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Sony BMG moves to music by subscription
Music giant Sony BMG is working on a music subscription service, according to CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz. Schmidt-Holtz says the Sony BMG offering would allow consumers to use any existing digital music player – including the iPod – to listen to all ...
NEWS: Fatman goes upmarket with new iTube 452 valve dock
We first clapped eyes on the Fatman iTube 452 at the Bristol Sound and Vision Show back in February, but now we can bring you more details. The iTube 452 has nine valves, costs £1499 and the package includes a matching iPod dock. It also ...
NEWS: Apple to sell 'premium' iPhone and iPod with unlimited music?
Apple is in talks with the major record labels about plans to give customers unlimited access to its iTunes store, provided they pay a premium for an iPod or iPhone. According to today's Financial Times, Apple's plan would follow ...
NEWS: Transmit your iTunes with Gear4's AirZone FM dock
This neat little gizmo from Gear4 is a powerful FM transmitter which allows you to play your iPod's music through any FM radio, either in your car, on holiday or at home. It's designed to work with all iPods with a dock connector, ...
NEWS: Madonna to release Hard Candy album exclusively on Vodafone from April 21
Vodafone customers will be the first to hear tracks from Madonna's new album Hard Candy on their mobiles before its full release on April 28. Following a deal between Vodafone and Warner Music International, seven tracks will be made ...
NEWS: BBC closes copy protection loophole found by iPlayer hackers
The BBC says it has fixed its iPlayer online TV service to prevent users downloading programmes that were intended only for streaming on an iPhone or iPod Touch. Hackers had breached the Digital Rights Management (DRM) system on iPlayer, ...
NEWS: Revealed - more details of Onkyo's CBX-300 CD/tuner/iPod dock
It seems to be iPod dock day today. Having just reported on one new dock from Gear4 (below), up pops another one from Onkyo. We first clapped eyes on Onkyo's CBX-300 at the Bristol Sound and Vision Show last month, but only had scant ...
NEWS: Charge and play your iPod with Gear4's BassStation
Another day, another iPod dock, this time from Gear4. The £99 BassStation is a 2.1 docking system with a built-in subwoofer and charging dock for your iPod. It has a claimed output of 35w per channel, and 15w for the subwoofer, which has a ...
NEWS: Boston debuts its first iPod dock
This is the £170 Duo-i, the first i-Pod dock from Boston Acoustics. It comes complete with a built-in radio, has a soft-touch cabinet and can be customised with a range of coloured speaker grilles, as part of the Boston Personal Option Plan ...
NEWS: Sony hard-disk systems are designed to store and share your music
This is the Sony NAS-SC55PKE, one of two new 'Giga Juke' systems designed to store an entire music collection via fast ripping from CD, or recording from external sources, then either allow it to be played or copied out to ...




