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../ Apple Quietly Loses Law Suit Against Bloggers
Trade Secret Misappropriation Case Against ThinkSecret Still Pending
A California appeals court, has reversed Apple Computer's win against "illegitimate news sources." Apple has done their best to keep
this slap across the face quiet, and most news sources haven't reported on how significant this win is for bloggers, online-only
news sources, and other alternative news outlets.
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../ Sound Artist Trimpin Triumphs With Der Ring
Gerhard Trimpin, a brilliant sound artist, is someone you've probably never heard of. Trimpin, who legally only goes by his surname,
has been creating brilliant music installations since he was a boy. The sound sculptures fuse mathematics, acoustic instruments and
computer-controlled mechanics into a fascinating sonic blend that never fails to inspire.
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../ Experimental Sky Orchestra Lifts Off
Luke Jerram, a sound artist, working with international hot air balloon pilot Peter Dalby and composer Dan Jones has developed
The Sky Orchestra, an ongoing research project that explores how one can perceive an sonic experience while asleep. It is an
experimental artwork bringing together performance and music to create visual audio installations within the air and within
the mind.
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../ Alienware Aurora mALX Laptop
Alienware recently introduced a top-of-the-line laptop to their family of high-end computers and we finally got a chance to check it
out up-close and personal. Dubbed the Aurora mALX, the computer boasts an enormous 19" Wide WSXGA+ Screen with a resolution of 1680 x
1050, an AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML44 2.4GHz 800MHz processor and Dual 256MB NVidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX video cards for flat out smoking
Windows performance.
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../ RIAA Sues XM Over New Inno Device
Just like we predicted when XM Satellite Radio XM announced their new Inno portable satellite radio with TiVo-like functionality,
the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing XM for "massive wholesale infringement."
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../ TestDrive: Reaktor 5
For many musicians who have been composing electronic music for several years, one thing is obvious, more than ever, many "new" songs
sound exactly alike. To get off the virtual synth preset train, imaginative writers are turning to sound design programs to distinguish
themselves from the pack...
>>> FULL REVIEW
../ Apple Computer Squashes Beatles
Apple Computer won an annoying, drawn-out courtroom battle against the Beatles when a judge ruled the company's iTunes Music
Store did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps, the Beatles umbrella organization.
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../ Napster Offers Free Music Service
Napster recently launched a new free music service supported solely by advertising. After several months of terse negotiations with the
major record companies, Napster was able to launch the service by bargaining to split advertising revenue based on the number of times
one of the label's songs were played.
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../ Apple Reveals Strong Quarterly Earnings
Apple revealed another powerful financial result for the quarter ending April 1, 2006, with revenue topping $4.36 billion, a 34 percent
jump over the year-ago period, and the second-highest quarterly result for the company. The three-month period also saw strong iPod sales
and overall profits. Apple moved 8,526,000 iPods in the period, a 61 percent increase over the year-ago quarter.
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../ TestDrive: Pakatun iPod Beanie
When the iPod Shuffle first bowed, we suggested that someone make an iPod Shuffle hat to accommodate the small music player. It seemed like a
perfectly logical idea and a terrific way to manage the headphone wires when working out, snowboarding or engaging in any other energetic activity...
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../ Integral Sound Fails To Impress
Integral Sound, yet another incarnation of the Steve Dash sound system juggernaut, this time with Mike Bindra of Twilo and Made fame thrown in for some sales flavor, brought in their own newly minted version to impress. Unfortunately it didn't...
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../ Moog Introduces Little Phatty Synth
Moog's hand-built Little Phatty is a brand new monophonic analog synthesizer featuring 2 Ultra-stable Oscillators, 1 Low Pass Classic
Moog Ladder Filter, 4-Stage Analog Envelope Generators, and 100 user editable presets. The Little Phatty contains a 100 percent analog
signal path, a 37-note keyboard with +/-2 Octave Transpose, and Moog's proprietary Real Analog Control (RAC)...
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../ Numark Unleashes Another Round Of New Products
Numark is on a tear. The manufacturer has debuted close to a dozen new products since the NAMM show in January and shows no signs of stopping.
We sat down with Director of Marketing Gregg Stein to discuss their new products and how Numark has been able to address emerging market niches
more effectively than most of their competitors.
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../ MP3tunes Secret Oboe Project Revealed
Michael Robertson, feisty CEO of MP3tunes, announced the launch of Sideload.com, the result of his secret "Oboe" project that enlisted the help
of programming prodigy DVD-Jon. Sideload.com is a music locker service that stores MP3s of free music online. Although, the service has a strong
anti-copyright infringement user agreement, copyrighted works by U2 and others have already appeared on the service which will certainly raise
the ire of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and other infringement concerns making Sideload.com a target for legal battles
in the future.
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../ Pioneer Introduces CDJ-1000MK3 and CDJ-800M2
Pioneer Electronics Inc. introduced the next generation of their popular CDJ-1000 and CDJ-800 digital turntables. To add better feel, precision and
performance Pioneer incorporated several new features including: jog feel adjustments, hot looping / re-looping, improved track and wave data display.
However, the biggest enhancement is the new version's ability to play MP3 compressed audio files, something that have been severely missing.
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../ New Jammer Controller Announced
After spending over two years and $1.5 million on its development, Thumtronics, an Australian concern, has developed a new electronic musical
instrument called the Jammer. About the size of a paperback book, the Jammer combines an arrangement of note-controlling buttons with thumb-operated
expressive controls.
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../ Arturia Prophet V Now Available
After causing a sensation at NAMM this past January, Arturia announced their new Prophet V is now shipping world wide. The Prophet V
is a virtual replica of both a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 and a Prophet VS. In a new twist, Arturia as enabled the user to combine
both synths via their unique HYBRID mode...
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../ Music Choice Announces Warner, Cingular Deal
Music Choice, known primarily through it's uninspired cable music channels, stated that it has reached a deal with Warner Music to provide
Cingular Wireless customers with 99 cent music videos.
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../ Top 100 Female DJs Announced
SheJay, a global network of female DJs, producers and promoters, posted their top 100 Female DJs on the planet based on a recent poll.
The top slot went to DJ Rap who started playing Drum 'n' Bass, but now mostly plays house music.
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../ Satellite Radio Reports Wider Loss
XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio both posted big losses during the fourth quarter. Both stocks plummeted close to 10%
revealing that the new format still has a long way to go despite support from Detroit's automakers. Sirius reported a loss of $311 million on
revenue of $80 million up from $252 million a year earlier. XM had a loss of $268 million compared to $188 last year.
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../ Warner Doubles Digital Download Sales
Warner Music Group announced their fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 92% due to exploding digital music sales and aggressive cost
cutting. Digital downloads accounted for $69 million, up from $25 million a year earlier. Revenue from CDs dropped another 2% to $920
million, however net income rose to $69 million, up from $36 million.
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../ Pioneer Announces DJM-800 Digital Mixer
Pioneer has taken their industry standard DJM-600 to the next level with the announcement of the DJM-800. The new DJM-800 mixer incorporates four
channels of digital input, 24 bit/96kHz analog to digital conversion, 61 assignable MIDI controls and a new "Harmonic Mixing" technology that
automatically stays in key when pitch adjustments are made.
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../ Ministry Of Sound Buys Hed Kandi
Ministry Of Sound announced that it has acquired Hed Kandi and Enterprise Records from the Guardian Media Group Radio Holdings for an
undisclosed sum. The move is reminiscent of Astralwerk's purchase of Naked Music a few years ago. Both Naked and Hed Kandi established
themselves in the marketplace with distinctive illustrated branding and smooth house grooves.
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../ Fripp Records New Windows Sounds
New Vista Sounds!
Robert Fripp, formally of King Crimson, has been tapped to record new sounds for Microsoft's next generation operating system
dubbed "Vista." This is the first major update of the Windows operating system (OS) in five years.
>>> FULL STORY with Video Links!
../ TestDrive: Best iPod Accessories
The year 2005 saw hundreds of new iPod accessories come to market, many were innovative and significantly improved the
iPod listening experience, while others were severely lacking in quality and functionality. In this special Futuremusic
report, we are going to celebrate the best products of the year...
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../ Sony CD Protection Fiasco Reveals Social Flaws
Sony BMG announced that it has agreed to settle several suits regarding its controversial attempt to protect their CD releases from
piracy. The settlement proposes a combination of replacement CDs, free downloads and monetary compensation. The public backlash against
Sony was understandable, however the instant pile-on from the legal community was fascinating.
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../ Head2Head: Shure VS. Etymotic
The Shure E5C and the Etymotic ER-4P are some of the very best earphones money can buy. Both contain high-quality components and have
expansive signal to noise ratios that reveal details in music that most never knew existed. These earphones, sometimes called "earbuds"
by the industry, are reserved strictly for audiophiles who demand the very best in listening, and at $499 for the Shure E5C, and $330
for the Etymotic ER-4P, you can see why...
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../ Allen & Heath's Revolutionary Xone:3D
Allen & Heath showcased its innovative Xone:3D DJ Mixer/Controller workstation at the AES convention in New York City. The 3D, one of
six working prototypes, brings the two very different worlds of the vinyl and digital DJ seamlessly together in a well-thought out and
brilliantly executed design.
>>> FULL STORY
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