod Inside: Standard features of Apple MP3 players (EARTHtimes.org)

Munich - Mini, nano, or classic: no matter what the flavour, iPods are bestsellers. Many love the design Apple's portable music players while others swear by the simple controls. The database system, which prevents any software but iTunes from stocki...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

MP3s 'may interfere with pacemakers' (Daily Telegraph)

A major clinical investigation is being launched to study the effect of MP3 music players on heart pacemakers after research showed they can cause the life-saving devices to stop working.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Sandisk patent suit targets MP3 player makers (PC Advisor)

Chip-maker sues LG, Buffalo and Apacer SanDisk is suing 25 companies, including LG Electronics, for allegedly infringing patents used in removable flash storage products including MP3 players and USB flash drives.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

MXSweep Highlight MP3 Spam Attack (PRWeb)

MXSweep reports on massive outbreak of MP3 spam by stock market pump-and-dump fraudsters. This brand new type of email borne spam has been flooding users since last week, and in a very short time accounted for around 7 - 10% of all spam sent worldwide. These worthless stocks are being promoted as MP3 based voice messages with deceptively sounding names like Santana.mp3, bspears.mp3 or ...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Fat Lady Sings For Don't Forget the Lyrics

The fat lady sings for Don't Forget the Lyrics TV show last night as the summer finale brought the show to a close for a while. I guess I should say, "The fat man sings" since it was a rather hefty dude who almost had a heart attack on stage after winning $50,000.

With help from his uncle with the words to Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line," the contestant stooped over, short of breath, either farting or having an infarction. The rotund dude recovered, but had to bow out for missing one lousy word on the Garth Brooks song "Friends in Low Places".

Don't forget to watch Don't Forget the Lyrics when Fox re-ups this TV show next season.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Beatles Still More Popular Than Jesus

John Lennon made a strong statement in March of 1966 that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus". Lennon and the Beatles took a lot of heat for this comment, as Christians started coming out from all regions, protesting the Beatles by burning their albums, posters and other mementos.

But, now that its over 40 years later, I thought I would do an online investigation to see how many people were searching for the Beatles and Jesus in cyberspace. According to Wordtracker keyword service that tracks the words that people are searching for on the major search engines, 29,000 searches per day are for the Beatles.

Also, according to Wordtracker, Jesus pulls in about 7,500 searches per day. God comes in at about 3,000 searches on a daily basis.

What does this prove? Nothing in the larger scheme of things. This only goes to show that online, people are really into their music and the Beatles, who took a lot of heat back then, are still hot now at least in the world of the Internet.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

TomTom One: beauty with short breath

The TomTom One (the ‘old’ model) is my first ever GPS. Overall, an excellent design. I never had to open the manual because it is a very intuitive device. The route calculation is quite fast and accurate, and with the Spanish “Norma” voice installed, it is even a pleasure to be told where to [...]

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Because You Love Me

Because You Love Me

By: Celine Dion

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
Ill be forever thankful baby
Youre the one who held me up
Never let me fall
Youre the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
Im grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I dont know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
Youve been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

Im everything I am
Because you loved me

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[Source: Music Video and Lyrics]

links for 2007-10-27

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Bill O'Reilly Spoof of Springsteen Magic Lyrics

You gotta love it when someone spoofs conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly. The News Groper takes a satirical and sarcastic looks of what Bill O'Reilly may have said when offering Bruce Springsteen a slot on his show to talk about his latest subversive lyrics.

Since this is the day after Bosses Day, it is only appropriate to talk about the Boss's new album "Magic" where Springsteen takes on the Big Boss, George W. Bush and the Iraq War that he created. In Bruce's "Magic" social and political commentary abound and will make the skin crawl of any conservative pundit.

Springsteen may have been born to run, but he wasn't born to hide as the Boss takes on Bush in a way the begs one for the claymation video to appear soon on Youtube. Two drums up for my buddy Bruce in taking on the Man, which he does oh so well and gives him hell so there's never any need for more cowbell.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Misheard Lyrics I Like Better Than Originals

Misheard lyrics are nothing new. Since song began, people have been singing the wrong words to the music. Usually, when I find out the real lyrics, this is a corrective experience for me and it opens up a light into the artist's true meaning of the song.

There are a few instances, however, when I find out the real lyrics to a song and I prefer my own since the real lyrics tend to muddy the waters in regard to the meaning of the song rather than clearing things up.

So, heres my top 3 set of music lyrics where I actually prefer my own words to the original:

1. In Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, "Gotta Moosh, Gotta Moosh, will you do the Fandango" instead of "Scaramouche, Scaramouche."

2. In Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, "It's just a sprinkling for the May Queen" instead of "spring clean," not that it makes a big difference.

3. In the Police song, King of Pain, "There's a black cat caught in a high tree top" instead of "black hat".

Then again, maybe Muse Dog has a bias when it comes to cats in songs.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

McDonald's Starts Tornado Dropping Twista for Lyrics

McDonald's Corporation has caused a tornado of controversy by dropping rapper Twista from a 10-city concert tour because of what they are calling "derogatory lyrics". The fast food giant has decided to drop the potty mouth rapper because of explicit language and references to drugs in the lyrics.

Twista is known for his hits "Slow Jamz" and "Overnight Celebrity" with Jamie Foxx. McDonald's has stated that they are all for freedom of speech and artistic expression but that they don't endorse explicit and derogatory language.

Twista is blaming Don Imus and the flap he has created within the hip-hop industry for McDonald's whirlwind decision.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Michael Vick's Top 10 Songs

The recent allegations about Michael Vick have struck a special chord in Muse Dog's heart, as one might imagine. If the barbaric allegations are true against Michael Vick, this will most likely mean the end of his career plus jail time. And, this possibility got Muse Dog to thinking that if Michael Vick is convicted of abusing animals, what kind of music will he listen to in prison?

So, I've put together my top 10 list of what I think will be Michael Vick's least favorite songs to listen to while he is incarcerated.


Michael Vick's Top 10 Songs


1. Dogs by Pink Floyd

2. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog by Johnny Cash

3. Hound Dog by Elvis Presley

4. Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men

5. Dirty Dawgs by New Kids on the Block

6. Just a Dog by Big Moe

7. Junkyard Dawg by Molly Hatchet

8. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin

9. Hair of the Dog by Nazareth

10. Dog Eat Dog by AC/DC

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

I Wanna Be Like Osama Lyrics Featured in Jihad the Musical

Okay, Jihad the Musical is sure to stir up some discussion as this clearly mocking parody will nonetheless hit a little too close to home for some to handle. Be that as it may, the fact that Jihad the Musical mocks the world's most wanted man in blatant fashion also will give others a good laugh similar to that which can be found in the play, The Producers, which mocks Adolf Hitler.

One of the main songs from Jihad the Musical is "I Wanna Be Like Osama" and you can watch the video and judge for yourself. For educational and entertainment purposes, I'm also including the I Wanna Be Like Osama lyrics on this page.


I Wanna Be Like Osama Lyrics

I wanna be like Osama
I wanna bomb a path to fame across the earth
I know people may abhor me, but by God they wont ignore me
When the CIA determines what Im worth.
I will delegate the killing to the malleable and willing
But be sure to have top billing when the news gets around,
Please make me like Osama B.
Ill be Islamically renowned

I wanna be like Osama
I want aplomb, allure and flair that can convince
If I hadnt been so rowdy, theyd have let me stay in Saudi,
But I couldnt play the big leagues as a prince.
So I film eloquent reminders that the Yanks have yet to find us,
Though were happy to attack them on home ground!
Please make me like Osama B.
Ill be Islamically renowned!

And they will speak of me throughout history,
Oh, what bliss to be al Mansour
Ill enact my plan, be the bogeyman
With a brand new holy war

I wanna be like Osama
I wanna wear designer clothes beneath a robe
While my lackeys loom like vultures, Ill declare a clash of cultures,
Kill civilians by the millions round the globe
Grow a beard down to my navel, conquer YouTube, get on cable,
And be wealthier than any man I know
Please make me like Osama B.
With an Al Jazeera Show!

Who could ask for more, to be six-foot-four,
Oh, the name Mansour will be known
And I wont be missed on the wanted list,
With a jihad of my own! Yes a jihad of my own

I wanna be like Osama
I want celebrity and riches that astound
Please make me like Osama B.
Ill be Islamically renowned! Ill be Islamically renowned

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

The Singing Bee or Don't Forget the Lyrics?

Now, I've had a chance to watch The Singing Bee and Don't Forget the Lyrics TV shows and compare the two heads up. On both shows, contestants are required to remember the lyrics to popular songs.

The structure of Don't Forget the Lyrics is similar to some other game shows in that contestants can pick their choice of songs and there are various helps including filling in missing words, multiple choice of lyrics and assistance from a family member.

The Singing Bee, on the other hand, is combination spelling bee and karaoke. I just saw Suzie this week win $50,000 on that show so that was pretty cool.

But, the decision of which show to watch is a real toss up. On the one hand, Don't Forget the Lyrics is on Fox and Muse Dog likes chasing foxes. On the other hand, The Singing Bee is on the Peacock network, and I like chasing bees and peacocks as well.

Since Muse Dog is generally more loyal to the first thing he sees, I'd have to go with Don't Forget the Lyrics since I saw this program first. But, remember with either of these shows, memory is key, and please remember the next time you see me to give my belly a little scratching, he he.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Misheard Lyrics for the Lyrically Challenged

Well, you know by now that Musedog just can get enough of the misheard lyrics schtick. I've barked about it many times before and even have a webpage on the main site devoted to misheard music lyrics.

But, while cruising the news about lyrics today, I came up an article on MSNBC by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper that caught my attention. Gael takes a look at funny misheard lyrics from "rockin' the cat box" to "Olive, the other reindeer" to "In a glob of Velveeta, honey".

Musedog wonders if you can guess the real lyrics for these lines? Or at least get 2 out of 3? For the lyrically challenged this is a good read and comes highly recommended.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Lyrics on iPhones as Apple Seeks Patents

Apple's been bobbing for patent applications this week and that has caused all sorts of speculation as to what this could mean for the iPhone. Looks like the big PC-buster is looking for a method to display music lyrics on their iPhones and iPods in conjunction with songs that their clients download.

Gracenote has been implicated in this rumor as the supplier of lyrics. Earlier this year Gracenote teamed up with Yahoo Music to supply lyrics for over 400,000 songs in their database. If this music lyrics plan does come to fruition, who will be a big enough player to take a bite out of Apple?

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

15th Birthday for Kansas City Songwriters Circle

This is a shout out and a way to go for the Kansas City Songwriters Circle who are celebrating their 15th birthday this Sunday. The celebration is actually in Independence, MO at the Main Street Coffeehouse (on you guessed it, Main Street) starting at 2 pm.

It's open to the public, so if youre in the area, why not stop on by? The Songwriters Circle started as a way to get competitive songwriters to see the value of cooperation in advancing their own songwriting careers.

Once songwriters learned there was value in listening to the new music others were performing, 15 years and 250 songwriters later the group is still going strong. And, that can't be wrong as some say in their song. So, happy 15th and a big so long! Right now, Muse Dog is going to lay down and lick his (well, you're welcome to fill in the blank here).

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Rappers Rapping with Capitol Hill

You can't stop hip-hop is the message being spoken by rappers on Capitol Hill. In a House Committee hearing reminiscent of the days of Elvis Presley and the Beatles, rapper David Banner is defiant about cleaning up the lyrics in rap music.

Apparently, Banner thinks the government should clean up the neighborhoods where drugs and prostitution is rampant rather than cleaning up the language putting a light on those neighborhoods. Whether or not the crude language is spoken or written, the problems in the hood will still exist.

The committee meeting is about censorship versus free expression of ideas. Some are calling it an "Imus and Andy" reaction while to others this is simply a business and marketing issue. What is clear though is that since the social problem is too big to tackle by the government, they are trying to tackle the language problem instead.

Wrapping up rap lyrics in bubblegum wrap is no solution. though. Hip-hop must not be stopped, crude or not, that's all we got, to tell the truth, however loose about the bad and the good in the hood. Understood?

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Herbie Hancock Has New Respect for Lyrics

In a recent interview, renowned jazz musician Herbie Hancock has admitted that he has a new respect for lyrics that he didn't have when he was younger. As a young jazz musician, it was all about melody, harmony and improvisation for the rising musical star.

Hancock's new respect for lyrics comes with the recording of his new album "River: The Joni Letters" that pays homage to his long time friend Joni Mitchell. Hancock has stated that since Joni Mitchell's songs start with the lyrics and develop from there, he thought it wise to dig deep into the meaning of the words if he was to do her justice on his release.

After a stellar music career spanning 5 decades, it's good to know this 67-year-old dog, Hancock, has learned a few new tricks. If you're going to do Joni's songs, youve got to eat, sleep and breathe the lyrics. And, that's a good note to end on.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Luciano Pavarotti Mourned Around the World

Well, I usually try to keep this blog focused on lyrics, but every once in a while, some big news event happens that I need to call extra attention towards. Speaking of big, one of the world's most beloved opera singers, Luciano Pavarotti, has passed away at 71-years-old and people are mourning his death in Italy and around the globe.

Pavarotti had the pipes and the charm to cross all musical boundaries, plus he even appeared in movies and on television. For his life's work, I give this tenor a ten and two drums up. Pavarotti you will be missed.

Luciano Pavarotti died of pancreatic cancer in his home at Modena, Italy on September 6, 2007.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

Songwriter Searches Going Strong

It's always good to see the songwriting community going strong. What is especially encouraging is how many people are searching for songwriters for various reasons. So, to help get the word out, I thought I would speak of a few upcoming venues for songwriters.

If you happen to be on the East coast and up the Vermont way, then why not stop into Burlington at 7 pm tonight on Church Street for the Starbucks Music Makers Competition. If you happen to be on the West coast up NoCal way, then you may wish to stop in San Jose this Sunday for the 4th Annual Songwriters Festival at the Montalvo Arts Center's Garden Theatre as the event is happening all day.


And, if youre an old rocker who isn't yet confined to a rocker and would like to send your songs off to the Aging Well Rocks! Song Competition in Evanston, Illinois then follow the link on this post to do just that.

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[Source: Music Lyrics Blog]

SanDisc files patent infringement actions against 25 companies (CIOL)

MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA: SanDisk Corporation announced the filing of three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and/or other removable flash storage products.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Bang & Olufsen Launches New MP3 Player for Holiday 2007 Season (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

Bang & Olufsen, the global provider of exclusive, high quality audio and video products, announces the arrival of its new MP3 player, renowned for its cutting edge style and dynamic CD sound quality.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Have you heard the new buzz? It's MP3 Spam! (CIOL)

MUMBAI, INDIA: This looks like the new testament of the spammer fraternity. Proof to this is the new wave of Pump and Dump scam campaign sweeping across Europe and Unites States, which uses attached MP3 files touting the stock of a particular company, say security experts at the antiVirus, antispam and content security firm MicroWorld Technologies.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

SanDisk sues LG, 24 others for patent infringement (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

SanDiskis suing 25 companies, including South Korean giant LG Electronics for allegedly infringing patents used in removable flash storage products including MP3 players and USB flash drives.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

SanDisk Accuses 25 Companies Of Patent Infringement (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

The technology is allegedly found in USB drives, MP3 players, and other flash storage products.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Bang & Olufsen debuts $600 MP3 player (MacNN)

Looking to establish its own class of portable music players with a device priced far above competing products, Bang & Olufsen has debuted a $600 MP3 player that the company claims has a "very clear and pure CD sound quality, due to its high performance on signal to noise playback," when compared to competing products. The new player, dubbed BeoSou...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

Fraunhofer's mp3 Pioneers Become Members of the "Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame" (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ERLANGEN, Germany & SAN DIEGO, Calif.----The three scientists are honored on behalf of the large team of Fraunhofer researchers and engineers that have been developing the world famous mp3 audio coding format since the early eighties.

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

SanDisk Sues to Enforce Memory System Patents (Finanzen.net)

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced the filing of three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and/or ...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for mp3]

links for 2007-10-25

My links for 2007-10-25

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iPod Buyer's Guide 2005

The ever-industrious worker bees over at iPodLounge have a new 2005 Buyer's Guide for all things iPod. It covers just about everything: which iPod might be the right choice for a first-timer, lotsa iPod accessory review and a look at upcoming iPod paraphenalia.

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[Source: Player Blog]

What is HD-JPEG?

While reading the specs of the PackardBell Store & Play, I fall upon “Foto formaten: JPEG, HD JPEG” As I am working with several aspects of HD (High Definition) video all the time, I am of course intrigued. There is a standard for HD JPEG? Wow, tell me more!HD JPEG = HD Photo = JPEG [...]

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The Paper Chase - "Said the Spider to the Fly"

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Found an interesting word on wikipedia the other day: ergodic. In terms of literature, it refers to books that are nonlinear or require reader effort to piece together -- consider hypertext works, "House of Leaves" or on a simpler level games like "Myst" or even "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. The Paper Chase is, in a sense, ergodic music. It is not idle listening, a background track to other activities -- it's just way too disonant and weird. Somehow the band can use those two qualities to force me to pay attention to the music, while simultaneously overcoming them, making me illogically enjoy somethng I ought to hate. Emo vocals stitched to music that sounds like what happens when an untrained six-year-old gets at a keyboard? Listen to it a couple of times, and I guarauntee you're brain will start muttering "Good things die ... all the time/God bless your heart, vengeance is mine." All it takes is a little more effort than usual.



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Rio Says "Me Too!" to 6GB

In the wake of every other device, Rio has announced that it too will upgrade its mini-sized audio player, the Carbon, to 6GB. It is supposed to be available June 1st and will retail for $229 [Via Engadget].

Editorial note: does Rio even care about this market anymore? They haven't released a new product in forever and the long-rumored Karma 2 is nowhere to be seen. Apple, iRiver, Creative, Archos and everyone else are actively moving their product lines forward with nary a peep out of Rio. What's gives?

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New Music: Daniel A.I.U. Higgs: "Creation Moan" [MP3/Stream] (Pitchfork)

Jesus H. Christ. This is obscene. How far into the red are the needles on the 4-track's VU meter? How much punishment can one poor amplifier take? How freakin' beautiful is this gnarled six-string ugliness?

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The Wailers - "Dirty Robber"

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So I recently read "Room Full of Mirrors," the new Jimi Hendrix bio (quick review -- the writing style passes up Hendrix's flash for his technical proficiency, but it does a wonderful job of bringing to light and snuffing out the rumors and of getting to the soul of the man -- 4 out of 5 stars) and was interested to read about the guitar savant's Northwest influences. Primary among them was The Fabulous Wailers, a Tacoma-based "dirty R&B" band in the vein of Portland's The Kingsmen ("Louie Louie") and the biggest band around when young Jimi was coming of age. "Dirty Robber" is echoey and practically incomprehensible, but you know the warbles and piano slides got the dance floor jumping -- and planted in Jimi the idea that barely reined-in chaos was at the root of really fun rock.

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Global outbreak of MP3 spam begins (Geek.com)

Business security company E-mail Systems has sent out a warning to businesses about a sudden outbreak of MP3 attachment spam. The spam started on October 17 and already accounts for roughly 10% of spam circulating around the Internet. The spam itself is pretty harmless, with no viruses or Trojans found in the messages so far. The [...]

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MP3 Player market Big and Getting Bigger

Market analysis firm JupiterResearch is predicting that the US MP3 player market will grow by 35% in 2005 and end with 18.2 million devices being sold.

Also, Jupiter predicts that once a "critical mass" (around 15%-20% of the population) gets their hands on audio players this year, demand for a new a wave of associated products and services (accessories and online music stores, for example) will emerge.

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Danielson: "Did I Step on Your Trumpet?"

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Creepy MP3 Spam Assaults Inboxes, Ears (Enterprise IT Planet)

Spammers try using MP3s to pitch a pump and dump stock. It might work if the speaker didn't scare the daylights out of you.

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New Roc Box Site

New RocBox owner Knighthawk has started a new community site, the roxbox Blog. If you are (admittedly, one of the few) RocBox users, check it out.

Big thumbs for Knighthawk prodding into Roc Digital open-sourcing their firmware, though. We wish him the best.

Related Links:
Rocbox First Look
The Roc-A-Fella Rocbox

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Pretty Girls Make Graves - "The Nocturnal House"

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Got the funeral-suit blues

The recent deaths of three great blues greats has me thinking of the genre's deep impact on modern music. The roots of the blues runs as deep as music itself, and the reflections of 20th century blues can be heard in just about any pop song if you know what to listen for.

Download "Shake 'em on Down"
Download "Goin' Down South"

R.L. Burnside (1926-2005) shot to a higher level of fame in the '90s with recognition from the indie-rock set. His collaboration with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "A Ass Pocket of Whiskey," was his first step on the road to indie-cult status. His gut-punch delivery and willingness to experiment with newer styles and production led to some interesting grooves that definitely map new territories for the blues. Try "Shake 'em on Down" and "Goin' Down South" (featuring ever-effervescent rapper Lyrics Born) from the 2004 album "A Bothered Mind" for recent examples of his work.

Download "Louisiana Zydeco"

Another blues legend, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005), fused blues, rock, swing, R&B, be-bop, cajun and anything else he felt like playing into something unusual but always cohesive. "Lousiana Zydeco" is a prime example of his mix of styles. (Via LivingBlues.com ).

Simple chord progressions and tales of longing and love-gone-wrong are the staple of most bluesmen. Little Milton, who passed away in August, followed this formula through many albums over many years. Often compared to B.B. King, Milton was a relatively lesser-known but well-loved artist. Samples of songs with guest artists G.Love, Keb Mo', Lucinda Williams and Government Mule can be heard here.

That concludes this session of Dead Blues Legend Retrospective. Next one won't be for a long while, hopefully.

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MP3 stock spam rears its head (Computer Weekly)

Security software firm Kaspersky Lab says the mass mailing of MP3 spam is now a potential threat to users.

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Spammers launch MP3 pump-and-dump campaign (ZDNet UK)

Security experts expect mass mailings of MP3 spam to become more frequent and pose an increasing malware threat to users

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Cowon iAudio X5 Info and Photos

The ever-resourceful DAPReview gang has gotten their hot little hands on what might be the only iAudio X5 in the US. They've got lots of photos and even more photos on the new audio/video player. And we're sure they're cranking away on a review as we speak, so stay tuned for that.

As you can see from the picture below, the X5 sizes up very favorably to the iPod while cramming in quite a few nice extra features.

Most noticably, the X5 has a bright, 1.8" color screen. Models will come in a range of capacities from 20GB up to 60GB and will not only play audio, but video as well. Past iAudio models have had excellent support for various music formats beyond MP3s (such as Ogg and FLAC) and we expect no different from the X5. We're not sure yet, though, which video formats the X5 will support.

Another big thumbs up for the X5 comes from its support for USB On the Go, which lets you import photos directly from a digital camera. Neither the iPod Photo or the iRiver H320 (the US version, at least) have this capability out of the box.

No word, however, on when (or IF!) it will be available in the US. Currently the X5 is only sold in Korea.

Related Links:
Cowon iAUDIO M5 Announced

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iRiver H10 Review

Gear @ IGN.com has been dormant for a while, at least with respect to audio players, for quite some time. However, they emerged briefly from slumber to post a new review of the iRiver H10.

The review author, Chris Roper, gave it an 8.5/10 and strong praise:

I really like the iriver H10 quite a bit. The audio quality is excellent and the touch strip works very well. The whole interface is simple to navigate through with this setup, making for a quick and easy track selection process.

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Red Sparowes - Alone and Unaware, the Landscape Was Transformed in Front of Our Eyes

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OK, look Red Sparowes, I understand you're all-post-post-whatever and big on layering, weird instrumentation and massive build-and-release. Listen, though -- if you don't quit with the long song titles, your audience is going to be limited to people who saw the album and thought "sweet, I heart pretentiousness!" And you are so better than that. Whatcha basically got here is big guitars and drums whaled upon then artsied up, with some tasty pedal steel, tape loops and distorted ambient vocals thrown in for spice. Big, energetic stuff, perfect for those scenes where the hero's world is falling apart, and whirling around, wild-eyed, he takes off running.

If you feel moved to action by "Alone and Unaware, etc.", give Our Happiest Days Slowly Began to Turn Into Dust a shot as well. Starts in simpler Sonic Youth mode, but ends up hewing closer to the group's harmonic metal roots -- i.e. even nastier guitars and drums, a little less weirdness.

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Emailer spam disguised as fake MP3 music files (Toronto Star)

SAN JOSE, Calif.Spam is now being served in audio form. The latest in unwanted electronic communication is an MP3 file that began landing in inboxes around the world last week.

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Massive MP3 Spam Outbreak Hits Users; Constitutes 7-10% of Global Spam (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Cyberoam, a leading provider of identity-based Unified Threat Management solutions, today announced a massive outbreak of a new spam variant -- the MP3 attachment spam. This new spam tactic began at 21:24 GMT on October 17, 2007 and has been flooding users, accounting for around 7-10% of all global spam.

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Amazon sparks a digital-music skirmish (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)

Along with its library of 2 million songs, Amazon.com is bringing something else to the online music marketplace: competition. When it opened Sept. 25, Amazon's MP3 digital download store undercut iTunes' prices on many albums. Its tracks, most of which sell for 89 to 99 cents, have higher sound quality than standard iTunes tracks and come without copy restrictions - known as digital rights ...

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Tim Fite - "No Good Here"

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Tim Fite is a bit of a Dr. Frankenstein -- he builds his masterpieces from pieces of the dead. Dead music, that is. Fite's modus operandi in music production is to use bargain-bin CDs, costing $1 or less, as a source of all his samples. The result is part rock, part pop, part folk, part country, part hip-hop yet fully entertaining. In the space of a few lines, Tim's vocals can go from twang-ified drawl to street-wise rapper -- or both at once, even.

The track No Good Here illustrates his style with a bit of rock swagger, bouncing between twinkly alterna-pop and hair metal. While interesting, no new genre is really born, and in the long run Fite's career may prove as short-lived as those who created the music he samples.Also available is the song Fourty-five remedies. More info at his Web site.

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iRiver H10 Review

Engadget does its thing with a new iRiver H10 review. They said:

iRiver's H10 5GB portable audio player has a lot to like, but there are a few flaws that were deal-breakers for us. In the end, we're returning this item, though the positive features may make the issues with this unit worth it for some.

However, note that the more serious cons that the list for the H10 have been fixed by the recent v2.0 firmware update, so take those negatives with a grain of salt.

Related Links:
iRiver Fixes Some Annoying H10 Issues
In Depth iRiver H10 Review

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Karl Blau - "Into the Nada"

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Logitech online store: haunted

I have wanted to buy a keyboard with Bulgarian layout for a while, and as you can imagine, you don’t find these in the local FNAC or Vandenborre. So when I saw that the Logitech site allowed purchasing online, of such exotic items like a Bulgarian keyboard, I quickly ordered one. However, the experience [...]

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Sony NW-HD5 Coming Soon

It looks like Sony has something new and improved up its sleeve: the NW-HD5, a tiny 20GB audio player that is the successor to the less-than-successful NW-HD1, NW-HD2 and NW-HD3. (Sidebar: according to a DAPReview member, 4 is associated with death Japan, so that's why it isn't the NW-HD4).

In any case, Sony may finally have a winner on its hands. The NW-HD5 is signficantly smaller than the iPod, measuring just 3.5"x2.6"x0.56" and 4.8oz, compared with the current 20GB iPod at 4.1"x2.4"x 0.57" and 5.6oz. Battery life is reported to range into 30 hours, compared with the iPod's 12 hour charge.

It appears that the NW-HD5 will be released some time in May with a retail price of around US$375, which is quite a bit higher than the 20GB iPod's $299 retail price. Also, there appear to be 3 color choices: red, black and white.

AV Watch (machine translated) of Japan has several pics of the NW-HD5, including this nice Apple/Sony size comparison.

More bits at: Engadget (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), DAPReview (1 and 2), Gizmodo, Pocket Lint (1 and 2), Tech Digest UK and Digital Media Thoughts.

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Archos Gmini XS200 Review

Robert over at DAPReview has posted his review of the Archos Gmini XS200. The XS200 is one of Archos's newest models, with a 20GB capacity in a squarish, tiny package. And with a street price under $200, it's a compelling choice.

Robert gave it 77/100:

...the XS200 keeps things so straightforward, clean and simple that it tips of both ends of the balance on more than one occasion. Undeniably, it's the most pocket-friendly 20GB player out there - albeit rather thick next to an iPod, but who cares. As long as you keep focusing on the playback of digital music formats, this unit does marvels for your money.

Ah well, there are some glitches in the execution of it all, of course. Some valuable battery life has been sacrificed to shrink it down to matchbox-like proportions and the XS200 comes with a very skimpy accessory set. However, the true "problem" lies within its hardware-related capabilities. This unit won't go very far beyond playing MP3's. That's fine to 90% of us, but if you're looking for advanced features or nifty gimmicks then this player won't float your boat.

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Archos Gmini XS200 Review
Archos Gmini XS200 Review

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Iron & Wine/Calexico - "Sixteen, Maybe Less"

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If you know anything about these two bands, this track off their collaboration EP, "In the Reins," is totally predictable -- and completely enthralling. Sam Beam's lyrics, like his vocals, are still warm and nostalgic, and the backup singer syncs in more beautifully than doubletracking the lead ever could. The instrumentation, mostly provided by Calexico, showcases pedal steel (fast becoming indie-dom's answer to hip-hop's handclaps) and acoustic string-bends riding a sneaky I-don't-want-this-to-end drum patter. While other album tracks are more experimental (listen to the horn section blast in on "A History of Lovers"), this paean to first love pulls Beam a bit back toward his roots, and leaves the listener content to stay there.

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BTI Tunestir iPod Remote/Receiver/Transmitter

BTI has announced an interesting new iPod accessory, the Tunestir. It combines an FM receiver, an inline remote and an FM transmitter into one package. The Tunestir even has 5 presets for listening to radio stations and another 5 presets for open FM channels to transmit on. Everything is controlled from the inline remote control unit.

Retailing for $69.95, the Tunestir is supposed to be available later this month. [Via Engadget]

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MP3 Pump And Dump (DesignTechnica)

In a twist on a classic technique, spammers hype stocks by mp3.

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links for 2007-10-12

De Standaard Online - Belgacom zet turbo op breedbandNetwerkdirecteur Patrick Delcoigne sprak gisteren over een gegarandeerde downstreamsnelheid van 20 Mbps, zowat het dubbele van wat de voorloper, ADSL2+, vandaag mogelijk maakt.(tags: broadband netwerk download adsl dsl vdsl belgacom)Not Again: 24 Great Films Too Painful To Watch Twice | The A.V. ClubAs hard as these scenes [...]

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iRiver H10 Gets a 6GB Boost

It looks as if iRiver will be upgrading (in Korean) the H10 from a 4GB capacity to 6GB in the near future. Moves like this are pretty much a no brainer these days, as the iPod Mini and Creative Zen Micro have already made the jump. [Via DAPReview].

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iAudio M3L Review

HWZone has posted a lengthy review of the iAudio M3L, a device that hasn't gotten a lot of press since its introduction. If you're not familiar with the M3L, it's a 20GB audio player marketed under both the Cowon and JetAudio brand names.

Notably the M3L does not have an LCD on the main unit, rather it's on the inline remote control. Also the 'L' stands for Long, as in battery life. The M3L has a higher capacity battery than its cousin, the M3.

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iPod Camera Connector Review

The all-things-iPod guys at iPodlounge have written up their review of the newly release iPod Camera Connector. If (and only if) you have an iPod Photo, the Camera Connector will let you import photos directly from a digital camera (but not another iPod Photo). The verdict:

Overall, the iPod Camera Connector is a suitably inexpensive and simple way for digital photographers to transfer to and view their pictures on an iPod photo. It remedies the biggest single complaint that early iPod photo purchasers (and potential purchasers) had about Apple's newest iPod, and though it is technically more powerful because it's doing more with the photos it imports, it preserves the slow overall transfer times of the photo transfer peripherals we've previously tested. On balance, serious photographers will like some of its features, but because of the long transfer times and battery issues will probably continue not to view the iPod photo as a legitimate alternative to a dedicated hard disk-based photo vault.

Related Links:
iPod Photo Camera Connector Available
Apple Camera Connector
New iPod Photo Gets Digital Camera Download
Apple Rolls Out New iPods

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Announced: Barcamp Brussels #4

Its almost been 6 months, so here we go for the 4th time: Im starting the preparations for Barcamp Brussels #4.The proposed dates are: Nov 24th or Dec 1st. Location: to be defined. Sponsors: to be defined (you know how to reach me). Logo can be found on Flickr.If you want to attend and/or present: [...]

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Sara Valenzuela - "Lado Este"

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This song comes at you courtesy of KEXP's World Pop show, which played a different song off "Lado Este" a week or so back. Don't know what it is about breathy Spanish-language vocals that get me, but first Julieta Venegas and now this. It's a new turn for Guadalajara-based Valenzuela, Shakira-ly striking off on her own from her punk-pop band, Dosis. Granted, some of her tracks sound like they cop intros straight from Portishead, but the blend of slinky vocals and jazzy samples distract from that pretty quick. In its darker and weirder moments, Valenzuela's music is reminiscent of Poe's most recent album.

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Bluetooth for the iPod with the Thanko iCombi

The iPod accessory parade continues. Korean company Thanko is debuting the iCombi AP11, which turns your iPod into a Bluetooth transmitter. Now you can listen to your iPod, wirelessly, through Bluetooth headphones or on your laptop.

The AP11 supports A2DP, AVRCP, Headset and Hands-free Bluetooth profiles, though Headset and Handsfree wouldn't give you stereo sound. Range is said to be around 10m (32 feet). [Via DAPReview]

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On Repeat: These New Puritans: "Chamber" [MP3] (Pitchfork)

Control might seem like a lot to ask of teenaged racketeers These New Puritans, but the aptly titled "Chamber" finds the Southenders in surprisingly tight quarters-- the gasping, Kraftwerk-precise drumkit, muffled vocals, and claustrophobic production not far removed from the sound of a lot of early Joy Division bootlegs (if Joy Division were into things like enjoying themselves).

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